Morbid Curiosity ([info]morbid_curious) wrote,
@ 2007-09-24 15:03:00
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A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Marcel Marceau: 22 March, 1923 - 22 Sept, 2007

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[info]slothphil
2007-09-24 03:29 am UTC (link)
I wonder if a scorpion pit was involved?

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[info]noveldevice
2007-09-24 03:43 am UTC (link)
Totally off topic, and probably a very stupid question, but do you know anything about the University of Otago?

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[info]morbid_curious
2007-09-24 03:56 am UTC (link)
I have been there once, and have friends who either go there or have worked there. If you have something in specific that you'd like to know, I can probably point you in the direction of someone who would be able to answer it. What's up?

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[info]noveldevice
2007-09-24 04:00 am UTC (link)
There's a flier up on the bulletin board in the department for their classics program. I looked at it a little bit online but was sort of wondering what the campus is like, what the students are like, what living expenses in that area are like, that kind of thing.

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[info]adrexia
2007-09-24 11:11 pm UTC (link)
The campus is one of the nicest in the country. It is large and has lots of grass, trees, etc. The classics department is pretty neat. They have a classics club (that includes the teaching staff) and hold morning teas/coffee, plus BBQs and the like. I really enjoyed my time there.

Dunedin is a pretty cheap place to live. It is cold though, and the houses have no insulation. You get used to it, but it is a bit of a shock at first. The students were pretty friendly when I was there, but it depends who you hang out with really. The whole town (at least North Dunedin) is pretty much there for the students.

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[info]slothphil
2007-09-24 04:05 am UTC (link)
It was a surprise to find someone else friended to both [info]morbid_curious and [info]gina_gwynne...

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[info]noveldevice
2007-09-24 04:13 am UTC (link)
You know that you know me, right? :P

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[info]slothphil
2007-09-24 04:16 am UTC (link)
Yep, indeed :-) LTNS! I have a vague recollection I might have noticed you among Morbid's friends in the past too.

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[info]micheinnz
2007-09-24 06:45 am UTC (link)
I was a student there and have worked there for years.

What do you want to know?

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[info]noveldevice
2007-09-24 01:25 pm UTC (link)
Mostly just the usual sorts of things--clearly you like it if you've gone on working there, but what makes you like it? What's the vibe like? How far does a fellowship stipend go in the area? Is it a nice place to live? How is the administration to deal with? What departments have you had direct experience with, and what were they like?

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[info]seraphs_folly
2007-09-24 04:05 am UTC (link)
If he gets planted hes a land mime right? :)

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[info]amphigori
2007-09-24 06:55 am UTC (link)
Oh! I don't know what's worse! That pun or the fact I laughed!

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[info]cheesecat
2007-09-24 10:48 am UTC (link)
indeed. Probably the fact that you laughed :P
I bet he only posted so he could use that pun.

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[info]morbid_curious
2007-09-24 11:08 am UTC (link)
Actually, he's probably the one mime I did respect.

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[info]mugginsm
2007-09-25 02:05 am UTC (link)

I saw him perform a few years ago when he was in Auckland.

Half of the show was absolutely superb, the other half I completely didn't understand :)

- MugginsM

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[info]amarynth
2007-09-25 05:03 am UTC (link)
I loved him in Mel Brooks' Silent Movie

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[info]mc__gonagall
2007-09-25 05:09 am UTC (link)
Aparently he died quietly.

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[info]dooomkitten
2007-10-01 02:38 am UTC (link)
Since you requested note droppage when someone adds you as a friend I thought I should say hello!

We have a few friends in common and you like those damn Abney Park people (whom I love and call friends) as well as dancing, monkeys, poetry, reading and writing. Which, obviously, are the most important things in life.

Here's to a new Lj friendship!

-K

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[info]morbid_curious
2007-10-01 04:17 am UTC (link)
*peers* And I see you like sporks, and have Deathboy on your friends list, too :-)

A pleasure to make your acquaintance.

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[info]shadeofblades
2007-10-03 04:44 am UTC (link)
Hello again! Marcel makes me want to join the circus.

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[info]morbid_curious
2007-10-03 05:06 am UTC (link)
I find myself wondering where circus kids run away to...

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[info]shadeofblades
2007-10-03 05:16 am UTC (link)
Circus kids probably grow up to be lawyers.

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