tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post112537613289512996..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: i've got this thing that looks like a white lego in my pocket, and it makes me stronger than anything you can imaginejeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125570220113173842005-09-01T06:23:00.000-04:002005-09-01T06:23:00.000-04:00Chris: I'm coming at this from the opposite direc...Chris: I'm coming at this from the opposite direction. I didn't really think tenure would make much difference. Maybe it hasn't. But, I'm thinking maybe it <EM>has</EM>, at least for the time being. I am very surprised by this.<BR/><BR/>Kef: I never actually sang "Terry", I would just recite lyrics at times when inspiration was particularly needed.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125429103722720092005-08-30T15:11:00.000-04:002005-08-30T15:11:00.000-04:00Three cheers for the little white lego, though fra...Three cheers for the little white lego, though frankly it's nowhere near as motivating as a tenured professor running at your side and singing <I>Terry</I>.Vicky Simpletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061685992317675850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125425793927174622005-08-30T14:16:00.000-04:002005-08-30T14:16:00.000-04:00i think this is the picture on which you should ha...i think this is the picture on which you should have henry base his new drawing of you.dorothahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612428988803385580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125421937556795042005-08-30T13:12:00.000-04:002005-08-30T13:12:00.000-04:00hey jeremy, I love the running posts and congrats ...hey jeremy, I love the running posts and congrats on tenure! I've gotta call you out, however, for spreading false hopes to our youth with this "unthwartable since tenure" talk. The economic security is cool, but many come out the other side feeling exactly as they did before tenure. Senior colleagues had me expecting inner peace and contentment, so I was disappointed that I still awakenened at 4 am with the howling fantods, my face never really cleared up, and my work schedule got even sillier.In short, everything I hoped to shake after grad school didn't change with my first job or with tenure or other promotions -- still the same old dude. That's fine, though, I've always liked the job and I can live with the dude. Still, it was like buying new clothes or getting a haircut and coming home to realize that you're still the same schlub with new clothes and a haircut (and lifetime job security, I suppose). Everyone is different, of course, but I'd hypothesize strong within-person stability in unthwartableness (thwartability?) across transition markers. Enjoy the journey my friends...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125419002173175192005-08-30T12:23:00.000-04:002005-08-30T12:23:00.000-04:00Just remember that tenure was not just bestowed up...Just remember that tenure was not just bestowed upon you, you EARNED it. You were a badass before you got it. A disturbingly pasty badass, but a badass nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125409512333972952005-08-30T09:45:00.000-04:002005-08-30T09:45:00.000-04:00too bad the Rocky steps are in Philly...too bad the Rocky steps are in Philly...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125379756958502122005-08-30T01:29:00.000-04:002005-08-30T01:29:00.000-04:00Hey, what happened to the love me, love me not pos...Hey, what happened to the love me, love me not post???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1125378179087061522005-08-30T01:02:00.000-04:002005-08-30T01:02:00.000-04:00The nice thing about my iPs is that I only use it ...The nice thing about my iPs is that I only use it for jogging, so the songs it contains are optimized for that, except for whatever sinister thing put "Chickenman" on there.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.com