I've neglected posting for a very long time. Tonight I am in need of it, however ( Read more... )

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to ( Read more... )

So I just got my ass kicked, not remembering the silliest things on an exam. Oh boy. Furthermore, my anger file looked a little anorexic compared to the 22 page monstrosities others were handing in. *sigh* Here's hoping the next ones a little better.

Reading Plato is like reading with the feeling you got on Christmas morning as a child. I've missed my old friend.

I'm feeling in need of a different sort of challenge for next term. I'm supposed to do a reading course with BM in Antigone, which would be cool...except I've read it like 3 times in English, and it doesn't seem to pose the challenge I want. At this stage of the game, i'm not good enough with the greek to push the text as much as I could in ( Read more... )

I hereby deny any classical scholarly ability I'm thought to have. I can read greek reasonably well, yes, but that's it. I'm really tired of the expectations certain profs. have of me. I am not a good student! I have nothing interesting, enlightening, or in depth to say about anything. I'm in no way intelligent. It's an act, in fact, it's a bad

Τορὸς γὰρ ὀρθόθριξ δόμων
ὀνειρόμαντις ἐξ ὔπνου κότον πνέων
ἀωρόνυκτον ἀμβόα~
μα μυχόθεν ἔλακε περὶ φόβῳ,
γυναικείοισιν ἐν
δώμασιν βαρὺς πίτνων:
κριταί <τε> τῶνδ᾽ ὀνειράτων ( Read more... )

"And truly indeed on the other hand..." is not, will not and cannot be anywhere NEAR a good translation of Homer.
That is all.

So, a wonderful package came in the mail today. I knew about it before I came home, since I'm a compulsive "order status" checker. Its contents are most likely appreciable by only a few of the classicists on my list, since it's very dry subject matter for all but a few: GREEK PARTICLES!!!!!! I bought Denniston's 742 page behemoth on the subject ( Read more... )

I REALLY like HER. That is all.