Is anyone going to the SAA's this year? My professors keep asking me this. This is understandable. But when I answer no, one or two of them kinda look at me odd like "really, why not? What are you doing instead?"
I know they just want to be nice and are interested in my academic welfare, BUT, I feel like saying "I have a wife, three kids with one on the way*, and make a whopping $12,000 a year" Are you serious?!@#% No I'm not going to the freakin SAA's. You want to know what I 'm doing instead, I'm buying diapers; and then I'll probably drop by the welfare office and pick up my foodstamps. After that I'll spend another 12-15 hour day at my office working on assigments, publications, and research. THAT'S what I'm doing instead of going to the SAA's!
*Sally is now 4 or 5 months pregnant with our last one. Please O Pleeease let it be a little girl or I will be facing a discontent wife who reminds me that the sex of the child is entirely dependent on the male (i.e. Mr. Yoder).
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I'm in the same boat Dave. I think I'm not going to be able to avoid it next year, but will hopefully get the trip paid for on a grant I'm on.
I dodged out of it this time, citing thesis analysis as my main reason for not going.
It helps that I'm merely a ghost in the program right now, flitting between St.Geo and the bone room where my PVAP lithics are.
I didn't got to freakin' puerto rico, and despite Mr. Searcy's generous offer to put me up, I won't be going to Texas either.
I need to stick around here.
Well, I went and had a pretty good time. Granted, I only live 6 hours from Austin, but it was good to see friends, meet professors and learn a ton. I'll give an update of what I saw later (after finals). We'll see if I'll make it to Vancouver next year. Amie really wants to go and it may be good to get away after comps.
Lay-tar.
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