Daily ExhibitionismDaily Exhibitionism - LiveJournal.comMusic doth soothe the savage breast- June 21, 2006 Tonight is the Fte de la musique. It's a celebration where musicians take to the streets and play to their heart's content long into the night. Normally I wouldn't mind, but there's a guy with an electric guitar outside my window and I'm trying to revise.http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/170472.html The end is near- June 16, 2006 I've managed to complete the bulk of my work for this term -- only a 15-page research dossier left to go! Summer holidays will be here sooner than I know it.Speaking of holidays, I've had to make some new arrangements owing to my accommodation in Croatia being unavailable. Instead, I'll be heading to Tenerife for a week. This was not my idea, but my compagnon made the arrangements and we're staying in a 4-star resort 200 metres from the beach, so I can't really complain. There are also no...http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/170169.html Misc.- June 13, 2006 I've swapped my old rolling office chair for my exercise ball while I'm trapped in front of my computer attempting to finish my work. I'm really amazed at how much more comfortable it is to use correct sitting posture. I do, however, look extremely silly and hope that no one ever sees me like this. I'm in the middle of writing a fiche de lecture on a book I haven't entirely read. Normally this isn't much of a problem, but the book is in English and the fiche is in French. The author uses a lot.http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/169485.html (Untitled)- June 11, 2006 It is a glorious 32 C (90 F) outside today, but I'm trapped indoors (where it is also close to 32 degrees) trying in earnest to complete two dissertations and an expos. The past week really has been quite lovely, but it's led to far too much procrastination. I spent several hours in the Jardin de Luxembourg on Thursday, lying in the grass and eating Italian gelato. (And yes, Clarinda, I had the 'stracciatella', though it wasn't the same without you.) While in the jardin, Rose and I were...http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/169249.html (Untitled)- June 6, 2006 I think it is almost assured that I will never have a place in sustainable development or evironmental policy. Luckily these areas don't really interest me, so there's no regrets there. I have a lecture tonight given by Nol Mamre -- this should be interesting. Les Verts in France are further to the left than the Parti Communist Franais. If anyone is interested in gay and lesbian politics, political theory or sociology, I highly recommend Blasius's Gay and Lesbian Politics: Sexuality and the...http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/169099.html 35 hours- June 3, 2006 Hooray for long weekends (and four public holidays in one month). Vive la France ! I've spent the day emailing questionnaires to openly-homosexual British politicians who have agreed to take part in a study I'm coordinating for my Homosexuality and Politics class. Most of my colleagues are preparing fiches de lecture for their projects, while I'm completing a study in less than three weeks. I think I may just be insane. (Though, for the record, I've never denied that fact.) I...http://apophthegma.livejournal.com/168717.html |