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Getting Things Done
I have been Getting Stuff Done:
* I finished my conclusion last week and sent it off to supervisorfaces. This means I now have a complete draft of the whole thing, and it is 'just' editing and rewriting to be done. Hurrah!
* This year I actually baked presents for Neighbour Day! (I accidentally used coriander instead of ginger in the first batch of gingerbread cookies, and have been rather confused to find that both J and I find them to be quite acceptable.) I baked a big batch of gingerbread sparkle cookies, and another one of choc chip cookies, and after Family visits I'm going to put them in bags and take them around.
* I have been pretty good at doing my Greek homework, although I was too tired on Friday and too busy yesterday. So today is going to be Extra Greek day.
* On Friday night I went to Perth Praxis, a left-wing dinner/talk/thing. Often this kind of thing gets me down, because of the in-fighting and the repetition. But Cedric's talk about how he came to identify as a radical democrat was really interesting for me. He talked a bit about his parents, and about South Africa (where he grew up). He talked - very briefly - about having to join the South African army in order to get a passport to leave the country, and ending up taking part in a revolution (actually, several) on the wrong side. I can hardly imagine how awful that must feel. Discussion afterwards got a bit frustrating, as it always does, but I made notes on who to talk to afterwards. I am not really interested in abstract, long-term, reactionary campaigns and protests. I like the thought of small projects that build something better and more beautiful. Stuff that sounds interesting on that front: a Food Not Bombs chapter might be starting up in Perth, the Really Really Free Market is coming up, and there are a few people around the place that I'm going to talk to more.
* March is Mending Month on craftzine! Yesterday I sewed up some holes in my favourite pants and hemmed them, and darned some of J's shorts. It is the first time I have hemmed and darned! I found it quite satisfying, thank you.
* I finished my conclusion last week and sent it off to supervisorfaces. This means I now have a complete draft of the whole thing, and it is 'just' editing and rewriting to be done. Hurrah!
* This year I actually baked presents for Neighbour Day! (I accidentally used coriander instead of ginger in the first batch of gingerbread cookies, and have been rather confused to find that both J and I find them to be quite acceptable.) I baked a big batch of gingerbread sparkle cookies, and another one of choc chip cookies, and after Family visits I'm going to put them in bags and take them around.
* I have been pretty good at doing my Greek homework, although I was too tired on Friday and too busy yesterday. So today is going to be Extra Greek day.
* On Friday night I went to Perth Praxis, a left-wing dinner/talk/thing. Often this kind of thing gets me down, because of the in-fighting and the repetition. But Cedric's talk about how he came to identify as a radical democrat was really interesting for me. He talked a bit about his parents, and about South Africa (where he grew up). He talked - very briefly - about having to join the South African army in order to get a passport to leave the country, and ending up taking part in a revolution (actually, several) on the wrong side. I can hardly imagine how awful that must feel. Discussion afterwards got a bit frustrating, as it always does, but I made notes on who to talk to afterwards. I am not really interested in abstract, long-term, reactionary campaigns and protests. I like the thought of small projects that build something better and more beautiful. Stuff that sounds interesting on that front: a Food Not Bombs chapter might be starting up in Perth, the Really Really Free Market is coming up, and there are a few people around the place that I'm going to talk to more.
* March is Mending Month on craftzine! Yesterday I sewed up some holes in my favourite pants and hemmed them, and darned some of J's shorts. It is the first time I have hemmed and darned! I found it quite satisfying, thank you.