Clarissa's Blog

By the way, whoever suggested that people at work are sick and tired of me and want me not to come by the office while on sabbatical is completely wrong.

I had an appointment in St. Louis this morning, and I took the scenic route back, so I came to the office after 1 p.m. Four people (1 student, 2 professors, and 1 office worker) practically threw themselves at me, overjoyed to see me and clamoring for my help. The idea that people would get tired of me and need a break is not realistic. I keep my contact with everybody, except my child, to the absolute minimum. I don’t think anybody on here even fully understands the depths of my unsociability.

I’m a slow and plodding thinker, and I need a lot of alone time to figure out what it is that I want to say in my articles and books.