Currently watching some telenovela on Telefuturo in anticipation of tonight's CONCACAF final, in hopes that it will be less ridiculous, enraging, appalling, whatever-adjective-have-you than the UEFA Champions League semi today. Honestly, I don't think there was a single five-minute stretch of the second half that didn't make me angry in one way or ( Read more... )

There is no Japanese homework due tomorrow. I just found this out. I may cry for joy ( Read more... )

So I started riding my bike and playing Quidditch and doing Aikido again, more or less all at once, and ahhhhh omg. SUCH CONCENTRATED PAIN for several days, I have rarely known ( Read more... )

Today was a good day ( Read more... )

Did some more reading, maybe became just a little bit syntactically enlightened. Just a bit. Then I had to go to a meeting of my Intro to Syntax group, where we worked on an assignment that also made very little sense. Well, it made sense. Just, I had no idea what to do. Eventually, though, we figured something out. I feel like I'm the group ( Read more... )

Questions I Have About Syntax

1. What is a theta role? Seriously, I don't get it at all.
2. What is the difference between theta roles and thematic roles?
3. What is the relationship between theta roles and thematic roles?
4. Why are theta roles called theta roles?
5. What, exactly, is an argument? That is, what sort of THING is it ( Read more... )

WHAT the everliving fuck.

It is snowing again.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy is the universe conspiring to keep me away from my dear bicycle?

It is very difficult to read all about the fantastic xenolinguistic accomplishments and exploits (like passing a final in Advanced Syntax) of Lt. Uhura while hardly understanding anything that happens in my own ling class these days. fhdjskfhdsjkfhd FRUSTRATING ( Read more... )

Prolonged winter/studying-induced cabin fever + watching lots of soccer = OMG I NEED TO PLAY SOCCER ( Read more... )

Last night was highly procrastinatory. It's pretty embarrassing. Oh well, I did get started on the essay. I've just got to finish it today. Which I WILL DO.

My bulletin board seems to have been pretty well received, which is a relief since I basically sold it my soul for about three days. It looks like this. Those continents sure were a pain in ( Read more... )