Oxford 13: Narnia
The alteration of mood and change of tone since Tuesday morning at 11:00 AM has been nothing short of remarkable. I have time. I can actually take advantage of that slower pace that is supposed to be Oxford life. I don’t feel like I have to be at the philosophy library as soon as it opens at 9:30 AM. I don’t have to feel guilty (or troubled) about having to take a lunch break in my studying. I took a nap today, which I badly needed and it’s okay. What a relief.
The temperature continues to drop steadily. We’ve already had one or two zero-degree days. Snow is expected on Friday, but this is expected to be, overall, a pretty dry winter (and the coldest in forty years, I hear). Each day does bring a thin layer of frost that melts in the morning sunlight. The University Parks are absolutely gorgeous in the early hours of the day.
In an earlier entry, I complained about the use of Polar Bears in the upcoming film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m still disappointed by that, but my attitude has mellowed somewhat. Permit me to quote directly from an article in the Daily Mail, “Back to the Wardrobe Kids” (28 October 2005):
“It was [executive producer, Perry] Moore who spent several years pursuing the rights to the collection of seven books.
“At one point, when the rights were held by another film company, [the first film] was going to be re-located to present-day Los Angeles after an earthquake.
“ ‘They thought children wouldn’t understand the original, so they changed Turkish Delight (a major plot point in the story) for hot dogs and hamburgers,’ he added.
“Worse was to come. ‘The most ludicrous statement I heard was that they had Janet Jackson as the White Witch, so I made this very strange vow to rescue this childhood treasure,’ said Moore…”
Thank you, Mr. Moore. I guess I can handle polar bears; it’s decidedly better than the alternative. (*shudder)
I was looking online at different schools and philosophy graduate programs. I realized that if I want to pursue a Ph.D. and career in philosophy, I’m going to have to learn at least two languages (German, French, Greek, Latin) and become sufficiently proficient so as to be able to read and translate primary. Gosh!
It’s getting into the Christmas season here in Oxford. Hurray! (Already? Well, yes. They don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here, remember.) A large Christmas tree has been set up in Broad Street and decorations are going up all along Cornmarket. New College is bringing in its own Christmas tree to be lit on Friday after it has been “decorated by the Bringers of Christmassyness in Arboreal Form” according to an e-mail announcement we received. I included that particular quotation for its Strong-bad like character (which is to say, firstly, that it more-than-likely ought to be “Christmassiness,” and, secondly, that I’ve rediscovered Strong-bad e-mails).
Blessings,
The temperature continues to drop steadily. We’ve already had one or two zero-degree days. Snow is expected on Friday, but this is expected to be, overall, a pretty dry winter (and the coldest in forty years, I hear). Each day does bring a thin layer of frost that melts in the morning sunlight. The University Parks are absolutely gorgeous in the early hours of the day.
In an earlier entry, I complained about the use of Polar Bears in the upcoming film version of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I’m still disappointed by that, but my attitude has mellowed somewhat. Permit me to quote directly from an article in the Daily Mail, “Back to the Wardrobe Kids” (28 October 2005):
“It was [executive producer, Perry] Moore who spent several years pursuing the rights to the collection of seven books.
“At one point, when the rights were held by another film company, [the first film] was going to be re-located to present-day Los Angeles after an earthquake.
“ ‘They thought children wouldn’t understand the original, so they changed Turkish Delight (a major plot point in the story) for hot dogs and hamburgers,’ he added.
“Worse was to come. ‘The most ludicrous statement I heard was that they had Janet Jackson as the White Witch, so I made this very strange vow to rescue this childhood treasure,’ said Moore…”
Thank you, Mr. Moore. I guess I can handle polar bears; it’s decidedly better than the alternative. (*shudder)
I was looking online at different schools and philosophy graduate programs. I realized that if I want to pursue a Ph.D. and career in philosophy, I’m going to have to learn at least two languages (German, French, Greek, Latin) and become sufficiently proficient so as to be able to read and translate primary. Gosh!
It’s getting into the Christmas season here in Oxford. Hurray! (Already? Well, yes. They don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here, remember.) A large Christmas tree has been set up in Broad Street and decorations are going up all along Cornmarket. New College is bringing in its own Christmas tree to be lit on Friday after it has been “decorated by the Bringers of Christmassyness in Arboreal Form” according to an e-mail announcement we received. I included that particular quotation for its Strong-bad like character (which is to say, firstly, that it more-than-likely ought to be “Christmassiness,” and, secondly, that I’ve rediscovered Strong-bad e-mails).
Blessings,
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