Sorry for the delay - went back to parents' house for a week to house sit/buckle down to PhD work. Have finally finished a (barely) presentable draft of proposed Chapter 3 - only a short 3 months late! Supervisor responded almost immediately to organise supervision, so we shall see.
Also went to first rehearsal of play I'm involved in (I wrote one of the short stories that is being adapted). Given that it's local theatre and has a rehearsal schedule of 2 weeks before the (one and only) performance, I had been worried that it might be something of a train wreck. Luckily it was better than I had anticiptated. It still won't be great drama, but it's not a bad start.
I've been picking up several new blogs along the way. The one I most enjoy is Bookwitch. Reading it makes me want to blog more often! I've also come across several interesting articles from these blogs (e.g. the man who wants to marry a cartoon character).
Today is US election day. I don't remember any election having such a buzz before. Most people I know are pro-Obama, although some perfectly sensible people are pro-McCain. It makes me wonder to what extent the support for the Democrats is merely fashionable. Or, indeed, a reaction to Bush. I'm not sure McCain is being assessed on his own faults/merits, but rather, the experience of the last eight years of Republicanism. I'm also fairly cautious of whirlwind media savvy political campaigns that fizzle out soon after election. We'll see. Certainly change is needed - I'm just not sure what kind of change will occur. Anyway, I will be sitting up with boyfriend and housemate to see the results (something I wouldn't even do for the UK elections!)
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