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rynlingMeanwhile.
I've been trying to do better about being a part of my real-life community this semester, so I've been more engaged in attending talks and lectures on Zoom and in person. For whatever reason, the university mailing lists I'm subscribed to insist on using photographs of speakers for promotional purposes instead of, like, their most recent book covers. And this is a mistake, because nothing says "professional academic" more than a photo of someone with bad skin wearing a cheap sweater that doesn't fit.
Academics could stand to level up their selfie game, is all I'm saying.
I've been trying to do better about being a part of my real-life community this semester, so I've been more engaged in attending talks and lectures on Zoom and in person. For whatever reason, the university mailing lists I'm subscribed to insist on using photographs of speakers for promotional purposes instead of, like, their most recent book covers. And this is a mistake, because nothing says "professional academic" more than a photo of someone with bad skin wearing a cheap sweater that doesn't fit.
Academics could stand to level up their selfie game, is all I'm saying.
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Date: 2021-11-12 03:43 pm (UTC)YIKES 😰
For most of last year and into this year, my "work photo" that appeared in the directory was an edit of the goose from Untitled Goose Game wearing sunglasses. So every email, Teams call, all of the things where I was included? Just that damn goose and some deal with it shades.
No one said anything until late-spring this year when I was asked to remove it. It was fun to cause problems on purpose while it lasted.
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