sometimes i feel so sublime…

bear up and take heart

Ξ Monday, 25 Sep 2006 at 00:07 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |

    that is what I need to keep telling myself — this week especially, but this entire semester in general, I’d say. it should be my motto, just like a Homeric hero. the thing is, there is way too much to do this week:

• Write a quiz for my Greek 101 students for Wednesday, in addition to introducing a whole new topic on Tuesday.
• Study for my Thucydides exam on Friday, which also involves reading 10 OCT pages of Herodotus’ Histories book VI. I’m going to be using Perseus a lot for that, the “quick and dirty” as Nicole says.
• Coincidentally, I signed my stupid self up to ‘lead the discussion’ in Latin on Friday, which means I must be fully prepared for both Latin and (more importantly) the Greek exam.
• Let Dr. Leitao know the topic for my Student Forum paper at some point this week, which, interestingly enough, is going to be a new spin on my Aristophanes paper from fall semester last year. (This one isn’t that bad, since I made up the topic tonight: Kinesias’ Mock-Tragedy of Sexual Desperation in Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, if I remember it correctly)
• Oh, and last, but not least — the Prosem reading for the week, which promises to be difficult as usual. Thankfully I’ve thought up a topic for my oral report — something to do with Ennius — so that’s a bit of a relief.

    it’s going to be a long week. Lest you think I’m complaining — I am, a bit, but not morosely — I’m just also trying to remind myself of these things I try so fervently to forget. In any case, that’s how things stand at the moment. I doubt I’ll get to writing about the last month or so until next week, and even then I’m not sure. We’ll see how things pan out. Also, my dad may be coming down to bring me my TV and shit next Thursday, but we’ll see about that as well.
    Time is increasingly scarce these days, and I grab on to every slice of free time I can get. Sleep is the ultimate solace, only slightly better than my dearest Nicole’s arms, and it is to the former that I look forward tonight, since I’ve spent the last four days and nights or so in Nicole’s arms, hehe. anyways, goodnight all… you know (sort of) where to find me.

a lot can happen in a year

Ξ Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006 at 00:14 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Normal |

    I can’t describe the events of the last month or so with any certainty, as most of the finer details are lost to me. I can, however, discuss them as an array of somewhat connected images, thoughts, feelings, and idea(l)s, attempting to put them chronologically. That is for a bit later down the road, however — at this time I am too exhausted to write anything, and I also have a lack of time to do so these days. I assume my entries will be shorter as a result of this new chapter in my life (my second year of my master’s), but I will try not to make them too short or too far between; this hiatus of over a month has worn on me. I do prefer to write more often, as you all know. (more…)