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Because it's fun. :)
I'm trying to turn this list into a tradition. The best part: it actually helps me remember the best films and books of the year. Without further ado, I present you my...
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Orchidaceae.
I walked past a L'Occitane shop on my way to college on Friday, and I noticed its very pretty shop window, themed Rose - Nuit de Mai. This detail left me in a really good mood, and it found its completion upon my arrival at home, where May roses were quite literally covering my garden and filling it with a smell that it could easily be worth a neat ( Read more... ) -
Aftermath of the assault.
At 6 in the morning, the police charged at the students that had been squatting for 4 months the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona, when all of them (around 50) were sleeping. Apparently, the dean gave their special permission to the autonomical police to enter the campus - something they're not allowed to do in normal ( Read more... ) -
21*
If birthdays are good for something, this is catching up with friends I had lost touch with; and, even though celebrating on Monday is not so easy (especially when not a single printer in the whole History college building wants to cooperate and print my paper at 9.00 am), several calls and messages lifted my mood and made it an special day. ( Read more... ) -
Under Mémoires d'Hadrien's influence.
Mon cher Marc,
Je suis descendu ce matin chez mon médecin Hermogène, qui vient de rentrer à la Villa après un assez long voyage en Asie. L'examen devait se faire à jeun : nous avions pris rendez-vous pour les premières heures de la matinée.
It's with books like this that one realizes what separates a chief d'oeuvre of an enjoyable reading. I was ( Read more... ) -
Academic plagiarism or not.
Just today I've been called to my Archaeology professor's office to discuss the possibility of my Glyn Daniel's book review being a plagiarism. After some minutes of conversation and a few questions, it's been clear to her that I had indeed written it all and that all the quotes were properly referenced ( Read more... ) -
Comme la neige aux purs pétals.
And with the last copious familiar meal, Christmas break is over. It's snowing; children and adults have opened gifts this morning, since today we celebrate the Epiphany. There was no gold, frankincense, or myrrh other than the ones used in the Orient Magi's arrival to the city - which every year makes me feel like I was my five year old innocent ( Read more... )
