2013: The Postmortem
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Got a new job. Didn't kill anyone. Not bad |
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Buuuuut... I also did some AWESOME THINGS!! Swam with Dolphins, Went on a plane for the first time (after a fear of flying all my life) aaaaaaand, I took part in a Lightsaber Flash Mob.  2014 is going to be a million times better though, I just knows it 
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Kids had issues in their first school, but we ended up getting them moved to a much better school that they love now. Amy had a lot of health issues at the end of the year, but on the other hand, we managed to afford insurance for her for the first time in years, so she can finally get those things taken care of. So i like to look at the positive side of those things. And of course, business is booming at The Outhouse. |
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You, Nieto? |
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I'm really hoping the new year is much better, but then I plan to do more than just hope for that; I'm taking steps to make it happen. |
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I had a good year, all said. I mean, I got the position I wanted and am now both researching and lecturing, so I can't complain. I'm a professional academic, and that's what I had been working toward for a long time. |
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My doctoral thesis is going to be an investigation of the cultural evolution of the monomyth, in terms not only of traditional literature but also comic books, graphic novels, film and TV. My primary texts are essentially The Invisibles, Promethea and Buffy (thought there are several dozen others, even at this early stage). Essentially, I'm fusing biocultural literary criticism with the older and more overlooked ideas behind archetypal criticism and structural anthropology to see if I can't come up with something new. I also teach Academic Writing, English Literature and English Speaking Cultures at what we call 'A' level (in other words, the equivalent of 101) and part of the Masters courses in Speculative Fiction (Precursors and Hard SF in semester one and Vampire Fiction in semester two). I've also been asked to develop a lecture in semiotics for students of film studies, and am starting to develop a Masters-level course in comics and GNs with a couple of colleagues. |
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