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[19 Apr 2008|01:56am] |
Mmkay, so I've come out of my coma... cocoon... nest... CAVE. I have emerged from my cave, because I'm a bear and this is spring. There you go. Great analogy, Liz.
So yeah, I noticed that EVERYONE IN THE UNIVERSE (aka Ada and Caitlin) have spring concert-things at their respective colleges this weekend. I am also one of the masses now. It totally escaped my notice until I saw the tents being erected (hehe erected) and heard the loud music/screaming that we also have Rock Against Racism and Take Back the Night this weekend.
Rock Against Racism is uh... bands who play songs... and they are basically saying that racism is wrong. Yeah. I'm not sure how singing songs is going to stop racism, but we're hippies here so that's how we solve problems. Take Back the Night is a feminist sort of event in which people who have been raped, are related to someone who has been raped, knows someone who has been raped, or watches a lot of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit get to celebrate the taking back of their power. They tie-dye t-shirts, play loud music, eat bagels (I dunno, I heard this chick I know, Ruthie talking to some bagel place guy about donations of bagels for it), and generally be all YEAH YOU RAPED ME/MY SISTER/FRIEND/THAT GIRL ON TV BUT I AM POWERFUL AND YOU SUCK! Much to be expected from New Paltz.
I've got a term paper due on the Epistolario of St. Catherine of Siena and I have no idea what I'm writing it on. Yeah, I have the seven pages I wrote about the previous scholarly work done on the subject, but I need something original, some new idea with which to examine the document. I had briefly thought about exploring the reason why she was such an influential woman to Pope Gregory XI by comparing one of her letters to a letter of one of her male contemporaries, but alas, I can find none readily available to me. So now I have to come up with a thesis... and read the letters... and write the paper... by Wednesday, if I want her to look at the draft, the week after if I'm going to live dangerously.
Okay, you guys can wake up now, the boring part's over.
In other news, I have determined that I am clearly a masochist. I am attempting to take a series of horrific classes next semester. Firstly, I will be taking THREE history courses again. THREE. Nearly killed me last fall, but I THINK I SHOULD DO IT AGAIN. Not only that, but one of them is a writing-intensive seminar. Woo for me. Luckily, my advisor/current professor/woman-I-want-to-be-when-I-grow-up is going to be teaching one of those courses, and has said that since I'm clearly insane but also a good student, that if I need extra time on papers next semester, she'd be glad to give me extensions on deadlines. God, I love her. Next, I am attempting to take a math course. Yes, math. Okay, okay, you can stop fucking laughing now, please. It's just a basic Geometry course, we talk about Euclid (the bastard) and do some proofs and stuff, and we're done. But it's still math and it will still be torture. Finally, I will either be taking Exploring the Universe, a physics course (because the pain just isn't enough), or if I decide that I'll suffer enough, then I'll take Storytelling and Culture, which is required for my General Ed credits. Actually, if I can take that Astronomy course at WCC over the summer, Exploring the Universe will be Right Out, and I can have less of a horrid schedule. But I also need to clear up the issue of my Math Placement Level, and if I can't do that successfully, I'll be taking a remedial math course over the summer and be taking Exploring the Universe in the Fall instead... but to be kind to myself, let's think of this in ideal circumstances, shall we?
So, my schedule is probably:
MONDAY
10:50-12:05 Women in Early Modern Europe
1:40-2:55 Elements of Geometry
3:05-4:20 Storytelling and Culture
TUESDAY
1:40-2:55 Historical Women in US to 1880
3:05-5:45 Seminar in History
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
10:50-12:05 Women in Early Modern Europe
1:40-2:55 Elements of Geometry
3:05-4:20 Storytelling and Culture
FRIDAY
1:40-2:55 Historical Women in US to 1880
Brilliantly, the most classes I will have in a day is three, which is SO MUCH BETTER than the four I am now barely enduring. Also, I will only have earlyish classes twice a week, which is a FAR CRY from the 8:30 class three times a week and 9:30 work study the other two that I currently suffer under. God, I haven't had a good night's sleep in MONTHS. The weekend is just makeup time at this point.
Before I forget, and perhaps even most importantly, if all goes well, I shall be attending Terminus 2008, a Harry Potter Conference in Chicago. If anybody wants to come with me (AND I URGE YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THIS AS IT SHALL BE FUCKING AMAZING AWESOMENESS), lemme know and we can talk hotel and plane/train fare. I'm really seriously considering taking a train, since it's less expensive. Takes all day, but then again... you'd get that "Hogwarts" experience, you know? Um, so yeah, you should check it out. Google Terminus and you're there. OH GOD SO MUCH FUN. HOUSES AND QUIDDITCH AND TRIVIA AND COSPLAY AND BALLS AND WROCK AND *ORGASM* FUCK YES GO NOW.
Much love until the end of finals (or until I need to procrastinate again).
OHOH WAIT. I FORGOT! I'm moving off-campus next year! Financial aid transfers over so I can use it for rent and food and stuff! So yes! Victoria and I plan on moving out and getting an apartment either with just us two or with another person! It shall be amazing and everyone should come visit me because OMG I WILL HAVE MY OWN PLACE AGGGGHHH.
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