Hi St. Luke's--Just dropped by the music thread and thanked you for the Monteverdi. Been extremely busy with dissertation of late without much spare time for friends online or in person. If I meet all the writing and revision deadlines by summer's end though, and if things pass muster with the powers that be I may be looking at a publication or two that could help starve off the perishing for the nonce and my committee may let me out to compete for that rare beast, the full time academic position this fall. Hope you're relishing your teaching free summer months. Have you been enjoying an artistically productive summer in the studio? Are you still working on those large scale pieces with the nude figures and the partially gilt geometric backgrounds (you shared some pictures of those awhile back and they looked stunning) or are you into another project now?
PL... glad to have you drop by the mystery painting game. I've posted some info about the manuscript in question and a great link to the entire manuscript. I notice you haven't dropped by the classical music discussions, but I just posted a piece you might like.
Hi St. Luke's--Yes, I'm doing fine, just really, really busy. Very full teaching and research schedule, and the weekend after this is a two-day conference I'm head organizer and one of the presenters for, so I've just had no time for internet conversations. Mozart opera though...this may tempt me back. Hope all is well with you!
PL... hope you well. I haven't heard from you or seen any of your postings recently... especially over on the classical music thread... and with all the recent discussions of Mozart's operas...? Anyway... just dropped by to say hi.
Petrarch... Sorry to hear about your illness... but congrats on your research grant. I will be obviously envying you. I don't think you'd want to do much research in the neighborhood in which I teach... although it probably would provide far more interesting tales to tell than academia. But then I also remember the old Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting times". I could certainly use some boredom. No problem on the Chaucer right now. I'm obviously starting the new school year myself and facing lots of paperwork as well as just acclimating myself to actually getting up early once again. I've PMed you my address so certainly send me a postcard of some interesting artistic site or another. See you when you return.
SL--...and I was going to be so efficient and get our Chaucer chat going at long last! Unavoidable things intervened, like illness, travel and then more vile illness that kept me firmly in bed. At least there was a conveniently timed respite during which I successfully enjoyed the family trip to Yosemite last week and I do finally seem to be recovering from a rather painful abdominal ailment, but now I've no time for anything but hastily finishing work and preparing to leave the country Sept. 10th. (Won a research grant for a 7 week trip to England where I'll be spending about a month in Oxford and time in London and other sundry spots). So I'm busy planning a real Canterbury pilgrimage and must beg leave discussing the literary one. To atone for my sins as a remiss Chaucerian I'd be happy to send you a postcard of Canterbury Cathedral or some other artistic spot if you care to pm me a mailing address ere I depart. Hope all is well with you. --L
So where will you be posting the Chaucer? By the way... I'll be out of town as well late next week. Off to Washington then NYC.
Hi St. Luke's--Since you mentioned the fact that a Chaucer discussion failed to materialize around here on the Spenser thread, I thought I would just go ahead and start said discussion if you're still up for it. Let me know if there's a particular bit of Chaucer you'd fancy starting with (if you want something obsure, I'm something of an expert on his House of Fame and the other dream poetry having now written my opening chapter on HF). Otherwise, I'll just start things off with the opening prologue to CT tomorrow afternoon on my lunch break. Warnings in advance that I'll be internet free in Yosemite for all of the week after next, and that I'll probably fade out of litnet discussion again when I leave the country September 10th, but until then, let the middle english flow!
Hi St. Luke's. Good to hear from you. Glad to see good discussions still humming along here with no battles raging in need of diplomatic intervention. Yes, I'm sorry to have been away for some time. All is just fine. It's mostly been work eating up my time. I've hit a point where they're starting to trust/burden me with the work of a fully functioning academic, which has meant more teaching, more writing, new committee work, conference planning, grant applications etc. Now that summer's here I'm back to focusing all my attention on my writing and have a little more time for litnet too. :-) I'd still be up for a Chaucer discussion if you all are. I've been living in Chaucer's England for the past several months now, and am in the midst of revisions on my House of Fame chapter, so I'm happy to talk about Geoff with anyone who has a mind to. Just this moment must get back to typing, as my break time is reaching its close. Will post about a Chaucer discussion either tomorrow evening or Saturday. Cheers, L.
Good to have you drop by. We were all beginning to worry about you. Luckily no major disputes broke out for which we'd need your well-known diplomacy. Hope to see you 'round soon. Is that Chaucer discussion still in the wind?
