personally mediated expressions seen from three angles

Yesterday I was fortunate to get a chance to present some of my work for people at QUT (thanks Axel for organizing the seminar). I'm beginning to realise that my overall project can be seen as an effort to understand individual mediated practices from three angles: as expressions of subjectivity, as a way of being social, and as creative acts. These aspects are clearly strongly interconnected, and yesterday I tried to focus on these interconnections.

Thanks to people for showing up and for asking me really interesting questions!

Lasse and I only have 9 days left in Brisbane, but we're definitely going to Jean's final seminar (12-2 on the 8th of Dec) and Jaz' confirmation seminar (2.30-4.30 on the 8th of Dec) before we leave. I'm really looking forward to both!

pleasing your readers

In the article I submitted to JCMC a few months ago, I integrated the theoretical discussion in the actual analysis. One of the reviewers suggestsed to restructure and separate the theory and the analysis. In my article about mediated subjectivites, a lengthier theoretical discussion precedes the analysis. The editor at Gyldendal, she's sharp and very efficient, suggest to integrate them. It can sure be difficult to satisfy readers or what?

Work all of a sudden piled up. A lot of it at once, isn't that just typical? I'm not complaining, luckily I love what I do.

Noosa weekend

Noosa was wonderful, and I now kind of know how to surf (more in theory than practice). Noosa is pretty much a tourist's paradise. Sunscreen 30+ recommended (add hat and shades of course).

fast and furious

I didn't notice, working at my desk in the graduate student bunker, but there was a rather furious storm in Brisbane yesterday. A tree fell into our empty pool, we lost our power and it wasn't back until 10 pm, but worse - roofs flew of a couple of buildings in Red Hill. On my way to work I noticed my favourite church being one of those buildings. I love it's pale blue colour, and I like the weekly messages on the board outisde. This week it's "Welcome to the perfect church for those of us who aren't". And if I remember the previous ones correctly:
"Don't just stand there, prey something"
"There is no such thing as an ugly smile" (kind of cliché, right?)
"Live simply so that others may simply live" (my favourite of course)

work and play

After a pretty good week of some translation, some reviewing and most importantly progressing on my own PhD-article, I'm off to Noosa this morning for an extended weekend of play! Nina arrived on Tuesday morning, and Lasse has been her wonderful Brisbane-guide for the last three days while I've been working. Now we're definitely looking forward to beach and surf-classes!