I think it's an inevitable thing once you've been around for a while in a department, especially a small one. But hell, I just loiter around academics, which is all sorts of disturbing.
Yeah. But unfortunately the professors I'm closer to don't seem to throw the exciting kinds of parties.
Nah. That way you get all the benefits of knowing the people without having to do the work. Except that the people are often bizarre. Which I suppose at least still gives you the advantage on people in academia, as you can always leave for a while?
That's so terrible. I have a friend, who's been in three or so classes with me now, but what he really does is act. Which gets him some comments- 'who the hell has archaeology as a hobby?'- whenever he does talk about acting, most people seem genuinely interested in hearing about it.
But on the other hand, I think I may be biasing the sample somewhat by vastly preferring to join the conversations where no one would equate non-academic with idiot. When I've made a point of going to parties with people I don't like as much, I do see the SOs and others who came getting that sort of treatment, which irritates me tremendously.
I would love to see people's reactions if you introduced yourself as a swordsman.
I'm relieved it's not just my imagination. I've found that if I arbitrarily use the word performative or historicity (I could be talking abut sharks or the weather, as long as they are being performative, no one cares) in the first 30 seconds peopel are much nicer. But that is SO LAME.
I will, I think tell peopel I'm a swordsman next time. That's the great thing about a lot of academics, not matter what you say, they always nod sagely at you.
And apparently, because I can only think in tiny little peices right now -- some people want to be Indiana Jones. You friend, however, wants to be Harrison Ford, it seems. Which is pretty delightful, really.
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Date: 2007-04-25 05:16 am (UTC)Nah. That way you get all the benefits of knowing the people without having to do the work. Except that the people are often bizarre. Which I suppose at least still gives you the advantage on people in academia, as you can always leave for a while?
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Date: 2007-04-25 05:24 am (UTC)But when I meet friends of friends and so forth, it's always: "Oh, you're an actor" read "Oh, you're an idiot."
Maybe I should start introducing myself as a fencer or a swordsman or something. Which would just confuse them.
I couldn't feel more illiterate, certainly. ;)
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Date: 2007-04-25 05:37 am (UTC)But on the other hand, I think I may be biasing the sample somewhat by vastly preferring to join the conversations where no one would equate non-academic with idiot. When I've made a point of going to parties with people I don't like as much, I do see the SOs and others who came getting that sort of treatment, which irritates me tremendously.
I would love to see people's reactions if you introduced yourself as a swordsman.
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Date: 2007-04-25 06:02 am (UTC)I will, I think tell peopel I'm a swordsman next time. That's the great thing about a lot of academics, not matter what you say, they always nod sagely at you.
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