So, January already, and I’ve not updated any of you on my exciting antics over Christmas and the New Year…so here goes; I’m currently sitting on my bed in my apartment in Bruxelles, with the telly on and a cup of rose tea by my side, and I’ve decided to treat you all to a post. Now aren’t I nice? (On second thoughts, don’t answer that…)

( Cut for lengthy waffle about Christmas holidays )

Many gripes ( Read more... )

Hullo all once again!

Well, it's now less than a week until I come back to the dear old UK, and I'm muchly looking forward to it. This week has been full of all the finishing-stuff-before-Christmas joy, so this update will have to be quite short...

So last w/e the wondrous entity that is Beth came to stay. We drank too much and ate lots of chicken ( Read more... )

As another week draws to a close, I just thought I would post some more snippets from my life over here in Brussels...just for your pleasure and entertainment ( Read more... )

Today many things happened ( Read more... )

Finally, the chance to breathe once again! The last week has been completely manic; it's only now, Thursday, that things have calmed down enough for me to write and post to LJ ( Read more... )

Life is full of joy for me at the moment ( Read more... )

Yesterday the Commission cinema club put on a showing of the RHPS. It was very very strange to see Brad, Janet and the rest up there on the screen and not be tipsy, not be throwing water/rice/toast, not be wearing newspapers, not be waving lighters, not be shouting any callbacks or dancing the timewarp, not be laughing dementedly at callbacks which ( Read more... )

After flinging myself headlong for just under two months, I’ve finally had a reprieve in the form of All Saints and All Souls holidays. The Commission virtually shut down and all sensible people left Belgium. I stayed in Belgium. Hey ho. Was going to go over to Paris but the train prices hit unaffordable levels about a month ago… ah well ( Read more... )

Guess whose supervisor used to be in CULES?

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