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August 12, 2011
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MadameDeMerteuil
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After much hesitation (I'm ever so bad at self introductions), I compiiled this for the Anne Boleyn Fellowship. I'm afraid that, a few days and many cover letters later, I really do not have the stomach for a new self intro. So…it was copy and paste. I apologise for the complete lack of originality and hope most of you have not already seen this:

I'm a Historian whom necessity has stuck in a mundane life. I have
been trying to escape said mundane life for years. I will not drag you
through the tedium of further details.
Instead, I'll talk about the passions that keep me alive:

History. Special mention to strong exceptional women. Elizabeth I is
the idol about whom I wrote 400 pages of Masters thesis. I'm sure you
can all see how I came to admire Anne Boleyn. Mother and daughter had a
lot of character traits in common.

DSLR Photography and digital manipulation. My artistic side needs an
outlet. And flickr awards make wonderful self-confidence boosters.

All things computer aided design and movie editing. Adobe ought to
love me, given the fact that I've entertained a relationship with their
software for over 8 years.

Music. Of many genres, so long as it is epic, uplifting and not
simple: Medieval, Renaissance, Classical, some pop, some dance music
(especially the complex layered tracks).

Cinema. Besides History, this is the topic I have the most knowledge about.

The Internet. I'm working of desiging my own website.

Kundalini Yoga. The mother of all yoga.

Helping disadvantaged people and campaigning against injustice.

Independence. As in absolute freedom. My goal in life.

August 12, 2011
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Bella44
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I saw that on the AB Fellowship so hello again! (if I replied to your introductory post there,  sorry, I can't remember)

Anyway, its good to see you here at the AB Files – hope you enjoy your time here too  Laugh

August 13, 2011
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Welcome to the AB Files and I hope you enjoy it here. It's a great place to be. I look forward to reading more of your posts.

"By daily proof you shall find me to be to you both loving and kind" Anne Boleyn

August 13, 2011
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MadameDeMerteuil
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Thank you both:-) It's great to see members of all continents, united by a common intellectual passion. Anne's reputation knows no boundaries!

 

Looking forwards to reading more from you

August 13, 2011
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Welcome to the forum.  Enjoy!  I look forward to your posts!

August 13, 2011
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Anyanka
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Bonjour et bienvenue.

 

I hope you were not affected by the riots in london earlier this week.

It's always bunnies.

August 14, 2011
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I actually didn't see any of the rioting. I live in a quiet, residential part of London. I have to walk twenty minutes to find shops. The risk of encountering viloence was nearly nil. I heard people screaming and running past my apartment block during the night of Monday to Tuesday. I was on Twitter, reading the reactions of those who were closer to the hot spots.

40 mins walk away from me, shops got torched to the ground.

There has been a very tense atmosphere in the UK for about a year (no jobs, no hope, nowhere to turn for help). The riots added to the anxiety that we all feel.

I used to love living here – it was, for a long time, the most exciting city in Europe. And the most free too. Now, people burn their own communities and our rulers threaten our civil liberties. For the first time, I'm finding it hard to have any faith in the future.

Every day, I escape on my time machine, destination 16th century.

August 14, 2011
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Hello, welcome to the forum.

It's such a shame what has been happening here in the UK, good to hear you haven't been too badly affected by it.

Keep using that time machine Smile

August 17, 2011
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Hi and welcome! I actually haven't seen that on the AB Fellowship (must go check…), but it's great! Can I borrow your time machine, please? 😀

"Grumble all you like, this is how it's going to be"

August 17, 2011
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Hi and welcome Smile

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August 24, 2011
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Hello and welcome to the AB Files, I know you'll have a great time, enjoy!Smile

August 24, 2011
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Hello and welcome to the AB Files, I know you'll have a great time, enjoy!Smile

August 24, 2011
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Hello and welcome to the AB Files, I know you'll have a great time, enjoy!Smile

August 24, 2011
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Hello and welcome to the AB Files, I know you'll have a great time, enjoy!Smile

August 24, 2011
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Sorry about the above, I only pressed it once, honest! Still that's some welcome!

August 24, 2011
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Thank you all for the warm welcome:-)

No worries about the repost at the end…databases can play funny tricks:-)

September 6, 2011
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That's a very warm welcome, Neil! Don't worry, there was obviously a gremlin in the system.

Hello again, MadameDeMerteuil, and thank you for joining us here and on The Fellowship site 🙂

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