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only in america...
... would this constitute "not breaking any laws."
I will return soon, I promise. Spending all day writing is not conducive to writing in my free time :-). BUT, the dissertation has nearly 10,000 words so far! Most of them inconsequential, but hey. You have to start somewhere. -
oh, the city
While I was crossing the road with the campus crossing patrol this morning, it occurred to me that when we were kids we were helped across the road by a friendly old man in a reflective jacket with a lollipop-shaped sign. Now we get helped across the road by a friendly old man in a reflective jacket with a firearm stuffed in his waistband. Come ( Read more... ) -
hi-tech teamaking
If anyone needed yet more evidence that the US and UK are so much more than two nations divided by a common language... it has become clear to me that the little technological advances that make our lives that bit easier haven't always made it across the pond to this apparently developed nation.
When I first arrived here I innocently bought a ( Read more... ) -
redneck checklist
- Catfish, hushpuppies, sweet tea... check.
- Bluegrass... check.
- Driving a tractor in circles round a field... check.
- Sitting in flatbed of pickup truck seems like a good way to get around... check.
- Giant spider... check.
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things my father has never said: the Alabama edition
"Back shortly, folks - just popping out to buy some .22 cartridges."
Speaking of ammunition, one relative of J's we went to visit the other day had a few boxes of it on his living room coffee table. Sitting atop a Bible. I love this state.
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roadtrip
Not content with travelling 4,000 miles across the ocean and back again last week, I'm preparing to Head South, as it were, tomorrow for another enforced sauna experience in the good old state of Alabama. This time, however, all travelling will take place in a climate-controlled car, and the only children present will be ones I'm actually allowed ( Read more... ) -
on flying in cattle class
I've just returned from a trip home to England, where I was informed in no uncertain terms that blog posts about my cooking skills simply won't cut it for my readership of 2, so I'll go back to making observations and you will have to prise my recipe for the best fried fish tacos *ever* out of my cold, dead, artery-clogged hands.
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a sad reflection
So I started tagging my journal entries, and while I'm only about halfway through so far, I can't help but notice that "silliness" is the biggest word in the tag cloud and "work" is the smallest. -
cooking up a storm
Wow, it's been a while since I posted. Sorry about that. Not sure if anyone reads this anyway.......
So. Passed the proposal defence, which was nice (although only after having the date set back two weeks because my Dearly Beloved Chair had something better to do). They actually seemed quite happy with my proposal, so perhaps I have a future in ( Read more... ) -
academic win
I convinced him! And now I'm ready to go ( Read more... )