May I be [among] the first to say, Eh, what’s up, Doc?
Post-It
2663
His name is Aidan, which means “little fire,” so the Photoshop’d pic is actually marginally accurate. :)
Eilonwy
2664
Bought my first car last night! Here’s to paying off student loans and…taking out new ones.
WarrenM
2665
Our gym class played roll cart polo this morning. I was playing goal and there was a pile up in the net within the first minute. During the pile up I managed to accidentally kick my wife in the face.
Should be fun reading the horror in strangers eyes for the next week or so as she sports her (probable) shiner.
For extra fun, have her tell everyone that it was some sort of household accident, but have her tell everyone a different and unique accident.
I did this once for a friend’s Halloween party, roles reversed. Leah used some stage makeup to give me a helluva convincing shiner, and I wore sunglasses, and that was my costume.
Throughout the night, I told a different story about what happened to any guest who asked about, usually something like “I fell down some stairs,” “I’m fine, it’s nothing serious,” or the classic, “I walked into a door.” I was edgy the whole night, and anytime Leah would come over and touch my hand or grab my arm I’d recoil and act nervous and awkward.
If she heard me telling someone about the black eye, she’d stare at me menacingly and say something offhand like, “You really need to learn to be more careful, dear.”
By the end of the night, everyone at that party was pretty convinced she was beating me.
Good times.
Awesome. My wife and I enjoy doing similar things to screw with people, but we’ve both got a pretty twisted sense of humor.
You may use it now. The successful defense means that your committee should have greeted you as doctor, actually. Welcome to the club! Now, you’ll probably have family members putting Dr. before your name when they send you letters and such. At least I do, even though I’ve told them not to do it (I don’t use the title anywhere except in academics).
So we should all start referring to you as Doc Sharp?
Please don’t!
Actually, it was pretty cool at first, for obvious reasons. But even then, I was hoping it would just be a phase, since I’ve always found it pretentious for PhDs to use the title in contexts where it isn’t necessary.
Ezdaar
2672
Huh, I suppose I won’t have my forum name changed to Dr. Ezdaar then.
tiohn
2673
Congratulations, Dr. Ezdaar.
After I lost my job I was rehired on a time-limited contract running until August 15th. Now it looks like they want me to stay on for longer, possibly less hours for less pay. Not the best of deals, but these aren’t the best of times to be picky, and it’s rather nice to know that you’re wanted for the job.
Marged
2675
Just got back from a week in the Bay Area. I was holed up in my friend’s place in the hills, hiking every day and baking cakes and cooking dinner and knitting. Saw lots of family. I hadn’t spent any extended time in California in a decade, and I kept getting washed over with nostalgia for childhood summers spent out there. It was really, really hard to leave.
One weird thing was the beach we went for a walk on was littered with dead and dying sea lions. Is that normal?
kerzain
2676
This sounds like the setup of a bad horror movie to me.
I grew up at California beaches, but no where near the bay area. The beaches I frequented had healthy enough dolphins, but I never saw any sea lions. I’m guessing, and really hoping, that is absolutely not normal.
Siren
2677
!!! Marged, you should have called for a Qt3 meetup! As for the sea lions, I have no idea.
I auditioned for the part of Magenta in Rocky Horror last night. I’ve played the part before, so it would be a cakewalk for me. I was severely unimpressed with the would-be director. He’s never directed anything, theatre-wise, before, and had no clue as to what he should be doing during the auditions. Rocky Horror shouldn’t be your first rodeo. This guy has NO idea what he’s getting himself into.
The venue isn’t ideal either: there’s no backstage area. That’s pretty vital for the second act. There are four people doing costume changes within 5 minutes or so.
Although, the director did ask if I’d consider doing Janet, instead of Magenta. After some discussion on wardrobe expectations, I agreed to consider it.
I’m just waiting to find out when the callbacks are. This will either be incredibly rewarding, or a trainwreck. I can’t wait to find out which one!
Marged
2678
I thought about a meetup, but I was dependent on my incredibly indulgent friend for rides and she lives in the middle of nowhere. It was imposition enough to have her drive me all over creation so I could visit my family. Another time, I promise! I had bad bad case of the “I wanna move out theres” the instant I got back to the sweltering hellhole that is southeastern PA this time of year.
My experience was that you could start using the title as soon as you deposited your dissertation (thus completing your requirements).
My experience was also that you use the title for maybe a week, until you realize you sound like a pretentious ass since 95% of the time your next environment will be one where everyone else you interact regularly with is also a Dr.
One day maybe I’ll be “Professor”. Though I will admit I’m taking my first nameplate with the Dr. in front of it with me when I leave.
Lorini
2680
My dad still expects me to introduce him as Dr. James King and he’s 77 years old. I even have to address his birthday and Christmas cards that way. On the other hand, it was very very hard for him to get his PhD the way he did and he’s very very proud of it. Also, he’s not a pretentious type person in any way shape or form so it comes off as someone who is proud of what he did and wants everyone to know it.
