tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post8358646807468400197..comments2023-06-08T09:12:49.418-07:00Comments on A Good (Enough) Woman: So It's Come to This.Good Enough Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-80390120339372549602010-10-29T10:05:47.463-07:002010-10-29T10:05:47.463-07:00Thanks for the b-day wishes! David Sedaris was ver...Thanks for the b-day wishes! David Sedaris was very, very funny. So funny. Whenever I read his work, it seems somewhat cynical and dark. When I listen to HIM read it, it seems funny and satirical, but also life affirming. So it's great to go hear him.<br /><br />AH, Thank you SOOOO much for all of the tips! We're going to be there for four nights, and I'm going to take your advice on looking north. My conference is at St. Hughes, which, if I'm not mistaken, is a bit north. I'll look at Linton Lodge. Yesterday I was also looking at the Parklands hotel.Good Enough Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531793545583712309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-44209212706704900102010-10-28T12:06:31.197-07:002010-10-28T12:06:31.197-07:00Happy Birthday, GEW! (Send me the grading. Then yo...Happy Birthday, GEW! (Send me the grading. Then you can legitimately tell your students it got lost in the mail!)loveskidlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183156176146627991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-25829575617263285782010-10-28T09:05:16.986-07:002010-10-28T09:05:16.986-07:00Happiest birthday, GEW! Hope it's wonderful (...Happiest birthday, GEW! Hope it's wonderful (and with David Sedaris, how could it not be)?!!<br /><br />*throws confetti into air and does many herkies in your honor*Inkhttp://inktopia.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-57400676637738577132010-10-28T08:17:34.854-07:002010-10-28T08:17:34.854-07:00Happy birthday. I would totally ask for grading ti...Happy birthday. I would totally ask for grading time, so I could have less stress on my birthday. That would be awesome. I'll keep it in mind, in fact, if I'm still teaching in April. <br /><br />How was David Sedaris? I love his essays.Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-6313191551710962802010-10-28T07:00:58.836-07:002010-10-28T07:00:58.836-07:00Best Wishes, GEW! I had to smile reading your post...Best Wishes, GEW! I had to smile reading your post. Life is like this.<br /><br />Thanks for your recent message on my blog - just spotted it.<br /><br />What a shame I won't be in Oxford in January (will be home in Sydney), otherwise I'd meet up with you to take you round. It helps having a student with you - Oxford can feel (and be) cloistered and a bit untouchable otherwise.<br /><br />Some tips: Hotels are expensive here. I could probably get you a twin room at my (less than pretty) College for 35 pounds, otherwise they're around 90-150/night. Have a look around and then ask me what I think of the options. My parents usually stay at the Linton Lodge in North Oxford (about 20 mins walk from town or a 5-10 min bus ride). It's OK. Try to be central or North, I'd say, depending on how long you're staying.<br /><br />Nice breakfast place: Door 74 Cowley Rd (and Cowley Rd is a good place to visit to get away from students and is the street you want to be on if you feel like curry or tapas or seeing a live band!).<br /><br />Nice high tea: Grand Cafe, High st, or the Old Parsonage, Banbury Rd.<br /><br />Nice for coffee and a sweet treat: Jericho cafe, Walton St, or Maison Blanc on corner of Woodstock and Little Clarendon St (you should have a walk along Little Claredon and Walton anyway if you have time) or The Missing Bean on Turl st (closer to town). <br /><br />Nice restaurants: Gee's on Banbury Rd (but v expensive), more reasonable is Jamie's (Jamie Oliver's) in town. Another nice (and not too expensive) place is Pierre Victoire on Little Clarendon St (it is also less frantic than Jamie's). Cheap eat when you're on the run and just want a quick vegie lasagne and salad: The Nosebag on St Michel's, off Cornmarket st (in town).<br /><br />Perfect park: University Parks ('cept it will be Winter, of course).<br /><br />Perfect cows and horses: Port Meadow, Jericho (just off Walton st).<br /><br />Perfect Colleges to visit: Magdalen, New, Christchurch, and, if you can, Worcester, which has such pretty gardens, fields and a river-lake set-up out the back - worth the effort! You have to check what times they're open to visitors.<br /><br />Best street in Oxford: Queen's Lane (from High St to Sheldonian).<br /><br />Best building: Radcliffe Camera (and right next to it, under St Mary's, is a really sweet cafe with some pretty good - but quite expensive - organic food called 'The Vaults and Garden.')<br /><br />Best cheap clothes: Primark, M&S and TopShop.<br /><br />Worst street if you're scared of people: Cornmarket st.Academic, Hopefulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474557296107830403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-30099491734711724832010-10-28T06:39:41.288-07:002010-10-28T06:39:41.288-07:00Happy birthday! Sounds like a good day even with ...Happy birthday! Sounds like a good day even with the grading!izzabitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16731088832706975927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-3447365486152697502010-10-27T23:18:48.502-07:002010-10-27T23:18:48.502-07:00Happy birthday! That sounds like a terrific way to...Happy birthday! That sounds like a terrific way to celebrate. <br /><br />:DThis Ro(a)mantic Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09324882155203905958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-71080155891434430632010-10-27T19:03:06.996-07:002010-10-27T19:03:06.996-07:00Happy Birthday to ya! (singing Stevie Wonder style...Happy Birthday to ya! (singing Stevie Wonder style)The Steel Magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328240056707198233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220995767842596634.post-54768440795159647382010-10-27T17:12:22.099-07:002010-10-27T17:12:22.099-07:00Happy Birthday GEW!
*blows one of those paper ho...Happy Birthday GEW! <br />*blows one of those paper honker thingies*<br />jcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com