tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post7782928603267987907..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Your New Year's Resolutions for #MLA15?Cord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-40575260175853771292015-01-07T18:50:47.266-05:002015-01-07T18:50:47.266-05:00Eileen: We're totally on the same wavelength! ...Eileen: We're totally on the same wavelength! CREEPY COOL. See you soon!Jonathan Hsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214201468052661183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-56859546574602506112015-01-07T16:30:52.189-05:002015-01-07T16:30:52.189-05:00Wow, Jonathan, your post is so prescient. On the p...Wow, Jonathan, your post is so prescient. On the plane to Vancouver this morning, I was putting together my calendar of events and making some similar resolutions --<br /><br />1. attend at least one session devoted to adjunct faculty<br /><br />2. attend one political or one sub-/anti-conference event<br /><br />3. spread out sessions attended between: DH, medieval, queer, eco, poco, and labor issues-focused.<br /><br />4. Don't look at people's name-tags? I stopped doing that a long time ago.<br /><br />5. Also, following what you said, simply: meet new people.<br /><br />6. I also toyed with going to NO medieval sessions, but will be attending 2 [it was a tough choice because I think the medieval sessions this year are some of the best I've ever seen, although they are also stocked perhaps a bit too heavily with those "superstars" you mention -- speaking of which, how will you avoid Spivak at your own session? -- hahahahahaha].<br /><br />7. Take some time to enjoy the city you are in.<br /><br />8. Support students on the market: buy them coffee, buy them lunch, buy them drinks, etc. Provide warm glance, smiles, etc. to all nervous-looking people in elevators. Smiles may seem stupid, but in fact they are one of the superpowers in the world. Really look at people. Same as smiles.<br /><br />9. And yes, HAVE FUN. BABEL Lounging, indeed. Speaking of which, all who read this are invited to the 1927 Lobby Lounge at the Rosewood Hotel from 10:00pm onward on Saturday night to "babel/babble" with us.Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.com