So, my brother/mom pointed me to this pretty funny video.

http://www.cheatneutral.com/

It may seem totally ridiculous at first, but keep watching, it actually has a point, and not a bad one.

Oh God. I definitely have some kind of paper related disorder. It has been plaguing me for years now. I'm trying to remember when it first appeared. I suppose it's greatest severity began when I was in New Zealand, though perhaps glimmers have been showing since high school. Maybe even middle school! But I remember the one time I've turned a ( Read more... )

I just had the best evening working on comps that I've had all term. It didn't start out any better than usual, but then I got to talking about the romanticized image of lepers as saved/elect of God/etc, and I just got so thrilled about the material I was working with. I mean, I have a fabulous poem entitled "The Singing Leper." The Singing ( Read more... )

This is tragic. Only this afternoon I was remembering about Battlestar, and thinking how I actually had time to watch it on Sunday evening, and isn't this great, it's finally coming back, and then at 9:50, 50 minutes too late, I realize I've forgotten all about it ( Read more... )

Yay! Next week I am going to see Nadine and Erin. Last time I saw Nadine was New Years, and I haven't seen Erin since we left New Zealand more than a year ago, so I'm very excited. Good thing work ends Friday! Probably will do New York/Pennsylvania, maybe just a couple days, but a couple days is always something.

I watched Citizen Kane today. I vaguely understand why it is so technically incredible, particularly compared to its contemporary films. And certainly it was good. But I was met with a desire to read a couple theoretical pieces about it, since I think that would go a long way towards directing my perceptions. I guess maybe I can find something ( Read more... )

It is freaking cold in here. No joke. Every time I leave and walk back in I want to die. It's summertime! We had a heat wave last week! Don't freeze me to death! It has got to be 70, maybe even colder. Thank goodness today was a sweater day. Unfortunately, I am wearing a SUMMER DRESS which is hardly adequate for the subzero temperatures in ( Read more... )

Quick note before I go to bed. I finally got around to ordering Kate Forsyth's latest book from Australia! I paid a pretty penny for it, but not as much as you might think. And I told them to send it in 5-7 days, instead of 3-6 weeks because it was only 4 AUD more, and that's not all that much for a difference so great. Excited! Excited ( Read more... )

Your Inner European is French!
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Brrr. I would much rather have had a make-up class for this Katrina Day than have to write all these thoughts down from extra readings for Bill's class. It makes me feel like I'm in school. When I sit down at my computer and start trying to figure out anything else to do with me time. I hadn't done that yet! And I had wanted to go to bed by ( Read more... )