Tuesday, December 31, 2019

31 december

tuesday
new years eve

morning walk and swim;
a copy edit done; a
paper submitted

picnic at the beach
for new years eve fireworks
pleasant breeze, but ants



30 december

monday

op shop shopping trip
lazy day watching tv
ethics report done.

29 december

sunday

playing nintendo
mario kart with petra;
lyrics and haikus

28 december

saturday

scrapbooking catch up
adjacent work and tv
late afternoon walk

27 december

friday

magnetic island
heat freakout on the forts hike
lunch and drinks at beach

26 december

thursday
boxing day

cinema in town-
nearly empty theatre
for our chosen film

25 december

wednesday
christmas

morning walk and swim
christmas picnic in the park
yummy food, bocce

24 december

tuesday
christmas eve

hot weather, work day 
not so christmassy until
some holiday films

23 december

monday

simone in townsville
lunch at longboards, games played, and
drinks with her sister

22 december

sunday

tried the taverna
for brunch since no dinner.
not super enthused.

21 december

saturday

exhausted on walk;
two things baked - breakfast muffins
and christmas cookies

20 december

friday

paper accepted-
the final format trio,
good news to receive

19 december

thursday

copyedit done
reading simone's thesis draft
paper submitted

18 december

wednesday

following a walk
the whole working day was spent
on one manuscript

17 december

tuesday

third radio chat
still not done at agreed time;
two big writing chunks

16 december

monday

boxing class at 6
christmas design cut, printed
and walk to longboards

15 december

sunday

5 miles walking
along the oceanfront then
a relaxing day

14 december

saturday

back up fingerprints
as part of shopping outing;
video gaming

13 december

friday

first exercise class
revising manuscripts and
new visa info

12 december

thursday

two radio chats,
manuscript writing, meetings,
paper submitted

11 december

wednesday

two walks in one day
succumbed to pizza craving
playing nintendo

10 december

tuesday

new analyses
to try to finish paper-
adding benefit?

09 december

monday

much data coding;
ethics completion reports
for the second time

08 december

sunday

walk and rockpool swim
first dance lesson - learning waltz
live music at pub

07 december

saturday

midday mini golf
not the right time of day but
still a great challenge

06 december

friday

movers before keys
unpacking all the boxes
oceanside dinner

05 december

thursday

data mystery:
trying to establish the
final survey used

04 december

wednesday

nice radio chat
factor analyses done
and results write up

03 december

tuesday

remotely working:
first phd meeting chaired
analyses run


Monday, December 30, 2019

02 december

monday

drivers license switch
first day working remotely
with pub lunch snuck in

01 december

sunday

a palmetum walk
strand brunch and board games at home
castle hill lookout

30 november

saturday

neighborhood walking
and a swim at the rock pool.
very relaxing

29 november

friday

cerato purchased
north ward apartment lease signed
chores and emails too

28 november

thursday

automobile hunt
townsville brewery for lunch
car anxiety

27 november

wednesday

apartment hunting
longboards lunch on the ocean
outsiders at pub

26 november

tuesday

cawri seminar
as final melbourne day, moved
out, and moving flight


25 november

monday

police fingerprints
meetings, writing, packing and
bubbles with games night

24 november

sunday

mystery picnic
puzzles through the dandenongs
good food with good friends

23 november

saturday

south melbourne market
leather briefcase and breakfast.
social club farewell

22 november

friday

southbank farewell tea
nice to have people gathered
emotions bubbling

21 november

thursday

full morning working
data afternoon with meg
and more work after

20 november

wednesday

steph takes me for lunch
final afternoon meetings
goodbye picnic, beers

19 november

tuesday

mrc research
data meeting and planning,
interview, concert

18 november

monday

a full working day
and mrc research show
to extend it ou

17 november

sunday

melbourne music week
mpavillion mood event-
had fun presenting

16 november

saturday

a bit of packing
and chores before going out
to the cinema

15 november

friday

last fitzpatrick group
before work drinks with colleagues
for going away

14 november

thursday

melbourne music week
rich's interactive thing
weight pulled to choir

13 november

wednesday

melbourne recital
centre preliminary
presentation done

12 november

tuesday

meetings and writing
heartbreaker and japanese
and some data cleaned

11 november

monday

lunch research meeting
then data analysis
games night, kitchen cleaned

10 november

sunday

packing and shopping
visa application and
police checks filed

09 november

saturday

packing up boxes
screenprinting and scrapbooking
plus visa info

08 november

friday

conference to airport
flights cancelled all day, but mine
just really delayed

07 november

thursday

breakfast with the stars
hal kendig grant awarded
then conference dinner

06 november

wednesday

AAG conference
confusion at the dinner
too tired to stay

05 november

tuesday

pre-conference workshop
committee guilt made me go,
task ticked-off at least

04 november

monday

first day of ERA
awkward feedback after talk;
ramen with colleagues

03 november

sunday

barry's bootcamp class
rewarded self with burger
and a market trip

02 november

saturday

boardgames and dinner
validated cranium
mixed on the tv

01 november

friday

UNSW
for lab visit and streamed talk
nice lunch with colleagues

cirque de soliel show
awesome matinee with jake
sojourn for pizza

31 october

thursday

paper submitted
zoo trip with librarians
hidden bar, market

30 october

wednesday

morning sydney flight
out to bankstown for marcs talk
fun and good to do

meeting alison
dinner, art museum, and
sad, melting ice cream

29 october

tuesday

radical reels show
always good high adventure
sport films, but went late

28 october

monday

on-air radio
interview at ABC
studio with myff

27 october

sunday

melbourne mexican
festival attended with
much good food consumed

26 october

saturday

doing some side work
while at the CBAA
radio conference

25 october

friday

the CBAA
conference for community
radio today

24 october

thursday

a full working day
before the cbaa
pre-conference event

23 october

wednesday

manuscript writing
and data analysis
and then some meetings

22 october

tuesday

my third and final
stem professionals in schools
research recap skype

21 october

monday

3zzz trip
introductory research
chat with manager

20 october

sunday

morning exercise
before working on writing
through the afternoon

19 october

saturday

day full of chores and
a heap of working at home.
not a resting day.

18 october

friday

two campus work day
rmit writing too
plus then late night work

17 october

thursday

mornington data
trip to get staff interviews;
more thesis reading.

16 october

wednesday

majority of
day spent reading a thesis;
wednesday japanese.

15 october

tuesday

stem professionals
in schools site visit to do
an experiment

14 october

monday

afternoon kirks stop
first penpal letter posted
bunch of other work

13 october

sunday

breakfast interview
before flying to melbourne;
afternoon resting.

12 october

saturday

more interviewing
quick but late thai lunch before
the night's listen up

11 october

friday

indigo all day
for back to back interviews
bbq dinner

10 october

thursday

early morning flight
lunch and escape room with jake
surry hills explored

09 october

wednesday

JCU morning
botanical gardens lunch
sunset job dinner

08 october

tuesday

early morning flight
for my townsville job visit
hot walk on the strand

Sunday, December 29, 2019

07 october

monday

got altered dresses
writing, ecr meeting,
prdn sesh.

06 october

sunday

camberwell market
unsuccessful but still fun
followed by burgers

05 october

saturday

morning spent working
did some scrapbooking and then
went to games/dinner

04 october

friday

fitzroy writing group:
making manuscript progress
and CHI review done.

03 october

thursday

mornington research
trip for data interviews.
and working on trains

02 october

wednesday

hectic southbank day
trying to hold multiple
meetings, etc with jane

01 october

tuesday

second day workshop
multi-tasking through the day.
queen of spades games night.

30 september

monday

essence of research
leadership workshop day one
within faculty.

29 september

sunday

pancake lunch with games
before the circus oz show
under the big top

28 september

saturday

circus-cision show
at the fringe hub, which offered
people watching

27 september

friday
afl grand final holiday

driving lesson, work,
city walk and lunch before
relaxing beyond

26 september

thursday

mornington research:
last radio session and
more interviews done.

25 september

wednesday

awkward attendance
at melbourne music week launch;
repeat fringe viewing

24 september

tuesday

wonderland spiegel
for the railed fringe show with kim.
best one of the lot.

23 september

monday

morning appointment,
meeting time delayed by jane
local heroes show

22 september

sunday

uni orchestra
james' location confused
but made it in time

21 september

saturday

brunswick street fringe art
a little bit of shopping
before staying in

20 september

friday

petra in melbourne:
ponyfish island ciders,
southbank mexican

19 september

thursday

mornington research,
left aerials class early
for yuck circus show.

18 september

wednesday

a driving lesson.
southbank for work and meetings.
yummy japanese.

17 september

tuesday

Society fringe
show; hard to find location,
new orleans themed win.

16 september

monday

morning exercise
completely full, working day
then games night at home

15 september

sunday

buffalo mac and
cheese and boardgames - a very
fun sunday arvo

14 september

saturday

sub-par mini golf
experience at docklands.
phat cat circus show.

13 september

friday

MARC technology
and ageing seminar, then
some reading at home

12 september

thursday

mornington research
with getting in work with jane.
evening aerials.

11 september

wednesday

southbank work, driving,
after work drink with fred then
games lab with james, kim

10 september

tuesday

data codebooks made,
lunch with simone at college,
prep, report drafting

09 september

monday

multiple meetings,
data, preparations,
and various work

08 september

sunday

dessert for breakfast.
jane's orpheus show with kim,
delish mexican.

07 september

saturday

aerials girls brunch;
failed attempt at the docklands;
art trip, vegan meal.

06 september

friday

perth aerials girls
fancy, black and white high tea
house bubbles, handstands

05 september

thursday

mornington research
sessions, interview, data;
long but good to do

04 september

wednesday

faculty womens,
skype catch up with sam, photo,
japanese (pre flight).

03 september

tuesday

supervision chats;
cross-discipline ECRs;
STEM pros in schools chat

02 september

monday

psychology of
music special issue at
tail end of deadline

01 september

sunday

exercise, cooking
successful driving lesson
hofbrauhaus for fun

31 august

saturday

heartbreaker for beer,
japanese for dinner, then
city cinema

30 august

friday

music psych meeting
before lunch with jonathan
then home for sleeping

29 august

thursday

mornington research
with work done on the train rides
but stayed home at night

28 august

wednesday

southbank recruitment
from orpheus opera.
plus data pulling.

27 august

tuesday

a day full of back
to back meetings across
campuses and skype

26 august

monday

recorded mary's
guest lecture, then edited.
plus the other work.

25 august

sunday

side work and haikus
a relaxed sunday at home
booking attempts made

24 august

saturday

adjacent home work;
files backed up, converted.
not up for white night.

23 august

friday

mis-judged school lecture
afternoon supporting brad
white night in the park

22 august

thursday

mornington bus breaks,
tablets and movies for them.
school prep, aerals.

21 august

wednesday

japanese post work
a la wednesday tradition
followed by some chores

20 august

tuesday

market trip with beth
successful arts grant notice
work then hardware lane

19 august

monday

museums reading
CAWRI seminar and then
games night that beth joined

18 august

sunday

sri lankan cook class
non-participatory.
drink before, after

17 august

saturday

afternoon rock climb
nothing else to report but
a bit of home work

16 august

friday

supervision chat
working then rmit
and evening lecture

15 august

thursday

mornington research
guest lecture on the train and
aerials then skype

14 august

wednesday

music psych skype chat,
ethics app and the grant app,
research concert, more

13 august

tuesday

copyediting,
manuscript writing, meetings,
data and tracking

12 august

monday

much grant app writing
with other work and meetings
plus the guest lecture

11 august

sunday

grant app, data themes.
dinner and board games out in
thornbury by train

Sunday, October 20, 2019

10 august

saturday

bbq with kim
followed by a movie at
cinema nova

09 august

friday

job details zoom chat;
some southbank work, writing group;
relaxed evening home

08 august

thursday

mornington day,
fitting in as much extra,
and aerials class

07 august

wednesday

across campuses,
working into the evening
with Japanese break

06 august

tuesday

working all the day
and then a research concert
followed by more work

05 august

monday

training at the gym
a long day full of working
lion king, not games

04 august

sunday

pub trip, screen printing,
some side work revisited:
really nice sunday

03 august

saturday

enjoyable screen
printing afternoon before
st kilda date night

02 august

friday

morning Skype meetings;
radio grant writing; and
gertrude street light fest 

01 august

thursday

mornington sessions;
surprising anxious email;
future discussions

31 july

wednesday

NGV writing;
radio grant meeting; and
gary's farewell night

30 july

tuesday

manuscript, grant app,
additional work and then
the james gross lecture

29 july

monday

fancy ACO
and MCM donor night:
awkward work event

28 july

sunday

open house, day 2:
myer hall and supreme court.
grant app, other things

27 july

saturday

open house melbourne
state library storage and
backstage luna park

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

26 july

friday

job interview, then
work - mainly on the grant app;
night market in rain

25 july

thursday

mornington research
sessions and informal chat.
back to aerials

24 july

wednesday

appointment first thing.
meetings, writing, session prep.
local japanese.

23 july

tuesday

AAG grant app
multiple types of meetings
able to rock climb

22 july

monday

adding media;
changed birthday dinner plan to
vietnamese, games

21 july

sunday
birthday

nice lunch at pure south
lui bar for drinks and jazz
simple, low-key day

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

20 july

saturday

last conference day
chairing and student talks with
nice 'after' outing

19 july

friday

poster session day
losing steam, very tiring;
dinner by river.

18 july

thursday

listen up talk done
AMPS AGM and jane's talk
museum dinner

17 july

wednesday

conference day two
first chairing session done and
a burger dinner

16 july

tuesday

conference day one:
ECR professional
development day

Monday, August 26, 2019

15 july

monday

final conference prep
most of which - unexpected.
more mornington tunes

14 july

sunday

manuscript revised
conference presentation work
full working sunday

13 july

saturday

working weekend day
disappointing bastille day
but delicious crepe

12 july

friday

mornington prep work
afternoon writing group and
avoiding the rain

11 july

thursday

long mornington day
with radio and tablets
plus replacement rail 

10 july

wednesday

supervision, lunch,
radio colleague catch up,
setting up tablets

09 july

tuesday

skype consult, qual themes;
midday job interview; lunch;
mornington music.

08 july

monday

a full working day
attempt to print a poster
monday night games night

07 july

sunday

working during the day
going away japanese
and some gelato

06 july

saturday

nothing to report
other than a day time walk
hardware lane dinner

Saturday, August 24, 2019

05 july

friday

more analysis;
stress paper at writing group;
stuffed from thai dinner

04 july

thursday

mornington consent
indigo project data
on-air interview

03 july

wednesday

zoom job interview
tablet development work
night market with kim

02 july

tuesday

3MBS talk -
public presentation at
station convent

01 july

monday

presentation work
awkward admin leaving tea
rejoinder meeting

30 june

sunday

job interview prep
radio analysis:
a working sunday

29 june

saturday

writing manuscripts
and presentations plus grant
applications too

28 june

friday

more on rejoinder
finalising flow research
transcribing, endnote

27 june

thursday

mornington research
good, but long, day at both sites.
work instead of class

26 june

wednesday

supervision chat
interview and transcription;
pizza, japanese

25 june

tuesday

rejoinder finished,
mornington materials,
rock climbing and kirks

24 june

monday

ethics meeting, marks,
rejoinder, revision, flow.
games night, survey work.

23 june

sunday

ACO concert
for work with additional
work tasks done as well

22 june

saturday

studley park boathouse
for lunch and a river walk
on a rainy day

21 june

friday

decra, paper fix;
last jar for a catch up drink;
awesome tight rope show.

20 june

thursday

mornington writing
and setting up the tablets;
decra rejoinder

19 june

wednesday

late penalties and
unexpected marking that
had to be finished

18 june

tuesday

a day of nearly
back-to-back meetings before
pub trivia night

17 june

monday

project logistics
manuscript revision and
mrc concert

16 june

sunday

spent the day at home
working on work and job stuff
nothing exciting

15 june

saturday

circus class, job apps
saving grace for a burger
so fairly relaxed

Saturday, August 10, 2019

14 june

friday

transcription and phone
interview; failed assignments;
southbank jane meeting

13 june

thursday

DECRA rejoinder,
strange radio interview,
transcription, circus

12 june

wednesday

hallmark launch event,
copyediting, meetings.
japanese outing

11 june

tuesday

morning work at home
juyoung farewell lunch with jane
local heroes show

10 june

monday

day off- queens birthday:
progress on three manuscripts
and games night at james'

09 june

sunday

shopping trip w. kim,
hardware lane snack trip after,
tv and job apps

08 june

saturday

a nice morning walk
nice clocktower jazz concert--
of the festival

07 june

friday

multiple phone calls
revising different docs
birds basement jazz show

06 june

thursday

fitzpatrick writing,
ethics consultation, and
ethics revision

05 june

wednesday

moderation and
T&L uni conference.
multiple projects.

04 june

tuesday

mornington research
training and introductions.
new cover letter.

03 june

monday

a return to the
NGV project and its
analyses. ugh.

Friday, June 28, 2019

02 june

sunday

barnum musical
the matinee performance;
busy work filing

01 june

saturday

saturday hoop class
conservatorium launch
nice event with drinks

31 may

friday

met my new mentee
petra and emilio
strange social club thing

30 may

thursday

morning at southbank
heather's completion talk done
paralysed evening

29 may

wednesday

final lecture done
uni-wide ethics meeting
el coco for drinks

28 may

tuesday

working at home to
go to southbank which was axed
still up to parkville

got in rock climbing
before dinner and games night
a good evening had

27 may

monday

full working day done
seeking advice on job things
aladdin movie

26 may

sunday

saw a platypus
and more at sanctuary
fancy vineyard lunch

25 may

saturday

a cafe breakfast
hedge maze won, color maze lost
frisbee, mini golf

blueberry wines tried
coldstream, vineyard, distillery
then cards and pizza

24 may

friday

jane's practicing talk;
supervisor tasks and more
CoE prep help

drive down to healesville
sanctuary house motel
quiet dinner there

23 may

thursday

mornington meeting
from southbank to parkville and
aerials after

22 may

wednesday

second-last lecture
uni house lunch with colleague
transcription, codebooks

pint of science night
talking about my research
at richmond bowls club

21 may

tuesday

a midday flu shot
conference presentation work
plus more evening work

20 may

monday

southbank for meetings
stayed for writing group to work
the revision


Saturday, June 15, 2019

19 may

sunday

control manuscript
finished and sent to students
equals a small win

18 may

saturday

noon time lyra class
wonderful chamber concert
with circus in it

17 may

friday

fitzpatrick writing
group in the afternoon, then
delicious laksa

16 may

thursday

research seminar:
went well, and good audience.
a budget meeting.

15 may

wednesday

lecture and consult
nightmare research logistics
"pre-work" japanese

14 may

tuesday

engaging skype call
phone radio interview
catch up and concert

13 may

monday

pint of science and
research seminar slides done
paper revisions;

12 may

sunday

dumplings lunch catchup
more tv and napping done
pint of science slides

11 may

saturday

still so tired, so
a boring, nap, restful day;
circus finale

10 may

friday

feet drenched from the rain
riverbank japanese lunch
inefficient call

09 may

thursday

colleagues grant meeting
3MBS interviews
nap before circus

08 may

wednesday

surveys done during
alex's lecture; hoping
for participants

drinks and dinner with
melissa and her father:
lovely to catch up

07 may

tuesday

3MBS trip
more back to back interviews,
travel to southbank

PRDN group
session on video clips,
late night interview

06 may

monday

prepping seminar,
a great phone interview done,
and concert observed

05 may

sunday

home tasks and work tasks:
just a sunday spent working:
nothing really fun

04 may

saturday

3MBS trip
afternoon of back to back
interviews. lucky.

03 may

friday

supervision lunch
conference abstract submission
first focus group done

02 may

thursday

writing group morning
revising through seminar
silver memories

01 may

wednesday

a work day full of
work projects and lecturing
with more work at home

Saturday, May 4, 2019

30 april

tuesday

ethics revisions
3MBS radio
plus end of month drink

29 april

monday

black sheep for breakfast
abingdon maze, mini golf
hole-in-one, but lost

mandurah lunch fail
old neighbourhood drive through and
pub before airport

28 april

sunday

a walk around town
beautiful weather outside
quindanning pub lunch

27 april

saturday

brando's in vic park
driving to williams: lunch with
petra, emilio

then to boddington
relaxed afternoon catch-up
tv and dinner

26 april

friday

breakfast on the swan
curtin campus meeting trip
pub snack, cinema

drinks at moon cafe
aerials catch up dinner
lucky chan's, ice cream

25 april

Thursday
Anzac Day

three conference abstracts;
housework and ethics work too;
some in-flight work done

visit with ashley
relaxed, outdoor drink in town
wa visit


24 april

wednesday

mentor and group chat
conversations with MTs
chapter revisions

23 april

tuesday

papers, talks, meetings
holiday but full work day
st georges dinner

22 april

monday

exercise, writing
easter monday club pub lunch
suddenly unwell

21 april

sunday

a great Skype catch up
manuscript writing and some
procrastination

Saturday, April 20, 2019

20 april

saturday

awkward sleep pattern
binge watching tv program
not in a work mode

19 april

friday

off work and at home
but not a productive mood
wanting to rest more

18 april

thursday

mornington meeting
writing group turned social lunch
cloud swing at circus

17 april

wednesday

jane's second lecture
multiple afternoon tasks
great network event

16 april

tuesday

ethics revision
student stats consultation
afternoon pizza

15 april

monday

read through fred's thesis,
student meeting, tute prep done
a win at games night

14 april

sunday

walk around docklands
relaxed afternoon at home
converting files

13 april

saturday

netflix and pool hall
poor service, tasty tacos
and asleep early

12 april

friday

assignment grades done
lecture prep, presentations
games and circus show

11 april

thursday

mornington planning
more ethics revisions done
small class aerials

10 april

wednesday

lecture and alerts
ethics revision dragging
comedy fest show

09 april

tuesday

intriguing Skype call
thematic analysis
with some emails too

08 april

monday

building, re-building
work projects before the first
focus group chat

Thursday, April 18, 2019

07 april

sunday

social club wine trip
out in macedon ranges
middling joy level

06 april

saturday

nap, conference abstract
japanese dinner with jake
circus group outing

05 april

friday

MRC research
preparations and website;
games lecture; club drinks

04 april

thursday

first new writing group
back-to-back southbank meetings
trapeze aerials

03 april

wednesday

music taste lecture
surprise pub lunch, rock climbing
tv, relaxed work

02 april

tuesday

class preparation
building opening event
trivia night - 2

01 april

monday

three student meetings,
reading students' chapters too,
work at home, games night

31 march

sunday

some calendar time
jersey boys the musical
and relaxed evening

30 march

saturday

jae and juyoung lunch
for a really nice catch up;
albert herring show

29 march

friday

moderation
additional class prep too
fun clubs and dinner

28 march

thursday

writing group - grant done
afternoon work and meeting
before aerials

27 march

wednesday

grant writing, lecture,
a meeting about vr,
more work and concert

26 march

tuesday

analysis, Skype
a scientist - vietnam,
ethics, grant, concert

25 march

monday

just another day
filled with a lot of work tasks
and first writing group

Saturday, April 6, 2019

24 march

sunday

new planning technique
whiteboard overhaul, crafting
some more work done too

23 march

saturday

work without files
early crepes dinner with kim
briefs show by myself

22 march

friday

lecture and grant prep
faculty womens event
james' birthday board games

21 march

thursday

WiMIR mentor chat
Southbank meeting, seminars
Parkville afternoon

20 march

wednesday

morning lecture and
afternoon of lecture prep
mint happy hour

19 march

tuesday

group supervision
southbank meetings, drinks in sun
local heroes show

18 march

monday

multiple meetings
more unit preparation
games night and taxes

17 march

sunday

difficult morning
st patricks day social club
job application

16 march

saturday

captain marvel film
a tourist attempt failed
dunkel on river

Sunday, March 24, 2019

15 march

friday

analysis start;
lecture prep, phone call, meeting;
thai dinner and drinks

14 march

thursday

day of lecture prep
midday researcher meeting
back to aerials

13 march

wednesday

fred's first lecture, still
most of day spent on unit.
stiletto sisters

12 march

tuesday

unit prep- a lot
southbank philanthropy chat
mrc concert

11 march

monday

holiday work day
extra-long, time-waste meeting
board games at marche

10 march

sunday

williamstown lunch
train trip and walks along pier
still some work at night

09 march

saturday

tv and endnote
haikus in the afternoon
lecture prep all night

08 march

friday

CBF meeting
pick up the pieces work mode.
annoying people

07 march

thursday

a review meeting
then final decra meeting
decra submitted

weird data meeting
anti-climatic rest of
day working at home

06 march

wednesday

lecture delivered
"but what's this unit about?"
and swipe card issues

grant all afternoon
and the evening too except
for japanese break

05 march

tuesday

turnitin training
nearing submission edits
first observation 

04 march

monday

MiEL unit tasks done
suggested edits struggle
tech student: maybe?

03 march

sunday

first lecture revised
and penpal letter drafted
the wave painting class

02 march

saturday

decra and work stuff
matinee film at the crown
not much else to say

Friday, March 22, 2019

01 march

friday

unit lecture prep
happy hour at watsons
dumplings for dinner

28 february

thursday

another decra-
focussed day: writing, meeting
and frustration

27 february

wednesday

writing, revision
multiple southbank meetings
upsetting intro

26 february

tuesday

a morning meeting
then the rest of the day on
unit teaching tasks

25 february

monday

day of teaching prep
and grant application work
skype session no show

24 february

sunday

grant application
most of my day spent on my
DECRA app sections

23 february

saturday

saturday working
afternoon tv but then
ethics revisions

Sunday, March 10, 2019

22 february

friday

a full on work day
drinks and dinner with petra
(very much needed)

21 february

thursday

skype supervision
a lot of revising work
and assignment two

20 february

wednesday

unit subject guide,
res baz lunch and data talk,
decra stuff, meeting

19 february

tuesday

copy edit done
unit materials and
consulting phone call

18 february

monday

poor night of sleeping
meetings at southbank and skype
monday night games night

17 february

sunday

more decra writing
afternoon pub break and more
work in the evening

16 february

saturday

DECRA grant changes
shen yun chinese performance
religious surprise

15 february

friday

an awkward breakfast
acting activity and
unpacking office

valentines dinner
cosy, little italian
grocery store brownies

Friday, March 8, 2019

14 february

thursday

jealous at breakfast
jonathan interrupted
with decra feedback

quick catch up with kim
before aerials, last night
staying at hotel

13 february

wednesday

group breakfast again
an affirming day until
outsider input

12 february

tuesday

mentor group breakfast
confusing email = worry
side work hard to do

lovely time at drinks
and pizza with queensland folk
ethics submitted

11 february

monday

an off-track meeting
more time on an ethics app
mentor week day one

10 february

sunday

a job app drained me
afternoon movie: green book
only more endnote

09 february

saturday

lecture and endnote
long south melbourne market lunch
no focus for work

08 february

friday

analysis prep
yummy noodle lunch catch up
social club bubbles

07 february

thursday

wimir mentor chat
ethics revisions lingers
first class assignment

06 february

wednesday

obnoxious work day
parkville to southbank and back
night market outing

05 february

tuesday

faculty planning
able to do some work though
a birthday evening

04 february

monday

southbank gym training
faculty planning all day
nice to have games night

03 february

saturday

some easy side work
still so utterly tired
yet not relaxing

02 february

saturday

utter exhaustion
and couldn't do anything;
birthday meat platter

Friday, February 22, 2019

01 february

friday

a fitzroy meeting
teaching, research, and grant work
after work walk, drinks

31 january

thursday

early morning skype
most of day spent on DECRA
and MiEL LMS

30 january

wednesday

LMS training
Reading lit for decra app
meetings and more work

29 january

tuesday

meetings and writing
and a really long phone call
work blurs day and night

28 january

monday

work holiday but
still tried working at home
before playing games

27 january

sunday

manuscript revised;
more info to lyrics file;
paper submitted

26 january

saturday
australia day

australia day
social club event by beach
sandwiched by some work

25 january

friday

Budget formula
calculation error found:
so budget re-done


24 january

thursday

crazy hot heatwave
DECRA proposal section
a social club drink

23 january

wednesday

revisions done
on multiple manuscripts;
pub chat and quirky

22 january

tuesday

two DECRA meetings;
DECRA establishment grant
and budget drafted 

21 january

monday

stats analysis
supervision on soutbaek
MRC meeting

20 january

sunday

scrapbook and cutting;
work done on grant list, decra;
fun, outdoor movie

19 january

saturday

tech research meeting;
a walk around the market;
relaxed afternoon

18 january

friday

southbank decra chat
lunch on the river; then a
lot of work at home

17 january

thursday

great to see sarah
for a cancer centre lunch;
group work on survey

16 january

wednesday

still doing ethics
reviewing student writing
petra phone catch-up

15 january

tuesday

application for ethics;
new survey and a review;
aus open tennis

14 january

monday

a lot of writing
for different projects-
all day, most of night

13 january

sunday

#pubchat tweets set up
screenprinting colored tshirts
indian dinner

Sunday, January 13, 2019

12 january

saturday

planning, backing up
a snooze and some exercise
un-focused, tired

11 january

friday

early morning skype
preliminary results
and two ethics apps

10 january

thursday

multiple meetings
rehearsal promo photos
avila crashing

09 january

wednesday

many many tasks
work catch-up with jane started
nice lunch catch-up too

08 january

tuesday

unit contracts set,
progress on lectures and tutes
bbq dinner

07 january

monday

added revision,
a future-thinking meeting,
pandemic round win

06 january

sunday

swimming hard on arm
afternoon matinee film
drinks on the river

05 january

saturday

shoulder pain so no weights
gallery for Opie, dogs
fancy drumplings lunch

04 january

friday

subject guide started;
afternoon temperature spike;
drinks and thai with jake

03 january

thursday

status of projects
checked and post-it note charts made;
new climbing harness

02 january

wednesday

returned to work: climbed
email mountain, completed
ethics reports too

Saturday, January 12, 2019

01 january 2019

tuesday

seated separately
long flight, but home to melbourne
as holiday ends


31 december

monday

mostly lost in flight
doha airport cheese platter
lovely midway break

30 december

sunday

hotel checkout and
middling popular brunch place
airport visa task

29 december

saturday

chicago amtrak
green street meats for bbq
soho house cocktails

north for royal palms
dominated shuffleboard
pit stop for burgers

nick's bartender friend
wilderness bar lemonades
second city show

28 december

friday

aquaman movie
snowy walk home from tacos
final custard treat

Thursday, January 10, 2019

27 december

thursday

christmas put away
one more exercise wac trip
lucky joes music

26 december

wednesday

last christmas event;
thai dinner and beers at rays
with liz and brian

25 december

christmas
tuesday

opening presents,
relaxed afternoon, die hard,
dinner cooked and ate