I've finally got the focus of my topic for honours and I'm working on my essay plan this week. The plan is to get my first draft done by the end of January (and don't forget there's Christmas in the middle which knocks out two weeks). I'll have six months after that to polish it along with the one subject I'm doing.

My current thesis, in a sentence ( Read more... )

Last assignment for the semester done and sent!

Now I can get down to writing my sanctuary big bang and doing so much reading for my theisi and just get back onto life.

This week I'm getting to see Clouds and Jesus Jones and The Wonderstuff and I'm trying to find a pattern to make myself a babydoll dress a la 1991.

OMGYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!

I cannot do Bourdieu justice in less than 200 words, get over it ( Read more... )

My attempt to write a new post every week has gone by the wayside but on the other hand I'm slowly dismantling my external commitments in such a way that I might actually be able to be focused on any one thing. And I'm not giving up the plan, just picking up and starting again ( Read more... )

I've been a mixture of busy, sick, and overwhelmed with Honours. I'm honestly not on top of it yet, which people tell me is normal, and I still have no idea what I'm doing my paper on, which is a problem because I'm supposed to do a presentation (which is fortunately not for proper grades) next week.

For those interested, the current topic is: ( Read more... )

This weekend we went down to Sydney to Armageddon and I got to be a lurker instead of a worker *grin*. Usually, at cons and events, I'm behind the scenes and I really enjoy being busy and useful but this time we snuck away, like on a date, and went to watch the show instead of be a part of it ( Read more... )

As you guys know I'm starting my honours year (and a half) this semester. The topic I'm looking at (until it changes because of all the research I've done, natch) is "What is the role of new media in the emergence of Lolita and Steampunk subcultures ( Read more... )

Look, I've been writing something everyweek for 9 weeks - how cool is that?

I'm actually taking a bit of a week off from e'thing (except the uber essential) after coming off the meds which were well not helping at all. I even had to miss one of my bff's b-day's due to stupid side effects :(

Instead, stuck in my tower cottage, I've been reading ( Read more... )