By DrGizmo on Jan 16, 2010 at 5:24 PM

dats teh impreshun ai gets frm lots uf uni teechers - teechin is teh fun, butt teh stuf dat comes wif it nawt sew much. oh well, hopefulee ai'll be ablol tu fynd day owt fur maiself wun dai - ai tells yu, wen (nawt if!) ai gets mai lecturing job, yu'll be ablol tu heer mai eggstatic screemin awl over teh wirld! ai'v had four articles acceptified fur publicashun in edited collections dis yeer adn ai hope to turn teh full thesis intu a monograph tu - ai'll def keep yu posted ;) adn fankoo fur yur interest adn kynd support!

By booklion on Jan 16, 2010 at 4:47 PM

Nope, nawt teeching at uni nao, tho I did fur a while. Teeching grad students is full ov win and awesum, but the admin stuff, committees and departmental interrelashuns, nawt so much. But Britshi system is different, prolly much bdderer than ehre. *Hopes Gizmo teh purrson gets a fantastic lekturer posishun at a good uni, wif grayte clleagues and grayte students.* Lemme kno when yr diss. iz teh published!

By DrGizmo on Jan 16, 2010 at 11:47 AM

Wow, ai noes nuffin abowt shamanism butt (!) ai bett it wus grayt fun tu eggsplore! ai hadnt herd abowt The Unwritten butt (!) wunce ai've submitted ai'll be shur tu chek it owt - its sew ironic, butt (!) ai'm ritin a PeeAchDee in lit adn haf no tym tu reed eny buks at teh moment...go figure... sew do yu werk att a uni? dat's mai ultimat goal, ifn ai can gett a job in dis economic clymit - at teh momint ai werks part-tym in a libree adn teach unnergrads tu pay teh morgij, butt (!) ai'd luf tu be a lecturer wun dai *wunders off intu happee daydreem...*

By booklion on Jan 16, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Gothic in lit? Sounds lyke a grayte topik. I wrote myne on shamanism in lit -- gabe me ruum fur lotsa inneresting side exloratoryashuns. If yu hazzn't seen it yet, Vertigo haz new comic, The Unwritten, about stories. Her0 must trace a map where stories influences hyooman history. I fink its up yur alley.

By DrGizmo on Jan 16, 2010 at 6:31 AM

Yup, mai hole lyf seems rapped arownd mai feesis theses days *sigh* butt (!) ai hope tu submit att teh end uf teh munf, sew ai will sune be freeeee, yipeeee :) mai PeeAchDee feesis is abowt teh Gothic in literature and illustrated texts (e.g. comic books) adn ai lubs it, eben after teh elebenty yeers it seems tu hab taken meh tu rite it! fankees fur yur gud wisches :) adn yesh, Gizmo adn mai uffer kitteh (Marmite adn Moxie) are awl berry supportif adn halp wif plentee uf snoglols adn lapnaps!

By booklion on Jan 15, 2010 at 1:18 PM

*Extends floofy paw back* I see yu r dissertayting! What's yr topic, if I may ask? I wishing yu best ov lukks wif it, nd only gud help frumyr gizmo. My soul kitteh heped me -- mostly by sleeping on my lap so I koudn't go off and do anyfing else, but had to keep writing. Forchunately, he nebber erased anyfing.

By DrGizmo on Jan 15, 2010 at 10:02 AM

ohai, booklion! fankees fur teh frend rekwest *eggstends teh floofy paw uf frendship*