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Happy birthday, Eppie!Did you know that today is St. Agnes' Day? Supposedly a woman who goes to bed without dinner today will dream of her future husband. Personally, I don't think it's worth it to skip dinner, but there you go ( Read more... ) -
Snow day!
Classes were supposed to start today. Instead, we're having the first snow day I've ever experienced. It's been snowing all morning, and is just stopping now. Despite the hard work of guys with plows and shovels, there's two or three inches of snow on the ground. So of course I went out walking in it earlier, when I should have been having ( Read more... ) -
I should really work on this going to bed thing
Those few days at home went by much faster than I expected. I didn't have time to do nearly all the things I'd hoped to do, and now I'm taking off again. And of course I stayed up way later than I intended to, but at least I'm ready to leave tomorrow. Sort of. Suitcase packed (mostly), presents bought/finished and wrapped (mostly), caught up on ( Read more... ) -
End-of-semester countdown
Finals done: Two
Finals left: Two
Days until I can go home: Two and a half
Stress level: You don't want to know
Happy things: Leah's loaning me her kitchen stuff for next semester. Also the graphic novel V For Vendetta.
Current distraction from studying: Star Trek Meets Monty Python. Also Monty Python's Galaxy Song.Disturbing thought of the day: ( Read more... ) -
Ways to reduce stress
1. Duel a friend with tiny, flimsy plastic daggers. At two in the morning.
2. Duel a friend with swords.
3. Make fudge. Yummy!
4. Climb on top of furniture that really isn't meant to be climbed on. (Like a wardrobe.)
5. Go see comic operas. Warning: If one of said operas is Orpheus and Eurydice with a happy ending, this may lead to bashing ( Read more... ) -
Procrastination tools and the ideal Greek city
One of the best things in the world is to work hard on an essay, then get it back with the teacher's comments saying he thought it was excellent, with quite a few other positive adjectives as well. And English professors know a lot of good adjectives. Now I just hope I can do as well on the paper I have to write tonight ( Read more... ) -
Greek geekery (again) and Halloween pictures
Ah, the joys of classical drama. I now know how to say "fart" in ancient Greek. And that's only the beginning of the vocabulary that can be learned from Aristophanes ( Read more... ) -
In which I accomplish very little
Lately I've been getting the urge to learn more languages. Of course I'd like to actually solidify the ones I do know, and I wish I had the time to translate some of the things I'm reading in my classical studies class from the Greek. Today in class I suddenly had a burning desire to read something in Spanish (the class, by the way, had nothing ( Read more... ) -
Better rethink your musical repertoire before going to Australia
Australians have been told to stop singing in the shower in an attempt to save electricity and water.
Go on, click the link. The article includes a list of short, "shower-friendly tunes." Leah, are you taking notes? -
"Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle..."
Note to any guys who might be reading this: Before going dancing, please have all necessary cootie shots. Trust me, you can't be an effective lead if you don't touch the girl. Thank you, this has been a public service announcement. We now return to your scheduled program of Marta's brain exploding from trying to write a midterm essay on ( Read more... )