Attention, Scholars!

A new Google for you!


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As I was leaving the building to buy a sandwich for lunch, a wave of happiness drowned me by surprise. I haven't experienced bliss in such a way for a very long time and, although it stopped as soon as I reached the overcrowded Tesco at Elephant and Castle's shopping centre, its fading vibrations still reminisce in my soul ( Read more... )

My PhD proposal writing is reaching that stage, where I need to bounce off, argue and discuss ideas. One of my current students is researching artificial intelligence and thought I'd have a little chat with A.L.I.C.E.. I was hoping for her to be as inspiring as the Oblique Strategies but instead, I found myself trapped in what seemed a circular ( Read more... )

Guess what: someone has stolen 1/3 of my art piece at Wimbledon School of Art's Staff show. I just hope they decided to take the CD player with the recording of my voice saying 'bitch' ad infinitum on it and they can never take it out or switch it off. Call me mean but I am really angry. I have never had anything stolen, you see, not even a pencil ( Read more... )

There is nothing unique in this postmodern world, not even oneself. That has already been extensively proved on these pages when my loving mother stayed up all night entirely convinced that I was the Laura Gonzalez, 27, arrested in Stansted airport. Just to clarify, I wasn't her, but the anecdote brought back the sad memory that, in my selective ( Read more... )

There's this amazing piece of make-up equipment, called Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat, which I have always wanted but never knew its exact purpose or its instructions of use. So, after the early dismiss of our weakly team meeting, I decided to venture into Selfridges to clear my doubt with one of those really pretty ladies who sell cosmetics. ( Read more... )

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My own mother was stalking me yesterday. She left a message on my landline, send me 2 emails, a text message and left a voice message on my mobile. All this happened between 9.30 and 10.30 yesterday night ( Read more... )

In the interview for the post of Head of Research and postgraduate studies at The Glasgow School of Art, my boss had to pass a psychometric test to check his managerial and leadership skills. He went very well prepared. His partner is one of the country's leading researchers in corporate psychology. And, as you all know, he got the job and will be ( Read more... )

Riding her red bike
through Wimbledon Town Centre
Edwina Currie