Sex and the City has set back feminism worse than Castiglione's The Courtier . Even guys have begun to download the song's theme for their cell phones. At least Castiglione encouraged women to develop their talents, while the raunchy sitcom encourages women to develop... well let's just say it's a different kind of talent.

As virtuous men pass mildly away ( Read more... )

Consider the idea of Johari and Nohari squares and me.

http://kevan.org/johari?name=grand_illiander
http://kevan.org/nohari?name=grand_illiander

Special Thanks to alexsirkman.

I love The Decameron and getting absorbed in fantastic and entertaining stories (not some of the later stories...).

Lately, my brother has been rather sick and depressed. He feels that he has few friends here at Columbia and that a recent, severe illness has caused him to fall behind in his studies. He turns to me, and then turns to me again. I try to console. I worry about him but I can't devote each day to his needs. I wanted to go to CUSFS tonight, but I ( Read more... )

Monday was a really good day for me.

Usually people are surprised that I don't have such a well-defined schedule in my life. Someone asked me to watch something with them this Saturday and I was hesitant because it was planning too far ahead for me. I assess my options on a daily basis, choose a reasonable and tentative course of action, and amend when the necessity or desire arises ( Read more... )

I've discovered today that my Lit Hum class is filled with pot-smoking, angsty goth classicists. We all were making conversation during the break, when the guy next to me expresses his desire to just "light up" in class. This gesture is followed of course by another student, also fluent in Latin, suggesting opening a window and hanging the ( Read more... )

Me: what about this picture ( Read more... )

I spent most of the day in the CAD laboratory, graphically modeling a part for our first homeowork assignment. The work is very tedious and laborious but the skills are essential and useful. I have read more of the Inferno , though it is not nearly as interesting the second time around ( Read more... )