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[childeproof]

I have just hand-delivered my sabbatical application, although it involved crossing campus in the sleety wind, and, on arrival at the office of the Chief Stuffed Shirt of the Academic Resources Board, attempting to convince a slightly bemused secretary that this was the most important sabbatical application ever, and needed special attention, care

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[msilverstar]

OMG I hope you get it! You deserve to get away from there and have some fun! Please to say how you are doing otherwise.

I miss you, and your life, even your funny horrid stories of sheep-like students. Happy to report my son is already aware of the world and even when he gets confused, it's always reasonable. How is your lovely man? Your boughten place?

And did you see the pictures of Bean and Viggo in Toronto together? Very sweet!

[childeproof]

Oh, how nice to hear from you! I'm doing all right, in a Moaning Minnie way, and genuinely reeling after the semester from hell (ending today, praise be). It got to the stage where I was stumbling into bed at midnight or later, having been at work from eight to eight or nine, to speed-read something I was teaching the following day. (I can report that speed-reading eighteenth-century Gothic novels replicates the symptoms of motion sickness with unpleasant accuracy.) So I haven't so much as laid eyes on my lovely man, or my own flat, for four weeks...

BUT we are both going to New York for a week on Monday - I have some research to do, he has some serious book-shopping and eating to do, and I can probably be persuaded...

[msilverstar]

LJ has been being flakey lately and didn't send me this reply. Luckily my browser crashed so I went back to reopen some tags and thought... "I wonder".

Anyway, I'm so glad the semester is over and you get to go home! Wish I lived in NY and could see you. Have a fabulous time!!!

[green_grrl]

Best of luck in getting the sabbatical! *sends glowy attractive vibes to your application*

Well into spring?! Makes it difficult for those having to make complex plans for their sabbaticals -- research travel, etc. Here's hoping you get the coin in the pudding....

[childeproof]

*wafts the vibes hopefully in direction of forms*

I'm going to set up the other stuff, anyway. (Make wild claims of the necessity to visit far-flung archives of dubious relevance to my research, but in areas of extreme natural beauty.) Although the fact that I commute (non-glamorously) internationally to my job anyway means that I'm planning to spend my sabbatical mostly at home, away from the job. If you see what I mean.

[green_grrl]

Stupid LJ losing comment notifications...

Getting to snug in your new home would be a nice luxury. But any chances to visit scenic "research" locations -- well, icing on the cake.

[idlesloth]

hmmm, take care; some of us started our sabbaticals some years ago... still, think of all the time you'd have to follow up that VigBean urge you claimed to have had ...
(I notice a chilling silence in response to my last reply to your reply on previous post. I guess it was the Gollum/Cavetroll image that did it...sorry)

[childeproof]

In haste, as am in NY in business centre of hotel, putting off embarking on Day of Research - LJ never sent me a comment notification re your last comment, so no chilly silences intended, just LJ creating discord between pony!VigBean lovers.

More anon.

[andien]

Everything crossed, wished on and so on!

Wow a sabbatical year - wouldn't that just be lovely.....

[childeproof]

It's up there with my chief sexual fantasies at the moment, I have to say...

[lobelia321]

A year???? Wow. I have a sabbatical next semester but only one semester! I hope you get it!!!! But have you thought of applying for a Leverhulme? That's what I had when I had a whole year off.

[childeproof]

I've thought of a couple of things, but not a Leverhulme - don't you have to either be at a UK institution, or hosted by one which matches your grant money, or something? Perhaps I am confused...

Yes, the year is nice, and one of the main advantages of the Irish university system over the UK. I am regarding it as justifiable reward for working like a rather sullen slave for the last three and a half years...