crap at writing

I've been crap at writing about my post-viva misadventures. I've been caught like a rabbit in headlights as I stumble around dealing with the mundane minutiae of the administrative side of academic life. This has left me little time to ponder what it means to be Dr Coleman. In fact when people comment or use the Dr title to grab my attention I typically dismiss it and say 'It's not official yet' in the hope that this liminal space - between submitting the corrections and getting the official documentation/certificate -  can buy me some time to work out what it actually mean to be Dr Lynn Coleman. Never mind!

I did engage in some fairly enjoyable academic activity last week when I went to HELTASA - the one stop shop for all things Academic Development in South Africa. Lots of congratulatory wishes, hints at possible job offers (although I'm not convinced), some genuine networking opportunities, and general socialising of the academic and not so academic kind (aka lots of dancing to old 80s music). Unfortunately the buzz around the conference subsided rather abruptly - I find myself juggling the 'mundane minutiae' and the more serious need to complete my preparations for the SRHE conference next week. I'm not winning the battle!