Comments on: August anxiety http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:53:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Hugo Schwyzer http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-94435 Hugo Schwyzer Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:04:36 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-94435 I think if Owen can get healthy, and with the addition of Alan Smith and Viduka, the Magpies finish well within UEFA range. I'm picking them 6th in the Premiership. In case anyone's interested, here are my picks for the top five: 1. Man United 2. Chelsea 3. Tottenham (yes, here at #3) 4. Liverpool 5. Arsenal (yes, down here) 6. Newcastle I think if Owen can get healthy, and with the addition of Alan Smith and Viduka, the Magpies finish well within UEFA range. I’m picking them 6th in the Premiership. In case anyone’s interested, here are my picks for the top five:

1. Man United
2. Chelsea
3. Tottenham (yes, here at #3)
4. Liverpool
5. Arsenal (yes, down here)
6. Newcastle

]]> By: YNWA http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-94404 YNWA Wed, 08 Aug 2007 01:39:57 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-94404 Do you watch the Premiership on Setanta Sports AND Fox Soccer Channel? If Martins does leave Newcastle (as suspected), their chances of getting a UEFA cup spot diminishes. The team with big Sam is an enigma. Big Sam is not a coach who will galvanize and make the team play well consistently. What do you think? Do you watch the Premiership on Setanta Sports AND Fox Soccer Channel? If Martins does leave Newcastle (as suspected), their chances of getting a UEFA cup spot diminishes. The team with big Sam is an enigma. Big Sam is not a coach who will galvanize and make the team play well consistently. What do you think?

]]> By: Allison http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93541 Allison Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:07:49 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93541 Hugo, I have to admit that I *love* the rhythms of the school calendar, and I miss it. I'll be glad when Maya starts "real" school (versus preschool/daycare) just so I can have that again! My mom just retired from teaching this Spring, and she said it still hasn't hit, and that it simply won't hit home until mid-late August arrives and she doesn't return. Until then, it feels like a normal summer vaca. Seems reasonable to me. Enjoy the anticipation and minimize the anxiety as you can; both are such classic ENFP responses. :) Allison PS -- we're moving to Europe sometime this Fall, and it means I will a) get to be a stay-at-home parent and b) possibly get to start taking grad coursework online. Don't even get me started how psyched I am about that! Hugo, I have to admit that I *love* the rhythms of the school calendar, and I miss it. I’ll be glad when Maya starts “real” school (versus preschool/daycare) just so I can have that again!

My mom just retired from teaching this Spring, and she said it still hasn’t hit, and that it simply won’t hit home until mid-late August arrives and she doesn’t return. Until then, it feels like a normal summer vaca. Seems reasonable to me.

Enjoy the anticipation and minimize the anxiety as you can; both are such classic ENFP responses. :)

Allison

PS — we’re moving to Europe sometime this Fall, and it means I will a) get to be a stay-at-home parent and b) possibly get to start taking grad coursework online. Don’t even get me started how psyched I am about that!

]]> By: Hugo Schwyzer http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93018 Hugo Schwyzer Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:08:15 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93018 I've been called a "clueless academic" for as long as I can remember, Antigone. I like the rhythms of the academic year: the butterflies I get in my stomach before meeting my first classes, the stress of grading midterms, fall finals and Christmas shopping all rolling together... it's what I've known all my life (as the son of two college professors, I had no other way of life modeled for me.) But August means a certain amount of nervous anticipation, and it's not a bad kind of nervousness, either... I’ve been called a “clueless academic” for as long as I can remember, Antigone.

I like the rhythms of the academic year: the butterflies I get in my stomach before meeting my first classes, the stress of grading midterms, fall finals and Christmas shopping all rolling together… it’s what I’ve known all my life (as the son of two college professors, I had no other way of life modeled for me.) But August means a certain amount of nervous anticipation, and it’s not a bad kind of nervousness, either…

]]> By: Antigone http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93017 Antigone Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:05:09 +0000 http://hugoschwyzer.net/2007/08/05/august-anxiety/#comment-93017 Wow, you shouldn't have admitted that. Wait for the cries of "clueless acedemic" to come cascading down. I don't get it: you still have the same problems in acedemia that you have in corporate. Wow, you shouldn’t have admitted that. Wait for the cries of “clueless acedemic” to come cascading down.

I don’t get it: you still have the same problems in acedemia that you have in corporate.

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