treat
as in, I'm treating myself to an update since I...well, ok, I've not done much work at ALL on my essay today, but at least I've found some stuff on the carolingian renaissance post-charlemagne and louis the pious, so that's something right? ahem.
things here....are all right. it snowed last night but I missed it, thanks to a crappy radio 3 french drama which made no sense and was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, and simon winchester being entirely too good a writer for me to deal with right now. doesn't he know I have essays due on friday! the absolute nerve. yesterday was nice, really- fawn and I went christmas shopping (grandmom's gift is gotten, as is part 1 of good sir crispy's), had lunch, came back to my room and wrapped presents, then she left and I came to the library to do work. and work I did! though I also was naughty and ordered some american lovelies from let's eat- welch's grape soda anyone? actually, scratch that, I'm not sharing the grape soda with ANYONE. maybe crispy. if he's good. I also snagged some nutrageous bars, nutterbutters (a pattern?), and strawberry poptarts. mmmmmmm, poptarts.
I would like to let everyone know that the carolingian renaissance is one of the more annoyingly intriguing/boring topics I've ever had to write about. on one side, it's really quite cool how many reforms in agriculture were made (yes I AM a dork, thank you). on the other hand, I'm not allowed to write about that! and instead have to concentrate on the bookish ones. the exact question is "Why and in what ways was it hoped that the Carolingian Renaissance would have an effect on the whole of Frankish society?", and unfortunately the only answer I can come up with is "they hoped it would make everyone better christians"- literally. that's it. every single reform in schools for villagers and improving latin and educating the monks and designing a more easily readable script and increased production of books was ALL ABOUT CHRISTIANITY and had absolutely no relation to anything else. not surprising in a pre-medieval christian society, but still! I was hoping to find somethig exciting and strange and pre-socialist about the sudden benevolence of the church and monarch, but no, they just want everyone to be better christians. sigh. 2000 words on that.
it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have a presentation also due thursday, on cars, which will be fun but which I'm also nervous about cos I really want to impress alasdair- especially since I know I arsed up the proposal (not gotten it back yet but I know it was more than just a bit crap)
work is all right. I open up the store tomorrow for the first time on my own! terrifying! but I'm working with ellen so that's ok, and penny will be in later to calm me down. she said she's not worried about me because "you're quite calm and collected"- which alternate-universe sarah does she mean? eek! it'll be fine I know, it's just- I KNOW that it'll be the day I get the really annoying customer who simply cannot understand why she can't return a bag that she bought on sale two summers ago which she only used once and has a large hole in it and "I really like it and I would like a new one"- firstly, if you like it so much, why have you only used it once in two years, and secondly- NO! but they get all huffy and "well I can't understand how that's legal" and "you've just lost yourself a loyal customer" etc. etc.
I am so not cut out to be in customer service it's not even funny.
anyway, I am going to see if I can get someone to let me into the SU building so I can use the ATM and buy batteries for my camera. then back up to the house I guess, and I'm realizing I have less than no enthusiasm for getting anything beyond note-taking done today. le sigh. when I finally figure out how to get my camera to plug into these computer (the enormously unhelpful boy behind the IT desk has no idea either), pictures shall be posted. until then, let your imaginations work- my hair is a bit longer, I'm the same size, winchester has lots of trees in it, and it's very foggy and grey today. as spongebob would say-
"imaaaagination!"
I miss spongebob
things here....are all right. it snowed last night but I missed it, thanks to a crappy radio 3 french drama which made no sense and was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, and simon winchester being entirely too good a writer for me to deal with right now. doesn't he know I have essays due on friday! the absolute nerve. yesterday was nice, really- fawn and I went christmas shopping (grandmom's gift is gotten, as is part 1 of good sir crispy's), had lunch, came back to my room and wrapped presents, then she left and I came to the library to do work. and work I did! though I also was naughty and ordered some american lovelies from let's eat- welch's grape soda anyone? actually, scratch that, I'm not sharing the grape soda with ANYONE. maybe crispy. if he's good. I also snagged some nutrageous bars, nutterbutters (a pattern?), and strawberry poptarts. mmmmmmm, poptarts.
I would like to let everyone know that the carolingian renaissance is one of the more annoyingly intriguing/boring topics I've ever had to write about. on one side, it's really quite cool how many reforms in agriculture were made (yes I AM a dork, thank you). on the other hand, I'm not allowed to write about that! and instead have to concentrate on the bookish ones. the exact question is "Why and in what ways was it hoped that the Carolingian Renaissance would have an effect on the whole of Frankish society?", and unfortunately the only answer I can come up with is "they hoped it would make everyone better christians"- literally. that's it. every single reform in schools for villagers and improving latin and educating the monks and designing a more easily readable script and increased production of books was ALL ABOUT CHRISTIANITY and had absolutely no relation to anything else. not surprising in a pre-medieval christian society, but still! I was hoping to find somethig exciting and strange and pre-socialist about the sudden benevolence of the church and monarch, but no, they just want everyone to be better christians. sigh. 2000 words on that.
it wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have a presentation also due thursday, on cars, which will be fun but which I'm also nervous about cos I really want to impress alasdair- especially since I know I arsed up the proposal (not gotten it back yet but I know it was more than just a bit crap)
work is all right. I open up the store tomorrow for the first time on my own! terrifying! but I'm working with ellen so that's ok, and penny will be in later to calm me down. she said she's not worried about me because "you're quite calm and collected"- which alternate-universe sarah does she mean? eek! it'll be fine I know, it's just- I KNOW that it'll be the day I get the really annoying customer who simply cannot understand why she can't return a bag that she bought on sale two summers ago which she only used once and has a large hole in it and "I really like it and I would like a new one"- firstly, if you like it so much, why have you only used it once in two years, and secondly- NO! but they get all huffy and "well I can't understand how that's legal" and "you've just lost yourself a loyal customer" etc. etc.
I am so not cut out to be in customer service it's not even funny.
anyway, I am going to see if I can get someone to let me into the SU building so I can use the ATM and buy batteries for my camera. then back up to the house I guess, and I'm realizing I have less than no enthusiasm for getting anything beyond note-taking done today. le sigh. when I finally figure out how to get my camera to plug into these computer (the enormously unhelpful boy behind the IT desk has no idea either), pictures shall be posted. until then, let your imaginations work- my hair is a bit longer, I'm the same size, winchester has lots of trees in it, and it's very foggy and grey today. as spongebob would say-
"imaaaagination!"
I miss spongebob