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Monday, 26 July 2010 @ 21:47
Amazing news with regards to this bootless moan's (hereafter tbm) agressive international expansion - we have had more international visitors! In fact, we have doubled our international visitors. Admittedly that doubling is from two (California and Moscow, if you remember from previous posts) to four, but I'm still chuffed. And where in the world were these visitors from? A double visit from the best city in Brazil, home to three football clubs, three universities, and famous for it's role in the nineteenth century as Brazil's leading producer of dried meat...Pelotas! Yeah I have absolutely no clue either, but that's beside the point. Someone in the nineteenth century stronghold of dried meat production loves it. So this is a shout out for them.

Otherwise, the news of the day was that results came out today. This was a mixed blessing. With the exception of two modules, everything else was a first, which is obviously pleasing. But what is a bit sad is that my two 2.1's were in Shakespeare and a piece of Renaissance coursework. That they happen to be the modules I'm going to be involved with next year is a bit...lame. I did do better in the straight Renaissance paper, so that softens it a bit, but I just wish I could have done better in Shakespeare. If nothing else it categorically proves that you just can't tell what's any good - I thought that Shakespeare was my best module, and it was far far from it, while the module I thought went badly was my highest. Who knows eh?

Was hoping to feel a bit better on my foot today after wrenching it last time I went for a run, but unfortunately no joy. Taking anti-inflammatory stuff at the moment, so hopefull that and a bit of extra rest will be ok. I really want to get back on the road though - I'm really feeling a massive long run at low pace - especially after finding out my Dad ran half-marathons in 9.30. I'm running half half-marathons in under 7.30's now, so I can easily manage that, and I'd like to kind of trounce him. Maybe a nice long one after work tomorrow. See how the foot feels. Apart from that, I haven't really got a huge amount to say, well, not that's worth listening to anyway. So I'll draw a line under it here. Turrah.

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"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
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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.