Archive for October, 2006

First critique

Monday, October 30th, 2006

I’m being assessed for the first time. For two whole freaking days. By other students.
Nothing about that to fear eh?
I am more nervous than if I was waiting to have all my teeth pulled out. Other students talking about my work with no idea as to my concept (which is so not obvious) in front [...]

Too many -isms

Friday, October 20th, 2006

I love all my college library books with their obscure sounding titles and yellowed dog-eared pages.
But, I am feeling a little overwhelmed. After not exercising my critical muscles for a while it is amazing how easily ones brain can sink into a mode of comfortable fluff and superficiality.
I’m looking at my desk filled with books, [...]

A promise falls short

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

So much for two weeks.
I now have a phone line as of today – hurrah.
Now I have to wait another two weeks until BT bring forth the ADSL line so my broadband provider (who aren’t BT) can give me my fecking broadband.
I so want to be able to research bloody academic journals at home rather [...]

Hang tight

Friday, October 13th, 2006

Thanks to those lovely ladies who sent moving-in cards – the postman actually delivered those!
Still no internet or washing machine but I am now the proud possessor of a dishwasher.
College is so bloody busy. I thought an arts degree – unlike my previous science degree – was meant to be easy?! The amount of [...]

Out of touch for two weeks and a massive rant…

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

As of tomorrow I’ll have no internet access at home for two weeks (damn you British Telecom). I will check my email at college when I can but I’ll be mainly offline until the 19th. If I owe you an email I’ll try and send it from college as soon as I can.
Today the bomshell. [...]