Procrastinatrix Extraordinaire : ack!ademia

Why pack when I can blog?

Sanna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:03:00 GMT

Well, I fly out to New Zealand today for the Film and History Association of Australia and New Zealand conference. Then I'm back for a couple of days next week before heading off to Germany for another conference and Finland for research (and Christmas)....(read more)

The one where I whinge about preferred suppliers

Sanna — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:49:00 GMT

I'm heading off on a conference/research trip in just under two weeks, so it seems like a suitable time to share some thoughts about the university's preferred supplier-approach to travel agencies. (you may already have guessed where this is going...)...(read more)

Caveat

Sanna — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:21:00 GMT

I've noticed many theses seem to include some kind of caveat in the preface or elsewhere early on. I've found I don't quite know where I sit with them, so here is a loose rambling on about exceptions and clauses... "Such-and-such is beyond the scope of...(read more)

I think I'm going to cry.

Sanna — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:54:00 GMT

The dreadful pertinence of PHD comics......(read more)

I wrote almost 2000 words today. Happy dance!

Sanna — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:43:00 GMT

It all started with me first being able to squeeze out a hundred words or so yesterday. I'm starting a new chapter so it's all weird and scary at the moment and I have no real structure to work with yet. As I agonised with the lack of existing structure,...(read more)

Brief update

Sanna — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:32:00 GMT

My family headed over to the US to meet relatives a few months ago, and a local newspaper published this article about their travels (the image quality isn't fantastic): The Great Michigan Tour of '08 On my thesis front: not much going on at the moment,...(read more)

Need to stay focused?

Sanna — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Behold, some advice on staying motivated on past/long term projects. The bit about writing-down-your-ideas has, in admittedly a different format and context, kickstarted me in my thesis work after four consecutive semesters of teaching/procrastinating....(read more)

Culture of the Europeans

Sanna — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:00:00 GMT

I've just registered (or applied? I'm not quite sure how it works) for the Donald Sassoon Masterclass Culture of the Europeans at the end of the year, and thought I should perhaps read the good man's book Culture of the Europeans - 1800 to the present...(read more)

...and a side of baby bonus, thanks.

Sanna — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:20:00 GMT

I don't have a regular blogroll that I trawl through, but there is one blog that I occasionally visit and end up spending far more time reading posts and following links than I had planned. It still surprises me, because it's an economics blog, and economics...(read more)

Limina: in the Margins conference

Sanna — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:32:00 GMT

A couple of photos from the recent interdisciplinary conference organised by Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies.The photos here represent different aspects of the event. Peer feedback and exchange of ideas: The organised chaos of networking...(read more)

Oh my god, it's alive!

Sanna — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

After briefly flirting with the idea of setting up at blogger, I've decided to revive my trusty Procrastinatrix. Perhaps if one day I really desperately want more people to read my insights and insipidity (is that a real word? it should be) I'll migrate,...(read more)

I'm back!

Sanna — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:19:00 GMT

...but not yet in this time zone. I've been out of town for three months, of which six weeks were dedicated to sitting in libraries reading. I might get back into blogging soon. As soon as I figure out how to sleep during the nights....(read more)

Well, I think it's a good idea.

Sanna — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:07:00 GMT

(Bear with me, it might take a while for me to reach my point.) *A while back there was some talk here on MRS about the viva/oral defence of theses and why it wasn't necessarily the best or easiest thing for Australian students (not least because we're...(read more)

Status report

Sanna — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Now, just because I have failed miserably at staying away from the computer after 10pm doesn't mean I'm useless at all other pursuits. It's October the eighth and I have written over 6000 words, so i'm not doing too badly. I was perhaps a bit ambitious...(read more)

I don't feel like teaching , no sir, no teaching to-daay-haaay.

Sanna — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:42:00 GMT

Is everyone having a fantastic International Teachers' Day? I am - I'm celebrating by not doing anything even vaguely teaching related. :-)...(read more)