tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post3993699950736395378..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Dr. Seuss's hats of creativitySisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-28683481238769754262013-04-22T02:48:15.980-07:002013-04-22T02:48:15.980-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795926873281575103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-42852648370225786962013-04-16T12:52:31.180-07:002013-04-16T12:52:31.180-07:00Orchard Ranch, only if it doesn't pith you off...Orchard Ranch, only if it doesn't pith you off.<br /><br />Haha!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-53318540645832214612013-04-15T20:40:52.110-07:002013-04-15T20:40:52.110-07:00What a fantastic idea. I've got one of those ...What a fantastic idea. I've got one of those viking hats here somewhere, I'll try it out tomorrow on a pile of essay exams. The writing tiara is also brilliant (as well as sparkly, I'm sure). Would a pith helmet be appropriate for writing pithy texts?Orchard Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532950545231928764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-66408443420849719372013-04-14T20:00:27.052-07:002013-04-14T20:00:27.052-07:00Hmm, I think the welder's helmet is perfect! -...Hmm, I think the welder's helmet is perfect! --- for reading reviewer reports, though. The grading hat is clearly shaped more like this:<br /><br />http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l6x0PVbmmFw/ToKqLTbWXtI/AAAAAAAAAWA/0aq9x2stISY/s1600/a-clockwork-orange-cure.jpg<br /><br />I also approve of writing fascinators, particularly if they are fascinating to cats.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-67015763635576506812013-04-14T18:22:15.067-07:002013-04-14T18:22:15.067-07:00Oh yeah, I need a writing hat. And a grading hat -...Oh yeah, I need a writing hat. And a grading hat - that would look a lot like a head vice - or what you'd feel like when finally released from grading hell.<br /><br />Grading hell - maybe a welder's helmet?Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-45083495583075404652013-04-14T16:33:09.833-07:002013-04-14T16:33:09.833-07:00I want something in black with a long, sweeping fe...I want something in black with a long, sweeping feather and a brim I can pull down to help me out-stare that ornery text... but then I realise that the feather would be a cat-lure and black hat with cat attached is less than intimidating for prose.<br /><br />I DO though have a small collection of clips and patented plastic things for creating up-dos, and I put my hair up when I need some serious writing mojo (when it was long I used to be able to keep it up with a pair of pencils, which felt REALLY avant-garde and writerly, but these days it's shorter and I need something a bit more grabby than a pencil).<br /><br />Maybe I should add a feather or two - or a pencil - to an updo as a sort of writerly fascinator?JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-82909292681392262172013-04-13T09:05:48.613-07:002013-04-13T09:05:48.613-07:00I don't have a writing hat, but I'm starti...I don't have a writing hat, but I'm starting to think that I need one. A fez would be lovely, methinks.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-89062396634486120862013-04-12T18:00:41.690-07:002013-04-12T18:00:41.690-07:00I had a "dissertation tiara" for excepti...I had a "dissertation tiara" for exceptionally difficult writing times. I still bust it out when I'm feeling blocked. *I am the queen of literary criticism! I can write anything!* Also, it holds my hair back off my face :)Dr. Crazyhttp://reassignedtime.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-81331481146524160892013-04-12T05:56:27.526-07:002013-04-12T05:56:27.526-07:00Anonymous! You forgot to say what kind of hat you ...Anonymous! You forgot to say what kind of hat you wear to be creative while a postdoc!!!! <br /><br />Would it be the V for Vendetta hat and mask? A balaclava? A hood?Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-15087730201108061822013-04-11T20:14:47.887-07:002013-04-11T20:14:47.887-07:00Love your blog and sense of humour - keep writing....Love your blog and sense of humour - keep writing. <br />fellow post-doc in contract-job landAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-87062370251312091172013-04-11T20:12:18.702-07:002013-04-11T20:12:18.702-07:00OMG, I need a writing hat! (No doubt, a cheesehea...OMG, I need a writing hat! (No doubt, a cheesehead, here. /sigh)Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com