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A note to all students [03 May 2010|09:49pm] [ mood | frustrated ] smudge6699 at youtube is not a credible reference for your essay. Cite the pirated documentary he's uploaded by its true name and publisher/distributor, and don't tell me that you watched the pirate version. post comment

Oh dear god... [08 Apr 2010|10:30pm] [ mood | silly ] [ music | Devil Take the Hindmost (reprise) - ALW (Love Never Dies) ] In years to come, you should all know to blame rinkle for whatever happens next. post comment

Your very own Heroine Addict Bookmark... [15 Jan 2010|09:14pm]  Raising money for a good cause... I'm offering to make a bookmark of your favourite fictional character for the highest donation bid to help_haiti. Bidding closes on the 20th, American time, and the bookmark should be posted by February. I may also offer an amigurumi katamari if I can find the time to make both and think anyone will want it. post comment

I am a dreamer... [12 Jan 2010|10:28pm] [ mood | Tired ] [ music | Platina - Sakamoto Maaya ]  Eep, I'm so slack... So, how about yuletide, eh? I think I wrote somewhere that I was feeling way too swamped with finishing the PhD to sign up this time around, and it's still true that the thought of committing to something else with deadlines gives me more stress than the thought of submitting another job application (I'm working on another due on Friday, but I'm not that stressed, honest). But that's not the point. The point is that I did end up writing a Monkey Island stocking stuffer for someone called Nic, entitled "The Elaine Song". It's very silly, but I'm told it made several people laugh, which is really all I ever wanted out of it. Poor old Guybrush, he's so silly. That's not even the point. The real point is that I did participate in a satellite exchange, where the good people of yuletide sent each other boxes or packets of candy. I may not be able to commit to writing, but shopping for chocolate is one thing I can always find time for. And as for receiving chocolate....... YUM! Made my Christmas, it did. So, here is a big thank you to bluebrocade, who sent me a lovely package of chocolate from Chocolate Heaven in San Francisco and a little hot chocolate mug as well. So delicious, and cute too! Thank you again, bluebrocade. You sent me a lovely gift, and I'm sorry it took me this long to write it up.</p> post comment

Dear rinkle [12 Jan 2010|03:59pm] [ mood | lazy ] Get out of my head. --Me. post comment

*grins* [17 Dec 2009|05:09pm] [ mood | happy ] My best friend had a baby boy on Tuesday, Nicholas Demetrios Demetriou. He's my new favourite thing ever. ( click for photos ) This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/6878.html but you can comment wherever. post comment

Joy.. Rapture... [03 Nov 2009|07:55pm] [ mood | depressed ] [ music | Crushcrushcrush - Paramore ] Spent much of today seeing dentists and x-ray peoples and all the rest. Haven't got the specialist's opinion yet, but it's very likely that I'm to have my wisdom teeth out as soon as I can get an appointment. Because they're so nestled, I'll need to get a general anaesthetic, which terrifies me to pieces. The only good thing is it can all be done in my Mum's building, so she'll be able to look after me when it's over. Naturally I'll try and see if I can keep them as a souvenir. This will bring my total of professionally removed teeth to 20. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/6457.html but you can comment wherever. post comment

[21 Sep 2009|06:22pm] [ mood | cold ] *sobs*... I have a cold and it's making me miserable. I walked home (via the chemist for some paracetamol and cough lollies) feeling that I would never be warm again (and very sorry for myself) and as I walk in the door Jane hands me a package: ( cut for photo ) and now I miss my mummy very much. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/6387.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Life has it's problems and I get my share... [13 Sep 2009|11:33pm] Having a blast in London... Haven't really had the energy to blog, so have a chunk out of my diary (I forgot to bring a book so I'm typing into a file). Note that it's not been edited, so may contain typos, sentence fragments and other awkwardness Somehow my "awesome trip out to see the rest of the Thames festival" turned into "Catherine is entranced by Korean culture, to the point where she buys the soundtrack to the hybrid traditional/modern dance performance and freezes to death watching a kimchee western". And that was okay by me, as the music was great (and the dance too) and the movie was awesome. No Korean food though, which was sad-making. I had a craving for a bibimbap, and all I could get was an apple and pork traditional english sausage (so good) and an apple and cinnamon crepe (rather average really). Ooh, and a Belgian hot chocolate, made from a chocolate fountain and something else that was nice and creamy and staved off the freezing to death for at least an hour. Oh, and I finally bought some things at the markets: a terrorist scarf, because I had a feeling I wasn't dressed warmly enough. Then to the movie, "The Good, The Bad, The Weird". It was awesome, a little gruesome, but I've come to expect that from the few Korean films that are exported to the rest of the world, and aside from a serious lack of female characters (which I expected from a western, but was vaguely hoping they'd subvert) I thought it was definitely worth the time in the cold. Basically, it's the tale of a treasure map, and the people who will fight to get a hold of it and the treasure it points to. I'm not really sure I got the historical context for the film (they were in Manchuria, which was occupied by Japan, but all the named characters were Korean expats (and clearly feeling 'han' (okay, what is the correct way to use a foreign word for a feeling of sad quiet nostalgia in a sentence? (and where did all these parentheses come from and have I closed them all?))) The best bit was when about three quarters of the way through I gave in to temptation and thought, "this feels so very Quentin Tarantino, I bet the director's a fan." At that moment, the Kill Bill remix of "Don't let me be misunderstood" kicked in and I couldn't help but laugh, despite it being a very serious moment in the film (an awesome shootout was about to begin). And in the end, many hundreds of people (and horses!) had been shot, the treasure located (and unappreciated by its finders) and those that made it through went on with their lives. I was very satisfied and wouldn't mind seeing it again with anyone reading this who wants to watch a western with me sometime. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/6140.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[08 Sep 2009|10:00pm] Hey you lot... I'm exhausted after several days conferencing, but I'm going down to London tomorrow and I'll not be back for a week or more. I don't know what my connectivity will be like, so don't panic if you don't hear from me again until the 21st of September. I've got my phone if anyone needs me. And any suggestions for fun things to do will be appreciated. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/5657.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

I could have danced all night... [06 Sep 2009|10:05pm] When I grow up... I want to be the Master of Trinity College. Oh flist, not only did we have drinks in the Master's garden, but then we were allowed to explore the Lodge proper and gaze upon the bookshelves (full of books bequeathed by Masters past) and the portraits, and lounge in his sitting room and dream of playing the piano in his music room and then, best of all, he let us into his office. So many books and desks that have been worked upon by some of the greatest minds in their fields... I think my favourite thing was the portrait of Elizabeth I in the music room, actually. She's beautiful, and I could have gazed upon her all night long. But he threw us out eventually, as he had to go and wish the Choir luck upon their upcoming tour. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/5424.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

and have a good time... [01 Sep 2009|09:48pm] [ mood | accomplished ] Party Time! Today I emailled the boss a more or less "complete" draft of a thesis chapter. For all that it's chapter two, this is the first time I've actually sent him something for this project (honours was 5.5 years ago now, it hardly counts), so I'm a little terrified, but he replied back with a promise that "[he's] looking forward to making comments ranging from the bleeding obvious to the sublime", so I'm going to hope for the best and celebrate the achievement that saw me working all long weekend and not regretting a second of it. ( photo of cake! ) This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/5345.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[24 Aug 2009|10:14pm] I had pigeon for dinner tonight. I'm not sure what I can add to that, other than I love England. Oh, I know: The Isaac Newton Institute has blackboards in the bathrooms just in case the theorists can't hold it in until they make it back to their offices. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/4876.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[07 Aug 2009|12:27pm] Ten things I love about Rio... I kinda feel like I've been very down on the place, when actually I'm having a great time. So here's a list of things I love about Rio, in no particular order: ( Bob's burgers ) This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/4757.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[04 Aug 2009|11:11am] Space Frosting... ( So, I’ve had a day of conferencing ) So, the next session is starting. Will post more tomorrow. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/4435.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[31 Jul 2009|09:56am] [ mood | jetlagged ] A short blog about Rio... I don't have a lot of time this morning, as I'm going to go meet up with a new friend (Shari Breen, for those in the astro circle) and take in some of the sights. Or maybe just walk the beach, we haven't decided and neither have any portuguese. The first thing you notice about Brazil is the smell. A lot of the cars don't seem to have any muffler, or maybe there's something about the fuel they use, but the road is full of smoke and even in the rain (for I've not seen the sun since circling over the airport) does not do much to help. It's not so bad here in Copacabana, I suspect the sea breezes do much to help with that. The second thing you notice are the Favelas, which I'd heard about but not quite understood until that moment when I saw just how poor those people really are. I'm told that as part of the Olympic bid the authorities are going to try and fix things up, but I'm not sure I trust them not to bulldoze the homes of millions of people in terrible poverty. A number of youth hostels are having a combined party tonight to raise money to redevelop one of the favelas, I might go (if not I'll send a donation with one of the girls who works here). It seems a small drop in a bucket of "this can never be fixed", but who knows, maybe it can. We have to hope. The third thing I noticed was that Brazilian drivers are even more scary than Sydney Taxis, and that they do the same thing with regards to ignoring lanes. I'm reasonably certain that this craziness is the reason why most of the streets are one way. In an hour of exploring on foot, however, I nearly died only once, so I'm counting that as a good thing. Anyway, that'll do for now. I'm here, I'm having an okay time, and once I adapt to the climate and the timezone I'm sure it will be even better. I do miss you all. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/3931.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[29 Jul 2009|02:11pm] *yawns*... Yes, I know it's only 2pm on Wednesday. But it's the second time this Wednesday I've hit 2pm, and I'm not feeling up to blogging in detail. In the meantime, have some photos. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/3813.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

[27 Jul 2009|02:26pm] About to run away... So I thought I'd get off my busy butt and take the time to blog, to tell you all what's going on and make a vague promise to post lots while I'm away (that never ends well, but here we are once more). I'm about to disappear overseas for several months, hooray hooray! ( cut to spare the boring details ) And just randomly for sticking with me so far, a link I've been hanging on to forever: The Cute Cat Theory of the Internet. This entry was originally posted at http://sailorcoruscant.dreamwidth.org/3410.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

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