Shan Morgain It is difficult to find the right way to write down what a heavenly gift Christine is to me. It is indicative that I normally have no trouble beginning to write anything. I might chop out a start passage completely later, or revise it a lot. But that doesn’t mean I can’t get going. Unusually, … Read more
12 people have been murdered in France by terrorists: most of the dead are journalists, a couple of them bodyguards. The killers were enacting an extreme religious hatred against freedom of speech. The Daily Mail said: For millions around the world, the first reaction to the horrific news from Paris can only have been profound … Read more
Yes I think we’ve got it. After about six false starts trying to get a directory / encyclopedia/ wiki software working to do things properly, WordPress has a plugin. Seems very good and sleek so far. See Encyclopedia pages. It plays very nicely with Table Press as well, so the table grids now show links … Read more
Christine and I finally managed to tame the bureaucracy and get my candidature for the humble MA Res. confirmed. Well not so much taming it as waking it up and making it do its duty. Ah well all’s well.<
John and I were now sick of being ripped off by bad places to stay if we dared to go away. Conferences were going to mean we had to stay overnight quite often or it would be too tiring to do the journey. Coupled with an unreliable temporary car since the disability office threw me … Read more
Table Press is a WordPress addition (plugin) by Tobias. It can create neatly compact grids of information, searchable and sortable. Lovely stuff. Quick links along the top are all Tablepress lists, and the Scholars list too. Table Press website.<
I like XF forums a lot less nowadays and most academics seem to like blogs, so I decided to try and use WordPress to coordinate my online Mabinogi resources. WP is at least well established so support should be possible. My trusty helpers at Nimbus Webhosting had it running in an hour or so, though … Read more
Othering a Guest Shan Morgain. (The Self and the Other: Swansea, 10 October 2014) Actually managed to get the pics to work this time. All went well except for having to climb THREE flights of stairs because no one fixed the lift. Matt Wall chaired my panel and sent me feedback. I won’t give all … Read more
21 Sept. 2013 A tour of the Mabinogion sites with Sioned Davies. Beginning/End location: The Old School car park, Narberth, SA67 7AG Price of ticket: £10 (£8 for Academy members) Food and drink: Not included. There will be an opportunity to buy lunch on the trip. Recommended clothing: Comfortable shoes; warm clothing; raincoat. Contact Literature … Read more
Dwy iaith, dau ddiwylliant? / Two languages, two cultures? Sept 6 Council Chamber, National Library of Wales. Coordinator: Mary Constantine. Finally my first presentation this time round in my second postgrad life. Very nice to return to CAWCS at Aberystwyth as a (junior) presenter. With dear John at my side of course. The hotel was … Read more