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[hobgoblinn]

What a week. I went to new hire orientation Thursday to pick up all my benefits forms and other materials, then went to see my new boss and meet some of my colleagues. All full time faculty have to be course manager for something. Since I have a computer background, they're giving me an online course that is an unholy mess. They know it's a

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[clavally]

Does this mean you're an acafan now? :)

That would be cool if you got to teach a music class. I hope you get the opportunity to do it. You should totally teach a class on fanfiction, too!

[hobgoblinn]

acafan? Am missing the reference.

I hadn't thought of the fanfic angle, but I bet in a few years I could propose it and get away with it. We'll see.

[clavally]

acafan = academic fan.

I'm starting to think maybe I can shoehorn fandom into my research interests. Only time will tell!

[hobgoblinn]

Well, I don't know, but there's a certificate on my boss' wall about a class she team taught with my predecessor on the Social Psychology of Harry Potter. So it's possible I could develop a course in fandom if I wanted.

[hypnobarb1]

I smell an angelic intervention.

Sometimes, they yank you out of the situation you're in and put you in the place where you can find what you need in life. There's no way to know it until you are in the middle of it.

I'm so glad for you!

[beatrice_otter]

Yay! I love it when things work out for the best like this. There has to be some compensation for all the times things suck.