Just focus...

That's sometimes the toughest thing to do, isn't it? I guess I can really only do one thing at once.

I'm really looking forward to the winter break, and for very nerdy reasons...

I had to choose between NLCAC in Perth or going for a conference and taking a course in Queensland that will be (possibly) counted towards my degree. I couldn't ask my work for almost three weeks off that attending both those events would have entailed.

But yeah, the LINQ 2006 conference + ALI course will be held in University of Queensland. The conference is aimed at academics and postgraduate students, as is the program of the ALI course... but my sociolinguistics lecturer thinks I should be fine.

Keeping my fingers crossed that it'll be given to me as credit towards my degree... since I just blew ALL my savings paying for membership of the Australian Linguistics Society (ALS) and Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA), as well as conference registration and airplane tickets for Queensland!

Oh, big thanks to Sachin, who has graciously volunteered his house for my use (otherwise I'd have to pay for accommodation, too!)

Also, I'm considering going for the LTRC conference (in Melbourne), although that's already more towards the field of education...