So I emailed the chair of the Philosophy/English Dept. at MCC to see if they had already hired someone for the Tenure Track Position they posted. I guess my application sucked balls because they are "nearing the end of the interview process, and if we haven't invited you to an interview by this time we probably won't" She then invited me to apply ( Read more... )

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I applied for a philosophy job at Monroe Community College in Rochester. Their Philosophy Department is connected with English, so naturally I stressed my background in Continental Philosophy, Critical Theory, and Existentialism. They were looking for someone to teach Intro., Ethics, and (I think) Logic. Because my background is lacking in symbolic ( Read more... )

I read this story a while ago (actually it's more like two lengthy sentences) and it still has me chuckling. It is entitled - The Plight of the Bachelor by Franz Kafka... Enjoy ( Read more... )

So... thus far my CV consists of several conferences, a book review, and the essay in the Radiohead and Philosophy book.... bleck! I am starting to panic about having to teach at a Community College for the rest of my life. Believe me I would JUMP at that chance in this job market, but it would suck balls. A 5/5 teaching load means spending the ( Read more... )

I am so tired. My field paper was a resounding success! My committee said they did not really debate whether I'd pass or not... Damn I'm good ( Read more... )

We've been planning this wedding for nearly a year now, and I'll be sad when it's over, but I look forward to seeing my friends and family gathered together to celebrate our love... And then, over the summer, it is off to the Cayman Islands to go birding, hiking, and get a rad suntan on the beach.

Adolf Hitler's Birthday Cake

Yet another real story that belongs on The Onion.

So the text of my first publication, Radiohead and Philosophy, has been copy edited. It will be set for release, hopefully, if all runs smoothly, this Spring. The copy-editors did a great job making my original title snappier. (My original title was, I kid you not, "It's not like the Movies: Radiohead's Kid A and the Post-Modern Condition"... Thank ( Read more... )

I met with the chair of my committee yesterday. According to his recommendations it appears that I will have at least 2 years until the whole process is completed ( Read more... )