Althouse: The eternal student strikes again.

October 18, 2010

The eternal student strikes again.

Yes, it's me. In 1981.

24 comments:

yashu said...: Heh. This has become quite the iconic photograph.; 10/18/10, 10:23 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: This is hilarious. You must be laughing your a@@ off about it.

I would.

Very funny.; 10/18/10, 10:26 PM
Dust Bunny Queen said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 10/18/10, 10:26 PM
Meade said...: Are you? You look like a faculty member.

That's true!; 10/18/10, 10:31 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: It must be the bumper of bangs. People can't help but display this image.; 10/18/10, 10:32 PM
traditionalguy said...: That picture was well adjusted to the article which says will power is unlimited. That clearly refers to the pictured lady who has willed 2000+ continuous days of blog postings for the entertainment of weird strangers like us.; 10/18/10, 10:34 PM
AST said...: Are you getting royalties on that picture? If not, you should get a lawyer.

wv: clismsys - Japanese Christmas?; 10/18/10, 10:34 PM
Clyde said...: Low tech. Not a computer or iPhone in sight!

1981 was an eon ago.; 10/18/10, 11:04 PM
Unknown said...: You should get Meade to do an update of you. Same pose, specs (if you use them), same (or similar) outfit, same expression.; 10/18/10, 11:08 PM
Ann Althouse said...: "Low tech. Not a computer or iPhone in sight! 1981 was an eon ago."

In 1981, I would have been thrilled just to have a typewriter with a correction ribbon that operated with a backspacing key. I was writing my last law-school exam, a take-home in Federal Courts, writing longhand and carefully editing, then typing it out to produce a clean copy — hopefully not using too much Wite-Out.; 10/18/10, 11:21 PM
Ann Althouse said...: By the way, it was about 3 a.m. and by far the latest I'd ever stayed up doing schoolwork.

We lived in a studio apartment, and we had a newborn baby, born during spring break.; 10/18/10, 11:23 PM
Ann Althouse said...: "Are you getting royalties on that picture? If not, you should get a lawyer."

I think the lawyer would say that if anyone should get royalties, it's the person who took the picture, my first husband, Richard. But the picture is posted on Flickr — by John, the erstwhile newborn — with a Creative Commons license, and in this case, the picture is following the requirements of the license.

I'm amused to be an icon of studying, and I only want the photo to be linked back to John's Flickr page with a photo credit to Richard.; 10/18/10, 11:26 PM
blake said...: It's a cautionary tale: Don't let this happen to you. This wholesome, studious woman ended up...a blogger.; 10/19/10, 12:06 AM
Anonymous said...: World-famous frazzled student Ann Althouse says, "Frooby!"

(Word Verification "nonibble"); 10/19/10, 3:50 AM
rhhardin said...: Eternal student with lactating breasts.; 10/19/10, 4:18 AM
Jason (the commenter) said...: yashu: Heh. This has become quite the iconic photograph.

Yes, Althouse should add to her resume "model" or perhaps "clip-art icon".; 10/19/10, 4:57 AM
Anonymous said...: I see that Ritmo is now using "Long" as his nom-de-nonsense.; 10/19/10, 8:19 AM
Christopher said...: +1 edutcher.

This photo has become the Greg Packer of clip art.; 10/19/10, 8:31 AM
MadisonMan said...: Glad to see there's an attribution.; 10/19/10, 8:37 AM
bwebster said...: OK, Ann, that's a really cute photo. Your expression is great, too.; 10/19/10, 10:52 AM
ndspinelli said...: Nice rack...book, of course.; 10/19/10, 4:17 PM
Sharc 65 said...: Seems like there were lots of law students dying their hair brown in the early 80s. I miss that.; 10/19/10, 6:24 PM
former law student said...: I pictured Althouse's ex putting royalties into a birthday preset fund for the boys.; 10/19/10, 7:23 PM
former law student said...: Dang -- half the keys on my laptop are sticking.; 10/19/10, 8:23 PM