What exactly do you do?
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First things first, Mission101!
In progress
16. Cook a new meal from scratch every month. and 17. Bake something once a month. see this entry for details and pictures.
24. Go to the theatre 10 times. 5/10 I went to see Wren play in a crazy german opera about necromancy, and to see West Side Story, which was amazing and made everyone cry.
25. See live music once a month Bands at a gig night, Gary Stewart Band
26. Join a dance group and attend all meetings. This is going very well. Especially as it has become 3 dance groups. It's such good exercise, and really good fun too.
28. Read a new book every month. Nation by Terry Pratchett. He is a truly incredible author. A book about society and expectations and the idiocy of colonialism. Also, hilarious.
29. Have at least 5000 songs on my computer. 3554. Thank you for the songs C! Very helpful.
33. Take part in 2 Amnesty International Campaigns a year. The Banned in Burma campaign. I also got to meet Palden Gyatso
which was surreal and inspiring, to say the least.
So I asked for things to write and blog about and I got lots of responses. Thank you! I knew I could rely on you guys. The writing stuff is getting done, I promise.
To start, here's what Colline wanted to know:
What are you studying at university? I am studying French and History, Joint Honours, which means I do an equal amount of both subjects, at least in theory. More specifically this year I am doing
-The French Revoloution (in History, I get that this is confusing)
- My dissertation (on French Revolutionary Propaganda)
- Core grammar. (BLURGH)
- Representations of the City (I ♥ this module soooo much. Oh Paris, je t'aime)
- French to English translation in theory and practice (I enjoy this in a deeply tragic, geeky way)
and what are you planning to do with it? Or what would be cool, career-wise?
Well firstly I'm planning on doing a Masters in translation. I really like it, and I think I would be happy being a Translator. But really, I don;t know. I'd love to use my French, and I'd like to have a creative job, or be able to write. Alternatively, I could be a spy. What?! That is actually a viable career option for me, apparently.
Studying and practicality aside, if you could have any job or do anything AS a job in the world, what would it be? I've wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. But I get that this is kind of a pipe dream. I would also LOVE to be a Blue Peter presenter. Blue Peter is a children's television show that's been running for like, 40 odd years. It's kind of a magazine infotainment thing. And the presenters get to travel the world and make things and interview famous people and dress up. It's like my dream job.
Aaaaaaand if you had to pick only one place in the world to travel to, where would it be? These questions are difficult! Right now I would say somewhere warm, maybe Thailand.
If that one place you went had to be the place you stayed for the rest of your life where would it be? Well now, i don't know. New York! I don't think I would ever get bored there, although I don't know seeing as I've never been *sighs*
If there's anything anyone else wants to ask, well, ask!
First things first, Mission101!
In progress
16. Cook a new meal from scratch every month. and 17. Bake something once a month. see this entry for details and pictures.
24. Go to the theatre 10 times. 5/10 I went to see Wren play in a crazy german opera about necromancy, and to see West Side Story, which was amazing and made everyone cry.
25. See live music once a month Bands at a gig night, Gary Stewart Band
26. Join a dance group and attend all meetings. This is going very well. Especially as it has become 3 dance groups. It's such good exercise, and really good fun too.
28. Read a new book every month. Nation by Terry Pratchett. He is a truly incredible author. A book about society and expectations and the idiocy of colonialism. Also, hilarious.
29. Have at least 5000 songs on my computer. 3554. Thank you for the songs C! Very helpful.
33. Take part in 2 Amnesty International Campaigns a year. The Banned in Burma campaign. I also got to meet Palden Gyatso
which was surreal and inspiring, to say the least.
So I asked for things to write and blog about and I got lots of responses. Thank you! I knew I could rely on you guys. The writing stuff is getting done, I promise.
To start, here's what Colline wanted to know:
What are you studying at university? I am studying French and History, Joint Honours, which means I do an equal amount of both subjects, at least in theory. More specifically this year I am doing
-The French Revoloution (in History, I get that this is confusing)
- My dissertation (on French Revolutionary Propaganda)
- Core grammar. (BLURGH)
- Representations of the City (I ♥ this module soooo much. Oh Paris, je t'aime)
- French to English translation in theory and practice (I enjoy this in a deeply tragic, geeky way)
and what are you planning to do with it? Or what would be cool, career-wise?
Well firstly I'm planning on doing a Masters in translation. I really like it, and I think I would be happy being a Translator. But really, I don;t know. I'd love to use my French, and I'd like to have a creative job, or be able to write. Alternatively, I could be a spy. What?! That is actually a viable career option for me, apparently.
Studying and practicality aside, if you could have any job or do anything AS a job in the world, what would it be? I've wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember. But I get that this is kind of a pipe dream. I would also LOVE to be a Blue Peter presenter. Blue Peter is a children's television show that's been running for like, 40 odd years. It's kind of a magazine infotainment thing. And the presenters get to travel the world and make things and interview famous people and dress up. It's like my dream job.
Aaaaaaand if you had to pick only one place in the world to travel to, where would it be? These questions are difficult! Right now I would say somewhere warm, maybe Thailand.
If that one place you went had to be the place you stayed for the rest of your life where would it be? Well now, i don't know. New York! I don't think I would ever get bored there, although I don't know seeing as I've never been *sighs*
If there's anything anyone else wants to ask, well, ask!
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Date: 2009-03-25 01:49 am (UTC)OOoooh, I really want to read that Terry Pratchett novel, it sounds like everything I love in the world. What dance groups are you in? Are they like classes, or like workout sessions, or like performance/competition groups? What kind of dancing?
HOW IS EVERYTHING YOU DO SO COOL? Those classes sound incredible, btw. Esp the translation one and the city one (also, your dissertation is awesomesauce, I can see you rocking it to the moon and back). DON'T BE HATING ON CORE GRAMMAR, OKAY. I'll send my killah lady Core Grammar teacher after you, she is FEARSOME.
Ooooh, songs. Have more! (sorry, I am avoiding essays, can't resist, shiny, you know how it is):
o1. Lay Me Down - The Frames (this one and the next two I just think you would like based on your Rainy Songs)
o2. The Last Beat of My Heart - DeVotchka (awesome stringggggs and drum)
o3. Silver Stallion - Cat Power
o4. The Fuse - Bruce Springsteen (BECAUSE IT IS MY LIIIIIIIIIIFE, OMFG the lyrics *dies* the whole verse about kissing scars and empty house and then the music stops and he sings and it's freaking BRILLIANT POETRY, I LOVE YOU BRUUUUUUCE)
o5. Life is Long - David Byrne and Eno (rollicking and awesome; idk if you saw him and the next one on Colbert, but I like)
o6. I don't know - Lisa Hannigan (a gorgeously cute song with simple lyrics that must have CRACK, it's so addictive and lovely)
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Date: 2009-03-25 02:34 am (UTC)READ IT! Honestly, it's brilliant. It's a slight departure from his usual style, it feels more intimate and abstract, if that makes sense. But it made me laugh and think, as his writing always does. I've been waiting for it for about FOUR MONTHS because my friend Mal fails at post. OH! Check your mail!
I am taking samba, salsa and reggaeton. They are classes, so we learn steps and things, but atm we are learning a routine for the uni dance show in May. It is also a KILLER workout. I did 3 hours of dance yesterday, and it was exhausting but brilliant.
It's so strange, because to me my life seems fairly ordinary, with the occasional kinda cool thing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! The Lisa Hannigan one is adorable!
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Date: 2009-03-25 02:41 am (UTC)That's amazing... I miss ballet class. Dance is such a great exercise, for so many reasons: it's cardio PLUS muscles and you get all balanced and flexible and good posture and musicality and it's fun also, so cool. Also I did not know there was such a thing as reggaeton dance, FAIL ME. I would totally love to take up Bollywood dancing but Z would make fun of me forever.
Mmmmmm Bangkok. Want to go so bad (if only to storm Kaz and eat Tom Ka Gai all day).
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Date: 2009-03-25 12:39 pm (UTC)It's so much fun. I didn't know there was such a thing as reggaeton dance either until I started it. It's not my favourite to be honest, there is a lot of shaking and generally being a bit more street than I am capable of. But it's good to do things out of your comfort zone, right? You should!
Well that sounds like a plan. Who needs an education, lets just go to Bangkok!