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Happy Valentine's Day! It's all Chaucer's fault.
Sometime around 1380, Chaucer wrote a poem called The Parliament of Fowls, in which various birds gather together on Valentine's Day to choose their mates. This might have been the first time Valentine's Day was associated with love ( Read more... ) -
A summary of my vacation
Because it's probably about time for an update ( Read more... ) -
Home
I'm home! And I'll have more to say later, but right now I'm going to bed. Yes, it's before midnight on New Year's Eve, but it's long past midnight in the time zone I woke up in this morning, and I say that counts. Also, I'm pretty much asleep already. I would like to see anyone who's in Albany as soon as possible, though, so let me know if ( Read more... ) -
The Golden Compass
Things I loved ( Read more... ) -
Happy Hanukkah!
I'm not sure if any of you actually celebrate Hanukkah, but tonight was the first night. Let me just say right now, it's really depressing when holidays you celebrate don't fit into the school vacation calendar. I'm not exactly religious, and neither is my family, but I miss lighting the candles and being at the family party ( Read more... ) -
This one has a point, at least if you're in Portland
Band concert! This Sunday, December 2, 4:00 p.m., Council Chamber. It'll last about an hour and a half, and is absolutely free. You should come.
(Shameless self-promotion counts as having a point, right?) -
This post has no point whatsoever
As of 9:25 this morning, my thesis draft is done. It's kind of crap (and I really mean that), but it's all typed and printed and turned in. Now I just have to revise it. Yay! Unfortunately, I do my best writing between midnight and 5:00 a.m., and I tend to need the pressure of a deadline to actually get the work done, so...sleep didn't exactly ( Read more... ) -
Bring me my longsword
Today I watched Romeo and Juliet, the one with Leonardo DiCaprio. It was a homework assignment. Okay, I only had to watch the last few scenes, but since I hadn't seen it before and it was on reserve at the library anyway, I figured why not. And I took notes - not because I had to, but because it's the sort of movie that just demands snarky ( Read more... ) -
Hey look, a real update!
This could very easily turn into an entry about all the things that are making my life stressful right now. There are certainly plenty of them. But that's not how I work, so instead I'm going to write about the things I'm doing to keep from going insane ( Read more... ) -
Today is St. Crispin's Day
This story shall the good man teach his son ( Read more... )