It does sound nice. But not much like a college town?
Not like Ithaca or Austin, Canberra's first business is still government. (Incidentally, I was very impressed with American university towns, you do that very well.) But the ANU is more or less Australia's premier research uni, so it is a more significant presence in the city than it would otherwise be. (Canberra has another university too, Canberra Uni, which is more careers-oriented.) Oh, the ANU is situated between Black Mountain, the National Botanic Gardens, Lake Burley Griffin and the City Centre. (And Turner, but that's less impressive.) So, good location.
::note to self:: Echidna skull
the ANU is more or less Australia's premier research uni, so it is a more significant presence in the city than it would otherwise be.
Yeah, it has one of the best philosophy departments in the world, which is why Bob is considering applying.
Yeah, it has one of the best philosophy departments in the world, which is why Bob is considering applying.
My brother studied philosophy there (as an undergrad, he did his PhD at Melbourne Uni). I can ask him stuff too, if you want.
Thanks for the offer! But I am just noodling until Bob has done more than just consider applying.
Good luck, Brenda.
And bt, you're at the other end of Australia from Monica, correct?
And bt, you're at the other end of Australia from Monica, correct?
That's correct. And I'm following the weather reports and thinking "at least it's not another El Nino year".
How are those japanese girls keeping their socks up?
They use glue.
No, really.
Japanese high school girls wear outrageously oversized socks called "loose socks." How do they keep their socks from falling down? You guessed it -- they use "socks glue" (also called sock-tachi in Japanese). Here's some authentic socks glue for you, straight from Japan -- an incredible handy water-based glue that you apply to your calf to ensure your socks don't fall down. They go great with the sailor uniforms we carry by Matsukameya of Nagoya!
I'm not familiar with the Nibelung story, but I assume it's more interesting than this.
I don't think so. People don't go to Wagner operas for the story. I watched Dark Kingdom with DH, who has some sort of handle on the Ring Cycle, and his only comment on how it was different from Wagner was the lack of gods.
Good luck, brenda.
