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I survived July and survived August and somehow survived my dissertation and seem to have survived my move. Now it's September, and I don't know what to do with myself. Except that in fact, I still have my work cut out for me.
Teaching
• Figure out Industrial Revolution lecture
• Condense 2 Industrial Revolution lectures into one
• Keep reading Bayly in preparation for 19th-c politics lecture
• Write 19th-c politics lecture
• Prepare 19th-c politics handout and powerpoint
• Do some reading on Medievalism
• Do some reading on Nationalism
• Revise Romanticism, Medievalism, Nationalism lecture
• Revise 1848 Around the World lecture
• Revise Second Industrial Revolution lecture
• Revise New Imperialism lecture (does it even exist?)
• Identify primary sources for each lecture
• Figure out how to work primary sources in more effectively [REMAINS IN PROGRESS]
• Reread E.P. Thompson article
• Read that kindle book I downloaded about leading discussion
• Prepare biographical information writeup handout
• Prepare icebreakers
• Talk to people about classroom configuration and discussion
• Lead discussion, Sept 11
• Read Late-Victorian Holocausts
• Prepare reading guide for Late-Victorian Holocausts
• Visit MFA or look carefully at MFA website
• Prepare MFA assignment handout
• Prepare primary/secondary source paper assignment handout
• Visit Waterworks museum
• Prepare Waterworks museum assignment handout
• Upload assignments to canvas
• Oversee students' completion of assignments
• Prepare Soviet Film assignment
Major academic projects
• Talk to advisor R about what needs to be done
• Meditate on this [IN PROGRESS]
• Talk to advisor R about this [SEMI-DONE]
• Raise possibility of article as writing sample [SEMI-DONE]
• Reread article
• Have a look at Constance Brittain Bouchard's latest
• Revisit Berkhofer, Day of Reckoning
• Consider involving a legit musicologist again
• Or should I be working on my Dol-Combourg article instead? [BOTH]
• Reread Dol-Combourg chapter, plan how to turn into article [REPEAT]
• Discuss turning Dol-Combourg into article with R
• Talk to advisor R about strategy, letter writers [DONE FOR NOW]
• Talk to prof G about letters, strategy, that scary paperwork
• Create spreadsheet of jobs I'm applying for
• Prepare for CV/cover letter workshop
• Attend CV/cover letter workshop, September 10, 12:30 pm
• Prepare for meeting with Prof G
• Further preparation of materials as necessary
• Look at other example teaching statements
• Revise teaching statement
• Look at other example research statements
• Prepare research statement by Thurs Sept 24
• Prepare English draft of French CV
• Prepare English draft of French cover letter
• Send materials to R, G, RBartz
• Translate CV and cover letter into French
• Submit Mtl job application
• Keep up with student emails
• Probably be in touch with Amy Livingstone
• Probably be in touch with Florian Mazel
• Probably be in touch with erstwhile advisor A
• Probably ask to extract letters from RBartz [EMAIL SENT DREAD DESCENDS]
• Attend department faculty meeting, Sept 8, 4:00 pm?
• Attend core faculty meeting, Sept 15, 4:00 pm
• Haskins registration
• Ask Colleen about research funds
• Meeting with Colleen about admin stuff
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• Donate $$ to AW's NOCC team before Sept 11
• Email Lauren to work out phoning time
• Phone call with Lauren, Sept 27, 4:00 pm
• Email Laurie re: new phone call time
• Email Laurie
• Phone call with Laurie, Sept 20, 4:00 pm
• Regular skype times with parental units
• Message/email Morgayne to arrange skype times Sept 20, 9:00 pm
• Skype with Morgayne, Sept 20, 9:00 pm-ish
• Introduce self to terrifying community of new neighbours
• Make plans for Canadian Thanksgiving weekend
• Plan for Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend in Philly
• Reply to realtor
• Send prezzie to Morgayne
• Acquire quarters for laundry
• Figure out a workable laundry time
• Keep self in clean clothes [IN PROGRESS]
• Keep self in delicious and reasonably healthy food
• Keep new apartment from descending into squalor
• Finish unpacking [IN PROGRESS]
• Acquire clear plastic bags for storing boxes
• Store bankers boxes in basement
• Arrange pickup of old microwave with CT 9:30 am, Sept 15
• Transfer old microwave to CT
• Acquire new, smaller microwave
• Figure out what I need from Ikea
• Arrange car rental for Sept 18
• Ikea trip, Sept 18
• Figure out semi-overdue return with zappos
• Return shoes to zappos
• Get jacket dry-cleaned
• Take bags of clothes to goodwill [ONE DOWN ONE TO GO]
• Call gas company re: new tenant
• Call electricity company re: new tenant
• Call management company re: outlet not working
• Figure out furniture arrangement in bedroom
• Decide if getting netflix
• Decide if getting a TV for the netflix
• Meditate on an NHL gamecentre subscription
• Once health card arrives, investigate therapists
• Once health card arrives, make doctor's appointment in re: cough, possible brainmeds, toenails, physical, weird lump on scalp
• Put management company phone number in phone
• Call RCN re: still getting bills for 16 Champney
• Start posting to dw/lj again
• Read/reread ALL THE DELICIOUSLY DUBIOUS ANNE PERRY
• Write obvious William Monk/Hester Monk/Oliver Rathbone threesome
• Sherlock rewatch
• Attend R's "back to the grind" brunch, September 13, 10:30 am
• Attend birthday drinks for AW at Barcelona
• Accept all invitations for hangouts [IN PROGRESS]
This entry was originally posted at http://monksandbones.dreamwidth.org/812288.html. Talk to me here or there, whichever you prefer.
Teaching
• Figure out Industrial Revolution lecture
• Condense 2 Industrial Revolution lectures into one
• Keep reading Bayly in preparation for 19th-c politics lecture
• Write 19th-c politics lecture
• Prepare 19th-c politics handout and powerpoint
• Do some reading on Medievalism
• Do some reading on Nationalism
• Revise Romanticism, Medievalism, Nationalism lecture
• Revise 1848 Around the World lecture
• Revise Second Industrial Revolution lecture
• Revise New Imperialism lecture (does it even exist?)
• Identify primary sources for each lecture
• Figure out how to work primary sources in more effectively [REMAINS IN PROGRESS]
• Reread E.P. Thompson article
• Read that kindle book I downloaded about leading discussion
• Prepare biographical information writeup handout
• Prepare icebreakers
• Talk to people about classroom configuration and discussion
• Lead discussion, Sept 11
• Read Late-Victorian Holocausts
• Prepare reading guide for Late-Victorian Holocausts
• Visit MFA or look carefully at MFA website
• Prepare MFA assignment handout
• Prepare primary/secondary source paper assignment handout
• Visit Waterworks museum
• Prepare Waterworks museum assignment handout
• Upload assignments to canvas
• Oversee students' completion of assignments
• Prepare Soviet Film assignment
Major academic projects
• Talk to advisor R about what needs to be done
• Meditate on this [IN PROGRESS]
• Talk to advisor R about this [SEMI-DONE]
• Raise possibility of article as writing sample [SEMI-DONE]
• Reread article
• Have a look at Constance Brittain Bouchard's latest
• Revisit Berkhofer, Day of Reckoning
• Consider involving a legit musicologist again
• Or should I be working on my Dol-Combourg article instead? [BOTH]
• Reread Dol-Combourg chapter, plan how to turn into article [REPEAT]
• Discuss turning Dol-Combourg into article with R
• Talk to advisor R about strategy, letter writers [DONE FOR NOW]
• Talk to prof G about letters, strategy, that scary paperwork
• Create spreadsheet of jobs I'm applying for
• Prepare for CV/cover letter workshop
• Attend CV/cover letter workshop, September 10, 12:30 pm
• Prepare for meeting with Prof G
• Further preparation of materials as necessary
• Look at other example teaching statements
• Revise teaching statement
• Look at other example research statements
• Prepare research statement by Thurs Sept 24
• Prepare English draft of French CV
• Prepare English draft of French cover letter
• Send materials to R, G, RBartz
• Translate CV and cover letter into French
• Submit Mtl job application
• Keep up with student emails
• Probably be in touch with Amy Livingstone
• Probably be in touch with Florian Mazel
• Probably be in touch with erstwhile advisor A
• Probably ask to extract letters from RBartz [EMAIL SENT DREAD DESCENDS]
• Attend department faculty meeting, Sept 8, 4:00 pm?
• Attend core faculty meeting, Sept 15, 4:00 pm
• Haskins registration
• Ask Colleen about research funds
• Meeting with Colleen about admin stuff
~
• Donate $$ to AW's NOCC team before Sept 11
• Email Lauren to work out phoning time
• Phone call with Lauren, Sept 27, 4:00 pm
• Email Laurie re: new phone call time
• Email Laurie
• Phone call with Laurie, Sept 20, 4:00 pm
• Regular skype times with parental units
• Message/email Morgayne to arrange skype times Sept 20, 9:00 pm
• Skype with Morgayne, Sept 20, 9:00 pm-ish
• Introduce self to terrifying community of new neighbours
• Make plans for Canadian Thanksgiving weekend
• Plan for Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend in Philly
• Reply to realtor
• Send prezzie to Morgayne
• Acquire quarters for laundry
• Figure out a workable laundry time
• Keep self in clean clothes [IN PROGRESS]
• Keep self in delicious and reasonably healthy food
• Keep new apartment from descending into squalor
• Finish unpacking [IN PROGRESS]
• Acquire clear plastic bags for storing boxes
• Store bankers boxes in basement
• Arrange pickup of old microwave with CT 9:30 am, Sept 15
• Transfer old microwave to CT
• Acquire new, smaller microwave
• Figure out what I need from Ikea
• Arrange car rental for Sept 18
• Ikea trip, Sept 18
• Figure out semi-overdue return with zappos
• Return shoes to zappos
• Get jacket dry-cleaned
• Take bags of clothes to goodwill [ONE DOWN ONE TO GO]
• Call gas company re: new tenant
• Call electricity company re: new tenant
• Call management company re: outlet not working
• Figure out furniture arrangement in bedroom
• Decide if getting netflix
• Decide if getting a TV for the netflix
• Meditate on an NHL gamecentre subscription
• Once health card arrives, investigate therapists
• Once health card arrives, make doctor's appointment in re: cough, possible brainmeds, toenails, physical, weird lump on scalp
• Put management company phone number in phone
• Call RCN re: still getting bills for 16 Champney
• Start posting to dw/lj again
• Read/reread ALL THE DELICIOUSLY DUBIOUS ANNE PERRY
• Write obvious William Monk/Hester Monk/Oliver Rathbone threesome
• Sherlock rewatch
• Attend R's "back to the grind" brunch, September 13, 10:30 am
• Attend birthday drinks for AW at Barcelona
• Accept all invitations for hangouts [IN PROGRESS]
This entry was originally posted at http://monksandbones.dreamwidth.org/812288.html. Talk to me here or there, whichever you prefer.