College continues...
... to be entirely unpredictable. I am still amazed at how far arguments can go, especially about topics of the least importance. I keep telling Kent that he should be on the debate team. He spends a lot of time on forums, arguing different sides of random issues and usually coming out victorious. And he does it all without resorting to mediocre rhetorical strategies, also known as "excuses." So, walking back from Warren tonight, Kent and I battled Rafael in a fight of persona in Kingdom Hearts versus Final Fantasy and respective story lines - how they interweave and transform each other, usually in a negative way - and the existence of the phenomenal world (contrary to the ideal - à la Plato) in role-playing video games. Of course, all of it had somehow to do with what we discussed in my Brit. Lit. class today.
I actually found some respect for Prof. Levine today. Somehow, he has the ability to juxtapose baseball with Sigmund's "Defense of Poesy" and the role of rhetoric/ambition/&c. in the tactics of defense and influence. A lot of literature suddenly made sense.
Also, I'm pretty ecstatic, because I got back my fortitudo et sapientia paper written for Brit. Lit. last Thursday. I really didn't know what to expect, since it's one of two or three papers that determine our grade for the class. Scanning through to the back page, I read "Very well done. A-." So I'm extremely optimistic about my performance in Prof. Levine's class. Also, I think I'm a little more comfortable with my style, since I only made one or two grammatical errors and added in a couple of awkward phrasings. I'm just waiting to get back the Shakespeare paper I had to finish writing yesterday afternoon, having been due at 5:00 pm (which is also 20% of my grade). I still feel uneasy about college grading and how the considerably smallest assignments from high school turn into such drastic and significant ones later on.
Other than that, this week's been fairly nice to me, since it's my official first Hell Week of second year. I have a Japanese test tomorrow and a Japanese oral exam Friday right before my French midterm. *le sigh*
And the weekend passed by both extremely awkwardly and pretty calmly. Paul had another "let's-sit-in-his-room-and-party" Friday night, so the $200 of alcohol reappeared on the floor and drunken revelry ensued. Alicia came over, which was nice, especially because it saved me from a lot of events that could have become extremely awkward WAY more quickly than it already had. And by awkward, I mean in the kind of way that I don't want to happen again. Of course, I still persisted, as I am David, the lion-conquerer. Other than that night, Stage Troupe filled my weekend, with our performance of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." It went pretty well, with no majorly serious technical failures. And run was enjoyable - I got to hang out more with my fellow run crew techies, who are all really nice people.
I guess I'll also mention the fact that last weekend was parents' weekend. I only saw my parents and my grandmother Sunday night for dinner. I talked to my mom about getting that keyboard that's about a year late in the buying stage. Recently, I've realized that I want to continue playing piano, so I'll be doing more research and hopefully pick one up before Christmas (since my mom considers it to be a great present, which of course I disagree with and instead want to hint at getting a Nintendo Wii).
And I thought today was Monday again. Good. That means the week will slowly pass by, and yet by slowly I mean quickly. I really need this weekend to relax and NOT go to bed at 5:00 am both Friday and Saturday "nights." And I need a haircut. ^_^
I actually found some respect for Prof. Levine today. Somehow, he has the ability to juxtapose baseball with Sigmund's "Defense of Poesy" and the role of rhetoric/ambition/&c. in the tactics of defense and influence. A lot of literature suddenly made sense.
Also, I'm pretty ecstatic, because I got back my fortitudo et sapientia paper written for Brit. Lit. last Thursday. I really didn't know what to expect, since it's one of two or three papers that determine our grade for the class. Scanning through to the back page, I read "Very well done. A-." So I'm extremely optimistic about my performance in Prof. Levine's class. Also, I think I'm a little more comfortable with my style, since I only made one or two grammatical errors and added in a couple of awkward phrasings. I'm just waiting to get back the Shakespeare paper I had to finish writing yesterday afternoon, having been due at 5:00 pm (which is also 20% of my grade). I still feel uneasy about college grading and how the considerably smallest assignments from high school turn into such drastic and significant ones later on.
Other than that, this week's been fairly nice to me, since it's my official first Hell Week of second year. I have a Japanese test tomorrow and a Japanese oral exam Friday right before my French midterm. *le sigh*
And the weekend passed by both extremely awkwardly and pretty calmly. Paul had another "let's-sit-in-his-room-and-party" Friday night, so the $200 of alcohol reappeared on the floor and drunken revelry ensued. Alicia came over, which was nice, especially because it saved me from a lot of events that could have become extremely awkward WAY more quickly than it already had. And by awkward, I mean in the kind of way that I don't want to happen again. Of course, I still persisted, as I am David, the lion-conquerer. Other than that night, Stage Troupe filled my weekend, with our performance of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." It went pretty well, with no majorly serious technical failures. And run was enjoyable - I got to hang out more with my fellow run crew techies, who are all really nice people.
I guess I'll also mention the fact that last weekend was parents' weekend. I only saw my parents and my grandmother Sunday night for dinner. I talked to my mom about getting that keyboard that's about a year late in the buying stage. Recently, I've realized that I want to continue playing piano, so I'll be doing more research and hopefully pick one up before Christmas (since my mom considers it to be a great present, which of course I disagree with and instead want to hint at getting a Nintendo Wii).
And I thought today was Monday again. Good. That means the week will slowly pass by, and yet by slowly I mean quickly. I really need this weekend to relax and NOT go to bed at 5:00 am both Friday and Saturday "nights." And I need a haircut. ^_^