Why, oh why, didn’t I remember to copy my text before submitting? Once again, Blogger has lost my post. Much more of this, and I’m moving to another blog host.
What did I say in that lovingly-crafted, lost post? Dunno. Here’s what I can salvage from memory:
Top find of the day: this Guardian Online article. The City of Light has a special police unit to patrol the vast network of Roman-era tunnels and catacombs far beneath the surface. One unit discovers a huge, previously unknown cavern. Inside is… a cinema! Returning for further investigation, the police find the evidence destroyed, save for a note which reads “Do not try to find us”. This story pleases me on so many levels I find it difficult to find words to explain. How bizarre! How romantic! This could surely only happen in Paris. It reminds me of the stories of homeless troglodytes living in the tunnels of the New York subway. I had always assumed those to be an urban myth – until I saw the documentary.
Speaking of romance, TOMA and I managed to grab a few hours together today. TOMA came to my room and studied as I prepared some of Friday night’s presentation. It’s good to share time in amongst the stress and activity of our studies. One of my classmates commented tonight “I just don’t know what day it is anymore”, and I know exactly what he means.
[...] 24 11 2007 Three years ago, I wrote about how delighted I was to read about the discovery of a mysterious cinema, built by persons unknown in the catacombs of [...]