A Hermit Visiting London
Browsing a gallery, Tate Modern Starting today, I am officially living the life of a hermit. The start date could have been a few days ago, but I actually interacted with someone yesterday, so today marks the beginning of my hermitage. All of my housemates have finished their various degrees and are now on vacation, and with Trinity term having finished a few weeks ago, most people I knew in Oxford are now gone, so I am on my own.
With Anna Chalachanova On Sunday and again yesterday I was in London, meeting people that I knew (or people that I now know) who were visiting London. On Sunday I saw Connie from the St. Jerome’s choir, who has just started a 2 week European Vacation, sans Chevy Chase. Yesterday I met Anna, a relative from Slovakia, who was visiting England for a few days. Her father and my father are cousins, so that makes us… something. I’m hoping to go to Slovakia for a few days in August and hopefully will see her again. While in London yesterday, I also visited the Tate Modern, a comprehensive collection of modern art housed in an 
Tate Modern old power plant (the first picture above is an interior shot of a gallery of the Tate Modern). I stopped in at 
St Paul's Cathedral and Millenium Bridge St Paul’s Cathedral as well and climbed the dome, although I couldn’t go all the way up on account of the gale-force winds in the city yesterday.
Now I enter deep hermit mode to finish the thesis. As I was doing the slides for my presentation last week, I realized that I’ve got lots of work still to do. Off, off and away!
Comment by sister Sarah
Doug- I am really happy you have decided to work on your thesis. good plan. I gotta tell you I love your new hair do… very “fashionable” – imagine that.
Comment by Patrick
I also plan to start writing my thesis but only after Kirk’s wedding. Here’s hoping we both finish and do a good job.
Cheers,
P
