Blog Posts

  • 5 ways to look more clever than you actually are

    5 ways to look more clever than you actually are

    A very interesting blog post, especially for those who (like me) sometimes suffer from a serious case of imposter syndrome. The Thesis Whisperer Not so long ago I missed my flight back from Sydney to Melbourne. When I realised I was eating dinner instead of being on a plane on the way home to my…

  • It’s gone!

    I have finally sent off my commonwealth chapter to my panel, ahead of my meeting with them next week.  I’m in a slightly different position to normal in that I was able to send it with a message telling them where I wanted help and where I hoped to expand it when I come to…

  • Rebel without a clue

    This afternoon’s job is to re-read a couple of articles by Ethan Shagan, because I suddenly realised that I have my 1549 rebels all mixed up together in my chapter and I don’t know which ones are which.  This opening up of the ground under my commonwealth chapter’s feet occurred yesterday afternoon and left me…

  • Tidings of Good News

    I was warned on Wednesday that my luck will have to run out eventually.  That may not sound too much like good news, but the converse is, of course, that,  in order to provoke the comment, things must be going relatively well at the moment.  Work on the commonwealth chapter continues, with some quite major…

  • Andre Amador’s Playa Paintings are Sandy Works of Art

    These are just gorgeous, so I felt the need to share.   Andre Amador’s Playa Paintings are Sandy Works of Art.