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Leeds: Monday
Jul. 21st, 2009 10:18 pmSo I took notes during most of the sessions I went to; this is the first time I've tried taking notes on a laptop rather than by hand, and I actually found it rather difficult. I don't really have the time or energy right now (woke up with a cold on Saturday which has progressed to the point where I feel like my brain is dripping out through my nose) to do much editing, so I'm just going to post the notes as I took them -- sorry they won't make that much sense. But it was an interesting experiment nonetheless, and I'll try it again at other conferences.
( Keynote Lectures )
( Brick and Tile in the Middle Ages )
( Cultures of Identity II: Names, Signs, and Identity )
( Reasoning with Heretics )
( book haul )
Monday evening was the medieval feast, which I attended with Stephen and Karin. It was yummylicious as expected, but what was unexpected was the asparagus. Now, I don't like asparagus. At all. But I like medieval food enough that I'm willing to try pretty much anything. So I tried the asparagus -- small, young stalks that were rolled in flour, fried, and then sprinkled with coarse pepper and salt. OMG delicious. I would definitely have asparagus again if it was made like this!
Afterwards the three of us went to the St. Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies reception, since Stephen is from there, and then we went to the Brill reception, since I wanted to touch bases with one of the Brill editors. There I ran into Ellie, whom I'd met at the Anselm conference in April. She and I and Karin ended up finishing the night at the Bodington Bar, which was fun but starting a conference with a late night in a pub isn't exactly the best way to ensure optimal functioning for the rest of the week! :)
( Keynote Lectures )
( Brick and Tile in the Middle Ages )
( Cultures of Identity II: Names, Signs, and Identity )
( Reasoning with Heretics )
( book haul )
Monday evening was the medieval feast, which I attended with Stephen and Karin. It was yummylicious as expected, but what was unexpected was the asparagus. Now, I don't like asparagus. At all. But I like medieval food enough that I'm willing to try pretty much anything. So I tried the asparagus -- small, young stalks that were rolled in flour, fried, and then sprinkled with coarse pepper and salt. OMG delicious. I would definitely have asparagus again if it was made like this!
Afterwards the three of us went to the St. Andrews Institute of Medieval Studies reception, since Stephen is from there, and then we went to the Brill reception, since I wanted to touch bases with one of the Brill editors. There I ran into Ellie, whom I'd met at the Anselm conference in April. She and I and Karin ended up finishing the night at the Bodington Bar, which was fun but starting a conference with a late night in a pub isn't exactly the best way to ensure optimal functioning for the rest of the week! :)
