A number of my friends have blogs, a few are even widely read by nerdy soc types such as myself. I seem to always want to comment and like the illusion of community it offers, so I thought I would start my own blog. I’m cloaked in anonymity at the moment for a couple of reasons: 1) I worry that my blogging will be sporadic, leading me to quit in a very short period of time and wish to avoid embarrassment, and 2) related to 1, I worry that my posts will either a) reveal too much about me and my current department or b) show me to be a true dork when I inevitably wax nostalgic at 3am about how much I miss Buffy the Vampire Slayer since it was taken off the air. Since I already get enough grief over this from assorted family and friends (who truly don’t appreciate the wonder that was that show), perhaps I’ll avoid heaping more on myself here.
Mainly though I hope this is a forum for me to write my thoughts about my first year on the tenure-track. I suspect no one beyond my family will read them but it will serve me well to get them written down since everyone tells me it is folly to express fears, anxiety, or anything else to one’s new colleagues. I’m new to this so, please, no jokes about the low-tech site, stealing someone else’s template, or broken links (this means you, r)…
Hey, I miss Buffy too!
I got here on the trackback from Scatterplot, and I hope you do keep it up. A blog about first year on the soc tt sounds great to me.
Thanks, E. We’ll see if I stick with it — I’ve written 8 posts today (which smacks of binge writing of the sort that I will soon tire of). My main worry is writing stuff that helps me by expressing myself, helps others in my situation by letting them know someone else is worrying too (assuming all my worries are common), and doesn’t get me into hot water by saying too much or outing myself as an idiot. Wish me luck…
Well, don’t worry about outing yourself as an idiot, since it’s anonymous. (Plus, we already know you have great taste in television. Hey, were you a Veronica Mars fan too?)
I never saw Veronica Mars — I missed the beginning and by the time I heard about it, I was writing my diss/interviewing for jobs/having a baby/losing my mind/etc… Was it as good? Is it already off the air too?
It is off the air, it was good, and if you have a chance in between your job, baby, etc, I recommend the dvds. Season 1 is particularly good.
(And incidentally, the recaps at Television Without Pity are excellent, so if you enjoy that sort of thing, they’re good to read along with the dvd-watching.)
Hi,
I just happened to click over to your blog from another one. I am an undergrad sociology student and I hope to become a college professor one day. I want to teach either sociology or women’s studies. You can visit my blog too! I hope you keep up the blogging. I am interested in your experience!
Thanks,
Andrea