"I figure some of them are historical references, others are bands"

[quislibet]

So spake couplingchaos in response to my invitation to ask about things on my interests list.

To aid the reader:

Bands: alien sex fiend, bauhaus, boiled in lead, chameleons uk, cordelia's dad, corvus corax, cranes, david bowie, dead can dance, die form, dropkick murphys, einstürzende neubauten, faith and the muse, gossamer, karl zero, malicorne, mediæval bæbes, ministry, miranda sex garden, nine inch nails, oingo boingo, peter murphy, qntal, rasputina, siouxsie and the banshees, skinny puppy, steeleye span, the changelings, the cure, tri yann

Many of those, of course, were probably quite obviously bands. To the completely uninitiated, by which I do not mean to include couplingchaos, I offer the information that these are, by and large, bands that one could categorize generally as "goth," "industrial," or "Celtic rock," but there are, of course, some exceptions.

Historical references: agrippina, ammianus marcellinus, augustus, boudicca, caligula, claudius, domus augusta, flavians, julian the apostate, julio-claudians, livia, messalina, suetonius, tacitus, tiberius

I have not here included things like "Roman Women" or other categories that are probably immediately recognizable. I have, however, included some people who fall under the category of "Roman Women."

I suppose 'barbarians' could be interpreted as some band, but that isn't how I meant it.

Other things on the list that might give a spell-check program pause:

Bretagne = Brittany, where one finds, among other things, chouchen, dolmens and menhirs, and fest noz.

couchen is a beverage similar to mead, also called "hydromel."

dolmens and menhirs are, of course, megalithic.

fest noz I covered yesterday at great length.

Kolonaki is the neighborhood in Athens, Greece, where I lived during my junior year of college. It is full of (or was full of, ten years ago) classics and archaeology students (mostly from various non-Greek countries), embassies (likewise), cafés, fashion models, and French restaurants.

Les Délices de Daubenton is a spiffy store in Paris.

Nescafé frappé is the iced instant coffee beverage that, ten years ago at least, an archaeology student might sip while sitting at a café in Kolonaki Square, watching fashion models go by, assuming he or she wanted to pay too much money for it. -- As I have the technology to make such a thing rather cheaply right here in my office (one needs Nescafé, sugar, water, milk, and a container in which to shake the aforementioned) and since I need caffeine, I am going to drink one in the exceedingly near future, although no European fashion models will strut by as I drink it; but, if I open the windowshade and risk a hellish breeze from the ancient window, it is not impossible that I might see some people who wish they were European fashion models coming and going from the library or the student union.

Comments

[quislibet.livejournal.com]

I add a comment myself, simply to point out my puzzlement that today I was able to get away with an Umlaut.

[ex-cayetana730.livejournal.com]

mmmm. Dolmens and menhirs... Coincidentally, that's what I have to write 30 pages about by December 13.
Curse them all!
I didn't mean that.
I'm a little stressed over these megaliths, don't mind me.

[mbayard.livejournal.com]

Les Délices de Daubenton

Cool. Not too far away. Thanks.

Is that boulangerie that you mentioned on rue Lepic an old fashioned red place with like a gold unicorn head over the door? I tried to find it the other night, but maybe I had the address wrong.

although no European fashion models will strut by as I drink it

I find that having fashion models strut by as you sip coffee -- or eat lunch, or sit on the Metro, or walk thru museums, or... -- is highly underrated. ;-)
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[quislibet.livejournal.com]

The boulangerie on Lepic: I don't think so; it had had a facelift during the time between our two visits, and so probably doesn't look so old fashioned. But I could be wrong.

A real clue will be the pizzas and flat, pastry-cream-less tarts in the windows.

[julishka.livejournal.com]

well, the link you provided does have the address in it. hehe. i want the lavender syrup and jam, as well as the poppy syrup. had you tried the poppy syrup? there's a recipe there for some sort of raspberry poppy cocktail. must try this!!! (but i'll need someone to get me the poppy syrup -- hints at commentor prior to the one above. ;p )

http://www.lesdelices.com/magasinus.htm note that they also have:

Comparative tasting
of high millesimes,
every Friday evening

35, rue Daubenton,
from 7 pm to 10 pm,
at a very affordable price.

but i guess you have to pay for it? and, what is millesimes?

great store, i hope i get to go there sometime.

[quislibet.livejournal.com]

The cool store is separate from the bakery Marc hasn't found yet...

The store is excellent, indeed. And the proprietor rocks! But I'm not sure what "high millesimes" might be.