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12:16 pm
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*squee*
I have BPAL!
I now have bottles of Stormhold (which smells fantastic), 13 (which smells incredibly sexy) and Yvaine which I'm wearing at the moment and is a lovely soft lavender scent that may be about to become my new Firinne perfume.
I also had a lovely weekend and got to see fabulous people I haven't seen in ages, which made me happy.
*pokes at own wrist*
Mmmm...Yvaine does smell lovely.
Happy Sally.
Current Mood:  bouncy
Tags: bpal
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02:08 pm
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Squeee!
My new bathroom is nearly finished!
It's lovely and blue and shiny. I'm ridiculously excited about this, even if it is just a bathroom.
There will be pictures soon. The builders say they should be done around 5 ish.
Current Mood: bouncy
Tags: house
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02:56 pm
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Results!
I just got my MA results.
I got a Pass.
( Some academic angst. You know, my tiara is too tight as well. )
Current Mood:  blah
Tags: university
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08:23 pm
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Cat worries...
I appear to be missing two cats.
Both were around this morning, when I hauled them into the sitting room, opened the french windows to give them access to the back garden, but shut the sitting room door so they couldn't get out into the hallway where the builders were working.
Around lunchtime they both pottered out into the garden.
I've not seen them since.
I'm still in a relatively zen place, mostly because I'm figuring they are together and have just found somewhere to shelter from the rain, but I would really quite like them to come back soon. Not have cats around tends to make Sally a less happy beastie.
ETA: Myrddin is back, but not Madoc, which is making me twitchy. Myrddin is normally the sensible one. Madoc is the cat who has wandered off and gotten lost before and I really don't like him not being around.
Current Mood:  anxious
Tags: cats
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12:22 pm
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For anyone who doesn't know.
http://stealth.strangecompany.org/
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/05/europeans-you-have-u.html
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/2008/07/02/write-to-your-mep-say-no-to-3-strikes-through-the-backdoor/
Do read this. Do write to your MEP.
This is a BAD THING.
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10:00 am
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A general life update
I've not written one of these in a while, and so I thought today I would give a general update on what is happening in Sally's World.
First of all, I think I'm mostly done with my MA. I've now handed in my thesis, the external examiner has been and gone, and I've finished the conservation of my object which is now on display at Camberwell College of Art. I spent most of yesterday putting together my display tiles, and trying to arrange it just right in the case.
If anyone is interested, the exhibition runs from today until Sunday and I am very happy to show anyone around on any day except Sunday. It is open between 10 am and 8 pm, and there are some wonderful objects on display.
It's an odd feeling to have my time at Camberwell coming to an end. I've been really happy there. It's this lovely, creative, warm, nice environment and it's quite strange to think that I won't be back there, in my place in G14, working on something new after this.
I have, however, had my new job confirmed as starting on July 16th at the Greenwich Fan Museum. I'm doing three days per week, at £10 per hour, for July. After that, Mrs Alexander and I will work something out for August, and I should hopefully start as a four day per week Curatorial Assistant in September. I went in to see Mrs Alexander yesterday and she was on good form, and being lovely. I think I'm looking forward to actually earning some money.
In other news, I have builders in my house today tearing out my old bathroom which they intend to replace with something new. Apparently the work will be ongoing for about a week, but we should have a functioning bathroom for all of that, one way or another. This may drive Jeremiah insane, and I'm rather expecting him to flee to Feltham at some point, if ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) molez will have him.
I also have three potential holidays coming up, which is very exciting. Two are definitely planned (I'm going to the Pacific North West to go adventuring alone, which is very exciting) and I'm going to Cornwall in December with my usual winter holiday posse, plus astro_dust and reindeerflotila which means I'll need a new cat sitter for the period! There is also family talk of both a villa in Sardinia in September (which may be a bit close to my Seattle trip for the museum to be that happy with that) and a trip to Istanbul between Christmas and New Year.
The world is changing. I think it's changing for the better, but it's definitely changing. I just need to hold off on having any mid life crises in the interim. It's a good thing that I'm not a (full time) student anymore. It's a good thing that I've got a job. And the future will be shiny...
Current Mood:  optimistic
Tags: general life update, university, wandering&adventuring, work
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11:04 pm
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Prince Caspian: the film
( A Review )
Current Mood: cheerful
Tags: film & theatre reviews
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01:15 pm
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For any associates of Jen/typical_child
Just so folks know, typical_child is in town briefly. She's staying with Mike Gaiser and will be at the College Arms tonight before vanishing off to France, so this is a limited term offer only.
pierot will be heading down to see her, and I shall hopefully join him if Andy and I get out of the ice rink in time.
If anyone else would like to come along, that would be fantastic.
Current Mood:  busy
Tags: plans
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11:31 am
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Thesis done...
...and handed in.
I actually finished writing at 9 pm last night.
I then sat up to 4 am formating, spell checking, making sure my abstract was OK, putting my bibliography in alphabetical order.
I got up at 8.20 am today to go into college, and then spent until 10.45 am faffing around with the printers to get the damn thing to print.
I finally handed it in around 11 am. Mark Sandy looked bemused when I handed it to him.
I've now got a final show to prepare for, plus assorted NewCourse & NewJob admin stuff to get sorted, so I don't really feel as if I'm able to relax yet, but at least the reports are now in.
Today, at least, I'm going to be falling over and trying to take it very very easy...
Current Location: camberwell college of arts
Current Mood:  exhausted
Tags: university
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01:17 am
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One of my favourite quotes...
( And it's by Neill Gaiman, which is rare for me )
Current Mood:  awake
Tags: things i love
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05:11 pm
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Romance, the DC way...
Batman and Black Canary - the Mills & Boon years.
I think my brain just broke.
Nightwing...Starfire...come in. Guys. This is kinda important. End of the world type stuff. Guys...?
Oracle is far far too good for him, damnit!
In other news, I had a surprisingly good day in the studio today - I found some nice thick acrylic sheeting to provide a splint for the broken guard of the fan, and repaired most of the tears in the leaf. Another couple of hours tomorrow and I should be all done.
Go me!
Current Mood: amused
Tags: comics, university
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09:42 am
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Visiting Holocaust Exhibitions
As most of you know, I'm currently writing my MA thesis on the ethics of displaying the photography of the Holocaust. I've got a billion quotes/opinions from assorted art historians/historians/sociologists/curators etc, but I really don't have anything from The Person Visiting The Museum (tm).
I was therefore wondering if there was anyone on here who would be OK with talking to me a bit, either via comments, or via e mail. Basically, if you've been to an exhibition of the Holocaust, in a museum context (Imperial War Museum, Holocaust Memorial Centre in the US or Israel, a local museum, a gallery - anything really), I'd really really appreciate hearing from you.
What I'd like to know, if possible, is
a) which photographs had the strongest impact on you/stuck in your memory the most.
b) what that emotional impact was - how did they make you feel?
c) what do you think about displaying holocaust photography? Do you ever feel uncomfortable or feel that it is inappropriate to display certain photographs? If so which ones, and why?
My e mail address is sally.brewer@wolfson.oxon.org.
I've got a whole load of rambling thoughts myself that I'll happily share with anyone who asks, but I'll try and avoid doing that on this post.
I'd really really appreciate anyone who can offer some opinions. I don't need to use anyone's name in my thesis, and I can avoid quoting anyone directly if they don't want to be quoted.
Current Mood: busy
Tags: university
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12:32 am
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Gah
So, I came out of the College Arms tonight and found some bastard had smashed the window in my car and stolen my SatNav from the glove compartment.
I would be zen about this, but it's the second time in two weeks.
Am feeling a bit 'meh' now.
Current Mood: blah
Tags: minis&cars
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09:24 am
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And then the tarot reader began with 'this is probably all a load of cobblers'
I've just read this.
It appears that from now on, tarot readers, mediums, spiritualists, and astrologers are going to be covered by legislation which says they have to warn people before they begin that what they are doing is 'for entertainment only' and is in no way experimentally proven.
As a note, I've had my tarot read for me many times, by both friends, professionals and by myself. It's mostly been inaccurate enough that I've rather given up on it as anything other than a quite good way to poke around someone's subconscious. I've had my palm read, and was haunted by the prophecy for years.* I've gone to see a medium once, but that was with a friend and I just listened in. It did sound to me a lot like a rip off, but who am I to comment?
In a very odd way this darkly amuses me, mostly because I have NO idea how the average fortune teller of any kind would work that into their schtick. I've never met one who wasn't VERY keen to emphasize how real it was, how important it is. Mediums, in particular, I think are going to be screwed by this.
"Well, there might or might not be something out there. No idea. Scientifically this is all crap. That'll be £17 to sit in my living room and let me whiffle crap at you."
In a way, though, I feel kinda sorry for these people. I've got friends who use tarot, and dabble in other things, and they are often quite serious about this kind of thing. This is kinda now saying very firmly that in the eyes of the law, they are talking complete shite and the law thinks they are just making shit up. And that's a slightly harsh thing to say.
*I was told I'd meet a man, settle down with him and have a daughter. Then I'd meet the love of my life. I'd be totally torn and it would rip me apart. The palm reader wasn't sure what decision I'd make, but it would be the right one in the end, which struck me as a cop out.
Current Mood: awake
Tags: ponderings & meanderings
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12:33 am
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Random skating thoughts...
I had a really nice evening's skating with molez. It was an ice disco at Streatham tonight, and a couple of the instructors were there and really showing off, leading up to one of them doing a cartwheel on ice.
I also realized how much more comfortable I've gotten on the ice since I started skating again. This evening Andy was dragging me along at high speeds, and at one point pushing me along as fast as he could skate (and he skates faster than me as he has ice hockey skates, and I skate with figure skates) whilst I made choo choo train noises and gestures with my arm. I was perfectly comfortable being hauled around on the ice, which I wouldn't have been at all a few months ago.
The other thing I realized was that one of the things I love about ice skating is the way I never feel icky and sweaty. Well, I do. After an hour of solid skating tonight, I know I had a thin trickle of sweat running down my back, and my heart rate was definitely up, but I didn't feel icky and hot and flushed. Rather, I still felt cool, with the air around me feeling crisp and clean. Gyms smell of sweat and human flesh. Ice rinks always smell clean and clear, and make me feel like I am too. Stealth exercise at its finest.
Then I came home and showered.
Believe me, it was for the best.
I'm due to go skating again this weekend. This makes me happy. I really must drag some of the rest of you guys along soon. It's honestly a lovely way to spend an hour or so, you know...
Current Mood: bouncy
Tags: ice skating
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