And also...
I have temporarily recovered from my pre-wedding stress out, and now that I have just finished another essay, I am feeling a bit more at ease with life in general.
And also...
It was announced yesterday that my grandparents are taking their whole family (on Dad's side, therefore: Mum, myself, Rex, Tim, Jeremy [confirmed member of family from 1st July], my Aunt and Uncle [Dad's sister and brother-in-law] and their three children [thus, my cousins], and my grandparents too obviously) to L.A. in December, including four days at Disneyland. Jeremy is metaphorically wetting his pants with excitement; he has wanted to go there since ever. Approximate date of departure is 22nd December. I think we are staying until the 1st of January, and then Jeremy and I are planning to fly onwards to Toronto to visit Mark and Sarah (they are moving there at the end of August). They seemed to be excited by the news that we were going to come and stay. We just have to figure out how to get there. I think I should talk to said Aunt (travel agent by occupation), because trying to manoeuvre websites for airlines I've never heard of before is just too confusing.
And also...
This is kinda weird. Is that appropriate behaviour for someone in such an esteemed position of authority? I'm not exactly sure. But it's kind of cool. Adds a bit of life to those reports, I guess. (NB: I've never read The Da Vinci Code, but such information is not required to understand this article. Thank goodness.)
And also...
"... The self-destruction [of the novel-within-the-novel] gives the reader a heightened understanding of the novel’s fragile existence. That is, the novel only exists in ‘real life’; it does not exist within itself, after being destroyed by Hero [the narrator]. This metaphysical existence is self-reflexive, because as part of the process of composing the novel, the author has destroyed its very existence. As the quote from Mahy said above, this leads to “possibilities hitherto unguessed at”; after Hero’s destruction of the novel, the only existence of it is in her mind. Memories are changeable and apt to shifting constitution, and this holds possibilities of further development of some areas, or the abandonment of others. For example, if Hero was to rewrite the novel at a later date, the passage of time may impact upon her memory of the sequence of events. As mentioned above, the opening chapter of The Other Side of Silence states that Hero is writing the novel retrospectively. In part five, the omniscient narrator lets the reader know that Hero is three years older than the time when the novel is set. Although the events were reasonably traumatic and life-changing, it is likely that the passage of time has made some happenings more prominent in Hero’s memory, at the expense of other memories. This, in turn, leads the reader to an awareness of the narrator as fallible." (H. Wyatt)
- a quote from my essay, but without all the formatting of the final copy; it sort of looks like a run-on sentence. Hopefully it makes some sense to someone (preferably my lecturer)
And also...
J & I went to see Sione's Wedding on Friday night. Fantastic movie; thoroughly recommended. Opening sequence of aerial shots of Auckland made me incredibly homesick, though. I miss my family; going to the Domain and feeling small as I walk across the fields; going to Takapuna beach for icecreams after dinner with family; the thrill of exploring the triumvirate of Browns Bay op shops; driving on the endless motorway, ticking off landmarks until destination is finally reached (due to traffic or sheer distance); my family; the familiar cafes, sights, people, streets; the smell of home; my family; the Waitemata Harbour on a sparkling day; the city skyline as you travel south on the Northern Motorway; the atmosphere of K'Road; Grey Lynn Park Festival; my family; the beaches (oh, how I miss the beaches); the wide open spaces.........
And also...
That is all.
And also...
It was announced yesterday that my grandparents are taking their whole family (on Dad's side, therefore: Mum, myself, Rex, Tim, Jeremy [confirmed member of family from 1st July], my Aunt and Uncle [Dad's sister and brother-in-law] and their three children [thus, my cousins], and my grandparents too obviously) to L.A. in December, including four days at Disneyland. Jeremy is metaphorically wetting his pants with excitement; he has wanted to go there since ever. Approximate date of departure is 22nd December. I think we are staying until the 1st of January, and then Jeremy and I are planning to fly onwards to Toronto to visit Mark and Sarah (they are moving there at the end of August). They seemed to be excited by the news that we were going to come and stay. We just have to figure out how to get there. I think I should talk to said Aunt (travel agent by occupation), because trying to manoeuvre websites for airlines I've never heard of before is just too confusing.
And also...
This is kinda weird. Is that appropriate behaviour for someone in such an esteemed position of authority? I'm not exactly sure. But it's kind of cool. Adds a bit of life to those reports, I guess. (NB: I've never read The Da Vinci Code, but such information is not required to understand this article. Thank goodness.)
And also...
"... The self-destruction [of the novel-within-the-novel] gives the reader a heightened understanding of the novel’s fragile existence. That is, the novel only exists in ‘real life’; it does not exist within itself, after being destroyed by Hero [the narrator]. This metaphysical existence is self-reflexive, because as part of the process of composing the novel, the author has destroyed its very existence. As the quote from Mahy said above, this leads to “possibilities hitherto unguessed at”; after Hero’s destruction of the novel, the only existence of it is in her mind. Memories are changeable and apt to shifting constitution, and this holds possibilities of further development of some areas, or the abandonment of others. For example, if Hero was to rewrite the novel at a later date, the passage of time may impact upon her memory of the sequence of events. As mentioned above, the opening chapter of The Other Side of Silence states that Hero is writing the novel retrospectively. In part five, the omniscient narrator lets the reader know that Hero is three years older than the time when the novel is set. Although the events were reasonably traumatic and life-changing, it is likely that the passage of time has made some happenings more prominent in Hero’s memory, at the expense of other memories. This, in turn, leads the reader to an awareness of the narrator as fallible." (H. Wyatt)
- a quote from my essay, but without all the formatting of the final copy; it sort of looks like a run-on sentence. Hopefully it makes some sense to someone (preferably my lecturer)
And also...
J & I went to see Sione's Wedding on Friday night. Fantastic movie; thoroughly recommended. Opening sequence of aerial shots of Auckland made me incredibly homesick, though. I miss my family; going to the Domain and feeling small as I walk across the fields; going to Takapuna beach for icecreams after dinner with family; the thrill of exploring the triumvirate of Browns Bay op shops; driving on the endless motorway, ticking off landmarks until destination is finally reached (due to traffic or sheer distance); my family; the familiar cafes, sights, people, streets; the smell of home; my family; the Waitemata Harbour on a sparkling day; the city skyline as you travel south on the Northern Motorway; the atmosphere of K'Road; Grey Lynn Park Festival; my family; the beaches (oh, how I miss the beaches); the wide open spaces.........
And also...
That is all.