Dave Bish has written a couple of posts that particularly interested me recently, one on The Heart of Art, asking What does it look like to be a Christian artist – or indeed a Christian in any sphere of life?, and another responding to Christian students who said “I’d rather do evangelism than my course“. […]
The time has finally come… I’ve now finished university. On Tuesday, I had my last ever exam. How mad is that? Of course, in these days of lifelong learning and the like, I may well find myself behind a desk scribbling furiously against the clock again at some point in the future, but for now […]
…or at least, I’m going to remove and hide my computer’s wifi card so that I can no longer be distracted from my work by the Internet (in particular, Facebook, Outpost Gallifrey and Ship of Fools). I’ve got a lot to do on my dissertation on Christian literary criticism by two weeks tomorrow, as well […]
Continuing a list of 21 things that I’m thankful for… 14. Doctor WhoI’ve waxed lyrical about Doctor Who before, and few things have shaped my imagination more. I love the collision of the fantastic and the everyday, the triumphs of ambition over budget (and occasional endearing defeats!), the sense of humour and optimism in the […]
“I hate the Narnia books,” said Philip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, “and I hate them with deep and bitter passion, with their view of childhood as a golden age from which sexuality and adulthood are a falling away”. [link] The essay I found most interesting to write last year (and got […]
I finished drawing up a revision plan this morning. I now have no further excuse for procrastinating actually revising! My plan of action is roughly as follows: For the next week, focus on finishing my last English essay, to hopefully finish it by the 29th April, which is when I finish lectures May 2nd to […]
Unfortunately, I’ve been ill with a rather nasty bug of some description. I’ve had it since Saturday, but it was yesterday that it really hit me. I tried to keep going with the day as normal, but it wasn’t a good idea and after a bit I gave in and took myself to bed. It’s […]
I got my assessed English essay back today, marked and with the comments sheet. Unfortunately, on the feedback ticklist I was given a cross for “Does the case unfold in a rational and convincing order?” I think the comment that my sentences are sometimes awkward is fair enough. But whoever marked the essay seems to […]
Here are a few thoughts on how university is going. Initially, this was going to be in an email, but I thought it’s the kind of general interest thing suitable for my blog, and putting it here saves me saying basically the same thing several times, and also gives me an excuse to point people […]
Ah, freedom from the stress of revision and essay writing, for a short time at least! It was great to get out of that examination hall and stroll back in the sunshine along the path by the Taff, the water lapping and the ducks quacking. Becky (my sister) will probably be very annoyed to hear […]