I must do things! This week! Things! Too many things to do!

[hawkwing_lb]

1. Finish reading the incredibly tedious Eidolon.
1a. Review said tedious book for Vector.

2. Review Sharon Lee's Carousel Sun for Tor.com.
3. Review Barbara Hambly's Kindred of Darkness for Tor.com.

4. Watch Minoan-influenced Doctor Who episode.
5. Integrate into much-neglected paper.
5a. Edit paper for submission to Foundation and actually submit. (The worst they can say is NO YOU IDIOT DO NOT WANT, and I've been putting off actually doing this for far too long.)

6. Write 2000 words of thesis chapter.
7. Meet supervisor and consult about previously drafted chapters.

8a. Go to gym for cardio training.
8b. Go to gym again for mixed cardio and strength training.

...If that doesn't take me at least until Saturday, I shall be much astonished.

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Things I know I need to do in the rest of the month include:

- write another 2000 words of thesis chapter at least.
- write column for January
- make decent draft of article for submission to journal
- contact Ideo about spring reviews
- gym, and again gym, and again gym
- be a social human and also write emails to people
- read and take notes from library books on loan

...but are, of course, not limited to the above.

If anyone has any energy to spare, I could use some.

Comments

[nwhyte]

Which Minoan Who story? The Mind Robber? The Time Monster? The Horns of Nimon? The God Complex? Something else?

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Horns of Nimon and The Time Monster. I'm not sure Minotaur-resemblance alone makes a thing count as Minoan, but I suppose I had best at least investigate a sample.

[nwhyte]

Hmmm, neither of those is the highlight of their particular era!!! The one in the Mind Robber is only in one scene, but it's a much better story overall.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, I'm not exactly watching for artistic merit. (No one could accuse the Stargate Minoan episode of being a particular highlight, either.)

[sovay]

4. Watch Minoan-influenced Doctor Who episode.

. . . I hadn't known there was one. Dubiously-interpreted snake goddess be between you and all the dark places where you must walk.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm not sure the snake goddesses will be all that much help...

[libris-leonis.livejournal.com]

Re 1&1a, if Eidolon is the Libby McGuggan one, I had such hopes after attending the launch... and less hopes after reading the blurb... and less hopes as I continued to read the book. Tedium only begins to cover it.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

It is indeed that one. Physicist! Sees dead people! Midlife crisis! Mountain climbing! (Which should be exciting, or at least interesting, and manages to be about him dwelling on his failed relationship instead...) Visiting MUMMY. Seeing more dead people! More failed relationship! Mysterious job! Failed relationship! Fate of the universe! FAILED RELATIONSHIP.