Dinner at Corpus Christi - I am sooooo excited

[Cairie Witter]

So you enjoy Philip Poolman books as well?  I've read the first 2 books in the trylogy and I really enjoyed it.  I wish that I could hear the prayer in lattan.  I've sung in choirs and we've done quite a few masses and requiems in Lattan  When I get the chance I'll let you know what I think of the 3rd Poolman book.



Cairie.


>>> dumbledad at yahoo.co.uk 2006-01-26 11:27 >>>

Hi All,



I cannot resist a quick gloat because I am sooooo excited about my dinner engagement tonight. My boss ( http://research.microsoft.com/~krw/ ) has just been made a Senior Member of High Table at Corpus Christi College in Cambridge UK. This means he can invite people along for dinner there, and he's taking me along as his first guest! I've always been a bit miffed that I didn't go to Oxford or Cambridge (my first degree was at York and my doctorate was at Sussex) so this is such a treat for me. Apparently we start off in the Senior Combination Room for aperitifs and then move into the hall for dinner. Unfortunately I do not have a gown, but most of the people there will be in them. Corpus has a tradition of saying a long grace, ... in Latin! I cannot decide if I'm going to feel as if I'm at the high table in Hogwarts or whether I'll be keeping an eye out for Lyra peeking out of her cupboard hiding place. You can see the hall I think we'll be eating in if you pan left on this ( http://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/about/virtualtour/02e.htm ) panorama of the Corpus Christi College New Court. Corpus Christi was founded in 1352. Wow, this is great.



Cheers,



Dumbledad.