Today passes the three-month mark for the date on which we arrive in London. I feel so unprepared, both practically and academically.
I am reacquainting myself with the Shakespeare Canon (too slowly for me), working on my project in fits and starts, and trying to sell enough of our excess "stuff" to feel comfortable about leaving home. There's a great big "to do" list before we take off on September 11. But with both of us working together, we'll get it done.
We're now applying for a student visa for me and working on a work permit for Maria. We have to jump through some hoops for both, but hopefully the paperwork will be taken care of before we leave. Unless we have a house exchange arrangement worked out, the plan is to seek temporary lodging with friends when we arrive and to start looking for a place that we can actually see the flat and the area it's in. Trying to rent long-distance is just insane, and the horror stories we hear about deposits and rip-offs make the decision easy. Something a short walk away from the Tube, preferably the Victoria Line, and a good neighborhood, and at a reasonable price. Doesn't sound like it should be so hard, does it? I have a feeling it will be tougher than it sounds....
In the meantime, the Shakespeare Authorship Controversy is beginning to heat up. The new movie Anonymous is getting a lot of buzz, and while it takes a part of the story to a realm of fantasy that I'm not altogether sure I ascribe to, I think they may have gotten the gist of the theory right. But who knows? I'm looking forward to being part of the scholarship and perhaps part of the solution. Here's the latest from the British press:
http://www.essexcountystandard.co.uk/news/9078306.Was_Shakespeare_really_Essex_earl_/
More later! Cheers to all!
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