9 October 2008
Just back from Moot With No Name (having talked about G8 Religious Leaders Summit without the aid of powerpoint). Too much going on to summarise here.
22
September 2008
Taking some days off from OU work this week, but trying to write a book
proposal and considering three other ideas I've been offered ... Oh, but
I will do some work on the MA project and more on the postgrads'
progress.
Today I've pulled up the last of this year's carrots, and picked the remaining
tomatoes. The nights are too cold without a greenhouse so they'll ripen
inside (using Molly's cunning system of wrapping them in tea towels and
hiding them in drawers). More beans to pick later. Bread to bake. I've
added a few photos of Equinox celebrations - though none of the family
because, delightful as they are, the photos weren't as good as the one
of the grasshopper on the window.
I'll be doing some more painting and decorating sometime soon too. oh
what fun.
Next week I'm going to Heidelberg for the Ritual
Studies conference.
5
September 2008
How random and unreliable is this going to get? sorry.
Having returned from an excellent conference of the British Association
for the Study or Religions in York, I'm now switching off the computer
to eat and then pack to go to the European Association for the Study of
Religions in Brno, Czech Republic. I'll be back on Thursday night. Um,
today I've been working with four potential postdoctoral researchers (that'll
surprise those who aren't aware of two of them ... let the mystery unfold
with the funding councils' wallets, may it become true). I've also written
first draft of an article on sustainability and nature religions and animism
for an encyclopedia of sustainability ... 2500 words in one afternoon
while occasionally answering emails, playing with Facebook (somewhat addicted
still) ... and chatting with the chimney sweep as he made it safe for
us to burn more wood this winter. How sustainable is that? All in all
a good day I reckon. Bring on the next one.
11
August 2008
I seem to've missed a few weeks ... Molly and I went away - enjoying the
hospitality of Michael and Richard in Aups. And more recently, last weekend,
I've been at the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth - will post photos soon (not
today) but until then here's Indymedia's stuff: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/08/406076.html
Today, Molly and I are off to London to see art and Adrian.
After that, I'll be busy typing up conference papers or getting the next one ready.
14
July 2008
mostly preparing
to say farewell to Sappho - our elderly and infirm cat. Left for the Otherworld
(via a grave near Mishmish in the bluebell woods) on 17 July.
but also attended the successful upgrade viva of one of my PhD students, Maria Nita (well done).
and now I'm going offline for about 10 days.
10
July 2008
Reading/reviewing several
other peoples' writings ... But mostly struggling with a thoroughly unpleasant
illness (glass in the throat, irons in the joints, needles in the flesh,
etc.). Have spent a lot of the week in bed. But I've also been persuaded
to join in the Facebook extravaganza ... Lots of fun, but possibly even
more of a waste of time than meetings.
However, I did go to work yesterday to record a podcast (or is a download?) for the new AA100 Introduction to the Arts course that the Faculty is producing.
1
July 2008
Back from the
G8 RLS, catching up with work.
For my photo essay about the event and a copy of the G8 RLS Proposal to the Leaders of the G8 countries click here
22
June 2008:
Solstice is over, G8 is coming
Yesterday was summer solstice in the northern hemisphere - so I'm just back from Avebury, specifically Windmill Hill, and the rain. Click here for the photos.
On Wednesday I'm flying to Japan to participate in the G8 Religious Leaders Summit. Click here for a little info on that. Not being sure of the etiquette of the thing, I won't post my initial statement until my return ... Suffice it to say, I'll say something about the diversity of Paganisms, and the reasons why Pagans might have something to say about "living with earth" (the main Summit title) and "living with nature" (one of three sub-panels), and then something about what some of us do that might help in the current era.
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