The following constitute a preliminary note-taking/synoptical exercise undertaken for my own benefit, but shared in case anybody finds them useful. I should probably highlight that I have not read all of Žižek's work and would in no way consider myself an expert. Slavoj Žižek's appearance last night at LSE was, as usual, a spectacular mix of fiery political polemic fused with the humour and outrageous showmanship for which he is famed.

Courtesy of Mr. Duncan Stringer, my birthday yielded me a T-Shirt with the Tristero post horn and a card with one of the following images on it. Obviously, I assume that Thomas Pynchon will receive, from some well-wishing acquaintance, a photoshopped card of one of my mugshots. My navy days with Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on June 22, 2010.

09:00-10:30 Session IX  chair: Sascha Pöhlmann Paweł Stachura (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Literary Spaces in Pynchon, Strugatskie, and Dukaj This was one of the more... intriguing papers, although I have enormous concerns and reservations regarding the methodology herein.

... International Pynchon Week, Day 2 (continued from previous post). 09:00-10:30 Session V

Today (June 9th 2010) marked the start of the 9th International Pynchon Week conference, a biennial event that, this time around, is hosted in Poland at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin. Having attended today's proceedings, I thought I'd put a few thoughts about the event so far online. 09:45-11:15 Session I

30575816-Columbia-University-Press-Catalog-Fall-2010.pdf (6182 KB) According to the Columbia University Press Fall Catalogue, there is a nice treat on it's way for DFW fans! Fate, Time, and Language An Essay on Free Will David Foster Wallace The late novelist's legendary, unpublished work reveals the philosophical foundations of his celebrated fiction.

I have just upgraded my work machine (laptop) to Kubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.4) and have to say that I was mightily impressed with the ease of upgrade; 99% flawless. The one area where I did experience some difficulty was in running Zotero: Zotero Integration Error blared at me whenever I tried to add a citation. Fortunately, I had encountered this before and knew it was a problem regarding OpenJDK and IceTea.

So, it transpires that the Oxford University Students Union have had their freedom of information request rejected on the grounds that it is scheduled to be published. The exact wording reads: "I am therefore satisfied it is in the public's interest to withhold this information until it is published by the Russell Group." This is slightly troubling.

The code on this page iterates over Facebook profile IDs, employing the CSS History Hack to determine whether each profile has been visited by you. Much of this work is indebted to Jeremiah Grossman and Robert Hansen.

Once and for all we have caught it: the ingredients for the most perfect teatime moment. We want to present it to you, to re-construct it for you exactly, precisely and then hold onto it, maintain it. We want to rest in a limbo of loveliness where there are no raised voices and we are cocooned in a blanket of sugar. We've got it all worked out. Timed to perfection. Expect high standards: No stray hairs or words.

2009-03-12 - Arts and Humanities Research Council Funding Application.docx (18 KB) Applying for a Block Grant Partnership Doctoral grant from the AHRC can be a daunting procedure. I was extremely fortunate to have succeeded in this area and, while I don't by any means think that my word is therefore the be-all and end-all, I thought I would share the tips that served me well.