Finally some good news

So I haven't written about my academic world a lot lately, mostly well because I think I have been sucked into teaching so much that I haven't thought that much about it.

But finally some good news: I made the long short list at Oxford. You may wonder, what the hell does that mean? Well it means they are considering me based on my application and have requested more materials. If I make the short short list (yes, these things exist, and that is what they are called) I give at talk at Oxford in early February. It is actually an awesome job. It is in Nuffield College, which is a graduate college at Oxford specializing in social sciences. It is kind of a sweet position, 3 years including, salary, room and board, although you do have to dress for dinner every day. I suppose this could be handled.

On the never ending dissertation front: I am supposed to finish a new draft by the time I leave for Europe. Three chapters are done, a fourth is almost finished, and I have the entire week off from school, so I should be able to bust a few out. Of course two of the unfinished chapters are the introduction and the conclusion. I would love to have this working draft done, and go to Europe without it hanging over my head, and then Karen can read it. Hopefully she won't keep it hostage for 5 month this time.....hmmmmmm.....