At Last! An Update!!

It has come to my attention that I have not updated this in many moons. That's 'cos life happened, and I should be writing a chapter for my thesis, and it's due tomorrow. So briefly:

January - preparing for a MEDEMS conference. This included being a go-fer during the event, and more importantly - PRESENTING A PAPER. I am now officially a PhD student! I have presented a paper at a conference! And it rocked! If anyone wants to know about "Miracles of St Aethelthryth: Healing and Smiting" I'm the one to come to.

February - preparing for my brother's wedding. An internet romance that all went right. So he's happily married, and that leaves one more sibling - but baby-bro is only 19, so it should be a while before anything happens there.

March - University started. Involves: teaching Medieval Literature to about 40 students (tutoring, but there on the front-line, making sure they understand what they're reading); trying to get Anglo-Norman (Old French with a twist) up to scratch; taking a history paper so my incredibly varied PhD can officially be both a History deal and an English event; and trying to do something about Latin.

All this in addition to actually doing research and tracking down manuscripts containing lives of Etheldrede (same chick as above, different spelling). And writing a chapter by Friday, and creating a database on all Anglo-Saxon Female Saints.

However, I'm enjoying it all, and Aethelthryth kicks butt, big time. And did I mention my scholarship?

So I'd better do some work, I guess.