I had a good weekend, perhaps a better weekend than I deserved, with the spectre of unmarked essays looming, and the little voice in my head whispering, "You should be resting." I did rest. A bit. I also went to a party or two, and the theatre (Gutenberg! The Musical!), and out for good eats. And then tonight I sat in front of the television for ( Read more... )

So, IDK, this is a super-busy time of year for me. I was all, "just hold on until teaching is over and last weekend is over" and then the weekend was over and teaching finished and I've still got so much to do but my body thinks it is time to get sick now. I've had a cold ever since getting back from Melbourne, and this week it escalated into 'huh ( Read more... )

Well, this is amusing. While poking about among my writing files I found this 'hate list' from nearly ten years ago. I had a personal website back then, as did anyone who wanted an internet presence before the advent of blogging and social networking websites. My website was stunningly designed: it featured frames. I wrote the coding myself. I was ( Read more... )

I'm stressed and busy and spending most of my time working at uni, and then last night my laptop power socket/cord goes and breaks AGAIN, for the third time if you're keeping count. I had to pay some exorbitant prices to get it fixed in England, and I'm fairly sure it's not worth getting it fixed again, however, buying a new computer with my just- ( Read more... )

I was looking forward to a quiet weekend after the excitement of the last one, with my friend visiting and us being in the radiant presence of Matthew Newton's facial hair and all that. I was planning to do some uni work, but that went out the window when I woke up this morning and Didn't Feel Like It. I worked on doing my tax return, but one of of ( Read more... )

You know when you're on the bus, and you have a window seat, and there's someone sitting next to you on the aisle seat? And your stop is next, so you say, very politely, "Excuse me, could you let me out, please?" And then instead of standing up to let you out, the person just swivels their legs into the aisle and expects you to slide past? Is that ( Read more... )

Recently a friend said this to me: “I think it’s funny how you’re so smart and literary, but then you also like Hanson.”

Well.

Leaving aside the fact that "highbrow vs. lowbrow culture" is a false dichotomy, I’m the first to admit to having some pretty trashy tastes: I love Kraft EasyMac, I watch Gossip Girl, “Push the Button” by the Sugababes is ( Read more... )

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