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Classes Part I
Today I got a taste of the semester; tomorrow we start the real work with 6 hours of class straight. Something has to be dropped to make room for internship credit, so I get to go syllabus shopping. All my major and minor reqs are done. This super-duper seniorhood gives me the luxury of plopping down in a lecture hall and daring the prof to impress ( Read more... ) -
More fun with pop lyrics
I turned on the "Shakira" station in my Pandora account, and it came up with the song "Don't Bother." Nothing too exciting, but the spoken bridge section definitely made me laugh.
For you, I'd give up all I own
And move to a communist country
If you came with me, of course
And I'd file my nails so they don't hurt you
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She makes Fergie look like Emily Dickenson
Tonight I told my friend Erin, "America is populated by idiots: that's what my history major has taught me."
Exhibit A:
Katharine McPhee Open Toes Lyrics
I been needin' a girls night out
I got nothin' but hand-me-down's
I need a quick fix
To make these clothes hotter
No matter what it is
A girls gotta
The pedicure
White tip french
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On the joys of muslin, wool, petticoats, and material culture rockstars
Today was quite a lovely internship day, even if it did involve running back and forth from CW and skipping out my Gilded Age class early. In the morning I did the usual hanging out in costume/making little medicinal products/reading primary sources, this time learning all about English anatomist John Hunter and his obsession with transplanting ( Read more... ) -
In which I reveal that my only literary dedication is to Austen
These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users (as of today). As usual, bold what you have read, italicize those you started but couldn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. Add an asterisk to those you've read more than once. Underline those on your to-read list.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Sweet mother of Abraham Lincoln!
Watched The Blues Brothers at work while taking notes for my coloquium paper. Man, I'd forgetten how many great quotable lines are in there.
Mrs. Tarantino: "Are you the police?"
Jake: "No ma'am, we're musicians."
Ellwood:"Illinois Nazis."
Jake: "Man, I hate Illinois Nazis."
Ellwood: "Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail me now!"
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Another AM shift
Today I sent MR Holmes (only posers go by Dr. ) a lengthy email detailing the similarities between Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited and Dominick Dunne's A Season in Purgatory, which we are discussing in class on Tuesday. This prompted an exchange about Waugh's other pithy novels and whether Jeremy Irons played Charles Ryder in the miniseries. ( Read more... ) -
wedding no-no's
Soooo, I am putting off the 25 pages about Africa I still have yet to read for class tomorrow. While searching for the "unfortunate" bridesmaid dress a friend is to be subjected to, I found this on the "Mother of the Bride" section of David's Bridal.
I'm sorry, no matter how hot she is, NOBODY"S mom should show up at her child's wedding like that. ( Read more... ) -
Oh really? I had heard that "Commentary" and "Dissent" had merged and formed "Dysentery."
Thanks to the local library's DVD collection, I just saw Annie Hall for the first time. Wahoo for groundbreaking, classic Woody Allen movies that won 4 oscars- too bad I kindof hated it.
I'm a bit ashamed for detesting one of the best films of the last century, but halfway through I wanted to slap Allen into reality. If I were Diane Keaton, I would ( Read more... )