Help. Really cannot face the stack of university marking sat on my desk, nor write the two-hour sodding lecture I'm supposed to deliver in a fortnight, nor write the script that's due in March, so I'm looking for justifiable reasons not to do any of it. I've already booked a girlie holiday, gone for a run, posted something (recorded delivery so I had to go to the Post Office), applied for a PhD and e-mailed three exes. What else can I do? Hope you're all super.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI'll do your marking and write your lecture if you'll attend Taxation law lectures in my place?
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Mary Evans
offlineMemberandhrimnir - during my marriage there were two things I refused to do. One was ironing. And on balance, I'd probably still rather do the uni work than the other.
Aw Jen - you should come to my lectures. Yesterday we played Shag, Marry, Kill with every major show in the BBC1 Autumn/Winter TV schedules. It was most enlightening. Although showed a worrying proclivity for Benedict Cumberbatch in the 20-year-old student demographic. His eyes are too close together. He looks like a four-year-old drew him.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberMaz, I would love to, can we do a Student Exchange programme?
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Mary Evans
offlineMemberI do not doubt that your career as a lawyer would be massively enriched for enrolment on my TV Scriptwriting unit at Bournemouth Uni. I received my feedback from last term's students from the dean yesterday. Apparently the most frequent remarks about my teaching was that it was 'fun' 'rude' and 'has a nice arse'. They renewed my contract on the spot. I've yet to discover for what.
How's big school going Jen? I'm going back to Uni in the Autumn - perhaps we could get digs together?
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberI think you'd be a fab lecturer, partly because you'd engage the students but because you do have a nice arse.
Are you going for the PhD? Fab stuff, and I wish you all the best.
Big school is fine, enjoying the challenge, the biggest of which is not twatting some of my class-mates who take immaturity to new depths.
I'd love to share digs, bit of a commute though?
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Isn't there some way you can make the lecture an open forum where the students give you a hand writing the script due in march, thereby killing, or at least seriously wounding, two birds with one stone?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Stan Laurel
offlineMemberMary, Stan Jnr is at Bournemouth Uni in the media school.
He's not mentioned your arse yet .....Posted 1 year ago # -
Mary Evans
offlineMemberVCG - you're a genius! The kiddies have to generate a 1,000 word script by March. There are 38 students = 38,000 words. Job's a good'un. Say, is there a Mrs Challenged-Giant? If not, I must just be persuaded to starch your collar...
And Stan, that would be too funny if I ended up shaping young Laurel's mind. What degree is he doing? I teach on the BACOM and English degrees in the media school - if he's in the first year of either, he'll have the pleasure of my pearls of wisdom, and arse, next year.
And Jen, yes, I am hoping to become Dr Maz. And I don't think we need worry too much about location for our bachelorette pad - you're a lawyer, I'm a writer, it's not like we're going to turn up to that many lectures. I promise not to drink the milk straight from the carton if that helps?
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Genius might be going a bit far. "Lazy sod who has something of a talent for getting others to do things for him" might be more accurate.
There is a Mrs Challenged Giant, she's a very lucky lady. That's what I keep telling her anyway, she's yet to be convinced.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Sinnick
offlineMemberMary, there's an easy solution.
Spend 5 minutes of your truly valuable time finding a handful of URL's for your students. Put them on an overhead in the lecture, and get on with writing for NB while they copy these onto their iPads. You're helping them do what they'd do anyway, and everyone goes away happy.
And you could write us another of your excellent FP's in the meantime - you've been away too long.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberMary, what is the script for? Anything we are likely to see?
Why not ask the nice people at NB to submit scripts for you to pinch. I sure we all have one kicking around: I know I have.Posted 1 year ago # -
Mary Evans
offlineMemberSinnick, you charmer. Writing more for NB is one of my New Year resolutions, although if it's anything like as successful as my Sauvignon cessation programme, don't hold your breath. And clearly you and I share similar views on academia, from both a teaching and studying perspective, so you're a good sort.
On a tangental note, I have come up to London town to work without the distractions of home, but also because I'm meeting an esteemed author for lunch (no, not our one - 'blood' and 'stones' spring to mind...), who is helping me with my PhD research. Not a gal who puts much thought into her appearance - 'cos frankly nor does anyone else- I'm now sat in a cafe prior to our rendezvous reflecting if a Smurfette T-shirt and bother boots set quite the right intellectual tone for the occasion. I need to get me some tweed.
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beau-jolly
offlineMemberEh oop Mary, Don't think smoking t'weed is t'answer.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberMaz, you're on!!
Please tell me you don't leave wet spoons in the sugar bowl and it's a goer.Can we find one with no room for spouses, offspring or guests but which is still spacious, with a hot tub and/or pool and a fab view?
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Mary Evans
offlineMemberI have found a new way to avoid work. Being so hungover I am unlikely to survive the day renders my work deadlines irrelevant. And no-one told me I'd have to care for my own kids today, the bastards. Am seriously, seriously rough.
Jen - sounds like we have very similar accommodation needs - although I would just add 'room service' to the spec.
dvo4fun - Thank you for your kind words - I'll sort my socks tomorrow. Even though I only own two pairs.
And does Oxy have the horn for Smurfette? Dumb, blonde and blue. And that Smurfette's not much cop either.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Sinnick
offlineMemberMary, it would seem you missed his drooling ...
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