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i am so very tired
Oct. 19th, 2007 12:50 pmI've had a good couple of days, though. I haven't finished the chapter I'm working on, and I haven't managed to contact That Guy to be my reference for my application, but I feel like I've done an alright job at preparing for the seminar I'm giving today. I have slides and a poster and also workbooks that are really crappy zines. I have some stuff to learn about a) neat handwriting, b) not writing right near the edges. Also I put all my slides and stuff on my grown up website, which makes me feel like I've achieved something.
I am really hoping that kids swallow my propaganda plus also that we get to have some fun discussion. Also that I don't pass out or anything.
Some other good stuff about the last few days:
* My bicycle seems to have stopped squeaking.
* I've actually been engaged and interested in my work again, albeit in lesson planning rather than thesis-stuff.
* I've had some fun discussions with people about politics and philosophy and such. I met Mr S for coffee yesterday, and he always wants to argue about post-modernism (or, more recently, post-humanism). Sometimes I am not so much in the mood for that, but of late it's morphed into a pleasant exploration about what our academic work is meant to achieve, plus also some stuff about technology, which I always like talking about. And last night I went to my brother's place, and accidentally got really excited about Some Things at his friends. I felt a bit embarrassed about it afterwards, but all of his friends are nice and I feel positive about it, on the whole. And then we went to see Jarrad and Tristan be DJs (actually, we just listened to Jarrad, and watched Tristan dance). It was pretty awesome. I also liked that there were some activist types that I vaguely know from around the place that I got to chat to for a bit.
But ohohoh I am so tired. Last couple of days my eyelids have been springing open come eight, and after late nights that's not my usual state. I guess I am excited or nervous or something.
That is all!
I am really hoping that kids swallow my propaganda plus also that we get to have some fun discussion. Also that I don't pass out or anything.
Some other good stuff about the last few days:
* My bicycle seems to have stopped squeaking.
* I've actually been engaged and interested in my work again, albeit in lesson planning rather than thesis-stuff.
* I've had some fun discussions with people about politics and philosophy and such. I met Mr S for coffee yesterday, and he always wants to argue about post-modernism (or, more recently, post-humanism). Sometimes I am not so much in the mood for that, but of late it's morphed into a pleasant exploration about what our academic work is meant to achieve, plus also some stuff about technology, which I always like talking about. And last night I went to my brother's place, and accidentally got really excited about Some Things at his friends. I felt a bit embarrassed about it afterwards, but all of his friends are nice and I feel positive about it, on the whole. And then we went to see Jarrad and Tristan be DJs (actually, we just listened to Jarrad, and watched Tristan dance). It was pretty awesome. I also liked that there were some activist types that I vaguely know from around the place that I got to chat to for a bit.
But ohohoh I am so tired. Last couple of days my eyelids have been springing open come eight, and after late nights that's not my usual state. I guess I am excited or nervous or something.
That is all!