People ask me what this “digital humanities” business is that I’m supposed to be engaged in for the coming academic year; the answer is long and complicated (but if you bring me a cuppa, I’ll tell it to you). Among the kinds of activities that very big umbrella covers is one of the projects developed…
Category: Fulbright
Life at No. 10
Still trying to sort out the practical matters: you know how much patience I have for that (>__<) but I have to splice it together which I should have been doing with all that free time but I only remembered it now. More anon!
Dublin, Newgrange and Maynooth
I had a busy weekend thanks to the Fulbright folks. Our orientation in Dublin proved to be a lively affair that kept us on the run. Thanks to Colleen, Sonya and Pippa for a great experience. Thursday started out a wee bit early, with a dawn train from Galway to Dublin. Good thing I live…
Hello from Shannon
Free wifi in the airport and an hour’s wait for my bus. A fairly short flight so not quite enough sleep and a tickle in my nose that means someone’s germs are trying to fight their way in (STAY OUT!). Dawn is breaking. I already had to have my picture taken >_<; because I’ll be…
BitchBuzz: Writers as Content Providers
I tried to sneak a random Fall reference into my column today, but my editor generally nixes my loopy titles in favour of those that actually convey the subject of the piece. Go fig. Kudos to the fabulous Nancy Holzner for providing this week’s content (see, talk to me and you’ll end up in a…
News & The Ongoing Madness
I don’t know what I fundamentally do not understand about the process but the yardsale, as many already heard on Facebook and Twitter, was pretty much a bust. I sold a few things but I ended up abandoning the cause and leaving folks to loot as much as they wanted for free. Not all of…
It’s Official
My department has approved my release for Galway: college approval on its way. A million and one things to do (like grading, revising, planning, teaching next week, and more) but a moment to celebrate properly with a little Vic.
The Galway Project
Yes, I’ve dug out my Learning Irish book and tapes (yes, tapes O_o) and will endeavour to master what I can. I probably should have thought of it before, but thanks to Karen Hayes for asking on Facebook if I would share a description of the project I’ll be working on in Galway (assuming all…
Big News!
Okay, so remember how I got that form letter rejection from the Fulbright Foundation? Turns out that was an error. I’M GOING TO GALWAY! I got the phone call this morning (and yes, still nervous not to have something tangible to show but they assure me it’s real 🙂 and wow, was it hard to…
Unexpected
Well, the most unexpected thing yesterday was the snow that fell after the weather report suggested no more than the possibility of some light rain. My first reaction was disbelief, then dismay as it continued to fall. We finally accumulated over an inch and a quarter. There’s something distressing about getting snow this early, though…
K. A. Laity 