In every meeting I am asked the same question by kind, well-meaning adults working in the culture sector. 'And have you been on holiday already?' At which point I smile and try to think of a new way of saying 'No' without sounding ungrateful. You can't go on holiday if you only just started a new job, so I daydreamed of the Austrian mountains instead.
I did go to Cornwall over the bank holiday weekend though, so here are three pictures to a) proof that I'm still alive, and b) make you believe that I went on a beach holiday. Ha! In fact we both bought wooly jumpers and read a lot of newspapers. Well, we did go for walks, too. On the train back we both read The Great Gatsby to settle a question that had arisen earlier this year. Gatsby: well-intentioned crook or criminal mastermind? The jury is still out on that one, but I did notice Fitzgerald's preoccupation with the colour blue...
sieht entspannend aus! hab' übrigens deine einladung erhalten, vielen dank! kann vielleicht in den tagen nach der dissertation und vor meinem (ersten) herbst-urlaub in österreich vorbeischauen. hoffe du überarbeitest dich nicht!
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