And oh, Seska. Glad to read about Geneva (yes, chocolate!). So not glad to read about your uni. I'm sorry that what looked so promising turned out to be crap. Give 'em hell, m'dear.

Give-Shir-a-cabana-boy~ma

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When I saw the announcement yesterday, me and my mom, simultaneously: "oh God, somebody give the girl a sandwich! Quick! Before there will be no wedding!"/"she's looks absolutely anorectic".

Loved Charles' reaction.

Eh, bits of it are still very promising. Having the best fun ever with my actual research. And I got told about some more possible teaching work today. In the education dept! That would be fab.

Indeed!

Much job~ma Aims. It sounds like it would be perfect for you.

I am filled with gronk. It is again far to early to already be seated on my flight waiting for boarding to finish.

Seska, sending out the giant-clue-stick~ma for your university.

I have googled L'Escalade and it is now my favorite holiday:

Celebrations include a large marmite (cauldron) made of chocolate and filled with marzipan vegetables and candies wrapped in the Geneva colours of red and gold. It is customary for the eldest and youngest in the room to smash the marmite, while reciting, "Ainsi périssent les ennemis de la République! " (Thus perish the enemies of the Republic), referring to how fictional character Mère Royaume poured boiling hot vegetable soup on soldiers climbing up the walls of the city.

Much job~ma to Aims. The world needs you as a teacher. Also, clue-sticking all around Seska's university, which I would have thought would have been thoroughly clued years ago.

What side of the country are you on again, ND?

job~ma for Aims!

Right now I think I'm over the Gulf of Mexico. I'm on a flight from Orlando back to LA.

"oh God, somebody give the girl a sandwich! Quick! Before there will be no wedding!"/"she's looks absolutely anorectic".

I know that not everyone agrees with me, but I need to reiterate what I've said before: I really have a problem with this kind of body-image commentary. I think it's just as restrictive and hurtful a form of policing as are similar comments on overweight people (i.e., "Oh God, somebody give the girl some diet pills! She looks absolutely obese!").

I know that several people have said that commenting on weight/body image is no different than commenting on a haircut or hideous makeup, and I respectfully disagree.