Academics can haz hobbies \o/

[fishpatrol]

When I grow up (aka finish my degree and get a ~*real*~ job, i.e. be a professor), I want to be just like them. :D Being a grown up doesn't necessarily have to translate into being more concerned with ~*real life*~ -- it just means that I can combine my research interests with my fannish interests and have increased funding (i.e. a ~*real*~ salary) to pursue my fannish interests. :>

Also: people are all, like, yay, summer break is starting, and I'm all, oh noes, half of my summer break is over (and I totally don't have half of my project done D:)!

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[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

lol wow...as soon as I started my MA I realised that academia sucks. I have someone who's an untenured professor on my flist, and she has NO TIME AT ALL for, like, anything.

[fishpatrol]

I'm kind of surprised at how much time these two professors devote to traveling and interviewing and etc, especially since at least one of them is an assistant professor. I was originally thinking that maybe they were on sabbatical, but it's unlikely if they're nontenured. Idk, maybe some schools or some departments have more leeway with time allotment, or maybe they don't have teaching requirements...? Either way, these two seem to make it work. :>

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

The thing is...will your degree be amenable to this? :P

I can't believe you are doing a PhD...:P

[fishpatrol]

Tbh, I have no idea. XD I'm pretty flexible in terms of where I want to work after I finish, whether at a primarily teaching school or a research-intensive school. I have a feeling the former would allow me more free time to pursue other interests.

Most days, I can't believe it either. X__X

[postingwhore.livejournal.com]

Yes, teaching would. :P Though with the way jobs in academia are being cut...