Two weeks since an update, but that's largely because they've been quite normal weeks. At the moment I'm avoiding doing proofreading because I've just hit one of those student essays where every sentence has sense-crippling mistakes in it. Usually because the student is trying to show off - a telltale sign is that they start each sentence with "naturally" or "moreover". Naturally, this means the rest of it is gibberish as they attempt to us...

Once again I've left it so long between blogs that whimsical observations are pushed aside in a cursory rush through "what I've done". If there ever was anyone reading this for entertainment rather than knowing what I'm doing, it's probably best to skip this one. Another weekend and another trip, this time I went down to Ayutthaya which was the ancient capital of Thailand. There are 4 trains per day in each direction to get there, but 3 of those 4 ar...

Once again I've left it so long between blogs that whimsical observations are pushed aside in a cursory rush through "what I've done". If there ever was anyone reading this for entertainment rather than knowing what I'm doing, it's probably best to skip this one. Another weekend and another trip, this time I went down to Ayutthaya which was the ancient capital of Thailand. There are 4 trains per day in each direction to get there, but 3 of those 4 ar...

Doing a Tom Lever Not in the way that several of my more naïve friends at university did. Let me explain… It's been a pretty quiet few days at the uni, with most classes either over or doing exams. There is also a big cheerleading competition so a lot of students are doing that. It comes to a head this Saturday and should be impressive, they've worked a couple of hours every night for several months on cheers and chants. Some Thai music I've found to be ex...

With a lot more free time on my hands than before, I thought it would resume the blog as a way of getting me regularly writing as I'm hoping to get into better academic writing habits. Without the pressure of a deadline, however distant, it's hard to finish anything. I've got a paper that I've been tinkering with for about 2 years, and it's only 3000 words long. That's an average of about 5 words per day (although I have been doing other things). I've decided ...