medievalists: fyi
The Program for the International Congress on Medieval Studies–online for a month–is printed and has been winging its way through (priority) US and international mail for a week. US bulk is going out...
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Interesting posts with subsequent discussion re: tenure, graduate school, and expectations over at Blogenspiel. Post 1 Post 2
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The International Congress on Medieval Studies has a Twitter account: @KzooICMS If you’re a Twitter-using medievalist, please follow! There’s also a designated a hashtag #Kzoo2010 for use before,...
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Ink
I was recently reminded that although I have told this story to friends, in three weeks I’m going to encounter a lot of people (at the Congress) who haven’t heard it, and there will be those who ask...
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Medievalists: pre-registration deadline is the 28th, after which a late fee will be applied. Register now, save that late fee to buy me a beer. (lol)
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The crazy woman’s guide to pumpkin carving
I love Halloween. And by love, I mean LOVE. All of it. Insanely. Especially pumpkins! Making stencils for pumpkin carving (using Photoshop): Find a photo–I used two of the new HP7 posters (here and...
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Oh, gourd.
Continuing the tradition. Sadly, the face grew so fragile I couldn’t finish it properly (and had to use toothpick support, which I really try to avoid), but here is this year’s Snape: Two of the four...
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Today I ended up in conversation with a couple of the grad students about when I first started attending the Congress, as an undergrad (1990). They called me an old fart. o_O I regaled them with Back...
View ArticleBlogging for Kids with Disabilities (2009)
Four years ago I was asked to join seven other bloggers–parents of kids with a variety of disabilities–to blog in an organized fashion on their behalf. Educate. Advocate. Each year since I’ve continued...
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Uhhh…
The new Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller … can’t imagine what was on their mind during design. Well, I’ve heard it said it keeps you young — but if you’re sticking your Pocket Rocket in your eye...
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