Eh. Feeling out of sorts the last few days. Not sure why. Anxious about the major changes ahead, downsizing again, taking a hit financially, insecurities about the work coming online in 2 weeks when I meet with my supervisor about the rewrites on my thesis and start my last writing class - not to mention the work preparing for another conference in ( Read more... )

I just got a personal email (on a Sunday!) from MY FUTURE SUPERVISOR FOR MY PHD IN ENGLISH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF YORK IN ENGLAND!!! ERMAGERD!! The count-down to leave Montreal can start! YUSSSSS!! For three-plus years I'm going to live in freakin' England. My costume content will go WAY UP! My dissertation will be on the use of embroidery by the ( Read more... )

Day 27 of #NaNoWriMo and #AcWriMo (National Novel Writing Month and Academic Writing Month). I love data and graphs, so I'm writing my master's thesis as a fake novel on the NaNoWriMo website so I can watch my word-counts go up and earn badges. AcWriMo isn't nearly as well developed or fun. I've been 99% focused on writing this thing this month, ( Read more... )

I wrote a post for my website with brief write-ups on all the conferences this month!
http://www.lisavandenberghe.com/What I didn't put there was that I totally fan-girled Jane Malcolm-Davies, who was also at the Textile Society of America symposium to present. I was talking to her in the hall just all peer-like about the conference, etc. then I ( Read more... )

I’m more than a little anxious today. History department faculty/graduate party yesterday left me reminded of my social awkwardness. Great. So many writing deadlines, and one I missed, which also meant missing helping a friend. Big changes on the horizon and until a plan gets settled, I’m adrift in what-ifs. I need to start my PhD applications and ( Read more... )

We got our stuff back from storage on Friday! It feels so good to have home feel like home again. That was a miserable month. (Except for the Los Angeles trip and bonus fabric shopping with bauhausfrau, of course!) There is still some work to be done - the built-in shelves and some touch-ups, unpacking the boxes of the stuff that goes on those, and rehanging ( Read more... )

How did I get so incredibly behind on reading LJ? Not to mention posting and everything else. This keeps happening lately whenever there is a hiccup in my schedule. I've been thrown legit curve-balls the last couple of months, but I think it is time to down-size my life again. Simplify. But what goes? Not the travel. Not the sewing and craft ( Read more... )

I really really really want to start on a new 18th century dress, but I really really really feel like I need to finish the project on my plate first. I think a riding habit will be a good May pique-nique ensemble, but I am a little uncertain about lugging the weight and bulk of wool all the way to France. I suppose since I only need to bring two ( Read more... )

Classes started before I got to the point where I felt the house and the to-do lists were conquered. Fortunately, the semester had a slow start, but I still feel like I've hit the ground running. Yikes. :P ( Read more... )

Turned in my last paper last night at 11:51pm, 9 minutes before the deadline. UGH. I hate being last minute, but this paper was killing me and I needed all the time I could get. Longest SOB I've ever written at 8600 words, 34 pages (plus 5 bibliography). Already got the grade on the final paper for my other class (it was 24 pages plus bib), so ( Read more... )