This latest attack has hit closer to home than any attack before. I have students at Finsbury Park mosque; I have a student living on Seven Sisters Road; it’s two tube stops from me. There were friends-of-friends on Facebook whose mums go to that mosque and hadn’t heard from them yet; an old National Union of Students LGBTQ acquaintance goes there ( Read more... )

I've had an obnoxious, stressful week. Work stuff was kind of difficult, my washing machine is broken, some physical pain, and also I have three new roommates. Two of them don't really like me and I don't really like them, and the other has a dog. No one warned me a dog was moving in; I'm mildly allergic and it howls sometimes and growled at me the ( Read more... )

An update is coming soon, I promise! ( But basically: )

Guess what, kids? MY DISSERTATION IS IN!

As is my final essay.

I am FINISHED. Degree is over. (Noooo don’t make me leave!)

Whoa. Headrush.

No, I do not know what I’m doing now, thanks for asking - well, except for catching up on everything I’ve spent a month neglecting. Most especially diacon_alley, because that is going to be fucking awesome and I need to ( Read more... )

So you know how I was all pleased because my RL deadlines were over with and I could spend the weekend writing? Yeah... that didn’t happen. A new RL deadline for this Thursday has sprung up. It wouldn’t be very arduous, except for one thing which is going to make it incredibly hard: I’m spending Monday to Wednesday in Amsterdam.

( HUZZAH, right? )

I am very stressed just now - WHY SO MANY IMPORTANT THINGS AT ONCE, UNIVERSE? - and I have to go out again tonight. Which will be very fun, I’m sure, and it’s a friend’s birthday. I just yearn for space to get stuff done. Also, the stress is giving me a bit of writer’s block.

And yet, this morning I am very happy. Why? Well, woldy gave me balloons! ( Read more... )

( instant cut for sad RL and happy fandom stuff )