#ooc

You know the Sam Shepherd case was around here, right? Cleveland?

Glad you dodged that one.

I remember the name, but not the events.

I did not remember, but yikes.

Inspired The Fugitive - doctor accused of killing his pregnant wife

the media coverage was so insane and sensational it totally corrupted the jury pool. his conviction was eventually thrown out because of it.

OH!

anyways, I am now ineligible for THIS case because I have now read news stories about it, I think

🙂 Went out of your way to read them.

Knowledge is power... and possibly an out

well, I was just really curious

because I just knew "attempted burglary with a firearm" and "murder while committing armed robbery"

Pippin, why must you always look ? 😉

chuckle Tom-fool of a Took!

BRB

This house's year has been rough. mostly for my friends. Deaths in their families, and the fall out such as suddenly supporting survivors, constant trips back and forth for paperwork and stuff. I'd go into more details but not all mine to do. Oh, and almost all my family but two folks seem born in freaking summer so birthday well wishes must fly! Fortunately, next birthday is in fall so at least that won't be pinging.

woof

had to visit Aunt and Uncle who wouldn't be in the area again (They are very old) so socializing happened, went better than I thought it would to be fair, but still draining. Getting almost nothing done creatively or otherwise. Stalling a lot on projects.

That part of adulting (socializing in the face of life-expectancy) definitely sucks.

Rent ate my soul this summer

It did.

And did Fits both

it was incredibly artisitcally/professionally/personally fulfilling, but it was a beast

I AM glad it was fulfilling for you 🙂

You still had time/motivation to build murder dioramas! 🙂

I built it during pennsic 😛

Pennsic projects occupy different time-frame.

A Wibbly Wobbly timey wimmy kind of project?

I haven't given as much time to my dissertation as I should, but more than I had in months prior.

soooo

I need to write an abstract

to, like, be included in a roundtable, and somehow I have a real mental block about it

Paper or poster abstract? Makes sense

Abstracts are weird, but not impossible.

this, like - should I just drop bio stuff to be why I am perfect?

Pardon, an Abstract?

I think it's okay to ask them what they're expecting in an abstract for this.

Mr. D, a paper abstract is sort of a TL;DR paragraph at the beginning of a big article. It gives the highlights.

AH, okay. I am a bit embarrassed I didn't know that, but better to learn and solve the ignorance yadda yadda. Thanks

No worries. Most people only encounter them when doing college-level research.

So - I am a professor, but I am NOT a phD or a medievalist, but like... do you realize how much stuff I do with SCA A&S & education?

Dude. That's not an abstract. That's a bio.

SO maybe yeah, I just do the damn bio?

Looks like a good description. And yes, sometimes fresh eyes and minds from outside can show things pros might not see at least in the same way.

Unless maybe it's asking you to describe what you want to talk about at the panel. Like, what are your areas of focus, what big questions do you pursue, and what matters in how you do medievalism.

"Midrealm Heraldic Education Deputy, Pennsic University Coordinator, Minister of Arts & Sciences, Class Coordinator for 20+ events, Teaches at 10-15 events annually, TOA participant, A&S entrant & judge, Virtual University instructor, Instructor Recruitment for Society-wide Symposium..."

I absolutely want to talk about HOW nontraditional academics looks in the SCA, and how rigor is sought

Yeah, add that stuff. 🙂

And, like, how my academic background has helped me and informed my work with the SCA