Week 5

31Jul06

The rain continues to fall here in Oxford.  It’s 66˚ and I’ve got the windows open and a rainy day jazz mix playing.  It’s Monday, and of course that means formal dinner.  The drinks reception begins in under an hour and I’ve got tons of work to do.
On this week’s academic schedule:

Monday: Formal dinner + [...]

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Noted: Paris edition

31Jul06

Here are some notes from my weekend trip to Paris until I get around to writing a full recap.

The return to driving on the right side of the road was nice. I could look left when crossing the street and not worry about getting run over.
Nobody really follows the traffic laws, but somehow I [...]

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La Ville Lumière

31Jul06

After an incredibly long return trip from Paris to London to Oxford full of rushed subway exchanges, packed trains, fit-throwing British kids, and restless napping, I’m finally back from my first trip to the continent. Physically and mentally drained. More to come…

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Paris!

28Jul06

ETA: 4:00pm

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Thursday

27Jul06

Taking a short break from the grind. It’s finally cooled down around here after last night’s thunderstorm, but it’s still pretty humid. I’m somehow still running on a little sleep and a strong double espresso.
It’s going to be a long day of paper writing and Parisian planning. Off to the Trinity [...]

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Studying

24Jul06

Today was a nonstop studying, reading, and writing extravaganza in the bottom of the Radcliffe Camera.  The academic celebration will continue for the next 96 hours.

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Orchestra

23Jul06

Attended a beautiful concert in the Sheldonian Theatre (across the street from Trinity College) tonight with a performance by the City of Oxford Orchestra.  Fortunately, we were able to get tickets at the box office.
the program:

Vivaldi – Oboe Concerto
Pachelbel – Canon
Vivaldi – Concerto in A
Albinoni – Obe Concerto
INTERVAL
Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

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Travel failure

22Jul06

We boarded the 12:30 train to Reading, excited for our daytrip adventure to Salisbury.
Foreboding rain clouds taunted us in the distance, but the rain was nice enough to hold up until our next stop. We accidently went 20 minutes in the wrong direction after Reading and ended up getting off at a stop right [...]

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Oh so humid

22Jul06

I was up till 4:00 AM putting the final touches on my paper, so the 9:00 alarm was a rude awakening. At least it’s done. It rained last night, but the clouds have disappeared and it’s disgustingly humid.
Despite the fact that I have a 4-page paper due Wed., about 1500 pages to read [...]

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Noted

22Jul06

Printed paper is noticeably different in size here. All of my papers are now longer than my clipboard. According to wikipedia (entry on A4):

“It is the normal size of paper for both domestic and business purposes in all countries except the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Chile and some other American countries.”

86˚F [...]

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