Monthly Archives: January 2008

Earlier this week I lost of bunch of files that I was working on, thanks to Windows not being able to keep track of them in its directory. I suppose it could have been much worse, i.e., I could have … Continue reading →

This past week I’ve been really impressed with how much cooking I’ve done and how much good food I’ve been eating.  Maybe it’s the effect of having eaten only bread-fruit-cheese meals in England, but before classes started I made a … Continue reading →

I just might be able to tie my shoes, but I wouldn’t bet on it.  Since I’ve been home (four days now), Arwyn has been overjoyed to have someone around, and has not been inclined to let me sleep in.  … Continue reading →

Above is a photo of the Divinity School, the oldest surviving part of the Bodlian Library (I think I have this right, but correct me if I’m wrong). They began building this part of the library early in the 15th … Continue reading →

After a week here, I think I’m finally connected to the internet for good. Interestingly enough, I was able to just plug my computer in and connect to my email server. I’m not entirely sure how that works, but I … Continue reading →

How I remember the New York Times doesn’t have me in mind: “You had a lot of people who graduated to a level of consumption they could not really afford,” said Adrianne Shapira, a retail analyst at Goldman Sachs. “Two-hundred-dollar … Continue reading →

While I was in England, the temperature stayed in the low forties most of the time, meaning that I, who had packed light sweaters and a heavy overcoat, spent most of my time walking briskly and being overheated.  I was … Continue reading →

Our housemate’s mom called me this afternoon (she lives across town) to make sure I made it in safely, and to see how my cat responded to having someone home again.  And when I was in the grocery store, I … Continue reading →

I slept well, but was still up by 8:00am (after going to bed at 2:00), and by noon I’d taken care of the mail, vacuumed the house, gone to the post office, and had left for the grocery store.  I … Continue reading →

I’m home again, safe and sound.  Although my travel day was long (made longer by the additional five hours I picked up on my flight back), all went really, really well.  From 7am (London time) when I woke up to … Continue reading →