Friday, August 1, 2008 During his early morning call, Llew dissuaded me from making the rigorous journey by public transport to Carmel. He suggested I spend the day, a fairly free one, exploring parts of Santa Cruz instead. It was at that point that I remembered that Desmond Mascarenhas, cousin of our friend Ian, lived…
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Santa Cruz Diary
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Thursday is the point in the Dickens Universe when you realize that your trousers feel too tight at the waist with all the overeating you’ve been doing all week long. It’s also the point at which you realize that you haven’t quite accomplished as much writing as you would have liked…
California Bound…for the Moment
In the midst of making packing choices, (how many cashmere sweaters will I need in England? Should I include my measuring cups and spoons for all the kitchen pottering I intend to do?) I’m making Bed and Breakfast reservations all over the Scottish Highlands. Llew and I intend to drive (meaning that he will drive,…
Sorting, Packing, Weighing, Labelling…
With time galloping towards August 15, my departure date for the UK, I’m focussed on shrinking my life down to a few sturdy boxes. Apart from my books, lecture note files, contact details for the folks I need to interview for my next book, there are a few non-Media type items I wish to cart…
M is for Media-Bags.
Snagged three of them M-Bags at the Post Office at Fairfield, Connecticut, this morning (thanks to my pal Delyse) and discovered that the M stands for Media, as in books, files, tapes, DVDs and CDs–anything that might be classified as Media can travel across the pond at a special rate. Anything that falls outside the…
Hauling a Life Across the Pond
UPS? Or Fedex? Or the trusted old US Mailman? How do I haul a life across the pond? According to my colleague Karen, who is ten steps ahead of me, the last is the best option. I need something called an “M-Box” which isn’t a box at all but a bag of sorts. As long…
Have UK Visa, Will Travel
So, the UPS man delivered my passport today with my UK work visa stamped in it. Now all that’s left is for me to remember to carry it along en route to London. The paperwork was surprizingly easy now that everything is done online. No horrendous queues to stand in, for one thing. This almost…
The Countdown Begins
OK, UK visa’s been issued, air ticket’s been booked. I’m on my way to teach for a year at NYU–London! YIIKKKEES! Picked up some boxes today and will soon get down to the serious business of deciding what I will ship to London and what I will leave behind at Holly Berry House. Decisions, decisions!…
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