Because they're almost over. And I hate them. And I want to die, and I'm never reading Jane Eyre again. (At least not for two years, and maybe not until I decide to use it as the set text for the coda to my PhD dissertation, which, yes, is taking shape in my mind at the moment and does need to end with a half-chapter on Jane Eyre in its current ( Read more... )

I don't think I have words to explain the kind of "busy" that I've been feeling for the last few weeks. I think part of it stems from the fact that school requires so much more structured, scheduled time out of me here than it did in London and I'm readjusting to that fact. I had 8 hours of class per week in London, and only spent maybe 30 mins per ( Read more... )

Very quick post: you all know how much I love NaNo and what it can do for people. Please, if you want to help out, go to this website and vote for the Office of Letters and Light as your charity of choice to give us a chance at winning $10,000 ( Read more... )