The author of the academic paper with the deadline from hell (as in "how I spent my weekend") just called burbling happily about the translation. And mailed as well but said he'd like to say thanks in person. Awwwwwwwwww. He's had it read by somebody in England who said "superb" (both the English and the content, apparently). So happy man and happy ( Read more... )

Note: Oh, LJ didn't lose it. I posted it... um... elsewhere *blushes*. Took it down from there, and here it is ( Read more... )

*taps screen*

LJ, where did you put my last, long, rant post, please?

I am 99% sure that I pressed 'post entry', although that 1% is now niggling me.

Oh well. Don't have time to do it again.

Hmph.

The wobbly waistline is less wobbly after a week of (mostly) being good. This is most pleasing ( Read more... )

Been sorting priorities out, as in work / home / hobbies. Not an easy thing to do.

Last week, I decided to 'unfriend' a couple of people for no more perverse reason than that - priorities, and having to make cuts somewhere. Sure I could have not done it, but it felt like the right thing. Still does ( Read more... )

Home, and surrounded by happy purry creatures - soooooooo lovely to see them ( Read more... )

Somebody remind me why I do this job? Money, yeah... but the stress?

*pause*

AAAARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

Today was (still is) utterly horrible. I have work coming in from normal clients that I can't refuse either... but oh, the meetings. What a mess. People yelling and at cross-purposes, no clear decisions or strategies coming ( Read more... )

So... back in Lyon. And it's cold (for Lyon). They're not exactly into handling snow and ice, so I skated my way through the park into HQ this morning (note to self: heels and ice do not really mix). The lake in the park is semi-frozen, and the sight of a row of seagulls sitting on the icy part was... cute.

( More supercops waffle )

Saw the quiz in queenbamfies journal and that clicking finger went and clicked and... um... yes, a lot of truth in it. Scarily so. I don't want to change friends or location, or even job, really (although less work would be niiiiiiiiiice), but I *do* want to take advantage of the 'fresh start' I'm soooooo happy to have, in many ways. And as for 'love status ( Read more... )

Got thinking about the fandom and time management thing, so rather than do anything useful (either fannish or otherwise), wrote this. Partly - er - based on personal experience but, y'know, it was for fun:

( A week in the life of a fangirl )