Talkative, not so much

[hawkwing_lb]

So last week I spent three evenings attending this year's Stanford Memorial Lectures, given by Myles Lavan on the topic of enfranchisement in the Roman empire. I feel as though I ought to have something to say about Lavan's work - he was explaining his approach to calculating the extent of citizenship prior to the grant of Caracalla in 212CE, using probabalistic modelling and other tools from the field of science and economics - but although I enjoyed listening to his lectures, I really don't. My brain is not yet recovered enough to go coursing after hares.

It is recovered enough, just about, to start brushing up on my languages. Thanks to RFI, I have a bunch of resources for French, and I've gone back to the beginning with my Greek textbook. I'm a fairly desultory student of languages, at best, but I can try for a little effort.

So. That is the news with me.

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I have a cold. This seems to be the sum total of me right now.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

I grieve that you have a cold, and wish you a swift return to cold-free health. *hugs*

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Hyper-allergenic hugs back (you don't want this cold, for it is evil).

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

My mum works in the airport. I get regular exposures to ALL THE EVIL.

[clarentine]

This news of you is good - may the trend continue upward!

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

Thank you!