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Day 21, The Wesley Anne
I wrote most of today’s section at The Wesley Anne, which made a nice change from my desk. It was Lisa’s idea, she suggested we go there for 2-for-1 Monday meals, and then – mostly as a joke – she … Continue reading
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Measuring Up
So. Honours Thesis handed in yesterday, entitled “There Goes the Neighbourhood: Frequency rather than Neighbourhood Density Determines the Magnitude of Masked SubstitutionPriming Effects in Visual Word Recognition” It’s scintillating stuff, I tells ya. Now I have to wait until the … Continue reading
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Boink?
I’ve learned a lot this semester. This temporary (and illusory) lull in work-and-stress-levels seemed as good a time as any to try to summarize – not so much on this blog (trust me, you’d get bored), but in my head … Continue reading
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The Interview
So step 3 (after step 1 and step 2), was to arrange an interview. Easy peasy. Step 4: do the interview, step 5: write about it. Both step 4 and 5 should be pretty straight forward too, but… here is … Continue reading
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Italy: Day 8 (the touristy part)
Nothing develops a friendship so much as adversity, I’m sure. Dan and I faced our first hurdle after a five minute acquaintance: waiting and talking at the bus stop, the bus when it arrived passed us right by. Some principled … Continue reading
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Italy: The Aftermath (Bruises)
Today I discovered several viciouslooking bruises on the back of my left leg, high up, almost-bum. How did they get there? I was puzzled for a while, until I remembered Monday night (day 11). (Less than 48 hours ago! How … Continue reading
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Italy: Day -1
I have never been so unorganised in my entire life. I wrote a somewhat similar post before I went to Ireland, but let me just reiterate: I have not packed Idon’t know whether the bag I am planning to pack in … Continue reading
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How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Ways.
Ever wondered whether working at the coffeecar could be something for you? Read this first… When it is cold, your hands freeze. When it is windy, your hands freeze. When it is windy, ground coffee goes everywhere, milk misses the … Continue reading
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Moral Dilemma
There is this thought experiment that goes: You’re standing on a bridge above a railway track. Next to you is a really fat guy; let’s say a tourist of some sort. Below you, on the track, are 5 innocent bystanders. … Continue reading
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