Jawohl!! As of last Thursday evening, I have completed the principle draft of my final dissertation chapter!! I be done, fool! Just some piddling intro and conclusion and it’s off to the races toward my defense! Amazingly, I’m now always … Continue reading
Okay, so maybe that title is a bit too cheeky, but I’m feeling nostalgic. Anyhoo, yes, my loyal denizens (that means you, mom), you are probably wondering why Andrew is too lazy to make new posts. I know your life … Continue reading
Nothing fucking worse than dissertation writer’s block. N-O-T-H-I-N-G! It’s a special layer of pain and degradation in Dante’s literary Hell (he cut this one out of his final draft). It sits there and mocks you in a voice like that … Continue reading
In my banter with one of my friends Lemont, who also happens to be a historian, we usually at some point digress into what I would tentatively describe as the historian’s version of a ‘Yo Mama’ face-off. Usually this is … Continue reading
So I’m giving a talk/paper next week. It’s on Thursday 28 April 2005 at 1pm on the campus of Dublin City University (specifically in the Office of the Vice President of Research). My paper is entitled ‘A Unique and Unparalleled … Continue reading