Oh, it's been ages, hasn't it? I've never been a good diarist ( Read more... )

Have been very busy (all good things!) and no time to post! But, here are some of the latest awesome things ( Read more... )

Good news from McFarland about the Welsh myth book. Soon, soon ( Read more... )

I have the Cold Of Death, so updates may be delayed and/or sporadic. Probably the worst cold I've had in ages. Not fun. Moving on, though ( Read more... )

Right! So! New York! I've been meaning to post about the Robin Hood conference since I got back, and now seems like a good time, before this weekend's PAMLA conference in San Francisco. Without further delay, the highlights of the 2009 Biannual Conference of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies ( Read more... )

For dinner last night, we had butternut squash and red pepper soup, with grilled cheese & turkey sandwiches, and we also bought autumn-scented Wallflowers from Bath & Body Works. Starting to feel like fall is here--hooray! My favorite season.

We have also started watching Castle. Nathan Fillion, fast-paced writing, murder-solving, and bad puns-- ( Read more... )

Because I was not content to have three weeks of relative vacation, I have instead said that I will give a talk on Harry Potter and contemporary fantasy for various UCR alumni, faculty, and guests on July 17th, as part of an Alumni Center event, followed by viewing the new movie ( Read more... )

I just realized I never posted anything about this year's Eaton Conference. So, here it is ( Read more... )

Back from New Orleans. It's an interesting city. Kaleidoscopic, as I mentioned via Twitter--smells and sights and sounds colliding all around you, in a way that could be unpleasant but actually isn't. Music everywhere; it's a city with a soundtrack. Curling wrought iron and lazy curving balconies, juxtaposed with high-rise hotels and neon bar signs ( Read more... )

(dis)junctions is now over. Much thanks to the wonderful folk on various committees who did such a fabulous job organizing and catering and making sure everything fell into place, and also to our guest speakers, Geraldine Heng and Rob Latham, who were great. Many stimulating discussions about science fiction, medievalism, digital media, the academy ( Read more... )