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There is a comment by Janet's father, inpameladean's Tam Lin that one can be entirely ignorant of three periods in one's field, and still be a perfectly reasonable sort of professor.
I am, in fact, generally a lot more lousy about the period between 1780 and about 1910 than other points in Western history or literature.
Which leads me to a question...
For reasons tangentially related to my work (seriously, my job), I have been invited to a tea party celebrating Jane Austen's birth in mid-December. It has been a long time since I've read any Austen. (I'm pretty sure I went through Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Emma at various points around high school.)
Clearly, I should read or reread at least one book before this party, so as to make appropriate conversation. Tell me, oh, inestimable commenters, if you have a recommendation, or how you'd approach this question if you don't have a rec.
Or, y'know, talk about periods of history you have mostly ignored in favour of others, what you're up to, the amusements of your pets, and/or whatever else intrigues you at the moment.
What I've been up to
I won Nano! Go me. (Go everyone else who's made the attempt!) I still have too-much-heat issues in my apartment (boo).
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Topic of the week
There is a comment by Janet's father, in
pameladean's Tam Lin that one can be entirely ignorant of three periods in one's field, and still be a perfectly reasonable sort of professor. I am, in fact, generally a lot more lousy about the period between 1780 and about 1910 than other points in Western history or literature.
Which leads me to a question...
For reasons tangentially related to my work (seriously, my job), I have been invited to a tea party celebrating Jane Austen's birth in mid-December. It has been a long time since I've read any Austen. (I'm pretty sure I went through Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Emma at various points around high school.)
Clearly, I should read or reread at least one book before this party, so as to make appropriate conversation. Tell me, oh, inestimable commenters, if you have a recommendation, or how you'd approach this question if you don't have a rec.
Or, y'know, talk about periods of history you have mostly ignored in favour of others, what you're up to, the amusements of your pets, and/or whatever else intrigues you at the moment.
What I've been up to
I won Nano! Go me. (Go everyone else who's made the attempt!) I still have too-much-heat issues in my apartment (boo).
House rules:
This is a public post, feel free to encourage other people to drop by, just note the 'if posting anonymously, include a name people can call you in responses' rule.
* Consider this a conversation in my living room, only with a lot more seating. I reserve the right to redirect, screen, and otherwise moderate stuff, but would vastly prefer not to have to.
* If you don't have a DW account or want to post anonymously, please include a name we can call you in this particular post. (You can say AnonymousOne or your favourite colour or whatever. Just something to help keep conversations clear.)
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Date: 2018-11-30 04:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-11-30 04:45 pm (UTC)* which I think you'd enjoy
What organization is throwing the tea party?
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Date: 2018-11-30 04:55 pm (UTC)Glossing over the work specifics since this is a public post, I'm now contracted with a second agency for a quarter of my work time, and working closely for that with someone who is trained as a librarian but has been doing their general infomation management stuff.
She has a sister who lives about an hour from me who throws a tea party for Jane Austen's birthday every year, and she's going to be out for it, and would love to meet me in person, rather than over webcam. (She's based in the Pacific Northwest.)
Which is sort of entirely ridiculous, but amusing. (And so I am planning to go unless the driving is expected to be horrific.)
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Date: 2018-11-30 05:05 pm (UTC)I hope it is quirky and charming in all the best ways. What a great way to meet a colleague!
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Date: 2018-11-30 05:15 pm (UTC)(But like I said, seriously, my job sometimes..)