PhD XMas Party - Human Geographer

So, Christmas is over and New Year is almost upon us, but in PhD-land we love to string things out, so here is the ninth instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’. Human Geographers unite!

Hope you all enjoy, comment and share!

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

PhD XMas Party - Physical Geographer

It’s XMas Party season already, and here is the eighth instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’. This one is an ode to all the Physical Geographers out there. Human Geographers to follow tomorrow!

Hope you all enjoy, comment and share!

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Inspirational

The seventh instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’ is called ‘Inspirational’. I’m sure there is plenty of material for supervisor-related cartoons. If you have any ideas, or anecdotes, just let me know!

Christmas-themed ones from tomorrow! Hope you all enjoy, comment and share!

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Progression

The sixth instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’ entitled ‘Progression’. Just a word of advice for all 1st Years out there – this isn’t a dramatisation!

Hope you all enjoy, comment and share!

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Writers Block

Ok, so here is the fifth instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’, which is called ‘Writers Block’. I’m sure that every PhD student out there has been through this at one time or another. The thought of writing overpowers the act, and one may try to escape through imagining being somewhere else, either literally on a beach, or finguratively through booze!

I hope you enjoy. Please comment and share.

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Dream vs. Reality

The fourth instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’ is called ‘Dream vs. Reality’. Is it good that I’m inspired to draw or bad that my PhD is fuelling this fire? Let me know what you think and share.

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Law of Diminishing Quality

The third instalment of ‘Poor, helpless and Drunk’. Hope you like it! Feel free to leave a comment or share. If you have any ideas for future comics, just let me know.

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Head of School

Here is the second instalment of ‘Poor helpless and Drunk’. Hope you like it! Feel free to leave a comment or share.

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Supervisor = Satan

I’ve been procrastinating with the help of Piled Higher and Deeper, and I thought I might try my hand at making my own PhD comic strips. This is an adaptation of one of theirs, so take a look and tell me what you think. Original ideas to follow (as inspiration allows).

All images are Copyright of Liam Sharratt and any resemblance to real people (or Supervisors) is coincidental!

Lost in Translation is one of my all-time favourite films, with it’s slow pace, stunning scenes and gradually building chemistry.

The film is stunningly directed by Sofia Coppola and explores the concepts of loneliness, love, culture and ennui. Scarlett Johansson is as beautiful as ever playing the lonely Charlotte who finds company in the slightly over-the-hill Bob Harris played by Bill Murray. The age difference adds to the beauty of the story.

Spoiler Alert!

The story follows Charlotte (Johansson), who is staying in Tokyo with her new husband John (Giovanni Ribisi), who spends most of his time away photographing fashion and celebrity shoots. As she slowly falls into deeper and deeper self-reflection brought about by her loneliness and homesickness, Charlotte befriends Bob Harris (Murray), a slightly over-the-hill actor, who is in Tokyo to film a Whisky commercial, and who spends a lot of time of the phone to his wife reacting to her demands that he choose a suitable floor covering for his study.

Charlotte and Bob’s friendship develops and deepens over the course of their time together and the tension between them builds, until Bob has a romantic encounter with the Pianist who plays in the hotel bar (Francois Du Bois). This marks a turn in the pair’s relationship.

The film ends with… no, you’re going to have to watch it to find out!

This is definitely a film to watch with an open heart and an open wine bottle. Enjoy!