Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: May 9, 2009
The CanLit Gala paper is officially put to bed, and I feel like it’s a solid piece of scholarship. So I let myself enjoy a day of rest as a result. My dad visited and we went for lunch, which was lovely (and I still have half my lunch for dinner — even better!). I [...]
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: April 13, 2009
Amazon has recently made the decision, being “Family Friendly” and all, to remove adult-themed material from their sales rankings, thus ensuring that these titles will not come up in random searches for other material nor be eligible for the best-seller list.
Censorship? Surely not. Right? They’re just “protecting” us from our own tasteless desires.
So what will [...]
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: March 20, 2009
Can’t wait to get home, go for a run, and then unplug for the night. Here’s the weekend work pile.
readings for ENGL 2608
Monday lecture
Wednesday lecture
Thursday tutorial
edit (last?) chapter of book
grade (last?) tutorial paper
grade 2608 on-time essays
grade 2608 late essays
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: February 12, 2009
Pod-blogging, so excuse the typos.
I got asked today to write a scholarly review for a for reals journal, so I’m feeling like slightly less of a failure than I have for the rest of the week. On the other hand, I am spending a disproportionate amount of energy on looking up nonacademic career paths. I [...]
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: January 24, 2009
My cold has abated enough that I actually got to hit the gym today and go to my Group Power class. I feel 100% better about the universe for getting active again. (Also for the delicious samosas I got at the market. Breakfast of champions.)
Working on getting some ground back in terms [...]
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: January 21, 2009
So I’m now on day four of the cold-from-hell and am falling swiftly behind at just about everything. So here’s what I have to do between now and Monday.
- finish editing book project 1
- finish editing book project 2
- finish chapter 3 of the dissertation
- read ahead for my course
- write at least two, [...]
Posted by: fiftypercentninja on: January 3, 2009
Last night, I kept another New Year’s Resolution by unplugging. I started making Friday nights my unplugged night after reading about Ariel Meadow Stallings and her journey through the off-line world. Ariel is already one of my heros as the foundress of Off-Beat Bride, the first place I found inspiration to make our [...]
