I was just on weather.com to see what it's going to be like outside today (cloudy, but relatively warm), and was simultaneously HYPNOTIZED AND DISTURBED by this margin ad for SkinTensive skin cream that allegedly fights the signs of aging twenty-four hours a day. Forgetting for a moment that I am not convinced that any product actually does what ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night that, rather than writing my essay on the poetry of Andrew Marvell, I pretended to misunderstand the assignment and wrote an essay about the portrayal of masculinity in Marvel comic books. My tutor was so impressed she didn't even get angry. It was wonderful ( Read more... )

I finally had my first non-Medieval (am so unsure of what to call this - it's no longer my Renaissance Lit. class... is it Early Modern? Civil War? Restoration? A terrifying compilation of all three?) tutorial of the term, which was a relief, as I was actually a little worried about it. It is with my only intimidating tutor (the others are ( Read more... )

As previously mentioned, I am home for the holidays, and since I have been mostly abysmal at posts, and usually try to be really good about them, I have this vague, perhaps misguided, urge to write about everything that has happened in the last two months that I have, as of yet, neglected to write about. The problem(s) is (are) that there is just ( Read more... )

Last night at dinner, after taking a few bites of my roast and then deciding against further exploration in that particular arena, I stated reminiscing about the fabulous food at Bear's Den ( Read more... )

This morning I went shopping with Simon and Tasha (so, SO fun!) We gossiped, browsed, made plans for trips to London and India (I'm imagining the former is far more feasible, at least in my case), failed at using Chinese Finger Traps, were disruptive in several expensive clothing stores, tried to turn Simon straight, and nearly managed to lose ( Read more... )

...Which include returning eight over-due library books (I tried to return them TWICE on Saturday, the day they were due, and TWICE walked all the way to the EFL only to find I had missed the three hour window of opperating hours. TWICE), also buying a deck of cards for the Much Ado performance TOMORROW, going to tech rehearsal and a three hour ( Read more... )

Okay, that title is a lie, but at least it makes me feel like I want to work, however artificially. The fact of the matter is that it is 4 PM and I need to write an essay tonight. True, I have been working pretty steadily (with brunch, a Sainsbury's break, and more time on the internet than necessary) since 9 AM, and have thus completed a ( Read more... )

Since the chances of me getting any more work done tonight are slim to none, I figured I should do that long-promised, hopefully much anticipated Post of Doom I've been threatening for weeks now. In the interest of spicing things up, this post will contain (if all goes according to my plan) photos, footnotes, and of course my ever-witty narrative ( Read more... )

Today was just nice. These are the moments I came here for, and in the spirit of remembering every single one, a post ( Read more... )