Australia-bound but working first

I was buying my coffee from my friendly local independent cafe yesterday and we both reflected on January as a month that has just flown by! So, what have the Wardens been up to?

Well, to be honest, from my perspective, it has been a pretty work-oriented month. After submitting the Book on the 5th, I went on to submit the next project on the 18th. This is an co-edited collection entitled Performance and Professional Wrestling. Even though it has only just been submitted, it already has its own Amazon page! According to Amazon we are looking at a mid-July release date...Amazon is the fount of all knowledge about this sort of stuff, right? And then just this week I submitted a book chapter for a collection called Literature: an introduction to theory and analysis. The chapter is simply called 'Performance' and tries to explain this very tricky concept in 4500 words. Phew! And today I've been working on my paper for my talk in Edinburgh next week and I've returned to a journal article on Raymond Williams that I need to write by April. So, there is a lot going on. I knew these few months were going to be busy with work and I have June in my head as a month which will be quieter and give me a chance to catch my breath and think about the next steps.

So, anything else? Well, D has been looking at cars as our lease is up. If you know D then you'll know that he takes things like this very seriously. And (the big news) we booked a wonderful holiday to Australia. Ever since I was a Neighbours-obsessed teenager I've wanted to go to Australia. We have an amazing trip planned involving diving, horses and koalas. Cannot wait! Other than that our January has been pretty quiet with just books, swimming, yoga and the occasional film (including the really super Star Wars) to interrupt. This means I am getting a lot done right now and, when I'm not teaching, days are really pretty focused and full.

Anyways, a peaceful weekend ahead and then a big trip up north next week. Looking forward to going back to my alma mater - only hope I can be half as entertaining and sparky as most of the visiting speakers I enjoyed during my time in Edinburgh!

CSW