It's that time of year again in academia. The time when academics at other institutions write posts directed at graduates, reminding me that summer is starting for everybody else, while we have another four %$^*$ing weeks to go before the end of the term.
Grumble, mutter, grump. Stupid calendar.
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I am lost with this early May graduation stuff. I had forgotten what a summer felt like, feels weird every day.
Oh, sure. Rub it in.
and yet there's no one to play summer soccer with... what is a guy supposed to do?