Hi--let me introduce myself. I won't use a real name, but I will call myself by my pseudonym, the Self-Congratulator. Basically, I will use this blog to discuss major political and intellectual situations and ideas, all with a trademark enthusiasm and brilliance. I hope to make the blogrolls or many other famous bloggers. The pinnacle of success would be making the blogroll of Michael Berube, although I have some other favorite bloggers, including Bitch, PhD and Dr. Virago.
I want to say here how much fun I had at the MLA in Philadelphia (yes, I'm yet another assistant professor of English investigating this fascinating "new media"). I met some of the most famous faculty members across the disciplines. and a full professor in my sub-discipline at any Ivy League university told me she had read my work--and found it useful. Yay me!!!
Classes start here at midsized U, my employer, in a few weeks. Before then, though, I hope to let all of you in on that little thing called "my life." This is going to be an exciting ride!
3 comments:
Congratulations! You have managed to do what few have accomplished before you: enjoy the MLA. All I can say is that I am so glad we weren't on the job market at the same time, because clearly no one else, in any field, would have gotten a job once your work hit the desks of search committees across the nation. I look forward to hearing more about your life. I'll never understand why there hasn't been a reality T.V. show made about English professors, but I guess this is the next best thing.
Omigod, I can't believe you mentioned me in the same breath as Bitch PhD and Michael Berube! Yay *me*! :)
And congrats on enjoying MLA and getting the compliment, and welcome to the blogosphere. I will add you to my blogroll forthwith!
It is so tough to pull off an academic blog--and you've done it. So I'm in awe. Basically, I'm doubtful I'll be able to keep it up. It's a "tone" thing: at what points can I, Whitman-like, celebrate myself? And when should I step back and let life go on? You're able in yours, Dr. V., to be both honest and consistently interesting. I've tried to stop reading you (oh, it would save me precious time during the day), but I simply can't!
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