I have two job interviews in two states a couple of time zones apart, both coming up in the next two weeks. It’s amazing how news of this kind arrives in multiples. I’d be wondering why my (metaphorical) stock mysteriously went up overnight, except I know that the logical explanation is that I’ve been sending […]
Brief summary of what’s in my head right now: Major decisions to be made, and soon. Mild panic over timing. General sense of life shifting on its axis. (I don’t want to go into more detail until the decisions are made, so that’s all I’m going to say at present, except that it’s good rather […]
On Friday morning I’m heading off at a truly ungodly hour to the ACRL conference in Minneapolis, there to attend as many papers, panels, and posters as I can cram into my schedule, participate in a roundtable with my fellow Fellows, maybe take in some theater if there’s time, hopefully meet a few people I […]
Tomorrow’s going to be a big day. In the evening I’m going to hear Katarina Karnéus give a recital at Old Cabell Hall. I’ve never heard her sing, but the program looks marvelous (Mahler, Strauss, Grieg, a few bits from my favorite Baroque guys here, a dash of Weill there). And for once I lucked […]
This week I’ve been attending the CLIR Scholarly Communication Institute here at UVA and having a blast. Among the highlights: a presentation on the amazing Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library; another on the history of the Roman de la Rose project at Johns Hopkins; and a talk by Deanna Marcum of the Library of Congress […]
Addio, addio, o miei sospiri! O, pieno di gioia il cor! Apologies for breaking into song like that, but I have some very good news: my long-shot Plan A for next year has come through. I’ve just been offered the postdoctoral fellowship I applied for, and I’ve just accepted it. I’m officially going to be […]
Since ther’s no helpe, Come let us kisse and part,Nay, I have done: You get no more of Me,And I am glad, yea glad with all my heartThat thus so cleanly, I my Selfe can free.Shake hands for ever, Cancell all our Vowes,And when we meet at any time againe,Be it not seene in either […]
I conducted my first real, in-person informational interview yesterday. It was immensely encouraging to hear someone who has what you think is quite an interesting job, and who clearly enjoys said job, say "As a matter of fact, I started off more or less where you are now." I think I could get to like […]
So it’s already time to apply for another lectureship next year, and I’m guiltily realizing how little alternative-career exploration I’ve gotten done this year. A dilemma has presented itself: apply for teaching next year and keep looking — or at least, tell myself I’ll keep looking — for other work; or, run for the nonacademic […]