Last Lecture

I won’t be graduating until June, but because of the way my course works my last lecture is tomorrow morning.  Next semester I’ll be going on an exchange to France (more about that later though), so with the exception of exams in January and a week of presentations in May, this week is essentially my [...]

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A New Season

Glancing at the weather toolbar I have installed on my computer, I just noticed that the low forecast for this corner of Switzerland for tonight is a mere 5°C. That’s cold for September, even for Switzerland, but it reminded me that yet another winter is just around the corner. It seems like [...]

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Solitary sojourns of my mind

Earlier today, while lying on my bed listening to the strains of Pascale Picard’s Gate 22 on the radio and watching a trio of flies who had found their way in through my open window and were lazily buzzing through the hot air in a rectangular pattern a few inches below my ceiling, I began thinking about [...]

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The Changing of Seasons

The other day, during one of my (frequent) bored moments at work, I was looking at a calendar and I realised that I’m already more than halfway through my stay in Annecy. It’s amazing how quickly the first few weeks and months can pass. Before you know it, you’re already counting down the [...]

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Yes I am alive, and commenting on the delusion of choice

So it’s been ages since I posted on here. I’ve been busy with work, skiing, getting a social life here, etc. and just haven’t been ‘around’ as much online as I used to be.
When I was younger I always thought and said that I’d settle down when I got older, and not live the [...]

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