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[g.johnson]

i'm going to madison for a conference next month. that's the boring part. the fun part is that i'll be going through chicago and spending an afternoon with guajolote, nerow and ronnie_suburban.

Madison isn't boring. It's a great town, and you should enjoy it. Do you happen to like cheese?

the conference will leave no time for madison. i guess you haven't been too many academic conferences.

Wait until you get tenure. Then you'll be bunking off all day and every day.

[g.johnson]

The members of Les Dames d'Escoffier in Adelaide are putting on a cooking class evening for me when we are in that city.

[bloviatrix]

Boston - for Red Sox taunting,

[mongo_jones]

the conference will leave no time for madison. i guess you haven't been too many academic conferences.

Wait until you get tenure. Then you'll be bunking off all day and every day.

oh, in the humanities you don't need tenure to avoid all panels but your own at conferences--since most people go to them just to get another line on the c.v. but this is the annual big-deal south asia conference and i'm hoping to have a manuscript to send out in the next 12-18 months, and so need to do something i am very, very bad at: networking. therefore i must go to people's panels, listen carefully to them and then hope that i will have nice things to say by way of introduction.

that reminds me: i need to write my paper. i usually pull them out of my ass on the flights to conferences, but for reason stated above need to do a more than competent job this time.

in late december we'll probably also attend the big daddy of all humanities conferences: the annual modern language association meeting. this year it is in dc. if we end up going we'll probably do a side-trip up to nyc/nj and possibly philly in the first week of jan. you people should start fattening the calf.

do americans say "bunking"?

[Maurice Naughton]

Paris. I am due.

When? I may not be able to go back there any more, but I know of a lot of markets and food expos, if you have firm dates in mind.

[pim]

When? I may not be able to go back there any more,

Why?

[StephanieL]

May need to spend all of my (anticipated) tax refund on surgery and long-overdue purchases for the apartment, so my vacation will be small. I'm looking at Chicago or Toronto, or possibly both.

[foodie52]

...can't wait to see Dame Edna, too!!!!

[winesonoma]

Windsor Ca to the Shiloh Cemetery to put a historic plaque. Then 29 Palms Ca to do the same, then to Hollister Ca to have a food feast. Then rest and save up gas money for next year.

[Maison Rustique]

Kansas City, MO to see Mom and most of the family. And whilst I'm there will probably make a trip to Topeka, KS to visit my little sis. And am sure I'll manage to find some tasty things to eat.

[fentona]

that reminds me: i need to write my paper. i usually pull them out of my ass on the flights to conferences, but for reason stated above need to do a more than competent job this time.

No, no, you're supposed write it the night before. While drunk.

Which reminds me, I'll be in Montreal in January, giving a paper and pimping myself out to the Man. Will have to get some recommendations for where to eat...

[SamanthaF]

Paris next month, York in October, Barca in Dec.

[Behemoth]

Turns out I have a wedding to go to in NYC at the end of October. It makes for a hellish schedule this semester but it promises to be just too much fun to pass up.

[hollywood]

Where is he going?

[GG Mora]

Where is he going?

Needs to go powder his nose, no doubt.