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Hi All out there in LJland.
I am still having a good time of it, although as always I'm doing a lot and could really do with more time for myself but there you go...
Work: I love my job although it's only a 6 month contract so I need to convince my boss that I'm worth keeping around beyond that and then he needs to make a case for my continued employment and so on up the chain. I think I've got a reasonable chance of getting my contract extended but it's still pretty nerve racking.
PhD: Viva is on the 11th July which is a Monday at 9:30 am which is one way to start the week... I'm mostly looking forward to it by the thread of nerves is starting to grow. I'm having a minor case of imposter syndrome over this but it's not my decision whether I deserve the doctorate or not.
Aikido: Still going, although now seriously low on students, will probably only have one student doing black belt this year, the other has been hit by some fairly major family problems. Really need to get some more students or we're going to end up in financial issue sooner or later.
Writing: I'm writing quite happily at the moment although I am working on two 'short' (inverted commas because I have no idea how long they are going to end up being) and a series of character studies about of a pair of federal agents. Something tells me I have been watching too much (or maybe exactly the right amount) of American cop shows. Also unusual because they are the first thing I've written in ages that has no scifi or fantasy in it.
I am still having a good time of it, although as always I'm doing a lot and could really do with more time for myself but there you go...
Work: I love my job although it's only a 6 month contract so I need to convince my boss that I'm worth keeping around beyond that and then he needs to make a case for my continued employment and so on up the chain. I think I've got a reasonable chance of getting my contract extended but it's still pretty nerve racking.
PhD: Viva is on the 11th July which is a Monday at 9:30 am which is one way to start the week... I'm mostly looking forward to it by the thread of nerves is starting to grow. I'm having a minor case of imposter syndrome over this but it's not my decision whether I deserve the doctorate or not.
Aikido: Still going, although now seriously low on students, will probably only have one student doing black belt this year, the other has been hit by some fairly major family problems. Really need to get some more students or we're going to end up in financial issue sooner or later.
Writing: I'm writing quite happily at the moment although I am working on two 'short' (inverted commas because I have no idea how long they are going to end up being) and a series of character studies about of a pair of federal agents. Something tells me I have been watching too much (or maybe exactly the right amount) of American cop shows. Also unusual because they are the first thing I've written in ages that has no scifi or fantasy in it.