A Cautionary Tale
I said that some of the posts here would be advice-type, "Don't Make My Mistake"-type, and, well... As far as mistakes go, this one is not so terrible. But still. My research is about war. More...
View ArticleHow to Write a Research Article…
...and get really down on yourself. Think about how writing a research article is really hard. Remember that there are plenty of good resources out there to help. Look up one of them, the much-famed...
View ArticleMaster Sun said:
War is A grave affair of state; It is a place Of life and death, A road To survival and extinction, A matter To be pondered carefully. - Sun-Tzu, The Art of War This is how my thesis will start, I...
View ArticleSome Good Things
1. Emma Sky, and her book The Unravelling. I saw her speak last week (thanks to Sammi!), now she's on Q&A, and I'm reading her book. It's all so... sensible. And amazing. Stay tuned for more in...
View ArticleHow I Feel as a Woman in Academia
First of all, I feel pissed off that I'm taking the time to write this article. Then I remember that it might do some good*. So, I sigh, and carry on. Last week I read Down Among the Women, by Fay...
View ArticleAustralia…na?
I seem to have developed a strange habit of reading Australian books in the US. The first day I was here (this time around) I read Romulus, My Father, by Raimond Gaita; and then Jasper Jones by Craig...
View ArticleGhosts in the movie machine
I think we were walking to Aldi for some cheap crackers and cheese; for whatever reason we started talking about the colour of money. In Australia, the $5 note is pink, the $10 blue, the $20 red; the...
View ArticleThe Inevitable
I'm reading a novel called The Sound of One Hand Clapping, by Richard Flanagan. I thought I had read something by him before and liked it, which is why my parents gave me this book for my birthday. In...
View ArticleHoliday, Recommendation
I'm on half-holidays this week - my boyfriend is required(ish) to go to Miami for a continuing medical education conference, and I've tagged along. Since he's at lectures half the day, I'm also working...
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