The Clown Diaries!

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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:...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...

#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...