Questions! Answers!

[katycat]

It has been brought to my attention that I've been completely remiss in my promise to post here about archaeology and Iceland. Yeah, yeah, mea culpa. There are a few reasons for this which can be summarized as (a) busy and (b) inertia and (c) some things that have been troubling me wrt one's right to privacy and oversharing on the internet - but mostly (d) increasing awareness of my own intellectual inadequacy (which I hear is something that happens when you learn more, go figure).

But I have an MA in archaeology now (have had since June, didn't post, oops?), which means I Know Things And Have The Documentation To Prove It.

Far too much has happened, and has led to what is happening, for me to summarize here. Also, I am hungry, and have been too distracted to eat most of the afternoon (because I have just finished a really outstanding novel called Eifelheim by Michael Flynn).

So if there's something you want to know and/or talk about, why don't you ask it here? I will possibly expound in comments.

Comments

[siegeofangels]

Hi hi! Is that Iceland in your icon? It's lovely.

[mushfromnewsies.livejournal.com]

Yaaay!

I relate to all of your reasons for not posting or writing these days, and have even more reasons myself, but I am glad you posted this! I have missed you and the old LJ days.

About archaeology and your life: Do you have a specialty or a favorite area of interest? What projects have you done in the US? Do you want to work in the field mostly, or become a professor and teach? Or is it more like other humanities PhD's work, and you teach in order to have the opportunities to research/work in the field? Where are you living, and do you like it? How is your family? Do you feel at home where are you, do you have some good friends, or other hobbies right now?

About Iceland: What exactly do you do when you're there, and what is the overall aim of the project? I remember reading some entries from your first trip there, but that is all. What are the people like there? How long are you there for, and how many times have you been, etc. Do you have pictures? And I am pretty interested in Icelandic history, esp. early medieval/medieval/pre-modern. Did you have the opportunity to tour the island or go to other historic sites?

And finally, when is the last time you watched The X-Files? ;)