SLANDER
Suan is deliberately trying to get me to post by posting slander about me! I have never even heard of the name "John Barrowman"!!! (Anyway, even if I did and forgot all about it, I must say--that photo shows that I have remarkably good taste.)
So, I don't think I congratulated Suan properly on her engagement. My reaction was an inappropriate "WHOAH," and then I had to run off to campus. So CONGRATULATIONS, Suan!!!!!!!!
However...uh...*cringe* I may not be able to make the wedding. Don't kill me, please. I'm soooooooo sorry, but it's complicated: this August to next June is my last academic year, and we're supposed to go on the job market at the same time as finishing our dissertations (so that we transition seamlessly from grad school to an academic position). Anyway, the interviews for jobs take place on December 27-30 during a conference. After that, they notify you whether you're shortlisted and one is brought back for campus visits (where you're introduced to the faculty, to students, and have to deliver a lecture) to see if they really like you. Campus visits take place in January, so it's kinda hard for me to leave the country at this time. I guess my point is that if I have interviews and campus visits, then I may not be able to make it. But if no one wants to hire me and I get zero interviews, as in nada, nil, none, kosong (judging by the pathetic state of the academic job market, it's MORE than likely), then I'll definitely be on the plane back for our grand reunion.
/J
