tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post5438784538658497231..comments2024-02-16T09:13:32.131-07:00Comments on Professor Chaos: So, you want to date my academic daughterProfessor Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-67322934981651785112008-10-16T20:40:00.000-06:002008-10-16T20:40:00.000-06:00Thanks for the positive respone. I hope he thinks...Thanks for the positive respone. I hope he thinks I'm that good!EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-28376322366218731562008-10-15T18:12:00.000-06:002008-10-15T18:12:00.000-06:00@bikemonkey - are you proposing to arrange a marri...@bikemonkey - are you proposing to arrange a marriage between one of my students and some nice physicist, or should I add "is he a physicist?" to my list of "top ten signs your boyfriend will ruin your career in science"?Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-50115276340347572382008-10-15T16:18:00.000-06:002008-10-15T16:18:00.000-06:00You wouldn't let your academic daughters date a ph...You wouldn't let your academic daughters date a physicist would you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-53731094249913580942008-10-14T18:36:00.000-06:002008-10-14T18:36:00.000-06:00I totally do this with my single kids aaahem ...st...I totally do this with my single kids aaahem ...students. In the form of giving them the third degree about the suitor of the day... same as I do with my 6 year old... Little A- mom, he runs fast and he has red hair... me- yes little A... but does he have a JOB??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-90451227320428431312008-10-14T08:20:00.000-06:002008-10-14T08:20:00.000-06:00EGF - Given your description, if I was your adviso...EGF - Given your description, if I was your advisor, that interaction would be explained by 1) I was relieved that you haven't ended up with someone who would - through fair means or foul - run you off the scientific rails and b) I knew how difficult it can be for academic couples and you are too good of a scientist to risk getting lost in the cracks for lack of preparation.<BR/><BR/>Your advisorProfessor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-41061387014460076162008-10-13T20:30:00.000-06:002008-10-13T20:30:00.000-06:00Ecogeoman and I are in the same department and we ...Ecogeoman and I are in the same department and we had a very public courtship (well, I guess technically we're still courting since we're not married but we live together and all). My advisor loves him and takes every opportunity to mentor me about our dual-career future. I appreciate that, but it's weird that I suspect my advisor likes EGM better than me. It's like thinking your parent loves EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-19017127640272549052008-10-10T09:44:00.000-06:002008-10-10T09:44:00.000-06:00Yeah, if I didn't have a marriage, children, a mor...Yeah, if I didn't have a marriage, children, a mortgage, and hopes to have a decent job some day, I'd totally be way more into online gaming. I an addictive personality when it comes to things like that.<BR/><BR/>For sake of laziness and conserving typing, I'll go with Tam.Nat Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684196915592792806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-11076368417454990152008-10-10T09:36:00.000-06:002008-10-10T09:36:00.000-06:00LOL. I assume the 3rd edition is a D&D referen...LOL. I assume the 3rd edition is a D&D reference? I'm more of an online RPG type of girl....<BR/><BR/><I>(is it River? Is is Tam?)</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, and I finally understood what you were asking. You can call me River. You can call me Tam. I stole the name from a fictional character. You can also call me Professor Chaos, if you prefer. I'll answer to any and all of the above.Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-43199221976170591522008-10-09T06:56:00.000-06:002008-10-09T06:56:00.000-06:00Hmm, as an ecologist I always had you pegged as a ...Hmm, as an ecologist I always had you pegged as a druid. Must be 3rd edition type.Nat Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684196915592792806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-62402334993358995772008-10-08T19:54:00.000-06:002008-10-08T19:54:00.000-06:00Nat - some might argue the axe wielding image is t...Nat - some might argue the axe wielding image is the correct image to have! <BR/><BR/>anon - thanks for the reminder that it's not just women who can have their professional aspirations derailed by a bad dating choice!Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-43685289702901492722008-10-08T11:26:00.000-06:002008-10-08T11:26:00.000-06:00Now, my mental image of River Tam (is it River? Is...Now, my mental image of River Tam (is it River? Is is Tam?) is forever and inextricably one where she is wielding sword and battle axe. (Must...resist...geek...RPG...references...GACK)<BR/><BR/><I>I caught an eyeful searching "nuns", "chastity belt", and even "evil eye". It'll be a little while before I have the courage to venture back to google images!</I> <BR/><BR/>Strict filtering on, strict Nat Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684196915592792806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-72951815489068711652008-10-08T09:18:00.000-06:002008-10-08T09:18:00.000-06:00Isis, as one of your other worshipers already note...Isis, as one of your other worshipers already noted, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! Your integration of pictures if frankly brilliant. However, I don't think you'll have to worry about my poor imitation for a while. I caught an eyeful searching "nuns", "chastity belt", and even "evil eye". It'll be a little while before I have the courage to venture back to google images!<BR/><BR/>Professor Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218728439335729853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-49079697285209984922008-10-08T08:35:00.000-06:002008-10-08T08:35:00.000-06:00Hmmm, River...the structure of this blog post feel...Hmmm, River...the structure of this blog post feels strangely familiar. <BR/><BR/>However, blog structure aside, do you think this is something unique to female academics, that we worry about our science children? I know as a graduate student my male mentor was interested in my personal life, but I don't think he was losing any sleep or blogging about it.Isis the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330006497489235490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7452612772719615022.post-59519665900903979642008-10-08T08:00:00.000-06:002008-10-08T08:00:00.000-06:00I had a floozie hovering around my undergrad resea...I had a floozie hovering around my undergrad researcher a few years ago... she would buzz him INCESSANTLY, call the lab phone when he didn't pick up his cell, and stop by ALL. THE. TIME. I would walk in the lab to find her standing behind him at the desk rubbing his neck while he was pipetting! I threw down the gauntlet, not just about leaving my undergrad alone during HIS work hours, but she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com