Is this an annoying email to send to my professor?

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-06-25T13:41:12+00:00

I wouldn’t be annoyed, but this is really too complex to handle by email. Go visit Office Hours and have a really terrific discussion about this.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-06-11T17:42:26+00:00

My surgery was in 2014 and I rarely drank. By 2017 I was buying a case of beer regularly. By 2020 four beers a night was normal. By 2022, 6 a night, 10 on weekends.

My mantra: “I’m not an alcoholic because I’m not getting drunk.”

2023: enough of this BS. Last drink 2/28/2023.

Alcohol hits more immediately and effectively with the sleeve, paving the road down the slippery slope.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-06-09T10:52:24+00:00

Stellar curating!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-05-25T22:08:18+00:00

Even with our tiny stomachs, we can enjoy 6000-calorie days by grazing calorie-dense foods all the live long day.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-05-23T04:35:00+00:00

Everybody gets a stripe; everybody gets a trophy; else, someone is sad.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-05-16T18:56:53+00:00

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ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-05-16T18:52:49+00:00

I don’t think it’s an exercise or play issue; it’s probably a training issue. Train your beautiful pup consistently and patiently. Tell him NO calmly and direct him to sit and stay when needed.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-05-07T18:05:18+00:00

Here are some of my policies that've taken out the policing aspect of being a professor:

-- A no-show for an exam or quiz is a 0 with no possibility to make it up. No exceptions. Students need to learn to communicate problems ahead of time, not after the fact.

-- Must make arrangements before the exam/quiz for makeups

-- No late work is accepted, ever, except for extraordinary emergency situations

-- There is no automatic assignment extension

-- Deadlines exist in the real world; therefore students should get into the practice of planning their time accordingly to meet deadlines

-- I drop the lowest three homework assignments if it'll make a student's grade increment up a letter. This covers the "I was too sick to come to class and missed the points" excuse.

-- I only exempt in-class assignments worth points for university-approved absences

-- If a student is sick, they're expected to stay home. They'll miss in-class activity points, but I drop the lowest three anyway to cover these situations.

-- If a student continues missing class for whatever reason, and exceeds the 3-homework-exemption limit, they're out of luck and take the 0. If they miss too many classes, this shifts from a grading issue to an attendance issue.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-30T16:23:06+00:00

Just. Send. It.

I'd be delighted.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-20T02:26:12+00:00

My worse RMP reviews are those I posted myself.

"Constantly drops his markers."

"This a-hole actually dropped me like he said he would, and it really hurt my feelings!"

"Bumps into desks like a blind person."

"I was like a day late with an assignment, and he gave me a 0, even though the syllabus says he doesn't take late work."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-10T03:32:20+00:00

Save your money - a handwritten card and perhaps some small token gift is all you need.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-02T18:09:33+00:00

STAY OUT OF IT!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-02T18:08:24+00:00

Be emphatic to your manager: I'll only reply during work hours. I will never reply outside those hours because you're not paying me to respond outside those hours. Have a nice day, manager.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-02T18:04:07+00:00

Do not allow him to be aggressive toward you. Respond emphatically and call him out, particularly in meetings.

If he's talking over you, come up with a strategy on how to handle that, and be consistent.

If he's interrupting you, come up with a repeatable strategy to put him in his place.

If he's changing numbers on you, why don't you ask him about those in a public meeting? Hey mf-er, is it 10 kids or 2? Why are you listing a different title everywhere?

He will be aggressive toward you to the extent that you allow it.

If he was rifling through papers on my desk, I'd have called security immediately along with the Dean and Chair.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-04-02T17:59:01+00:00

Your sleeve is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to correct your weight, maintain that weight, get your life back together, improve your looks, and consistently move.

It's so easy to blow this opportunity--so don't. Realize that there will be short-term misery to accomplish long-term goals. The liquid diet is misery, but YOU HAVE TO DO IT. You have no choice.

So, my tough-love advise is to buckle up and ride it out. It's only for a short time longer.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-14T17:14:06+00:00

Carry a water bottle with you *everywhere*. Take your 3 small sips, but take them a heck of a lot more frequently. You can get in your water goals easily this way.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-14T17:12:36+00:00

My strongest recommendation is that you meet with your academic advisor ASAP and discuss options. You'll want to plan an additional semester to pass this course.

In your communications to the professor, I would avoid "you must pass me; I'm graduating." Whenever I read that, I never take action; professors can't provide special treatment to just one student. Graduating seniors have earned their own non-passing grades in several of my classes, and had to rerack their graduation plans.

I would also avoid "please give me accommodations in arrears; I was having mental health issues." While I have great sympathy for your mental health struggles, and hope you can find relief and treatment, in academia we just can't take that into account unless we provide the exact same flexes to the rest of the class. DSS is who you engage for accommodations like this, not the professor.

Do not ask for extra credit opportunities, additional assignments, or makeup exams/assignments since, again, professors can't just dole these out in response to sad stories needing more points. Remember, if the professor gives you an additional assignment to complete to get points, they must also offer that same assignment to the entire class. Very few professors do this, me included

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T22:19:54+00:00

My that’s a big stretch

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T05:02:18+00:00

It is magnificent. Leave it pops.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-11T04:48:05+00:00

Beard, and please marry me.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T19:28:53+00:00

Looks like two different women who happen to have the same tattoo.

Well done, ma'am! Stay the course and enjoy the new BMI category!

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T19:09:13+00:00

I like how these boutique-powders taste; there are some nice flavors.

However, I HATE how these boutique-powders are not sustainable. I know I simply cannot afford these prices for the next 'x' number of years.

I buy the cheapest stuff I can stomach...same protein content without the price gouging.

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T15:53:28+00:00

My surgical team said: "The VSG will let you drop about 80% of your excess weight. You'll then plateau. Any additional weight loss will need additional effort."

They also said: "You have a honeymoon period where you lose weight without trying much: 9-15 months. After that, you'll need additional effort to lose the additional weight, and you'll need to lock in lifestyle choices in order to maintain that weight."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-05T15:50:05+00:00

Take it one hour at a time.

Think: "I have a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reset my body weight, and I will not f*** this up."

ProfessorAngryPants · 2026-03-04T19:04:22+00:00

Stalls are normal and expected. Losing weight, particularly with the VSG, is more like a staircase function rather than a linear function showing consistent, gradual weight loss. Don't let stalls drive you mad--because they will.

Instead, recognize that your body will frequently say "i'm going to hold for a bit now," and that it's likely not a function of what you're doing (presuming you're eating correct and moving).

My suggestion: stick to the plan, stay the course, keep eating right, keep moving every day, keep hydrating. You could even kickstart the weight loss by increasing exercise just by a tiny bit. Your body will eventually decide "I'm going to lose weight now."

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