#16 The Clown Diaries - Shakespeare & Chekhov and MRI machines.
I write this blog entry whilst happily high on codeine. (WAHOO! Codeine is great.) At the moment, outside of class, whilst sitting at...
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Elf Lyons
- May 8, 2016
- 6 min
#15 The Clown Diaries - How to Stay Sane
It's Sunday. The weather is blissful. And my flat is empty. Due to a three hour cleaning session I am now removed of almost any bacteria...
Elf Lyons
- Apr 28, 2016
- 5 min
#14 - The Clown Diaries - Characters
Post-Traumatic Gaulier Disorder After spending three weeks in London over the Easter break I have concluded that coming to Gaulier is the...
Elf Lyons
- Mar 24, 2016
- 4 min
#13 - The Clown Diaries - Bouffon
My three flatmates have all gone out which means I can be sassy and naked at the computer. Coffee in one hand and a baguette in the...
Elf Lyons
- Mar 8, 2016
- 4 min
#12 - The Clown Diaries - Stress, Melodrama and Acrobatics.
It is half midnight. My flat is silent and there are over eight pairs of mens' underpants drying on various chairs in the living room. I...
Elf Lyons
- Feb 19, 2016
- 5 min
#11 - The Clown Diaries - The flops, frustrations and breakthroughs of Gaulier.
Hello again! I didn't intend to take such a long time to write this blog, but a huge case of Writer's Block and January melcancholia came...
Elf Lyons
- Jan 24, 2016
- 5 min
#10 - The Clown Diaries - Second Term, First Year, Fresh Start…
You would find it hard to believe that christmas has ended here in Paris, because the french have a very ‘laissez-faire’ attitude to...
Elf Lyons
- Dec 8, 2015
- 4 min
#8 The Clown Diaries - My favourite things about France so far!
First thing is first, I have concussion. It means I now speak in a similar way to how Tigga would have if he had taken a huge dose of...
Elf Lyons
- Dec 2, 2015
- 4 min
#7 PART ONE - The Clown Diaries - Greek Tragedy, Harsh Criticism and Tears
Hello wonderfuls! Be warned, this is a long one! So much has happened in the last week that I have decided to split this week's blog into...
Elf Lyons
- Nov 25, 2015
- 5 min
#6 The Clown Diaries - WILD HORSES
It's Wednesday the 25th of November. And it's cold. Bloody cold. The Christmas season is almost upon us in Etampes! In other words:...
Elf Lyons
- Nov 16, 2015
- 6 min
#5 The Clown Diaries - Neutral Mask
Intro It's Monday morning on the 16th November. My room is currently being hounded by a very peristant and irritating wasp*. The plan was...
Elf Lyons
- Nov 11, 2015
- 4 min
#4 The Clown Diaries - Nightmares
Apologies that this blog is late, Someone accidentally forgot to click 'publish post'. Anyways, this entry is one week behind. Keep your...
Elf Lyons
- Oct 28, 2015
- 6 min
#3 - The Clown Diaries - Autocour, Massage Parlours and Turd-Sticks.
It's Wednesday afternoon. Ryan has departed to Abs Club with the final words "Your fashion sense reminds me of Topman circa 2007". I...
Elf Lyons
- Oct 23, 2015
- 4 min
#2 - The Clown Diaries - Double Zero
It's Friday morning and our flat is in a state of crisis. Tom is ironing, Ryan is straightening*, Greg is upstairs practising to smoulder...
Elf Lyons
- Oct 15, 2015
- 5 min
#1 - The Clown Diaries - First Week in Etampes
Welcome to my first entry on this blog in AGES! At the time of writing this, there are six men, all of different nationalities and...