It's not Caribou but with a free extra shot of espresso it does the trick
though I think I've built up a higher level of resistance to caffeine then ever before!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Picture of the Day
Best magazine cover about the birth of the Prince of Cambridge
The small print on the bottom says "INSIDE: Some other stuff"
At this point it's the little things that make our day
Monday, July 29, 2013
Picture of the Day
New View
We've been forced out of the PG Hub for a few days for 'maintenance'
Due to this we've moved to the fifth floor of the Library
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Friday, July 26, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Picture of the Day
Nothing like a statue of Queen Victoria to remind a person they are in England again
Monday, July 22, 2013
Return to the Emerald Isle - Dublin
“There's no friends like the old friends.”
From Dubliners by James Joyce
I'm just going to put this out there - my time in Dublin was amazing. I didn't want it to end. Though that's good, right? Makes me want to go back. It was not the city, however wonderful the place might be, that made it such a great trip. It was the people. Rachel and Kevin were (and still are) lovely people. I've known Rachel since I was two (you don't need to do the math, we'll just say it's been a long time) when she was friends with my sister and her brother was my best bud. She was like a big sister. While my friendship with her brother never recover from the 'cooties' stage of childhood, Anna and Rachel reconnected after college. The really great thing about growing up is that a two to three year difference isn't a big deal anymore, so when Anna started spending more time with Rachel, I got to get to know her as a friend too. And guess what? She's awesome, and totally shares my sense of humor (which is always good, and surprisingly hard to find). So when I found out she was moving to Ireland and going to grad school, I knew I had to visit.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Friday, July 19, 2013
Picture of the Day
Kilmainham Gaol
So I've never visited a jail - for any reason, and now I've seen two in one trip!
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Return to the Emerald Isle - Belfast
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
"The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say."
From The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
July has been a strange month. For the first time in nine months I had no deadline looming over me - or at least none that I had any ability to do any work towards. Knowing this and also understanding that August would be a month of stress and suffering, I decided to go on one last adventure. At first, the question was where. This was solved when I learned that not one, but two friends from back home would be in Ireland for the summer. Since my first trip to Ireland had been dominated by truly miserable weather, I figured this would be a great opportunity to let her remedy my impression of her. In addition, one friend would be in Belfast, and since I'd never traveled to Northern Ireland I thought this would be the perfect chance to do so.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Monday, July 15, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Picture of the Day
We've had wonderfully sunny weather for the past week!
Sadly we can't enjoy it because all we do is complain about how hot it is -
we just can't be happy about the weather no matter what it does!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Picture of the Day
Reading a mystery set in London while in London
Cliche I know, but I couldn't help myself!
I had a lovely time at the National Gallery and Hyde Park
If I'd had a chance to stay the night somewhere instead of having to take the train back to Coventry I could have listened to the Rolling Stones! Sadly I felt spending the night in Hyde Park wouldn't be the best thing to do for my health. I did, however, get to enjoy listening to live music all day!
Friday, July 12, 2013
Picture of the Day
Logically I know that they put this up for the summer commencements next week
but I feel like they are just taunting the postgrads still working on their dissertations in the PG Hub!
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Picture of the Day
Ting making his own special Chinese inspired dinner
At long last a roommate picture!
(I can't say by popular demand because there was no demand)
Book Review: The Rithmatist
"He cut off as a quiet knock echoed through the room. Fitch cocked his head, then stood. 'Now, who . . .Oh yes. The other student.'
Joel hesitated. 'It’s not…'
He trailed off as Fitch pulled open the door. Sure enough, the red-curled Melody stood outside, wear her white skirt. She’d traded her grey sweater for a short-sleeved, buttoned blouse. She was actually kind of pretty—she had nice eyes, at least.
'I'm here,' she announced with a loud voice. 'Let the flogging commence!'
Too bad she was crazy.
'Flogging?' Fitch said. 'My dear, are you well?'"
From The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Check out my review of this book on the Read Me: An Anthology blog!
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Picture of the Day
Usually we get leaves, or hearts on cream on our coffee
Apparently they thought we needed more brains on this particular day!
Monday, July 8, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Picture of the Day
It was a lovely day so I went outside and read
These were a small number of the large collection of geese that decided to keep me company
Friday, July 5, 2013
A Cornwall Adventure
"And I’d say to myself as I looked so lazily down at the
sea:
'There’s nobody else in the world, and the world was made
for me.'"
From The World of Winnie-the-Pooh By A.A. Milne
Last month Allison and I got stir crazy. We were so done writing assignments, researching, and generally being locked indoors during the summer. So, on a spur of the moment, we decided to take the week of July 4th and go on holiday. The where was obvious - Cornwall. Why you may ask? Because they have beaches - why else?
Allison took care of the accommodations and I rented the car. As you may recall I had already decided that I was going to brave the next British driving challenge and rent a manual if the opportunity arose. Well, here it was! I selected the smallest car possible for rental and crossed my fingers. A few weeks later I realized my mistake - I had rented from a place where I had to pick up the car from the City Centre (not the place directly across the street from my house). That meant shifting with my left hand while navigating unfamiliar highways as soon as I slide behind the wheel! Thankfully this part of the journey I would be taking alone so I probably would only kill myself and not Allison.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Picture of the Day
We hiked all over the northwestern coast of Cornwall
The color of the water was incredible!
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
There and Back Again
“From there to here, from here to there, funny things are
everywhere!”
From One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish By Dr. Seuss
This morning I took the bus to campus with Anni, per usual. It was a quick and uneventful trip. The same can't be said for the rest of my day.
Almost as soon as I got off the bus I realized something was wrong. As I went to get my morning Mocha it hit me - I didn't have my wallet!
Immediately panic set in. Since this realization had occurred within moments of getting off the bus I hoped against hope that it would still be at the stop. No such luck.
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