Week of Lasts

Today begins my week of lasts, beginning with the last time I’ll change my duvet cover and my last Saturday in Fairfield Park.  My last Sunday, my last walk along the River Thames, my last trip to the grocery store.  And culminating, in the end, to my last blog post…for a little while.
So, while I [...]

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My Country, ‘Tis of Thee…

I just heard my national anthem.  (Yes, “The Star-Spangled Banner”.)
Now, the poor girl didn’t exactly render it well, I’m afraid, and the English national anthem was, really, better performed.  But it was well worth hearing anyway.  As much as I love this country, and as certain as I am that I’ll return to it, I [...]

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Being the Consequence of Extended Study

With the advent of my one-and-only exam (set to occur on Thursday), my life has become somewhat more mundane for a few days, with a few notable exceptions:  games in the park, for instance, and Sunday church services, various parties and/or pub gatherings, and even a rendezvous in London, being a few of them.  But, the most unexpected, [...]

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Good Times, Great News

I am so terribly excited.  Wicked excited.  (Not the Broadway show, by the way, but the adverb–and not meaning “evil,” but more like “awesomely.”)  And if you’ve ever been to Elevation Church, I bet you will be, too. 
Because Elevation Church is opening yet another campus (that makes three, if you’re counting), this time in a theatre [...]

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Shoes Were Made For Walking

At least, that’s what one would think.
But apparently some shoes were better made for walking than others.  And I imagine that British shoes are best-made, because walking around here is a prolific form of exercise–especially when one has no car.  Or bicycle.
All of that is beside the point, which is that my American shoes, though probably perfectly fine for [...]

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We Interrupt This Programme for a Very Special Announcement

The weather has taken a turn for the worse lately; it’s quite cold today, in fact, and cloudy, a very good day for drinking tea and watching Mary Poppins–both of which my housemate and I have done.  I must confess, in the warmer weather tea is not always a choice beverage, being warm itself.  However, [...]

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Time’s A-Wastin’

Facebook and I have a love-hate relationship.  What’s more, it’s a one-sided relationship, because Facebook really doesn’t care one way or the other.
See, I love how I can use Facebook to keep in touch with people, and to plan or RSVP for events, to share all my cool pictures, and to list all my favourite quotes; [...]

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World News and World-Views

I recently changed homepages on my Internet; before, whenever I logged on, I would see UNC Charlotte’s page–which is nice, I guess, but overall pretty boring from day to day.  Besides, I’ve had that one since freshman year, so it was time for a change.  Therefore, in an attempt to stay up-to-date and savvy with [...]

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To Mum

Dear Mum,
Happy Mother’s Day!  You thought I’d forget, didn’t you?    I just wanted to let you know that I didn’t, even if my day doesn’t allow me to call you at a time that’s convenient for you; five hours’ time difference is a bear!  And those silly brothers of mine had better treat [...]

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Choose Your Weapon

I hesitate to admit this, but yesterday I suffered probably my most embarrassing moment to date.  So embarrassing it was that I won’t elaborate on the details, and if you ask then you are asking to have your question ignored.  But, however anonymous this mistake shall remain, it deserves mentioning not because of what happened [...]

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