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It's September, and I'm awake and more or less back on Eastern time. I actually accomplished a lot last month, but this month promises to be even busier. Ack. Here's what I have to do:
Major Academic Projects:
Vocations chapter (now vocations and monastic careers chapter)
Foundations of priories chapter
Translation for Prof D [update: now on very back burner]
Conference stuff
Learning German
• Reread new intro
• Footnote new intro
• Think very hard about how intro is going to give rise to chapter [SOLVED, I HOPE]
• Look up stuff in Legros, Pichot, Livingstone about vocations
• Databasify Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé monks
• Databasify Saint-Florent de Saumur monks
• Quick read of Venarde on nuns
• Work on identifying monks [IN PROGRESS]
• Note down examples to use and why [IN PROGRESS]
• Work out broad overall outline [IN PROGRESS]
• Make more detailed section outlines as working on sections [IN PROGRESS]
• Write at rate of >1500 words/day [IN PROGRESS]
• Write monastic vocation/family section
• Write monastic vocation/lordship section [IN PROGRESS]
• Write monastic vocation/donors section
• Write monastic vocation/priests section
• Write deployment of monks section
• Reread chapter outline about this chapter
• Reread conference proposal about this chapter
• Reread Dol-Combourg chapter
• Write down thoughts/notes
• Reread Pichot on Priories, Marmoutier
• Write up ragey historiography of priories to get it out/figured out
• Write expanded chapter proposal
• Identify and read foundation charters
• Translate foundation charters as necessary
• Meditate in writing on argument, framing
• Work on outline
• Start writing
• Spin off conference paper as necessary
• Translate the last of the concluding verse section
• Do some proofreading, especially of section VII [IN PROGRESS]
• Look at translation for expanding medical abbreviations
• Send draft to prof D, September 2
• Meet with Prof D as necessary [DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER, PROBABLY]
• Further work as determined in consultation with Prof D
• See if anything is still out there as far as Leeds next year
• Make decision about Leeds proposal
• As decided, submit Leeds proposal
• Continue to communicate with
highlyeccentric in re: Leeds panel
• Email/message RBartz in re: Leeds panel
• Help
highlyeccentric put together Leeds panel
• Keep watching for CSM/Congress CFPs
• As necessary, write proposal for CSM/Congress
• Find out about paying AMA membership
• Work on writing AMA paper
• Apply for GSA funding
• Apply for GHA funding
• Continue with daily duolingo practice [IN PROGRESS]
• Possibly dabble in translating with duolingo
• Continue to make/review flashcards
• Find some German twitter accounts to follow/follow them
• Work through German for Reading Knowledge
• Start working on Die Gefährten
• Check lecture time and location [11:00 am, McGuinn 121]
• Attend first day of lecture
• Attend lunch with prof SG, fellow TAs
• Acquire notebook
• Attend lectures
• Keep up with lecture reading
• Plan email about assignment submission for students
• Oversee section-switching requests
• Send section-switching email
• Keep up with student email
• Prepare discussion section syllabus
• Print and modify class rosters
• Reading for Sept 12 discussion
• Prepare for Sept 12 discussion
• Talk to F before Sept 12 discussion [TOO LATE :(]
• Mark week 1 in-class writing
• Record marks of week 1 in-class writing
• Mark week 1 response papers
• Mark week 2 in-class writing, record marks
• Mark week 2 response papers
• Email students about seeing feedback in Canvas
• Reading for Sept 26 discussion
• Mark week 3 response papers
• Mark week 3 in-class writing
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• Contact E re: wedding
• Book hotel for September 12/13
• Reserve rental car for wedding
• Get dress dry-cleaned [PICKUP: Wednesday evening]
• Figure out scarf/something to wear over dress [NEW COMPLEXITY: IT'S GOING TO BE COLD]
• Find out how Americans pronounce St Louis so I don't cover myself in shame
• Procure belated wedding present for E
• Consider emailing about Charlottetown conference notification EMAILED
• Book flights for Charlottetown
• Book hotel(s) in Charlottetown
• Book car rental in Charlottetown
• Make decision about Thanksgiving travel in light of Charlottetown or not
• As decided, arrange Thanksgiving travel
• Inform American bank of trip to PEI
• Inform hotel in Charlottetown about late-night arrival
• Phone call(s) with Lauren
• Phone call with Laurie
• Regular skype times with parental units
• Send get-well card to Gran?
• Send postcard to R
• Acquire more tea for SK
• Prepare and send parcel to SK
• Send postage to M's parents in TX
• Care package for Laurie
• Write and send birthday card to Marek
• Keep on top of banking [IN PROGRESS]
• Get cash for trip
• Consider transfer from US to Canadian account once paid
• Take I-20 to HR/payroll to get reinstated
• Settle utilities bills with roommates [IN PROGRESS]
• Pay RCN bill
• Collect October rent from J&T
• Send October rent cheque
• Acquire mop
• Clean floors at least once
• Clean bathroom at least once
• Participate regularly in dishwasher unloading and kitchen cleaning [IN PROGRESS]
• Make sure trash and recycling go out weekly [IN PROGRESS]
• Identify an item of more hardcore cleaning that needs to be done [bathtub drain]
• Do that cleaning
• General room tidying
• Take bag of clothes to goodwill
• Take bags of old exams to department
• Send sandals back to Zappos
• Contemplate replacement of Black Flats of Pain NEW BLACK FLATS ORDERED
• Send black flats, one pair of boots back to Zappos [IN PROGRESS]
• Make another attempt at replacing Black Flats of Pain
• Get haircut, September 2, 3:30pm
• Get new planner
• Keep self in delicious food, avoid wasting any
• Look into butcher's block/cart for kitchen
• Look into getting another bookcase (or two?)
• Look into mirrors for room
• Ikea trip? Possibly roping in T and her car?
• Take Sundays off assuming reasonable progress during week [HA VERY HA]
• Brunch at Root with Z
• Attend Ethan's wedding (which will hopefully be fun!)
• While in St Louis, visit Cahokia
• Contemplate visiting other things in St Louis, the arch perhaps? [SEMI-SUCCESS]
• Make that post about CLOTHES
• Order new shoes
• If chapter completion by September 10, order coat once paid
• Abhorsen Trilogy reread
• Sherlock rewatch?
• Work on Sherlock/Abhorsen trilogy crossover
• Read Prof SG's book
• Start reading FMF, Parade's End
• Post regularly to DW/LJ
This entry was originally posted at http://monksandbones.dreamwidth.org/762699.html. Talk to me here or there, whichever you prefer.
Major Academic Projects:
Vocations chapter (now vocations and monastic careers chapter)
Foundations of priories chapter
Translation for Prof D [update: now on very back burner]
Conference stuff
Learning German
• Reread new intro
• Footnote new intro
• Think very hard about how intro is going to give rise to chapter [SOLVED, I HOPE]
• Look up stuff in Legros, Pichot, Livingstone about vocations
• Databasify Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé monks
• Databasify Saint-Florent de Saumur monks
• Quick read of Venarde on nuns
• Work on identifying monks [IN PROGRESS]
• Note down examples to use and why [IN PROGRESS]
• Work out broad overall outline [IN PROGRESS]
• Make more detailed section outlines as working on sections [IN PROGRESS]
• Write at rate of >1500 words/day [IN PROGRESS]
• Write monastic vocation/family section
• Write monastic vocation/lordship section [IN PROGRESS]
• Write monastic vocation/donors section
• Write monastic vocation/priests section
• Write deployment of monks section
• Reread chapter outline about this chapter
• Reread conference proposal about this chapter
• Reread Dol-Combourg chapter
• Write down thoughts/notes
• Reread Pichot on Priories, Marmoutier
• Write up ragey historiography of priories to get it out/figured out
• Write expanded chapter proposal
• Identify and read foundation charters
• Translate foundation charters as necessary
• Meditate in writing on argument, framing
• Work on outline
• Start writing
• Spin off conference paper as necessary
• Translate the last of the concluding verse section
• Do some proofreading, especially of section VII [IN PROGRESS]
• Look at translation for expanding medical abbreviations
• Send draft to prof D, September 2
• Meet with Prof D as necessary [DELAYED UNTIL OCTOBER, PROBABLY]
• Further work as determined in consultation with Prof D
• See if anything is still out there as far as Leeds next year
• Make decision about Leeds proposal
• As decided, submit Leeds proposal
• Continue to communicate with
highlyeccentric in re: Leeds panel
• Email/message RBartz in re: Leeds panel
• Help
highlyeccentric put together Leeds panel
• Keep watching for CSM/Congress CFPs
• As necessary, write proposal for CSM/Congress
• Find out about paying AMA membership
• Work on writing AMA paper
• Apply for GSA funding
• Apply for GHA funding
• Continue with daily duolingo practice [IN PROGRESS]
• Possibly dabble in translating with duolingo
• Continue to make/review flashcards
• Find some German twitter accounts to follow/follow them
• Work through German for Reading Knowledge
• Start working on Die Gefährten
• Check lecture time and location [11:00 am, McGuinn 121]
• Attend first day of lecture
• Attend lunch with prof SG, fellow TAs
• Acquire notebook
• Attend lectures
• Keep up with lecture reading
• Plan email about assignment submission for students
• Oversee section-switching requests
• Send section-switching email
• Keep up with student email
• Prepare discussion section syllabus
• Print and modify class rosters
• Reading for Sept 12 discussion
• Prepare for Sept 12 discussion
• Talk to F before Sept 12 discussion [TOO LATE :(]
• Mark week 1 in-class writing
• Record marks of week 1 in-class writing
• Mark week 1 response papers
• Mark week 2 in-class writing, record marks
• Mark week 2 response papers
• Email students about seeing feedback in Canvas
• Reading for Sept 26 discussion
• Mark week 3 response papers
• Mark week 3 in-class writing
~
• Contact E re: wedding
• Book hotel for September 12/13
• Reserve rental car for wedding
• Get dress dry-cleaned [PICKUP: Wednesday evening]
• Figure out scarf/something to wear over dress [NEW COMPLEXITY: IT'S GOING TO BE COLD]
• Find out how Americans pronounce St Louis so I don't cover myself in shame
• Procure belated wedding present for E
• Consider emailing about Charlottetown conference notification EMAILED
• Book flights for Charlottetown
• Book hotel(s) in Charlottetown
• Book car rental in Charlottetown
• Make decision about Thanksgiving travel in light of Charlottetown or not
• As decided, arrange Thanksgiving travel
• Inform American bank of trip to PEI
• Inform hotel in Charlottetown about late-night arrival
• Phone call(s) with Lauren
• Phone call with Laurie
• Regular skype times with parental units
• Send get-well card to Gran?
• Send postcard to R
• Acquire more tea for SK
• Prepare and send parcel to SK
• Send postage to M's parents in TX
• Care package for Laurie
• Write and send birthday card to Marek
• Keep on top of banking [IN PROGRESS]
• Get cash for trip
• Consider transfer from US to Canadian account once paid
• Take I-20 to HR/payroll to get reinstated
• Settle utilities bills with roommates [IN PROGRESS]
• Pay RCN bill
• Collect October rent from J&T
• Send October rent cheque
• Acquire mop
• Clean floors at least once
• Clean bathroom at least once
• Participate regularly in dishwasher unloading and kitchen cleaning [IN PROGRESS]
• Make sure trash and recycling go out weekly [IN PROGRESS]
• Identify an item of more hardcore cleaning that needs to be done [bathtub drain]
• Do that cleaning
• General room tidying
• Take bag of clothes to goodwill
• Take bags of old exams to department
• Send sandals back to Zappos
• Contemplate replacement of Black Flats of Pain NEW BLACK FLATS ORDERED
• Send black flats, one pair of boots back to Zappos [IN PROGRESS]
• Make another attempt at replacing Black Flats of Pain
• Get haircut, September 2, 3:30pm
• Get new planner
• Keep self in delicious food, avoid wasting any
• Look into butcher's block/cart for kitchen
• Look into getting another bookcase (or two?)
• Look into mirrors for room
• Ikea trip? Possibly roping in T and her car?
• Take Sundays off assuming reasonable progress during week [HA VERY HA]
• Brunch at Root with Z
• Attend Ethan's wedding (which will hopefully be fun!)
• While in St Louis, visit Cahokia
• Contemplate visiting other things in St Louis, the arch perhaps? [SEMI-SUCCESS]
• Make that post about CLOTHES
• Order new shoes
• If chapter completion by September 10, order coat once paid
• Abhorsen Trilogy reread
• Sherlock rewatch?
• Work on Sherlock/Abhorsen trilogy crossover
• Read Prof SG's book
• Start reading FMF, Parade's End
• Post regularly to DW/LJ
This entry was originally posted at http://monksandbones.dreamwidth.org/762699.html. Talk to me here or there, whichever you prefer.