tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post878534156539428109..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Looking a gift horse in the mouthSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-84467285542993818992012-03-15T13:20:57.315-07:002012-03-15T13:20:57.315-07:00I've had the occasional student give me perfum...I've had the occasional student give me perfume or scented lotions, which have a less-dramatic version of the effect of coconut on you (headache, not anaphylactic shock), but nothing more interesting than that. I sort of like the idea that he actually observed your habits and came up with something that fit them (well, at least until he shows up on your doorstep at midnight one night, but that doesn't seem likely).Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-80906726807033908042012-03-14T05:51:08.961-07:002012-03-14T05:51:08.961-07:00Oh, just enjoy the goodies. My first - and certain...Oh, just enjoy the goodies. My first - and certainly most memorable - was a bag of comfort food: mac & cheese, diet coke, cookies, candy bars - from a student in one of my very first classes. She brought it by when she found out I was prepping for my MA exams, along with best wishes from all the friends she'd met in that class.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-41765239966893347582012-03-13T19:57:32.896-07:002012-03-13T19:57:32.896-07:00This is all so so sweet.
Well, except for the ana...This is all so so sweet.<br /><br />Well, except for the anaphylactic death part.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-64407088523357695112012-03-13T15:44:19.634-07:002012-03-13T15:44:19.634-07:00One former student gave me a big jug of homemade m...One former student gave me a big jug of homemade maple syrup. :) (Her family makes maple syrup, along with growing farm stuff.) WAY COOL! And soooo yummy!<br /><br />I'm still waiting for the Porsche and the diamonds. /nodBardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com