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Between
Between bad weather and good, winter and spring, overworked and relaxed, busy and casual…. Feeling a bit mixed on the whole. The weather has been sharply cold, then today it is sunny and relatively pleasant. The many stressful, big things to do are either done or in train, since Thursday – all weekend I’ve been…
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Ryman’s Air
Reading Geoff Ryman’s Air. I know: it’s a bit silly to talk about a book you’ve only started – I’ve read about three chapters. It’s also the kind of book that is deeply involving; a somewhat dangerous distraction when I’ve had so much to do – on the other hand many things are done, perhaps…
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Snoo
It snew… … uh… snowed. While I was working, finishing the cover letter, revising the papers for Thursday’s undergraduate class, planning the Powerpoint for tomorrow’s postgraduate presentation. I didn’t notice it at all, not while it was happening, but when I went to bed the street behind my apartment looked strangely bright and – I…
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Hero / Craven
Many many things to do: this is the high-pressure week, probably of the entire year. Grant application, promotion application, leave application, masses of administration, three courses to start teaching (one entirely new), and of course that PAPER to finish (aargh). (The paper is about 5/6 complete – but the last part is just, well, it’s…
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Borges: Blogger
It’s going better now; several hours of successful work last night, the end is in sight. Some blogs keep returning to the subject of blogging as though they need to justify it: I have certainly spent time trying to get it exactly right, but justifying it seems unnecessary – why should any kind of writing,…
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Aaargh
Almost nothing done for nearly thirty-six hours. Puttering, cooking, washing dishes; walking around the books on the floor… as far too often I am working against myself and what I need to do, in the most strenuous manner… ridiculous. Master of the dilatory, consummate connoisseur of avoidance, lord of laziness, powerful proponent of procrastination…. Aaaaaaaargh.
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Paul Attinello 