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anarchist_nomad Apr. 16th, 2010 06:07 pm)
anarchist_nomad Apr. 16th, 2010 06:07 pm)Three seems to be... not exactly my lucky number... but more of a recurring theme this week. On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, I rang bells at St. Giles', St. Aldate's, and St. Andrew's. Three consecutive days of ringing in three different churches.
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, I saw productions of Into The Woods, Edward II, and The Enchanted Pig. All three shows were quite good, albeit in different ways. Into The Woods ranks second on my list of favourite musicals, and I have been wanting to see it again for quite some time. Last month, I was saying that I needed to see more Renaissance drama -- Marlowe's Edward II fit the bill quite nicely! The production was excellent and, as an added bonus, it was performed in the main hall of Oriel College. This is significant because Oriel was founded in 1326 by Edward II -- the first college founded by the monarchy! Using the space was no accident; the Rococo Players are on tour with Edward II. Besides Oriel College, they are performing at Berkeley Castle, where his royal highness was murdered in 1327; and in the Gloucester Cathedral, where he lies entombed. The sense of history definitely added to the theatrical experience! Today's excursion to The Enchanted Pig was also much fun! We brought L2 -- who is ten -- along and he loved it! The opera is on tour; one can read a review in the New York Times (from its Big Apple run) here.
There have been other relevant threes! For instance, yesterday I had three T2K meetings -- starting at 10am and ending at 1am. (Oi!) And, right now, I am taking a short break from frantically writing my lecture on Neutrino Astronomy, to be presented tomorrow morning at the annual Oxford Astronomy Weekend. "What does this have to do with the number three?" you may fairly ask. I shall tell you! Tomorrow will be the third consecutive year that I have presented at the astronomy weekend. In the thirty-two years that the programme has run, this is unprecedented -- your friendly neighborhood Nomad is the only person to have ever been invited to speak three years running. Guess I'm doing something right!
Meanwhile, I hope that the airport closures from the Icelandic volcano do not last more than three days! If it does, I may well miss my flight to Japan on Sunday evening. Keep fingers crossed for me, dear friends!
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, I saw productions of Into The Woods, Edward II, and The Enchanted Pig. All three shows were quite good, albeit in different ways. Into The Woods ranks second on my list of favourite musicals, and I have been wanting to see it again for quite some time. Last month, I was saying that I needed to see more Renaissance drama -- Marlowe's Edward II fit the bill quite nicely! The production was excellent and, as an added bonus, it was performed in the main hall of Oriel College. This is significant because Oriel was founded in 1326 by Edward II -- the first college founded by the monarchy! Using the space was no accident; the Rococo Players are on tour with Edward II. Besides Oriel College, they are performing at Berkeley Castle, where his royal highness was murdered in 1327; and in the Gloucester Cathedral, where he lies entombed. The sense of history definitely added to the theatrical experience! Today's excursion to The Enchanted Pig was also much fun! We brought L2 -- who is ten -- along and he loved it! The opera is on tour; one can read a review in the New York Times (from its Big Apple run) here.
There have been other relevant threes! For instance, yesterday I had three T2K meetings -- starting at 10am and ending at 1am. (Oi!) And, right now, I am taking a short break from frantically writing my lecture on Neutrino Astronomy, to be presented tomorrow morning at the annual Oxford Astronomy Weekend. "What does this have to do with the number three?" you may fairly ask. I shall tell you! Tomorrow will be the third consecutive year that I have presented at the astronomy weekend. In the thirty-two years that the programme has run, this is unprecedented -- your friendly neighborhood Nomad is the only person to have ever been invited to speak three years running. Guess I'm doing something right!
Meanwhile, I hope that the airport closures from the Icelandic volcano do not last more than three days! If it does, I may well miss my flight to Japan on Sunday evening. Keep fingers crossed for me, dear friends!
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Our poor first year students were supposed to depart on their first trip to Japan yesterday. The news came in while they were en route to Heathrow, so they had to turn around and come back. The rebooked for today... only to find their second flight cancelled, too! Poor kids!
At the moment, London airports are closed until 07:00 tomorrow morning. That gives me thirty-six hours of leeway before my 19:00 flight on Sunday evening...
*crosses fingers alongside yours*
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I'll see if I can borrow someone and get them to cross their fingers too.
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Borrowing fingers, huh? Hmmm... there's so much that could be done with that concept... ;-D
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I said that I'd made this userpic a couple of days ago, from a photo of the aurora borealis above an Icelandic volcano, but not the one that's now filling the air with grit. I was wrong; it is the same volcano, apparently erupting just a little to "clear its throat" before going full blast...
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That's pretty good timing on your part, icon-wise! Shall I take it that the photo is from the March 20 mini-eruption?
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Now then... if it just stops spewing quite so much ash into the air, all will be well. *grin*
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(R. and I, and A. and
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It was a really good show!
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