decided to take a very long weekend this weekend, because (a) all the stress and uncertainty at work has been very tiring, so a break is definitely in order, (b) my leave is again accumulating to a point that HR will soon start sending me friendly reminders that I really do need to get my…
rainy sleety day yesterday, followed by a harsh frost last night (though not as harsh as some places – according to The Press, it got down to -20oC up at Lake Pukaki last night!!!) means that the entire city is coated with ice this morning. Getting to work was a bit of a challenge as…
t’s been a very social weekend. Actually, more than just the weekend, because on Friday the CEISMIC team spent the day at the NDF Bar Camp, an “unconference” to discuss digital issues in the cultural heritage sector. Lots of exciting conversations and ideas, and seriously inspiring. Tiring though, in that way of an event where…
Still no news on the work front, other than that the VC is currently considering our business case, and hopefully should make a decision before our contracts run out (again…). I’m not sure if I want him to make a decision quickly just to remove the agony of waiting, or if him taking his time…
A couple more FMQ squares for my experimental quilt (at this rate, winter will be over before I get it finished…): This pattern is called Happy Blossoms, and it was a nice fun one to sew (even if I got confused on a few of the flowers) – it flows quite nicely. And this is…
Lytteltonwitch and I spent the weekend in Oamaru, where they were holding their annual Steampunk Festival. We didn’t dress up ourselves, but we did go to a few of the events. I think what was most fun though was just seeing all the costumed people wandering around the streets. I wasn’t brave enough to actually…
The latest on the job front is that they’ve extended our contracts for another six weeks while management consider the business case. So yay I’ve got a job for another six weeks, but not so yay I’ve still got no idea what’s going to happen long term. I’m trying not to stress too much about…
ou want to hear my latest excuse for not having posted here for ages? This time it’s not me that’s been sick (or the DearDiary site), but my computer. I discovered a nasty malware infection on it, and as removing it looked like it was going to be a long and involved process (it was…
D’s been down again, so of course I’ve spent the last day and a half composing all sorts of interesting and amusing blog posts in my head, and now that it’s back up I can’t remember any of them. So instead, a few highlights of the past few days: On Friday I discovered that there…
ometimes working at the university has its definite perks. Like today when I got to go to a fascinating lecture being given by Alison Griffith of the Classics department on the history of writing, illustrated with objects from the Logie Collection, like Sumerian cuneiform tablets, Egyptian mummy wrappings, and Roman memorial stones. Really interesting stuff,…