...to surprise me. Contrary to my fears/expectations, they actually called me to congratulate me on my Sarah Waters article.

And that's good.

On the other hand, I went to see "Atonement" today. The film adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel. And it broke my heart. I had to try very hard to keep back my tears. It offered us a glimmer of hope, after a lot ( Read more... )

I feel unbelievably sad. I feel sad to have returned to London with nobody at the station to pick me up and welcome me back. In Brussels I had not only one, but two people at Midi bidding me goodbye. Dominique left work early to come and say goodbye to me and she also bought me a bagel. Gaelito was there too, wonderfully laconic and lovely.

And now ( Read more... )