Home Improvements, Isocracy and Estates, We Lost the Sea, MSc Progress

[tcpip]

A good portion of the past few days have consisted of moving various furnishings around in preparation of getting part two of our flooring done; thirty plus years old carpet goes out, laminate floorboards go in. The problem of being a somewhat bookish person is that one ends up with literally dozens of bookcases, and these aren't much fun to carry upstairs. Playing furniture Tetris is an interesting game, as well as the contents of an additional three rooms, are squeezed into the already furnished two which have had their flooring done. After that, it'll be to get the questionable electrics in the place fixed. Capital depreciates, land increases in value, and that is why the earth should not be owned.

On that topic the Isocracy Network is having its annual general meeting (FB) in two weeks. Apart from discussing Nicolò Bellanca's book on the subject, there is also the Victorian Parliament's inquiry into homelessness, which we have more than a few issues to raise (land prices, public housing supply, harmful effects, etc). In my own adventures in landlordism, our tenant in Dunedin is moving out to get their own place (congratulations Dominic!). Against the advice of our estate agent, I am recommending that the rent should not be increased.

Despite the various time-dependent home activities (all work and no play etc), last night caseopaya went out to see We Lost The Sea, a Sydney-based band which I first encountered a couple of years ago. They started off a metal band until their vocalist committed suicide. After that they transmogrified into something that is a cross between math rock and metal, which some punters are calling "post-metal" (really? as if "post-rock" wasn't bad enough), with now two albums out in the new style (Departure Songs, Truimph & Disaster). Also caught up with funontheupfield who randomly turned up at the gig.

In a previous entry I mentioned the issues I was having with my MSc dissertation supervisor. I decided to apply for a new supervisor and, credit where it's due, the college organised one within a matter of days. After explaining the various issues I was facing the new supervisor accepted the extended proposal without any further additions or amendments, which suggests to me that it was fine as it is. I have joked about the funny McSweeny's article on the hilarious the snake-fight portion of your thesis defense, but there is some wry amusement to be derived by the fact that I had a poisonous snake of my very own. I assure you, the snakes are very real.

Comments

[casimirian]

Best of luck with the new advisor.

[tcpip]

It's looking good so far. He's accepted everything that comes through and has committed to a 24-hour turnaround on comments.

I can't work out whether the previous person was just aggressively disinterested or actively hostile to the proposition.

[fred_mouse]

yay for new advisor. I have to sort out an equivalent issue and have failed to do so.

[tcpip]

"Give 'em enough rope", is a far metric to use.

I was becoming frustrated with the feedback from the previous supervisor and swore to myself if the next set of material did not see an improvement in their commentary I would seek out a new one. When that event occurred, I had to be true to the promise to myself.

I was actually expecting it to be a lot more difficult than it was.