Wackitude
God, you people. I go away for a week to flail my way into the new semester, and LJ explodes again? Why does that always happen?
So, yeah. I'll be posting from here almost exclusively from here on out. (Note to self: move icons!) Drop me a note in this comment if you have a DW I can read there, though I'll still be reading on LJ as well. Also, if you want a DW but don't have one, I have invite codes to burn.
I'd make a statement about not crossposting to FB, but I already don't cross the streams. Just consider it said that I would kill you for breaking radio silence.
In other news, I have an APARTMENT. Fuck yeah! I mean, kitchen! FULL BATH ALL MINE! I am totally willing to trade the fact that my 9 am is across campus and I'm 10 minutes from anywhere for the bit where I HAS A SPACE.
CLASS RUNDOWN:
MWF 9-10 is Chem. Should be a nice little brainstretch; I haven't done Chem since high school and am rather out of practice. But I like it. Known Facts and Right Answers have their place. Also, I enjoy problem sets more than I should.
MW 1-2:30 is French. Good topic, boringest teacher. That notebook is sekritly for ficcing in while I pay just enough attention to respond when he lets someone else talk for five minutes. I totes knew better than this, I've had this teacher before, but I wanted to get the damn major requirements DONE already.
MW 2:40-4 is Greek. Awesomest teacher (I ♥ Professor Andy, and I am far from alone). One of the signs of a great teacher is when he tells you about the time he sacrificed a cake by dropping it down an airshaft in the science tower, back when the Classics offices were in there. Yeah. Wacky things classics people do.
W 7-10 is a seminar, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Culture...well, I hope it is. I'm not technically in the course yet, but as I'm a *senior* *major* who *needs this course for major requirement* I'm pretty far up the waiting list. (Apparently there are currently 30 people signed up or wanna-be, for a course limit of 15. And that's not an arbitrary limit: we could fit 19 students in the room tonight, but we were pretty low on chairs.) So I'm pretending I've got that guaranteed. Lalala.
Q: Why does my homework come with a NSFW label?
A: Because Greek Comedians.
Q: Seriously?
A: Yeah. Andy felt the need to warn us about squick.
Q: But--literature? Ancient culture? Art?
A: Comedy.
Also, you know you're in for another book idea when one of the oldest works of literature to completely survive opens with the characters discussing whether or not shit jokes are passé. This one is Basically Just Porn: The Layperson's Guide to Classical Literature.
Apparently as long as the filthy jokes have participles, they are Art. Who knew?
Also, happy new year, everyone!
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So, yeah. I'll be posting from here almost exclusively from here on out. (Note to self: move icons!) Drop me a note in this comment if you have a DW I can read there, though I'll still be reading on LJ as well. Also, if you want a DW but don't have one, I have invite codes to burn.
I'd make a statement about not crossposting to FB, but I already don't cross the streams. Just consider it said that I would kill you for breaking radio silence.
In other news, I have an APARTMENT. Fuck yeah! I mean, kitchen! FULL BATH ALL MINE! I am totally willing to trade the fact that my 9 am is across campus and I'm 10 minutes from anywhere for the bit where I HAS A SPACE.
CLASS RUNDOWN:
MWF 9-10 is Chem. Should be a nice little brainstretch; I haven't done Chem since high school and am rather out of practice. But I like it. Known Facts and Right Answers have their place. Also, I enjoy problem sets more than I should.
MW 1-2:30 is French. Good topic, boringest teacher. That notebook is sekritly for ficcing in while I pay just enough attention to respond when he lets someone else talk for five minutes. I totes knew better than this, I've had this teacher before, but I wanted to get the damn major requirements DONE already.
MW 2:40-4 is Greek. Awesomest teacher (I ♥ Professor Andy, and I am far from alone). One of the signs of a great teacher is when he tells you about the time he sacrificed a cake by dropping it down an airshaft in the science tower, back when the Classics offices were in there. Yeah. Wacky things classics people do.
W 7-10 is a seminar, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greek Culture...well, I hope it is. I'm not technically in the course yet, but as I'm a *senior* *major* who *needs this course for major requirement* I'm pretty far up the waiting list. (Apparently there are currently 30 people signed up or wanna-be, for a course limit of 15. And that's not an arbitrary limit: we could fit 19 students in the room tonight, but we were pretty low on chairs.) So I'm pretending I've got that guaranteed. Lalala.
Q: Why does my homework come with a NSFW label?
A: Because Greek Comedians.
Q: Seriously?
A: Yeah. Andy felt the need to warn us about squick.
Q: But--literature? Ancient culture? Art?
A: Comedy.
Also, you know you're in for another book idea when one of the oldest works of literature to completely survive opens with the characters discussing whether or not shit jokes are passé. This one is Basically Just Porn: The Layperson's Guide to Classical Literature.
Apparently as long as the filthy jokes have participles, they are Art. Who knew?
Also, happy new year, everyone!
This entry also posted at http://cygna-hime.dreamwidth.org/364913.html, where
people thought it worth discussing.