This may be of interest to some people reading this blog: UKCOD, the parent charity of mySociety, is looking for new trustees. I’m not sure how many places are open as the blog post alternates between the plural and the singular, and it’s not clear whether the position is arising out of a need for […]
Trundling along slowly
Thesis is still trundling along at an embarrassingly slow rate, I just don’t seem to have time to work on it. I have managed to finish another draft of a technical report and email it to my supervisors, but chapters 4 and 5 are still dragging their feet into the ground. Fortunately I think the […]
Clear out
I’ve finally finished handing over the membership secretary position of the UK Shareholders’ Association, posting down the last batch of paperwork earlier this week. I enjoyed the role as it was flexible in terms of time and I was interested in the organisation’s work anyway, but it took up just a bit too much time […]
Closer to completion
Still working on my thesis, though it’s getting closer to completion now. I’ve emailed two more draft chapters to my supervisors, so hopefully I will get some feedback at some point and smooth out all the rough edges before a final round or two or proof-reading. I actually enjoy writing it to an extent—especially as […]
Working from a shed
Saw this article, Garden offices: The hut parade, in the Grauniad. I think I will do this once I have my own house with a sufficiently large garden…
Marching on with the thesis
I seem to have spent most of the Easter weekend working on my thesis, which was rather boring but I’ve made lots of progress—one whole chapter is redrafted and emailed to my supervisor, and a technical report template is also on its way. Things are looking much better now, all I have left to do […]
The joys of London
Since the early hours of Monday morning I have been trapped down south in London. Alas, my train got in late due to a power failure at Milton Keynes (this always seems to be where problems occur), so I had to cancel the morning meeting and arrange to go back again next week instead. On […]
Wedding and job
The last few weeks have been dominated by a wedding and a job. I spent a week (more or less, when we managed to get over there!) in Alderney for Nick & Jane’s wedding, which was a fantastic event and a chance for me to relax for a few days afterwards as I decided to […]
Getting back into politics
Now that I’m finally approaching the end of my MPhil (first of many drafts handed in today), I’ve spent the afternoon pondering what I want to do once I’ve been freed from academia and let out into the real world. One of the things I’m interested in is getting back involved with politics, sad thought […]
TheyWorkForPerks
I should really be working on my thesis, but instead I’m hacking together TheyWorkForPerks. Freedom of Information is more important than a few pieces of paper with graphs on.