May 16, 20232 min read#officeofthedayHave you noticed that it’s been a bit quiet around here? No, you haven’t? You’re only noticing now that I mention it? Well, that’s great,...
Feb 14, 20231 min readA serious blog post - call for interviewees!WARNING! This is a serious blog post. (I know you're not following this blog for the academic updates, but it is just this once, I...
Oct 14, 20222 min readThoughts on ‘queer’ - from London, with loveI’m currently visiting London for two weeks. Not to start collecting data, interview people and answer some questions. No no no, actually...
Jul 25, 20221 min readEverything's fineI just wrote ‘anxiety’ instead of ‘coffee’ on my grocery list. Everything’s fine. Please don’t send help. If anything, this is a good...
Jul 6, 20222 min readQueer joyEvery time I post something on this blog/IG page, I feel like I’m being unprofessional. At first, I thought it was because I am being...
Jun 2, 20221 min readWithin three to five business daysYesterday I officially started working again after almost three months of absence. Am I excited? Yes, I am! Well, mostly. What I’m NOT...
Mar 28, 20223 min readCould you please cut open my brain immediately, sir?The good news: I’ll get to spend more time with this little baby. The bad news: It’s because I need brain surgery. I’ve doubted if I...
Mar 2, 20221 min readThe hardest decision everI had the most productive day. I’ve really outdone myself this time. I would give myself a standing ovation if my dog wasn’t lying on my...
Feb 22, 20221 min readYou can always count on the lesbians - except for the bad ones“Was there ever a time since the 1980s or even before without flannel? No", Jen Jack Gieseking asks in their marvelous book A Queer New...
Feb 14, 20222 min readUnpackingYou learn a lot by moving to a new country, about the country you’re immigrating to, but also about the country you’re emigrating from....
Feb 7, 20221 min readLong live the Queen!“They call me the pdf queen”, my supervisor declared while sending me some impossible to find articles, waving her hand slowly and...
Jan 31, 20222 min readBorrowing shoesFriday 21st, a big deaf Scottish event was organized: Burns Dinner. It’s a traditional event that celebrates an old Scottish poet, and I...
Jan 24, 20221 min readMeeting Mette & the EdwardsI finally met my sort of colleague Mette. We videocalled before, but this is the first time we met in person. We met at the coffeeshop...
Jan 20, 20221 min readWhat did I expect, really?So, on 7th January I moved to Edinburgh! The first thing I did? Miss my bus because I was waiting on the wrong side of the road. The...