tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post1313132751973367508..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: Water Off A DuckFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-20573788368276801562007-10-22T16:30:00.000-05:002007-10-22T16:30:00.000-05:00Waterfowl - phuyee!! As a grad student, I see mys...Waterfowl - phuyee!! As a grad student, I see myself more like a stone that has been skipped across a wide river. Sure I'm skipping across now, but what's the realistic probability that I end up making it to the other shore (tenure) without sinking like a--well, rock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-58032303054095438522007-10-22T15:17:00.000-05:002007-10-22T15:17:00.000-05:00I think I'm more like waterfowl flying in hurrican...I think I'm more like waterfowl flying in hurrican-class winds...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-7060545911228681772007-10-22T14:15:00.000-05:002007-10-22T14:15:00.000-05:00I cringe at the thought of anyone from work seeing...I cringe at the thought of anyone from work seeing our house or yard. <BR/>And I do the evil laugh of victory when someone else from work invites us to a party at their house. <BR/><BR/>The waterfowl analogy is great, but as a role model it can be dangerous, as discussed on previous posts.Ms.PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050354864577547294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-58631998066079743132007-10-22T12:56:00.000-05:002007-10-22T12:56:00.000-05:00But, this is where the balance issue comes in from...But, this is where the balance issue comes in from several posts ago. The people who can't stand having a house without curtains, and _want_ to make them, see this life as unbalanced. <BR/><BR/>Now, mind you, I think an R1 career is probably incompatible with someone who needs to make curtains and have children (it seems like you get to choose one hobby, and children counts as one). But, it just goes to show how different people order priorities. <BR/><BR/>I think most swans are actually swimming furiously under the water. The question I wonder about is whether the waterfowl that are furiously struggling above the water are actually making progress, or, if like in ice-skating, one of the requirements is that you have to make it look easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-51188028071551308202007-10-22T10:09:00.000-05:002007-10-22T10:09:00.000-05:00Hi FSP,I found this post both hilarious and reassu...Hi FSP,<BR/><BR/>I found this post both hilarious and reassuring. My husband and I moved to a new university with a very young baby and deliberately bought a house that wouldn't need any major repairs for quite a while. It's a few years later and the yard has been left to its own devices (aside from the occasional mowing). I wonder sometimes what the neighbors think, but I don't care enough to do anything about it. Nor do I have time to do anything about it at the moment, even if I did care.<BR/><BR/>One other comment - I recall one of my PhD advisors being a bit smug when he witnessed my husband and me struggling to figure out how to juggle research, a kid, and teaching. Not because he is a jerk (he's not) but because he was wondering if we were finally realizing why he sometimes had trouble juggling his advisor duties at the same time that he was teaching, doing research, and parenting his 4 kids...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com