The end of the London-Glasgow-Paris partay
I didn’t just come down to reality. I came crashing down. Not only did I land in Perth utterly depressed (the weather is wet, cold and overcast), but I also ended up with a nasty bout of food poisoning. So from 4.30am to 10.30am, I am doubled over the bathroom sink and wretching like there is no tomorrow (ever tried using the palm of your hand as a plunger?). When there’s solids, it’s almost satisfying. When it’s just bile, then it’s just not fair.
I get up at 3pm, and like the good little academic that I am – I go into work. I need to move office, which is a lonely experience especially when everyone has already gone home. I am feeling disorientated and out of sync with everything around me, which is partially attributable to being dehydrated and only having eaten an apple today. But emails and text messages friends pick me up, for which I am eternally grateful. I go to sleep, listening to Carla Bruni – a French singer whose CD I picked up in Paris (many thanks Nico) – and dreaming of far-off places and faces that make this cold night seem that little bit warmer.
I get up at 3pm, and like the good little academic that I am – I go into work. I need to move office, which is a lonely experience especially when everyone has already gone home. I am feeling disorientated and out of sync with everything around me, which is partially attributable to being dehydrated and only having eaten an apple today. But emails and text messages friends pick me up, for which I am eternally grateful. I go to sleep, listening to Carla Bruni – a French singer whose CD I picked up in Paris (many thanks Nico) – and dreaming of far-off places and faces that make this cold night seem that little bit warmer.
posted by Christina at 11:03 PM
2 Comments:
i have trawled through ALL your blogs, you pushy little 4'11" hard-selling punk-academic, and you're obviously trying to kill me with the suspense ... WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOME DAMN SHOES??? (by that i mean those killer LV heels of yours, not your birks or anything else)
harhar, just kidding about the 'punk' bit, but if it fits, hey - more power to you, girl!
Oooooh. You need glasses you 5-foot-something over-aerobicised academic beanpole. Hehe. This is fun!
Did you click on the 'July 2007' link? Coz then it brings up all the entries for July (not just the few that the blogpage shows up automatically). Check out 12 July:
"We'll always have Paris". My friend's boyfriend is holding up ... the LVs.
Ta da!
And just for your viewing enjoyment, I've added another picture of the Jimmy Choos that I never bought. See 2 July: "I do like Mondays..."
Happy now you picky picky person you?
8P
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