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the countdown continues ...
Just found out that my bibliography DOES NOT count towards my final word count. Thank god. Seems hard to imagine that I've pretty much used all the 100,000 words I'm limited to, but its true. I've got a lot of disgusting forensic facts to impart. a lot ( Read more... ) -
HELP!
Does anyone remember a US reality television show which included the forensic examination of potential partners' bedrooms? I'm sure I didn't make this up, but I haven't been able to find it. I've got "family forensics", but I'm sure there was a dating specific one. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? -
I'VE MADE IT!
... someone quoted me in their MA thesis. I feel like a proper grownup academic. Huzzah. -
What's at stake?
That's the question I have to ask of my thesis right now. Unfortunately for me, it is not answering. Also - what is my feminist agenda? I'm fairly certain - "stop killing women" is a bit too big picture. -
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Should I listen to Iron Maiden or Leonard Cohen???? -
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Today I am reading: Bones: Buried Deep. It is a book based on characters created for a tv series, which is based on another book. It is so intertextual it has disappeared up its own bum hole. Also, it is written as if it were the fanfiction of an over hormonal teenager who never leaves their house. barf. -
My Brain is Full
Welcome to Thesistown, population: ME
The only thing keeping me from disappearing into serial killer/Gil Grissom nightmares right now:
1) Ashes to Ashes - currently the best TV show on (a close second? Primeaval, but that probably just me)
2) Georgette Heyer novels
3) Alex Rider, the teenage spy
YUP, that's it. -
Technical Difficulties ...
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Today
Movies for this weekend:
- Dilwale Dulhania (sweet bollywood action)
- Castle in the Sky (sweet miyazaki action)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (sweet male gymnastics team action)
Intellectual conclusions for today:
- Michel Foucault? More like Michel F**k you! -
Fan Fiction?
Can anybody give me a crash course in the conventions and syntax of fan fiction? Some handy definitions of key terms would also be really helpful - "shipping"? "Mary Sue ( Read more... )