peer review: *is fair*

me: i’ve had it

5yo: i'm still talking!!

also 5yo: and the-en

how do y’all even have 25 likes/interests

“the author overstates the point” well you’re overstating the peer review

the urge to explain WHY you're declining the review request

told 14yo relative she’ll regret not wearing sunscreen and i recognized her look from when i was 14

editors: at least respond to review requests

also editors: to respond, log in, try again w different user name, reset psswd, reset again bc can’t use your old one

shouldn't monks mind their own business (8yo after 2 greek-orthodox monks exposed him in hide & seek)

my nephews & nieces when told to play alone for a few minutes

if you want me-time on a family visit be up at 3am

5yo nieces on day 1 of my visit: we’ll braid your hair

5yo nieces on day 4: let’s play queens & servant again

me: what happened

10yo to his mom: you tell her

his mom: he hurt his foot

10yo: not like that

10yo when 8yo calls the set after his ping pong ball touched the net

remember how when we were little we used to bug you while you were peeing? (5yo nieces while i’m peeing)

one minute you miss your family, the other you nurse a headache bc you can’t get to the coffee wo nephews n nieces finding out you’re up

there are two wolves inside me are they being annoying

i didn’t eject the disk properly if you’re into bad girls

my response to reviewers

can’t work on the paper now, i have my procrastination support group

guy who wants you to know he's part of his country's brain drain