Monthly Archives: July 2014

Because things have been pretty quiet, I’m going to take a brief interlude between papers to present an Ode to London. When I was here two years ago, the Olympics were going on, which was fantastic because I had the amazing opportunity to go to the see Olympic beach volleyball one of the days. However,Continue reading “An Ode to London”

The one-week lapse in postings was not intentional, but probably exposes the fact that life has been incredibly full and busy. Many many pages of reading to stay on top of, one paper turned in already and another in the works. On top of that, there is much to see, lectures, concerts and theater toContinue reading “Oxford Snippets”

Also, I stumbled upon some nonsense today:

Yesterday was our library orientation, which involves a surprising amount of ceremony. While studying at Oxford we have access to the Bodleian Library, one of the oldest and most comprehensive research libraries in Europe. The structure is vast, including many buildings both above and underground. Also it looks like this: (And the underground part isContinue reading “The Day I Swore Off Academic Arson”

Our last few days in the lakes were lovely. We were able to take a boat ride around the lake which gave a superb and even overwhelming view. The area reminded me a lot of the Swallows and Amazons series, which we grew up reading and is set in the Lake District. We were alsoContinue reading “The End of the Journey and Back to School”