January 2007 - Posts

Frozen Grapes
29 January 07 01:38 PM

In the last few days of hot weather, I've found that the satisfaction of not having an air-conditioner and thus not increasing my ecological footprint even further doesn't really help keep you cool. So I've been trying old-fashioned things like trips Read More...

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So, this Gantt thing...
29 January 07 01:33 PM

Until Matthew's reply to an earlier post, I'd never heard of this Gantt chart thing. But it sounds interesting - and possibly rather useful. I've downloaded a template from the Learning Skills site: it seems pretty straightforward. However, things that Read More...

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Lemon Yogurt Cake
22 January 07 11:05 AM

I'm starting a new tradition for this blog: Monday recipes. Inspired by grand cooking plans I come up with all week, but only get around to making on Sunday afternoon. This week we have: Lemon Yogurt Cake with Marscapone (recipe based on one from the Read More...

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Deadlines (the word 'dead' is in there for a reason)
18 January 07 06:02 PM

Having just read Karina's post about her impending thesis deadline of doom , and Robyn's comment on my last post about the completion scholarship (which my supervisors and I have already decided we aren't touching with a ten-foot pole, even a metaphorical Read More...

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I'm Ready To Commit. To Groceries.
17 January 07 02:52 PM

Alternative title: This is where smoking behind the bike shed gets you... As of yesterday, I'm suspended. Despite the fact the I should be getting really serious about my thesis (with a side order of thesis related hermitage and insanity), I've taken Read More...

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Writing Technique: Addressing an Audience
11 January 07 02:45 PM

Writing conference papers is different to writing thesis chapters, or even to writing articles. I do write my conference papers in full: I read from them when I am presenting. In the ideal world, I've written the paper far enough in advance that I have Read More...

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Read This!
08 January 07 11:17 AM

Really. You really do want to. DISADVENTURE! DISADDENDUM! Read More...

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Behind the Eight-Ball Before It Even Starts Rolling
05 January 07 04:59 PM

It's Friday afternoon - 5pm - and I'm packing up to go home, going with the business-day schedule even though there isn't the usual drinks to lure me. Rather, I'm off home to catch up with the parentals (and check that their house is still standing in Read More...

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Under the Wether
04 January 07 02:58 PM

Back in to the office today, where I'm waiting out the 'superstorm' that is supposed to engulf WA today. Actually, it is just overcast, which shows how commercial news and understatement don't really go together. And because I'm still in random holiday Read More...

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