Nov 12 2004

GSA 2004

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Not exactly homeless

Not exactly homeless

So, one day I found myself once again at the Geological Society of America conference. As always, they had a large room with presenters, many of which were schools. At this time, I was in grad school, but had something of a falling out with my Geology Professor, and was thinking that I needed a thesis. I wasn’t really interested in changing schools, but the thought struck me that, if I was, it would be really funny to market myself directly. So, I set up at the entrance to the exhibit hall and propped a sign against it.

I got no less than 10 offers to come to various graduate schools. One poor fellow was actually begging me- too bad I didn’t want to go to Minnesota. Don’t feel too bad about the long face- I gave someone my camera to take that shot. I was acting. Actually, far from “down and out” the sign was propped against my laptop!

Cambot, put this up on Still Store.
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