tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post4045424646655385463..comments2023-10-12T11:37:47.156-04:00Comments on ABSURDIST PARADISE: Back Home: Conference Reflections, Scholarship Concerns, IllnessEarnest Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-8438990019871862162011-03-26T12:59:15.334-04:002011-03-26T12:59:15.334-04:00Thanks you two. You're absolutely right. I m...Thanks you two. You're absolutely right. I managed to finally tell the big scholar whose work was instrumental in helping me move from Backburner field to Vegetable Studies how important hir work was to me. And I met someone knew to me who was interested in getting my paper. That's not bad for a three-day conference when I knew no one. And I got sick at the end. <br /><br />Since I've started therapy, I've noticed how much I get on my own case for all that I don't do. (I'd always counsel others to be nicer to themselves. I'm a better friend to others than myself.) But considering all I DO do -- full-time job in a challenging environment, taking care of an awesome but exhausting toddler, still breastfeeding, trying to make healthy non-GMO food for the family -- it's no wonder that I don't get other things done. And on top of everything, I somehow expect myself to easily talk and make friends with scholars in my field I don't know and have no introductions to. You're right. Unreasonable! Thanks for the support and perspective! I appreciate it A.LOT. (I'm pretty isolated where I am. Few friends. No family. Very few babysitters. Which all equals: no reasonable frame of reference.)<br /><br />FeMOMhist: I hope your conference circuit goes well. I think a goal of meeting one person is pretty awesome.Earnest Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947000435270263070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-57008437340844729392011-03-16T20:08:48.414-04:002011-03-16T20:08:48.414-04:00Yes, FeMOMhist is right about that feeling when yo...Yes, FeMOMhist is right about that feeling when you go to a conference where you know no-one. Horrible. But she's right in saying that the best thing is talking to people, as you did, and getting your work talked about.antheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269725364477824869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8399701802496487396.post-5913578129215321942011-03-14T08:45:41.632-04:002011-03-14T08:45:41.632-04:00going to a conference where you know no one is lik...going to a conference where you know no one is like being the new kid in grade school. Professors are about as welcoming as your average six year old :) I'm back on the conference circuit this summer after self imposed mommy exile and I can't say I'm too excited. Kudos for at least talking to people and getting your work talked about. That is the most important thing, right?feMOMhisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192104351023271207noreply@blogger.com