This is just a quick drive-by posting for now, since there's lots to do to prepare for my meeting with my supervisor this week. Thad and I are back from Paris and we had a wonderful time!
There are tons of photos up online for now (I mean it when I say tons!), and I will [...]
Archive for May, 2006
Back from Paris!
Posted in Travel on May 29, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Dissertation Stuff
Posted in Anthro/Development on May 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This week I had my first supervisor meeting, so I'm into full swing trying to get research and reading done for my dissertation. Ann was really helpful and suggested I start by ensuring there's enough empirical material out there for what I want to do. I am still trying to formulate an argument around gender [...]
The Brighton Festival
Posted in Random on May 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The Brighton Festival (and the Fringe Festival) are now in full swing, and this past weekend there were lots of fun and free things to do around town. Thad was here partly to partake in the festivities and partly because he had a baseball game in Brighton on Sunday (and partly just to see me, [...]
Note to self:
Posted in Movies/Books on May 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Never, never again start a Harry Potter book when you need to be focusing your energies on job hunting and dissertation notes and research. Maybe it’s because I haven’t read fiction in so long, but I have absolutely devoured the 3rd and 4th Harry Potter books recently. 636 pages (the length of book [...]
It’s been a while!
Posted in Random, Travel on May 6, 2006 | 2 Comments »
It's been a while since I've felt this purly physically tired, or since I've had a bruise on my body that felt like it was slowly swelling to the size of a small country. This morning was worth it though – it was my first time playing touch rugby. Margaret used to play in Ireland, [...]
