It recalls the song by George Michael that includes the line,"Sometimes the clothes do not make the man".
What is your career plan?
To live long and prosper.
Scrapbook: Week 18
27 April-May 3, 2024
Do you vote in political elections?
Yes, always. It's essential. If you don't vote you have no right to complain.
Have you ever been camping?
Yes... I once went camping with nine lesbians and got very annoyed with one of them (an academic) when they presumed I was gay. I was appalled by the small-mindedness of this stupid academic lesbian who didn't have a clue how to light a campfire.
Scrapbook: Week 17
April 20-26, 2024
My moment with Susanna Hoffs
Write about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. It was outside the Devonshire Arms in Camden. We were saying goodbye. She was going back to Canada and a job taking pictures on film sets. She looked like Susanna Hoffs from The Bangles. I wanted to tell her I always wanted … Continue reading My moment with Susanna Hoffs
Scrapbook: Week 16
April 13-19, 2024
Scrapbook: Week 15
April 6-12, 2024
Describe something you learned in high school.
Not applicable. I don't live in the US.
What book could you read over and over again?
Journey by Moonlight, by Antal Szerb.
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?
Holden Caulfield, because I know where the ducks go when the lake freezes over.
Scrapbook: Week 14
March 30-April 5, 2024
What job would you do for free?
Teaching, on my terms.
Scrapbook: March 2024
One month as it happened…
Scrapbook: Week 13
March 23-29, 2024
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A scientist on Jacques Cousteau's ship, Calypso.
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?
Bit presumptuous, that... ...to mark us all out as goal-seekers. I like to think of myself as a small but sturdy midfield dynamo. A good performance is always more satisfying than a win.
Scrapbook: Week 12
March 26-22, 2024
What is one word that describes you?
Outsider.






