I think it's lovely, and I think that, as long as you take care of your basic responsibilities first - bills, food, a little savings - then of course you should use the rest to enjoy yourself. Life really sucks when all you do is complain - and now I'm talking to YOU, lame anonymous poster - and never take advantage of what the world has to offer.
I've been to simpsons - my PhD supervisor took the whole lab out for christmas dinner there once - can tell you how out of place we all felt!
it makes me sick that anyone would want to play craps - gambling is not my thing ... but if you won - well, hell yeah - go celebrate!!! I'm also glad that you managed to go do some tea-drinking at the savoy ... I can't say that's a true british experinece as most british people can't affort to - or would't even think of going to the savoy to drink tea as "the thing to do or aspire to" ... but if i had the opportunity, I would. I think its probably a personal thing (you can't deny a swing dancer his/her opportunity to say "i've had tea at the savoy!"). They do tea dances on a saturday as well - maybe we can get a group together and go down to the savoy hotel on the strand and do a bit of bal and lindy to a live band and show the tea-drinking british middle classes what they're missing out on ...
While I appreciate your scathing criticism of my venue choice, it appears that you might be British, and thus our food preferences are likely not aligned.
Interesting retort, though our group was multinational, and I heard no complaints from anyone we were with. Perhaps you were just rude in the restaurant, resulting in the waiters serving you the kitchen dregs. Regardless, I suppose the lack of fried choices on the menu might put you off. Understandable. But rather than try to be offensive, why not quit this silly argument and just agree that people like different things, and try not to make yourself feel better by poking fun at my particular tastes.
I'm constantly surprised at how many people seem not to understand the role of tastes and preferences in guiding the economy. One would think that such a simple concept would be understood by an LSE student.
Dr mithi it is indeed ... i really can't remember how i came across your journal ... i think some roundabout way and spotting it on some list or other and going "uu!!! i know a oboeswinger". My sister in malaysia and some of my other friends have accounts so i do the once a week sweep through to see whats going on in people's lives ...
xxx Dr M (currently in the process of applying for an american tourist visa - bloody hard work the ammount of paperwork i have to deal with!)
speaking of craps, for the past two years, nh has produced two rather remarkable play productions. grease last year and guys and dolls this year. guys and dolls ROCKED.
i quit orchestra! i'm freeeeee. my wednesdays are no longer bound by the chains of a tortoise-like dr. ernst katz. i never have quite forgiven you for roping me and sonia into it! ^_~
And hey now, I don't know about you but I actually really enjoyed the orchestra at times. At the very least it gave me a chance to play with a big ensemble for a long time. It also was better before you joined, so maybe that says something. ;) Anyways, maybe if you don't get to play with an orchestra for a few years you'll realise that playing with any ensemble, even one that's not quite up to your level of play, is better than none. Until I joined the LSE orchestra this year I missed playing with an ensemble. Really badly. Eh, it was an experience Christine. Now we can look back and laugh. :)
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it makes me sick that anyone would want to play craps - gambling is not my thing ... but if you won - well, hell yeah - go celebrate!!! I'm also glad that you managed to go do some tea-drinking at the savoy ... I can't say that's a true british experinece as most british people can't affort to - or would't even think of going to the savoy to drink tea as "the thing to do or aspire to" ... but if i had the opportunity, I would. I think its probably a personal thing (you can't deny a swing dancer his/her opportunity to say "i've had tea at the savoy!"). They do tea dances on a saturday as well - maybe we can get a group together and go down to the savoy hotel on the strand and do a bit of bal and lindy to a live band and show the tea-drinking british middle classes what they're missing out on ...
catch you on the dance floor sometime soon
Dr M
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I'm constantly surprised at how many people seem not to understand the role of tastes and preferences in guiding the economy. One would think that such a simple concept would be understood by an LSE student.
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xxx Dr M (currently in the process of applying for an american tourist visa - bloody hard work the ammount of paperwork i have to deal with!)
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i quit orchestra! i'm freeeeee. my wednesdays are no longer bound by the chains of a tortoise-like dr. ernst katz. i never have quite forgiven you for roping me and sonia into it! ^_~
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And hey now, I don't know about you but I actually really enjoyed the orchestra at times. At the very least it gave me a chance to play with a big ensemble for a long time. It also was better before you joined, so maybe that says something. ;) Anyways, maybe if you don't get to play with an orchestra for a few years you'll realise that playing with any ensemble, even one that's not quite up to your level of play, is better than none. Until I joined the LSE orchestra this year I missed playing with an ensemble. Really badly. Eh, it was an experience Christine. Now we can look back and laugh. :)
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