Things are great ( Read more... )

Crazy what all happens in a week away!  I got some good news, but I also got turned down for a grant (NSF) because the guy running it is being a dick >:(  Boo-urns!

On the upside, this week in Opposite World (that's where I tent all ween and come home to civilization on the weekends, you see), I saw:
deer
fox
frolicking baby cows
no frolicking ( Read more... )

Rural peasants represent the true heart of colonial America?

Piss off with that crap :p

Oh and you too, Glassie, with your idolization of craftsmen.

*shakes fist*

Dr. Waters asked me if I'd like to come back and do Buttermilk again this year. I could use the money, that's for sure ( Read more... )

I have to admit, I continue to be intimidated by some of the people I'm deaing with for my dissertation research. I jokes about the German movie producer (still no word from him!) but there are other scary names on the list ( Read more... )

Its infections. I keep wanting to make posts title 'The day I did X'. Today would be 'The Day I e-mailed a German movie producer and asked if I could dig holes in his lawn ( Read more... )

Following Slapperfairy's suggestions I'm going to start with an initial short letter. What I've got so far is this, which I would probably just send as an e-mail.

( Dear so-and-so... )

Lets pretend that you own an expensive property that you occasionally rent out to peeps for a week or so in the summer for tons of cash. What woulod you think of a letter like this? And how can I make it better?

( Dear so and so.... )

I find I am in a weird headspace after coming back from the field tonight. Last week was different, as I was kind of unexpectedly thrust into fun social things, whereas tonight i collected my puppy, came home, and have been a vegetable since. I haven't had dinner because I really have no fod here but can't be arsed to go nd get anything and don't ( Read more... )

I started to wrte something about my week but got all kinds of distracted. We'll see how it goes this time ( Read more... )