Update + EUROCALL virtual strand

Much has happened since last I wrote… Hugo has grown incredibly fast and it’s amazing to follow his development!
 [image: Hugo]
Together with my family, I have also left Umeå for Linköping, and we are trying to adjust to life in southern Sweden. When I get back from maternity leave, I will finish my thesis at a distance from here.
Apart from delivering this general update, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this year’s EUROCALL conference is to take place next week. Similar to last year, there will be a Virtual Strand to the conference. Since I’m on maternity leave, I won’t blog (which I did last year), but I will try to participate at a distance instead. Read more on the conference website and hope to see you there!
•Friday, August 31, 2007 at 9:15 pm // •Category: Conferences, ICT and pedagogy, Online Resources •
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Little Hugo is here :-)

Almost a month earlier than expected, on April 14th, our beautiful baby boy, Hugo, was born. He was quite big for his age, though, and we are all doing fine!
 [image: Hugo_2]
•Sunday, April 22, 2007 at 4:34 pm // •Category: Miscellaneous •
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Keeping quiet

I just realized that it’s been over a month since my last post here. Sorry folks! There is a lot going on right now, both at work and in my private life, and I simply cannot find the energy to blog (or the content to blog about, for that matter). As for work, I have recently finished my ethnographic/linguistic study (rounded up with some interviews yesterday), and I am now planning for a work-in-progress seminar on Friday April 20th, where I will present the present study, but also try to show how all the seemingly diverse parts of my thesis actually fit quite nicely together. I hope this work might feed me with some inspiration for blogging. I’m also editing an article which the reviewers have recommended for publication in JCMC, after what they have called “minor revisions” (really happy about that!). After finishing all this, I will try to slow down a bit at work and focus on the big things happening in my private life, which means that the future doesn’t look very bright blog-wise either. But, I’ll try to keep you updated [image: :-)] .
•Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 5:20 pm // •Category: Miscellaneous •
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Seminar in HUMlab

On Tuesday at 1.15 pm CET, there is a seminar in HUMlab which I would really like to attend. Maria Wiklund, a student of literature who has been hanging out a lot in the lab lately, will talk about her interesting project looking into how online forums are used in the Harry Potter community. Then, Robert Bhatt who has attended the culture analysis program will talk about how the culture analyst can be involved in the creation of technical artefacts. This is a very timely topic, I think, as there is much discussion nowadays about identifying the practical uses of humanities skills.
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