JULY 2012
During the
week of 23 Monday to 27 Friday, the primary research-related
event that took place was Thursday 26 July:
‘Mapping Place and Faith Conference’ at St. Martin’s House, 9:30AM
to 3:30PM. I fell and injured my knee on a hasty journey homeward. I also
acquired a new mobile phone this week.
*Notably have ordered a new laptop to support my
research efforts. Have also ordered a new mobile that is ‘smarter’ than my old
one—a Nokia windows phone. I have two weeks to make up my mind about the phone.
Weekend:
28&29 July Resting my knee.
Monday 30 July
Troubleshooting phone and Windows mobile tech.
Tuesday 31
July Troubleshooting phone and Windows mobile tech. New
Macbook arrived. Troubleshooting new Mac!
AUGUST 2012
Wednesday 1 August
Troubleshooting new Mac, learning new versions of Windows office apps,
iWork apps, interconnectivity through Social media with mobile phone, iCloud
and Skydrive.
Thursday 2 August
Troubleshooting new Mac, learning new versions of Windows office apps,
iWork apps, interconnectivity through Social media with mobile phone, iCloud
and Skydrive.
Friday 3 August
Troubleshooting new Mac OS X.7 Mountain Lion. Sorted home office space.
Weekend:
4&5 August Caribbean Carnival and severe cloudbursts.
Monday 6 August
Continuing to learn about new Mac and especially the use of coordinating
calendars between iCal, Google and Windows Live. Sorted home office space.
Implementation of new strategy for remaining focussed.
Tuesday 7 August
Reviewed previous notes from ‘Lines’ by Ingold. Reconsidered the concept
of display and museum practice in terms of reconstitution of tradition and
shared narrative. Updated my training record (which I need to send to the
University graduate office soon).
Wednesday 8 August
Reviewed previous notes from ‘Lines’ by Ingold. Reconsidered the concept of reconstitution in terms of ‘lines’ –as
differing interpretations of space in the way that Ingold discusses the
variable approaches to impressing ideas (in writing) onto blank page; Ingold
suggest that some of the basic intentionality in the expression of words upon a
page may include seeing the blank page as a landscape for a journey,
colonization, surface of a body, or mirror of a mind.
Thursday 9 August
Downloaded Kindle for laptop and purchased Kindle version of ‘Lines’ by
Ingold. Catching up on journals and training reports. Successfully registered
for RAI research accounts. Today I started the ‘reintegration’ process of my
thesis in earnest.
Friday 10 August
Posted blog updates to Orovoco. Transferred notes from notebook to
highlights and notes in Kindle for Mac edition of Ingold’s ‘Lines’.
Implementation of new, more structured approach to work pattern this past week,
seems to have been very helpful to productivity. Reviewed notes on David Akin’s
article (recommended reading by Ben): ‘Ancestral vigilance and the corrective
conscience’ (along with Babadzan response and Akin’s response to that
response).
Weekend: 11
& 12 August Birthday BBQ and housewarming at the Grace family’s
new home.
