tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734Fri, 06 Sep 2024 20:04:50 +0000EnglandGrad SchoolOxfordTrinity Collegeacademicshttp://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (sarah)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-1930192816713717675Sat, 08 Apr 2017 21:01:00 +00002017-04-08T14:01:41.417-07:00 You never know where you will end up in life I have joined the shipping industry! My new company, Coriolis Trading, has officially begun with the launch of our website at coriolistrading.com. Looking forward to this new chapter in my career.  http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2017/04/coriolis-trading-company.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-5481745064390996313Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:19:00 +00002008-08-22T18:50:26.931-07:00academicsEnglandGrad SchoolOxfordTrinity CollegeFirst, I must apologize (or apologise?) to any of my friends and family who have actually bothered to check my blog over the past year. I must admit, it has been rather sparse. However, here I am at my Oakland sublet with a free evening and a cup of tea, and I find that I'd rather do some just-for-fun writing than some actual work. Lucky you, this means you get to hear my stories and my lessons http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2008/08/oxford-year-in-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-3776428469429444863Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:51:00 +00002008-06-07T15:11:20.354-07:00I know it's been far too long since I posted anything. Likely most of my friends and family won't notice that I've started keeping my blog again (except Corwin, who apparently doesn't have any real work to do). At any rate, here are a few pictures I've taken over the last months. I think they tell it better than I could ... The Radcliffe CameraCatching the bus on the High StreetNotre Dame de la http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2008/06/oxford-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-6522357640981945777Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:20:00 +00002007-10-16T14:25:33.580-07:00During my first couple of weeks as an Oxford student, I've been regaled by the older grad students with all sorts of myths and legends about Oxford student life. Here follows a short selection of things I've been told that I don't (quite) believe:1. In the infamous Balliol vs. Trinity feud, the death toll stands at four: one Trinity student and three Balliol students.For those of you who have http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/10/oxford-myths-legends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-7889099503931515829Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:35:00 +00002007-10-07T02:36:58.658-07:00I have officially made it through the craziness that is fresher's week at Oxford.I've met a lot of wonderful people, and I feel ready to start term. Yay!http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/10/freshers-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-4178933422297923937Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:19:00 +00002007-09-25T11:37:07.506-07:00It's the week before fresher's week here in Oxford, and it's starting to feel like fall. Today was very wet; it rained heavily most of the afternoon and even hailed for a few moments. I ventured out of my house for only a few hours, in order to purchase my hideously expensive and hideously ugly academic dress. This consists of:A gown that makes no sense. It is basically a sleeveless, knee length http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/09/oxford-in-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-1313525103844585315Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:18:00 +00002007-09-05T04:31:03.765-07:00There is a summer carnival going on in Oxford, so last night I stopped by to check it out. I spent maybe a half an hour wandering around looking at booths and rides, and I have to say, the whole thing seemed rather bizarre! Apparently, America has been turned into a carnival ride.You could visit Miami:Or go to the superbowl:Or go to a Mega Dance with Mariah Carey and the Riddler:Or you could go http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/09/carnival-in-oxford.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-2427094509065748698Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:44:00 +00002007-09-04T13:01:21.655-07:00So I've been doing all kinds of errands today, and when I got home, I found that I had several blisters on my feet! So I went to Gmaps Pedometer to see how far I walked today. Here's the map (click for a larger version):Look at all of those calories! Good thing I came home and had a cheese sandwich!Updated: Add another four miles and 385 calories to that. I just went to town and back again.http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-feet-hurt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-7591387608441070866Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:09:00 +00002007-09-03T04:26:55.875-07:00I'm sure you'll all be glad to know that I made it here safely, and in only about 24 hours of traveling! (Insert sarcasm into that last comment). I got up at four in the morning on Saturday in order to make sure I made it to my flight at 9:50 out of SFO. Jonathan and my dad both came with me on BART and helped me with my gigantic suitcase, which turned out to weigh 57 pounds, landing me in the http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/09/i-made-it-to-oxford.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-5605986004623525224Fri, 17 Aug 2007 02:20:00 +00002007-08-29T16:06:09.506-07:00So, in preparation for the forthcoming year, I've been reading and re-reading a variety of books on medieval literature, and it has inspired me to put together a list of favorite Medievalist resources. I'm including both books and websites in this post. I'll have to do a follow up post once I've gotten a term or two at Oxford under my belt -- I'm sure the list will increase!So, here we http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/08/medieval-manuscripts-and-geeks-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-2942545494570601752Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:45:00 +00002007-08-09T22:00:39.021-07:00In three weeks (approximately) I will be in an airplane on my way to Heathrow. I'm nervous, excited, and scared -- it's starting to sink in that I'm actually leaving my beloved Bay Area! I can't wait for all of my relatives and friends to come visit me in my new home, but, oh I am so nervous about starting at Oxford. It sounds so intimidating, studying Medieval Literature at Oxford. Or, as one http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/08/countdown-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-3890658479084707769Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:36:00 +00002007-07-26T23:49:56.656-07:00I'm getting slightly worried about my roommates not responding to my emails. These past few weeks large portions of England have been flooded due to the heavy, persistent rain. The Thames river runs right through Oxford, so several neighborhoods in the city are flooded. I am fairly sure that the house that I have arranged to let for the next year is still on dry land, but I don't know if it has http://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/07/oxford-is-flooded.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573108282447775734.post-5884099509916715366Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:14:00 +00002007-07-09T17:18:59.196-07:00As crazy as it seems, in only a few weeks I will have moved to the other side of the globe, to a damp foggy island northwest of the European Continent. Since so many of my friends have been enthusiastic about keeping in touch, and since I am not one of those people who sends lengthy and boring mass emails, you can check my blog as often as you like (or as little as you like) for the latest Oxfordhttp://sarahatoxford.blogspot.com/2007/07/getting-prepped-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (sarah)1