I have a pretty dodgy feling stomach, so I have only woken up at nine, and now plan on working from home for the rest of the day. I'm sick of the library to be honest, so a small part of me wonders if this is psychosomatic, but what the hell. I've never actually achieved anything at home before, but here's hoping. Maybe, unexpectedly, I will achieve more at home, though that seems unlikely. At least I get coffee on tap, so I've no excuse for falling asleep. It's just such a sunny day though, it feels like a massive shame to spend it indoors. At least in the dungeon of the library I have little idea about the flow of time / change in period of the day / progression of seasons. Here it's all a bit more...flirtacious, constantly reminding you of what you're missing. All I can say is, bring on the 25th May!

"The circle of human knowledge, illuminated by the pale, cold light of reason, is so infinitesimally small, the dark regions of human ignorance which lie beyond that luminous ring so immeasurably vast, that imagination is feign to step up to the borderline and send the warm, richly colored beams of her fairy lantern streaming out into the darkness ; and so, peering into the gloom, she is apt to mistake the shadowy reflections of her own figure for real beings moving in the abyss.

Sir James George FrazerThe Golden Bough

April 2010 / May 2010 / June 2010 / July 2010 / August 2010 / September 2010 / February 2011 / April 2011 / August 2011 / September 2011 /

Second fiddle / Quantity, not quality. / Gravitas / Fine by me. Or just fine me. Go on, fine me. / Revision is swell / First post /

The title of this blog comes from a poem by Coleridge, A Wish: Wriiten in Jesus Wood, Feb. 10th, 1792, Plus most blogs are moans anyway. Including this one. lol manuscripts

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I'm a 23 year-old student in London Cambridge London, studying English Literature Law. It's hard to really think of anything truly personal I can put here that might give you some idea of who I am, so I will just tell you that my favourite Shakespeare play is Richard II, my favourite chocolate bar is Snickers, and I have a bit of a thing for instant coffee, especially if someone else makes it for me.

I'm interested in Renaissance Literature, Higher Education policy, and libraries.
I'm completely in love with a Scottish girl.