Monday, December 12, 2005

So many things...

Hello all.

It's done. Well, a readable draft is done. Well, I say readable...

My thesis.

Chloe can maybe print a copy and give it to Ed (if Chloe has the time, which given the last time I saw her she had been at work until 2am the previous night may be doubtful), who has experience with lengthy dry texts on silly subjects.

Adam can mistake it for some concrete poetry.

Tom will have to wait until the 28th, whereupon I will descend on London with a copy, and we can both drink whisky and discuss how it's really, when you get down to it, a lot like Lit. Theory. And then fall over.

Will can... well, you get the idea. I don't expect anyone to read it. But have a look at it, if only to appreciate the size. And the pretty pictures. And the number of glaring grammatical errors that it will be my job to excise from the document in the coming weeks.

In those coming weeks (well, week) I will be absent from these Isles; I have a workshop in Dresden again (and another shot at that Cheese shop, plus the newly restored Frauenkirche), and after that in Bern (or Berne, if you'r feeling Germanic), where I have a job interview of sorts. Yes, I may well be joining the ranks of the expat. On the other hand, I've also applied for a job in Birmingham. Failing that, I suppose I could always reprise my guesting role as MC Kinley with the newly reformed Absinthe, although their new acoustic sound might not quite match my vocal stylings...

Either way, it seems likely that in the next few months I will be leaving Bath, and to that end, I would like to invite those in the country to a birthday shindig. Keep the 27th of January free, if you can. The plan is for much wine and cheese. Rest assured that if I leave the country on a (semi-)permanent basis I will also come to London for a hoohah.

That's enough about me. How are you?

Thursday, December 08, 2005

The return of Mathcore

In a continuation of my obsession with stupid music, I present proof theory --- an American grunge metal band.

Not to be confused with proof theory --- a thing I do...