His life of leisure must be conducted in due form

[gyges_ring]

So, given that I've been completely finished all my assessments for about a week, I thought I'd make a post that's largely about my honours. (I say 'largely' at first, but on reflection that was a lie, just like everything else on this blog)

Comments

[elaran]

I have not had a look at your thesis yet. It would be nice to see you again, even for a little bit. :) Friday @ 3pm on the foreshore near the shop-thing-it. Or something.

[gyges_ring]

I will be at work until about 5ish. But maybe. I wouldn't count on me appearing, unless you will be in the city somewhere afterwards (like you want to plan on going somewhere for foods or something)

[nyaow]

i miss amplifier dance parties with you. wanna go?

That's an amazing, amazing icon

[gyges_ring]

Friday?

Re: That's an amazing, amazing icon

[nyaow]

i watch it for extended periods of time
yes plz!

[gyges_ring]

I was holding off because I wanted to see what I felt like on Friday. And now I think I have not slept enough this week to be awake and aware enough by the time midnight comes around. Next week, perhaps? (When the short one is arrived?)

[gyges_ring]

Partially, yes. Although I have noticed (and already noted on LJ) a horrible tendency to turn things into an analysis of performativity when out and about.

[ataxi]

I don't have time to read it now (as I have an over-the-phone job interview in an hour or so) -- but are you serious regarding spelling and grammar corrections? I ask because I think I noticed what seemed to be a few minor errors in the pages that I read.

[gyges_ring]

Re: grammar. Very serious. Very, very serious. If the sentence is difficult to read, I think that's a valid criticism, and something that should be fixed. If the sentence is fine to read, and there are no problems with understanding, but you happen to think there's too many commas (or too few), or that I shouldn't be starting a sentence with, as a completely-contrived-and-hasn't-happened-to-me-at-all-recently-in-relation-to-this-thesis example, "and" or "because" then I will disregard the comment completely. I treat that as a matter of personal preference, not something that you can't or shouldn't do

[ataxi]

These are actual errors as far as I can tell, but I'll leave it, as you've submitted.I put that in there because there's probably quite a few words that may not look like real words, but are. Words like "performativity" or "Foucauldian."
With a few exceptions -- "playfully" misspelled coinages like différance perhaps -- it seems quite easy to distinguish the non-words bandied about by literature students from the accidental non-words ;-)... I trust my own judgement when it comes to language over that of most of the people who are likely to read this from my journal.
Most people assume that they've gotten it right the first time: that's why people who write for a living have editors and proof-readers.

By the way, I found the time to read the whole thing and didn't mind it. I don't know Grey's at all, but I watch House and vaguely recall Dr Finlay (my sister and I used to be big Dr Neil fans ...). I don't have many suggestions to make, but I suspect your arguments would've been strengthened by some specific theoretical underpinnings as

[tommmo]

Just commenting to say that "Black Flowers" is a lovely little tune. My favourite of I Am Not Afraid of You...