We have a wifi outage at home, so I’m working on campus today. I almost reach the bus-stop before I realise I’ve left my phone at home. This would be inconvenient, but would also render me uncontactable, and that might not go down too well. I go back for it. Extra steps are good, right?
I get to work to discover it’s an auditions day. The students in suits look very youthful, so it’s easy to deduce that these are audition candidates. And every so often, a name is called out. I silently wish them all the best of luck! Anxious and exciting times for them. There’s a bustling, busy vibe in the cafe-bar.
Event: Tuesday 10th November, Wighton Centre, Dundee, 5.30-7 pm
Safely ensconced coffee to hand and laptop open, I start sharing the link for our Leng Medal Get-Together at the Wighton Centre in Dundee Central Library on Tuesday 10th November (5.30-7 pm). (Facebook, Bluesky, and via email. I shared it on LinkedIn last week – I can reiterate in due course.)
Limited numbers – Booking essential! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leng-medal-memories-get-together-tickets-2004114804329
Digital Housekeeping
Have you noticed how many adverts there are on Facebook these days? Ridiculous. Here’s hoping my event links actually surface amongst all the adverts in everyone’s feeds! But then I did my weekly glance at my email junk folder, to ensure I’m not deleting anything significant – and I got even more irritated. I’ve been invited to two irrelevant conferences (one an international conference about care homes!); courted by scientific spammers who think my published writings would benefit from being exploited to a totally disinterested, if not imaginary audience of scientists; not to mention being notified about fire extinguishers for businesses – and something about e-surgery.
Click! Gone.
Back to Business
I dedicated a very long Friday to editing an article that I wrote a while ago; today I’m crafting a new one. Two very different processes! Now I’ve cleared the decks, I can proceed …
