Random trivia

Women in labour are made to lie down because it assists the doctor, not the actual labour itself. The optimum position for labour is squatting, thereby letting gravity help as much as possible.

( random birthing snippet )

In other words, I'm going to be working on my dissertation now.

(no subject)

bored. bored bored bored.

have been poking at introduction to dissertation. have written plan of introduction, methodology, literature review and scope. haven't actually written anything in the main body of the argument, though. Hmmmm.

bored bored bored.

ok, have made a start

1,026 / 10,000 (10.3%)

Only a tiny wee bit of that is actual text; the rest is bullet points regarding everything except the main body of the argument. Now, suppose that I were to finish this by the end of these ten days, as I fully intend to do. Would some kind soul be interested in reading it over and letting me know what they think? I'd owe you cake. And stuff.

Book meme - procrastination a-go-go

Stolen from eye_of_a_cat because I am a mean stealer going about stealing things. Yes.

One book that changed your life: ( Development as Freedom, Amartya Sen )

One book you have read more than once: ( The Story of O, Pauline Reage )

One book you would want on a desert island: ( The Power Book, Jeannette Winterson )

One book that made you laugh: ( Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, Grant Naylor )

One book that made you cry: ( Beloved, Toni Morrison )

One book you wish had been written:( The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien )

One book you wish had never been written:( The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood )

One book you are currently reading:( Palestine, Joe Sacco )

One book you have been meaning to read:( The Lovely Bones, Alice Seebold )