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Wednesday, August 03, 2005

Ireland Pictures

In July I took a quick trip to Ireland with Brian.
We first visited London for the day and then flew to Dublin. We spent most of our time in Dublin but also managed to make it to Cork and Blarney Castle.

You can see pictures on Brian's Website.

The National Archives | Trafalgar ancestors

You can now check and see if any of your ancestors really were at the battle of Trafalgar!

The National Archives | Trafalgar ancestors

Ugly Dress.com - Bridesmaid Dresses From Hell

I've found the ultimate website for selecting bridesmaid's dresses.

Ugly Dress.com - Bridesmaid Dresses From Hell

Personalized M&M'S

Check out this website where you can design your own M&Ms!

Shop M&M'S

NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive!

I've just discovered a really interesting website. You can see more international graphs and stats than you ever wanted to know!

NationMaster.com - Where Stats Come Alive!

My favorite so far is the net Happiness stat. Apparently Iceland is a nice place to be! I guess I won't be taking my next vacation to Bulgaria.

testosterone swop

Hmm...I think a better title would have been 'Will perform applied math for household chores.'

Isn't craigslist wonderful?

testosterone swop

Star Wars: Episode III - Your Lucky Day

I have an extra ticket to Star Wars: Episode III. If you are interested in it, see the following link:

Star Wars: Episode III - Your Lucky Day

Visitors

We had some visitors this Easter. Having friends around means visiting all of the Cambridge tourist essentials!

Me in front of Downing College Chapel 

Priya helping out the tourists in London 

Discovering DNA at the Eagle Pub 

Thought for the day

'Cultural Chauvinism'
How would you define it? How can it be identified? With what might it contrast?

This leads me to the topic of multiculturalism.
How would you fill in the blanks?
culture : multiculturalism :: ? : ?

Concerts

In case you are keeping track....

Programs from last weekend:

Part - Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Schubert - Unfinished Symphony
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20
Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Mozart - Requiem
Foggit - Piano Concerto
Foggit - Te Deum

Programs for next weekend:

Brahms - Requiem

Saint Saens - Cello Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No. 1
Verdi - La Forza del Destino

let me know if you want details about where and when.

Varsity Squash Match

Friday was the annual Varsity Squash Match. I had a lot of fun watching and was once again impressed by the Royal Automobile Club. This year I even got to go to the fancy dinner afterwards!

I spent Saturday morning in the British Museum. The head curator of anthropology gave my museums group a lecture on Thursday about her newest exhibit - "Living and Dying." It was fantastic to go explore the exhibit after hearing her insights. I also studied the Americas room and portions of the Captain Cook collection on display. Objects collected during his third voyage on the Northwest Coast of America may play a large role in my dissertation. Of course, I couldn't make a trip to the British Museum without visiting the mummies! They have now incorporated some interesting CAT scan images of mummies that have never been unwrapped.

On the train home, I mastered Marxist ideological theory and Gramscian hegemony. I am now officially way too absorbed in anthropological theory.

Saturday Movings

Today Rita and I exchanged rooms in our flat. It is amazing how fresh and new everything feels, with all the same things simply arranged differently. You should try it out. Go re-arrange a room in your house right now! It will make you feel great- I promise!

Easter Vacation

I am officially going to be in Las Vegas on Easter Vacation from April 5 until April 16.
Let me know if you will be around as well!

Karen Armstrong

This evening I got a chance to hear a lecture on Fundamentalism by the religious scholar Karen Armstrong.
Some highlights of the evening:
"You know... it was me and Desmond Tutu."
And more seriously:
"Culture is always contested."

Real Tennis

Today I watched my first ever Real Tennis match. Have you ever seen this game? It has been played since Elizabethan times. There is even a bell attached to one side of the court. If you hit the bell and get it to ring- you win the point!