Since last night was my final night out (for a while at least) in Newcastle (for that, fact fans, is where I 'am', or rather 'have been'), HD, Atsuko and I sank a cocktail and then went to an expensive restaurant for moules marinire and possibly the finest bottle of Chardonnay I have ever tasted. Then we met up with the only two students left in Newcastle, plus Tom and Stef in the Bodega pub, whose ceiling is displayed in my pics (I hope).
Spent today having wrap-up meetings and clearing my desk, then went to see Andrei Zvyagintsev's
The Return, a clean and compelling thriller that is the perfect palate-cleanser after the obtuse Fahrenheit 9/11.
Tomorrow I am going to stay with my parents for two weeks and then will be away to Paris at the end of the month. It remains to be seen what kind of internet access I will have on my travels (my parents are stingey and I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a phone line in Paris), so my communiqus on here could become more or less frequent, c'est selon.
In any case, I wish to thank you all for helping me through these past few months, which have been difficult in many ways, but which have nonetheless seen the opening of a new, unexpected and rather delicious chapter in my life.
I couldn't have done it without you.
Spent today having wrap-up meetings and clearing my desk, then went to see Andrei Zvyagintsev's
The Return, a clean and compelling thriller that is the perfect palate-cleanser after the obtuse Fahrenheit 9/11.
Tomorrow I am going to stay with my parents for two weeks and then will be away to Paris at the end of the month. It remains to be seen what kind of internet access I will have on my travels (my parents are stingey and I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a phone line in Paris), so my communiqus on here could become more or less frequent, c'est selon.
In any case, I wish to thank you all for helping me through these past few months, which have been difficult in many ways, but which have nonetheless seen the opening of a new, unexpected and rather delicious chapter in my life.
I couldn't have done it without you.
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roxxee:
PLease excuse my spelling mistake. 
I meant aria.
I meant aria.
alleykit:
Ahhhh Paris. I lived there for a stint and worked in a bar called Le Chabou in the Bastille area on Rue de la Roquette (my french is atrocious as well as my spelling...excuse). If you are there swing by and tell JB that Carla from the states says hi...or don't cause you don't know me from a hole in that bar.....Great movie houses....coffee...bridges (the bridge d'art)....rodin....eastern european music representation...African Ragga music representation....and on and on....fantastic fluff...enjoy your stay