Initial reactions

I'd hate for this to become a regular occurence (i.e. having this blog become an outlet for my complaints), but I felt the need to share a few observations I've made so far about academics. For one thing, they are inherently brilliant, but often times lack the the necessary expository skills to convey that brilliance. A shame... I nearly fell asleep in one of my seminars today. Not that I wasn't interested in the subject material (although Greek philosophy can be very dry at times), but the professor's lack of animation simply failed to catch my attention. I guess, sadly, many of these guys are hired for the brains and the brains alone.