Well, any goodwill that my sister managed to regain has been lost again. She left a message saying she was staying overnight with a friend, and would return by lunch time. Not a problem, except that tomorrow is Mothers' Day. It may be over-commercialised and an attempt to make up for a year of neglect in one day, but it's still something Mum ( Read more... )

Well, my sister is better, as long as you don't mention the events of the last week, and don't suggest that she sees a doctor. Which isn't really a solution, since the situation will probably happen again (this wasn't the first time, though it was probably the worst), but at least we're slightly less stressed ( Read more... )

Have finally finished fairly decent thesis chapter and sent it to supervisor. Never want to read Theodor Adorno again. Eyes watering from staring at computer screen. Need sleep.

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Normal service will resume tomorrow.

by Berthold Hoeckner. My current reading material, along with Martin Jay's biography of Theodor Adorno. Very useful for my thesis, but not what I'd call entralling reading. Or perhaps I should, since they're both so dense as to require total concentration just to get to the end of a sentence. Sample: "True, it is only when the early and the later ( Read more... )

I'm aware that the country's becoming a recurring theme in this journal, but its presence on the 'net is starting to drive me mad. The website which contains the information I need was apparently updated on the 31st of March - however, no new content is visible. Moreover, the Slovene embassy websites in both Sydney and London are down, and the US ( Read more... )

My e-mail has been received Slovenia (finally!), so now I'm just waiting for a response. I really, really want this job, so I'm just hoping the news will be positive. I'm otherwise qualified, but for all I know I could be ruled out on the grounds of my passport alone. (I'm sure the Slovenes are glad they're joining the EU, but the work restrictions ( Read more... )

I do not care about David Beckham's sex life. I have no interest in whether he was having it off with his wife, an Australian girl or a mountain goat. Please stop reporting every raunchy SMS message as if they contain the meaning of life. I do not care.I'm eating toast for the first time in over a week, listening to Purcell and admiring Brian Lara ( Read more... )

Finally, Arsenal got their season back on track with a 4-2 win over Liverpool!It's been another family day, complete with far too much food. I love my father dearly, but his cooking can be...overwhelming. His serving sizes rather reflect his background in the army catering corps. He's also not particularly keen on vegetables. I love a good steak in ( Read more... )

Just testing the new icon. I've collected toy giraffes for years - I don't quite know why. Except that they're tall and I'm not? Anyway, this is cute and more or less recognisable. It's hard to get something with a long neck into 100 pixels ( Read more... )

No news from Slovenia, unfortunately. Not that I expected an instant response, but the nature of my enquiry was such that a fairly prompt reply would have been possible. Oh well. I'll now have to wait until after Easter. I do hope they get back to me - if they don't, it's not a major problem (my question was about logistics rather than being an ( Read more... )