What does that dream mean anyway? - So apparently sinus congestion can make you feel like your teeth are going to fall out (!) This was a welcome piece of information when I visited my dentist, afraid that I was going to need some serious work because... (15:10 | 109 Trackbacks | 10 Comments)

fingers and legs crossed - I return home to find that Luke has dismantled the toilet, and taken off for work leaving his mobile phone sitting on our dining table. And I need to pee so bad!!!... (17:09 | 109 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)

preparation - I have my iPod plugged into the stereo, a bellyful of delicious not-bolognese, and a pot of tea beside me. Here's hoping that will get me through a reasonable share of the 65 papers I have to mark and grade... (13:46 | 43 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)

The morning after the conference before - I haven't had an actual hangover in a long, long time. Until today - which is of course the addendum one must expect to accompany the previous statement. It seems to have resulted from a mixture of the drunkenness derived... (19:23 | 274 Trackbacks | 4 Comments)

Telerecommendations - TelerecommendationsSince coordinating a TV studies course this semester, I've hardly watched any. The exception being a couple of intensive weeks of Big Brother - I got sucked in during research for the weeks on reality TV. I haven't watched The... (13:43 | 104 Trackbacks | 5 Comments)

podcasts: know any good ones? - Since I now have a digital audio player I'm jumping on that bandwagon and seeking out worthy/listenable podcasts. So far I've nabbed: Inside Mac Radio KCRW's The Treatment (this week's show is an interview with Gregg Araki - joy!) NPR's... (14:48 | 33 Trackbacks | 6 Comments)

These days - I've been absent from the blogosphere of late, and not just in terms of writing in my own space. I haven't logged into Bloglines or dropped into any of my regular blogs for weeks and it's been both saddening and... (18:30 | 2546 Trackbacks | 5 Comments)