Dear Shah,
Slept late this morning and just made it to the dentist for a filling. It wasn't too bad an experience and better done than not. I enjoyed Sydney, even although I wore blisters in my feet on the first day. This was from wearing new boots and carrying a heavy backpack up and down streets while we looked for the box office to the Belvoir Theatre; then we did not get tickets for Geoffrey Rush in EXIT THE KING. But we did go to see Don DeLillo's new play at Wharf 1. It was great to walk around the harbour to the theatre at night (more blisters), but I think DeLillo is a better novellist.
The play failed to move me, but we enjoyed seeing the venue build on the foundation of the old dockside warehouses. Sam was tolerable company, and a great escort for late night train travel to Parramatta, where our hotel was. He had a great time exploring the early settlement history and the shops of Parramatta, while I was at the conference. The conference was excellent, a good opportunity to meet and talk with people of similar interests in the nature of literature and reality. Next year's conference will be based on history and fiction, to explore the means by which both processes mediate truth. Gotta go for now. I'm off to the Drama Centre for astudent production -- exhausted though I still am. Take care. Summer is less than 6 months away.
Cheers,
Christine
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