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I think I have finally gotten it through my head that I am too old to stay out until 3:30 am.I am also not equipped to drink Cosmopolitans, those pink demon-spawn cocktails from hell.Ignoring points 1 and 2 means that the weekend eats Sunday while I sleep. And sleep. And watch bad TV. And sleep more.Things…… Continue reading The day the weekend ate

(Most importantly) Gorgeous babies being born, and for them being adorned with equally gorgeous namesOver 24 hours of rainSaturday morningsA near-draft of ‘No Ordinary Coward’A brief respite from the Albatross ChapterDecorating the house, Christmas-styleChocolate milk

The video doesn’t quite suit the song, but it’s beautiful regardless. And the song rocks.

I *think* I’ve figured out how to condense the Colossal Chapter from Hell, and make it a logical chapter. Headings, my friends. It’s all about headings. And hitting the delete button. And footnotes.

Got home last night (no more house-sitting for me!) after attending Chad’s colleague, Julia Haisley’s, book launch, and discovered three wonderful things:My shiny new bank card, replaced after the Tasmania debacle. Yay. Access to money is a Good Thing.My shiny new credit card (different to the card mentioned above). Access to emergency money is also…… Continue reading We LOVES Arts SA

So my ‘Nation’ chapter currently stands at exactly 31,000 words. No, that’s not a typo. 31-freaking-thousand words. Bear in mind that the ENTIRE thesis is meant to be 80,000-100,000 words. I have 4 other chapters to write. Plus Intro and Conclusion. Anyway. 11,559 of those words are real contributions to the chapter, and have the…… Continue reading Albatross

How the hell did it get to be nearly 4:00 already?!?!

That didn’t make me feel better at all. Hates writing.

Head hurts. Damned thesis. So I thought I’d try to make myself feel better by listing the things I’ve achieved (publications-wise) this year. Publications: AcademicArticles’Conquering Viking Enemies in Icelandic Cultural Memory’, in Vikings and Their Enemies, ed. by Katrina Burge (Melbourne: Viking Research Network, 2008), 70-81 Reviews Stephen O. Glosecki (ed), Myth in Early Northwest Europe in…… Continue reading Procrastination