Another Kick in the Teeth

A couple of months ago, I crowbarred some spare time out of doing my own job and that of other people to apply for study leave. A term away from teaching, to get on with, well, editing two books and writing two chapters, and, you know, stuff. Have a break from teaching to recharge the batteries.

I got the letter today telling whether I'd been successful, dated 14 May. My that internal mail's fast.







Never mind. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

Lethem Remix

Jonathan Lethem on 'The Ectasy of Influence: A Plagiarism': http://www.harpers.org/archive/2007/02/0081387


And a response:

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070521/ENTERTAINMENT/705210305

Still Avoiding Work

These are worth a look: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/may/23/photography?picture=329901492


Apparently part of an exhibit at the National Media Museum, which I'd never heard of, and whose webpage is taking forever to load.

Edit: Oh, it's the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford.