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As simple as that. I am happy. My writing is great in the last month; I have been producing some 1000 words each day apart from the day in Paris and Rotterdam. And there is no boiling water or stress or any other anxieties when I go with this flow of writing. I am reaching the final part of the writing up, I see the end to this. It’s real and it is approaching fast;).
I will have some interruptions in the following weeks, since I am off to London on Thursday, then two conferences in the UK, but in between I hope to spend some time at LSE and British library to put a final touch on some chapters.
Happy.
By Nana | June 26, 2006 | Topics: PhD | 1 Comment »
Paris, je t’aime
Well, that’s just a tittle of the movie, advertised all over the Paris these days. Yesterday, I took a break from my furious writing as I thought I had deserved it and rewarded myself with petit trip to Paris.
I will let the photos speak for themselves and go back to my *writing*, as today, I am not even close to my 1000 words quota yet. And not going home until I am!
A bientôt;)
By Nana | June 21, 2006 | Topics: Les Voyages, PhD | No Comments »
Mixed books?
My UCL supervisor (professor Benoit Rihoux) just left my office and I am laughing out loud.
Benoit: So how do you manage that bunch of books there (pointing at what you see at the picture - which is half of my office desk)?
Bojana: Well, here are the books and articles on mixed methods (pointing at the upper left corner), here are the articles about online research methods (pointing middle left), here about data quality …
Benoit: No, no here are mixed books, not mixed methods!
Nothing so funny when reading this, but he said it with such tone of voice and such look that I couldn’t help myself but bursting into laughter.
By Nana | June 16, 2006 | Topics: Les Voyages, PhD | 2 Comments »
So close, but far away!
Who: Depeche Mode
Where: any minute now in Ljubljana
Why: Cos they will play 300m from my home, and I am in Belgium!
How come: Well, initially I planned to go home tonite, so my flight will just landend at Brnik any minute now. Then I decided to stay until the end of June, as I have a meeting at LSE in London and some conferences later on, which would mean loads of flying back and forth. The cost for that desicion is that I am missing out this splendind opportunity to see them again;).
And this time, I would make much better pictures;)
So I went to their site to see whether I can compensate for my loss anywhere around here. And what I find out? They are playing in London end of June, which is great (am there;)), but already on 25th and I am arriving at 29th. Well, to make it even worse they are coming to Belgium on July 2nd. Great! Couldn’t they instead play here while I am still around and in the UK when I am there??? Only a matter of few days, anyway. Apparently not meant to be at Playing the Angel twice. Fine as well;))
Ok, back to writing, 350 more words to write to meet the quota for today.
By Nana | June 14, 2006 | Topics: Personal | 3 Comments »
Flags + Statues = Leuven
Yesterday, I finally visited a father (or perhaps a mother) of Louvain-la-Neuve, the Flemish old Leuven. I was told many times, that the city it’s all worth visiting, mostly for its university, which happens to be the oldest university in Belgium and the university which UCLouvain emerged out from. And I was impressed, it is all true. Tho, nobady told me a very important little detail - that the town is full of flags and statues.
Tho a comparative case of Louvain-la-Neuve statues and Leuven statues (with pictures;) is yet to be made, here is a lady which you can chat up at the Old Market, also known as the largest bar in the world (above picture).
Flags all over, on every single corner … I was told nobady really knows the meaning of all the flags.
And this is the building that took my breathe away - University Library.
Also visited a great beguinage, which was a form of female monastery.
Airo told me mostly PhD students and visiting professors are living in these buildings. Amazing place to be and study.
So, in short, Leuven is, much like Oxford and Cambridge, a complete academic turn on!
By Nana | June 11, 2006 | Topics: Les Voyages | No Comments »
1001!!!
1001 words today!!! I am hyper happy! Tho, yesterday I wrote 0:)
By Nana | June 9, 2006 | Topics: PhD | No Comments »
Wooooo, is this really for Brussels???
Wednesday Sunrise 05:31 (CEST) Sunset 21:51 (CEST) |
 17°C |
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 22°C |
 10°C |
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| Friday Sunrise 05:30 (CEST) Sunset 21:52 (CEST) |
 23°C |
 12°C |
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| Saturday Sunrise 05:29 (CEST) Sunset 21:53 (CEST) |
 25°C |
 14°C |
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| Sunday Sunrise 05:29 (CEST) Sunset 21:54 (CEST) |
 27°C |
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Apparently;))
By Nana | June 7, 2006 | Topics: Les Voyages | No Comments »
20 km of LLN
… some had 20km of Brussels last Sunday … apparently this morning I decided to have 20km of Louvain-la-Neuve.
Story? Like yesterday morning, I started my run thru quite pleasant woods, up down up down … after some 30 mins I ended up in Ottignies, which would have been still ok if I hadn’t been so stubborn and would have had a look at which direction is LLN. As I trusted my very reliable inner compass, I continued my run into completely different direction (Wavre), then not-having-even-the-slightest-clue-how I ended up running on the Brussels-Namur highway. It was scary as hell, and I saw no way of getting off. Well, at last I found LLN again, by following the signs;)). Went off at the Universite-something exit and finally saw a familiar ground - LLN lake. Funny feeling was when there was a speed regulation traffic sign - not more than 70;). I though: I am certainly not violating this one!
I can bearly walk, sit, stand … my hips, legs, bones, thighs –> pain pain pain, not to mention all the blisters. I am disappointed at the ability of running socks).
Yay!!
By Nana | June 4, 2006 | Topics: Personal | No Comments »
Really the newest!
I went running this morning! Yoohoo! Groovy! Great! Amazing! Awesome! Wahay! Incredible! Good girl!
Ok, I went running after some … three months? Not so groovy anymore, huh:)?
Micro step for Belgium or Slovenia (boo), but nearly 10 km pour moi!
By Nana | June 3, 2006 | Topics: Personal | No Comments »
The newest!
Yesterday, I think I gave the most awful presentation in my whole conference/seminar/workshops history. My English was extremely bad, my sentences quite fuzzy and the structure of the presentation unclear. Reason? Unknown, so far!
But I love how I managed to put so much on such small slide;))
By Nana | June 3, 2006 | Topics: Conferences, PhD, Research | 1 Comment »
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