Lunch update

[darcydodo]

Actually, lunch wasn't so bad. We didn't talk very much about P5 politics, and Shay introduced me to Naan 'n' Curry, which has the amazing blessing of FREE CHAI. And the food's good, too. I think I know my new lunch place of choice when I'm not at FSM with mciac. Sarah had apparently told Shay that leech and I had a seder at a pizza place (how precisely did she get this idea?). Maybe now I know why she never showed up! :)

On my way from lunch to my singing lesson, I discovered Friends of the Berkeley Public Library. This is a bookshop that sells books really really cheaply; some are discards from the library and some are donations, but the money they make goes to help the library. I spent $15... on 21 books. Including Tom's Midnight Garden, which I think Rachel might be interested to know. Also justified my spending spree to myself by picking up a copy of Gilbert & Gubar's "The Madwoman in the Attic," so that I can pretend like I actually spent the money on something even tangentially related to work. And the copy of "La Jalousie" will undoubtedly help me to improve my French, if I want to go around sounding like Robbe-Grillet. ;)

I also met girlwithjournal's Latin stalker. All in all? Productive day so far, if I'm not talking about work. Now I must try and find some connection between the Historia Apollonii regis Tyri and Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide, and explicate it preferably by Monday. Not really a lot of hope there... but I'd rather find some real connection than talk 100% out of my ass. *sigh*

And it's raining....

Comments

[emidala.livejournal.com]

FREE CHAI?!?!?!??! I should ignore my cold, find an umbrella and run down there!

[darcydodo]

Well, it's free if you eat there, at least. ;) Unlimited chai in a big coffee urn in the back of the room. Poor cold-y you, though. :(

[leech.livejournal.com]

It's not the world's best chai, but there's free sugar, too, so who cares?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, I am indeed excited about Tom's Midnight Garden. Do tell me what you think about my theory about the house, once you've read it. Shops that sell many books for little money, oh boy!

- R

[chele74.livejournal.com]

Perhaps we'll have to go on a lunch excursion to somewhere other than FSM. Hmm. Office hours are practically over anyway. Like they ever want to talk to me about Latin...

[girlwithjournal.livejournal.com]

Agh, you met him? You...didn't say anything, did you?

[darcydodo]

Confused, now. I didn't say anything about what?

[girlwithjournal.livejournal.com]

Anything about me. You know, that you know me, that I exist...[/extreme paranoia]

[darcydodo]

*wonders what we might have said about Shay to put you in this state*

He's not that bad, honest! We just have differences of opinion over P5 politics, mostly.

[darcydodo]

Err. OK, I'm an idiot. Just realized you're talking about your stalker, not Shay. *blushes*

[girlwithjournal.livejournal.com]

That's okay. Pronouns can be confusing. ;-)

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Mhhhh...free chai!!!
I currently got half a box of the nice Twining's chai in my cupboard, but it's bound to be gone soon...
The Indian take-away/restaurants here in the street of my institute do sometimes give me a free cup, though...just have to get a male behind the counter. & ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

I spent $15... on 21 books
I just spent slightly over that (more like about $18) on one book. But it was the one-volume edition of Lord of the Rings, in hardback, the nice 1991 edition with the John Howe dustjacket, and, get this, brand new. It's physically the nicest book I've ever owned.

- A very pleased R

[(Anonymous)]

Chrétien de Troyes' Erec and Enide
Duh, I'm stupid, I've only just spotted this title. Jane is an expert on Chrétien de Troyes, he has a great deal to do with her thesis but I can't remember what exactly. Do you want her email? I bet she'd enjoy bouncing at you about her stuff.

- R