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tuesday evening at home September 9, 2008

I’ve just about forgotten what it is to have Tuesday evening at home. Since July I have been at the theatre by just after 7 every Tuesday…so what does tonight hold at home?Well, not a great deal really…a bit of time on the computer, some television, later dinner and an early night.What could be better […]

tuesday evening at home

I’ve just about forgotten what it is to have Tuesday evening at home. Since July I have been at the theatre by just after 7 every Tuesday…so what does tonight hold at home?Well, not a great deal really…a bit of time on the computer, some television, later dinner and an early night.What could be better […]

watching the sun dapple through the trees September 1, 2008

There’s nothing quite like being out of action with an unpleasant virus to get life into perspective. Suddenly all commitments and responsibilities pale into insignificance as you concentrate on getting well. Things that become important are the very basics…drinking water for instance, deciding which side to lie on in bed, staring out the window and […]

watching the sun dapple through the trees

There’s nothing quite like being out of action with an unpleasant virus to get life into perspective. Suddenly all commitments and responsibilities pale into insignificance as you concentrate on getting well. Things that become important are the very basics…drinking water for instance, deciding which side to lie on in bed, staring out the window and […]

where are we now? August 28, 2008

A recent post at homecooked theory asks some interesting questions about the state of contemporary cultural studies. One that particularly caught my attention inquired after the whereabouts of the many students who had taken cultural studies courses in the last twenty years or so. This was part of a broader musing as to who the […]

where are we now?

A recent post at homecooked theory asks some interesting questions about the state of contemporary cultural studies. One that particularly caught my attention inquired after the whereabouts of the many students who had taken cultural studies courses in the last twenty years or so. This was part of a broader musing as to who the […]

it’s the free cake stupid August 26, 2008

After a less than inspiring morning at work manfully (should that be womanfully, personfully?) plugging away at my paper, answering emails and phone calls, and then two hours of class which involved a certain amount of counselling the students through their group task, I thought – hey – why don’t I go and get a […]

it’s the free cake stupid

After a less than inspiring morning at work manfully (should that be womanfully, personfully?) plugging away at my paper, answering emails and phone calls, and then two hours of class which involved a certain amount of counselling the students through their group task, I thought – hey – why don’t I go and get a […]

a long afternoon at the theatre August 24, 2008

Well it’s getting closer now to when Oklahoma actually opens. Just over a week in fact before we begin playing to real audiences. So all the last minute things are starting to be put in place up at the theatre. Sets are being painted, costumes finalised, hair and makeup all starting to happen. We now […]

a long afternoon at the theatre

Well it’s getting closer now to when Oklahoma actually opens. Just over a week in fact before we begin playing to real audiences. So all the last minute things are starting to be put in place up at the theatre. Sets are being painted, costumes finalised, hair and makeup all starting to happen. We now […]