At Least Afloat

Posts

Here you can find all of my posts in chronological order, from when I first realised this long-meditated project in my Paris attic.

  • Day 6 of the 14 Day Skit Challenge

    Well, today went unexpectedly, but well. I had to swallow at around 11am today that I was not going to finish my assignment for Old English on time. I thought I had only 10% of the work left to do. Reader, it was more like 70%. It was supposed to be the transcription of a…

  • Day 5 of the 14 Day Skit Challenge

    I woke up this morning with the decision to put the break-up to the back of my mind for good (for now). I know it might come back at awkward moments, but it’s like meditation – If a stray thought arrives, acknowledge its existence, and push it away. Focus on the task at hand. And…

  • Day 4 of the 14 Day Skit Challenge

    I translated this poem, the Ballad of the Smoke-filled Carriage, by Aleksandr Kochetkov, having read the original on the train up from Oxford back to Edinburgh, for the 2nd Semester of my 2nd Year at University, which I am now steadily staring down the barrel of a 2nd Class degree for. No, there is still…

  • Day 3 of the 14 Day Skit Challenge

    I have fulfilled my lifelong dream of being Juliet. It feels relevant, I shan’t lie. I spent an hour of this evening sat next to my ex-boyfriend, who I should (I’m not going to say “hate”) make a point of avoiding for the camps that he has taken (which I decline to reveal, respectfully). I…

  • Day 2 of the 14 Day Skit Challenge

    First things first, this is the second video: I performed this piece having been persuaded that singing would be unwise. I think I am catching a cold. Today was good, academically, and socially. I got some good work done at my translation tutorial, and made two Old English Quizlets after that. I also undertook work…