tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post4230445229636301478..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Meh.Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-15238786929292871402008-08-21T12:19:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:19:00.000-07:00Oh, and for acknowledgments, it can be cathartic t...Oh, and for acknowledgments, it can be cathartic to write some anti-acknowledgments first, in which you write all of the snarky and hateful things that you're really feeling. Otherwise, there's pretty much a formula to acknowledgments - just look at few other people have done and plug in different names, if you really feel like you "should" have acknowledgments. But Maude is right: no need for them if you don't want them.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-20104009463529544562008-08-21T12:17:00.000-07:002008-08-21T12:17:00.000-07:00I want to be part of the cheer squad, too!Go! Fig...I want to be part of the cheer squad, too!<BR/><BR/>Go! Fight! Win!<BR/><BR/>You can totally do this, Sis. The end is in sight. You are awesome. Yay Sisyphus!<BR/><BR/>(And yes, you must sleep. In fact, perhaps that should be the first item to accomplish on your dissertation to-do list.)Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-59430199285365957742008-08-21T08:16:00.000-07:002008-08-21T08:16:00.000-07:00I like your blog, sisyphus, and I am sure there ar...I like your blog, sisyphus, and I am sure there are many lurkers (like myself) who can identify with your dissertation/teaching travails.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about the budget woes impacting even adjunct gigs. That's awful! (I left CA for my current grad school town during the Gray Davis years...)<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Thomas D. Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18431282163351242175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-89435269956906163772008-08-21T08:09:00.000-07:002008-08-21T08:09:00.000-07:00I will join in cheerleading with Maude!!! Gimme an...I will join in cheerleading with Maude!!! <BR/><BR/>Gimme an S! Gimme an I! Gimme an S!<BR/><BR/>What does that spell???<BR/><BR/>Cool chic with a Ph.D.!!!! Wooo-hoooo!!!!!<BR/><BR/>(((sis)))<BR/><BR/>Soon the JIL will be searchable (Sept 10) and you'll find an awesome job for next year - that doesn't help with THIS year, I know....medieval womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457130525946143002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-52015793715260052492008-08-21T07:38:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:38:00.000-07:00okay, i'm getting worried about you. first of all,...okay, i'm getting worried about you. first of all, you need to sleep. take some xanax or some melatonin and just sleep for like 12 hours. you can do it.<BR/><BR/>second, my ex boyfriend didn't even write and acknowlegements page. you don't have to. make a little dedication page that says "for my family and friends who helped me through this." done. there ya go. you can steal that little blurb verbatim, too.<BR/><BR/>third, after i formatted my diss, it added like 20 pages on to it. it looks a lot longer than it actually is. but you know what, i don't effing care. just because dude's is long doesn't mean it's better. you are smart, wonderful, witty, and brilliant, and even if your diss was only 90 pages long, it'd still be better than the other person's.<BR/><BR/>like i said before, if i can do it, you can, too.<BR/><BR/>i've declared myself captain of your cheeleading squad. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL FINISH FOR THE SUMMER DEADLINE!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>(((((((((((sis))))))))))))Maudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918488082176862598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-13178283939035721942008-08-20T19:52:00.000-07:002008-08-20T19:52:00.000-07:00Re: ProQuest. Often times, if you are looking at ...Re: ProQuest. Often times, if you are looking at a dissertation from your institution, you should be able to get the whole thing. This is often part of the package the school pays for. I can get anything from my institution and others in our university system.k8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07547334819703279971noreply@blogger.com