Was i gonna do homework tonight? Oops.

[hermionesviolin]

CZ's lecture on Chesterton did not improve my feelings on him. Especially since she talked about the Inklings as a continuation of Romanticism. Yeah, way to not sell me on something. She did say that Chesterton was often best friends with his enemies, in a way that reminded me of I was reminded of Tammy Bruce talking about Dr. Laura, so that was heartful. I sat quietly through the lecture and then bitched quickly at the end and stayed after briefly. She basically admitted that his analogies are overstated and his arguments don't hold up to close scrutiny. And yet, somehow this isn't a problem. 'Cause he's not actually wrong. Or something. Oh please let Mere Christianity be better.

Lunch was grilled cheese, though, so that was happifying.

Work followed. Oh Tryon Trip, how you are the bane of everybody's existence. Participant lists make my eyes bleed.

Pride and Prejudice in tonight's MAT class. Marina did the presentation, which surprised me. (Oh me and my tendency to project.) I totally didn't even take the time to refresh myself on the book but managed to contribute to class discussion anyhow. I think i might kill myself if i had to teach that book, though. (Yes, i know, i shouldn't joke about that. Speaking of, really should call SheOfTheManyUserNames.) We watched the dance scene wherein we first meet Darcy (actually starting with the preceding scene wherein Mrs. B. frets about convincing Mr. B. to visit Bingley) in 3 film versions (BBC, A&E, Laurence Olivier) and i was struck by how identical some of the actors/actresses were across versions. The dance was quite different in each one, though, and of course each version kept in slightly different things.

On The Commonly Confused Words Test, i scored:

English Genius
You scored 100% Beginner, 93% Intermediate, 100% Advanced, and 77% Expert!
You did so extremely well, even I can't find a word to describe your excellence! You have the uncommon intelligence necessary to understand things that most people don't. You have an extensive vocabulary, and you're not afraid to use it properly! Way to go!

I have no idea what those percentages mean (and it would be nice if they told you the correct answers at the end) but yay being a genius.

Who thinks Kate (diadeloro) is cut out to be a soccer mom? Has somebody been spiking the water or something? Babe, just wear the pearls and start handing out death warrants. I totally volunteer to hit people with large sticks.

I updated my site. (And on the page it suddenly looks like a big update. I'm kind of impressed.)
Dear vidders: Please include title and artist of the song used as well as your own personal contact information in each vid.
Dear midnight-tempest.com: Why are you dead?

People sent me nice response e-mails about the feedback i sent. Yay for being appreciated. And yay for making people's days.

I am refraining from commenting on the "storm" until the morn. I will say that i don't particularly want a snowday, though.

Comments

[pardalis05.livejournal.com]

"Who thinks Kate (diadeloro) is cut out to be a soccer mom? Has somebody been spiking the water or something? Babe, just wear the pearls and start handing out death warrants. I totally volunteer to hit people with large sticks."

Wait. What?

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Kate (Laura's roommate) says that at least a half a dozen people recently have told her she seems motherly to them and someone said they totally saw her growing up to be a soccer mom. When pressed, at least one person said it was because of the pearls she wears. She took off the pearls "in a fit of petulance" as she put it, and told me last night that she might stop wearing them altogether. I think she should start executing the idiots.

[pardalis05.livejournal.com]

Pearls... soccer mom. Um, what? (that was rhetorical)

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Seriously. Clearly there are drugs in the water or something -- or else i just go to school with lunatics (which, okay, i knew already, but a different kind of lunatic).