Sunday, April 16, 2006

Mission Marriage: Day 25 cont.

I'm absolutely exhausted. Did some packing of my clothes and, most importantly, of my book and papers, made three trips to take out the trash, forgot to have dinner and now I have been watching tv for over half an hour.

I was watching a program called "Trick of the Mind". One of the 'tricks' was to demonstrate the ability of people to understand each other even if they didn't speak the same language. So the idea is to get two people who didn't speak each other's language and the first would draw something, not show it to the second, describe it in his language, then the second would draw whatever comes to his mind. Interestingly, the first was a woman whose native language is Hungarian, and the second his native language is Arabic. So I was all focussed when she started describing what she drew in Hungarian, and, to be honest, I got absolutely nothing. BUT.. surprise surprise.. the man drew an ELEPHANT and that was what the woman drew too.. and I was thinking: Come On!!

Anyway, now I'm thinking I have so many things that I need to read. You know when you sometimes buy a book because you think you should really have it but then forget to read it and it just sits there on your shelf untouched for ages? And it's not just books for leisure, there are some linguistic-related books that I haven't read yet although I was very enthusiastic about having them. Maybe it just takes moving in and out of houses to realise what you're missing :)

On the academic side of my life, and yes there is one still :), I am hoping to send an abstract on the 19th for particpating in a conference. I haven't really concentrated much on my work since I did my presentation at Middlesex, but at least I'll have to in the next couple of days to feel good about this abstract. I did send another one earlier this month to another conference which I didn't feel good about at all because it was done in a hurry so I'm not having any hopes for that one.

Ok.. see you on the 24th day :)

Mai (the bride)

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