Always have. It has advantages, as all things do. Stores are open later, ice cream is in vogue, and if you’re fortunate you’ll go on holiday. But the disadvantages outweigh these. Every man and his dog is out and about, half of the people on the street are on holiday from somewhere else, with that [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 24, 2008
Magister Artium
Just got the e-mail yesterday. I’ve passed the course, which means I’ve completed a Master’s Degree, which means I can now call myself a doctorandus (’should be a doctor’, that means) and put Drs. in front of my name. If I ever get that desperate. Lord Misha is rather catchier.
Today I met up with Waithera, [...]
July 19, 2008
School’s Out Forever
Right you are, Alice Cooper.
So then. This is the end. I started formal education at the age of five and haven’t really let up since. Now I’ve got no more excuses – I’m officially an adult. Soon to be a professional, if fate and my determination have their way. There’s a lot to be done, [...]
July 11, 2008
Hobbit Pride
Looking back it does seem like I was twisting and turning like a serpent on the spit trying to avoid making any mention of gender whenever the subject of romance came up in my blog. Whatever the reason, the cat’s out of the bag now because none of the following would be relevant without context. [...]
