I (must) love this woman very, very much. x.com/VerityDarke/st…

I can't tell you how pleased/horrified I am at my mole. I can't stop telling people about the terror. It's going under 'training' on my CV

Fellow academics: what do you do to get back on track during rough times? Responses and RTs could make a really powerful resource for all.

Here is the poster! Please help by sharing it, posting it, putting it up in a shop window.... If you'd like an A4-sized PDF please DM.

I'm also waiting for a visa wi everything crossed. Waiting is not one of my strong points. Pity my parents & everyone with a 20 mile radius.

A highlight this week was getting in people's way while I stared at this utter stunner. #monet Bloody gorgeous. National Gallery

Gotta admire the speed with which this Child's Guide to Knowledge gets from 'What is the world' to mildew and smut.

For my part, I listened to it while lying in bed.

Today I'm helping out a friend who's a childminder. I expect to return a broken woman.

This is my 'I submitted my Chinese visa paperwork today' face. It's very similar to my 'waiting for the visa permit' face but still: yikes.

Does anyone have a copy of Haraway's 'Cyborg Manifesto' I could use? Mine is a few hundred miles away in storage... #lessonplanning

Kent does the most incredible storms: it's been thundering and lightning-ing for 30mins. In other news, I don't have curtains in my room.