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[tree_and_leaf]

Thank goodness Oxford is back to normal after the animal rights demonstration at the weekend. I missed all the fun (sometimes living out of town is an advantage) but the even-earlier-than-usual-closure of the Bod meant there was no point going in anyhow.

Goal for the day: finish writing a paper before my supervisor turns nasty; buy a new bedside lamp as the old one, not content with a homicidal urge to throw itself off the bedside cabinet if I so much as looked at the cord, eventually turned its rage in on itself and died.

Of such is a postgraduate's life made.

I'm ignoring the plot bunnyish picture of Hermione as a grad student in Oxford (the Bod is remowned for its collection of mediaval magic manuscripts in certain circle, you know...) as I'm not sure what to do with it - and it wouldn't contribute to paper-writing, either.

On the other hand, at least Formal Hall has started up again. Hurrah for food, gowns and table talk.

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[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

Just to say I was charmed by the description of the Suicidal Table Lamp.

I like your version of Oxford - and I hope the supervisor's wrath was averted.

[tree_and_leaf]

Well, I haven't heard what he thought of it yet. But he's had something to read, so he must be less<-i> wrathful, right?