I have so much I want to talk about. But since brevity is the soul of wit and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief ( Read more... )

[21:48] dramaturgy: Referring to Philip II as "strapping" perhaps going a bit too far, y/n?
[21:49] occultebelta: Not at all.
[21:49] dramaturgy: Oh good.
[21:49] dramaturgy: I am on the good crack
[21:49] occultebelta: Strapping young lad. >_>
[21:49] dramaturgy: LOL
[21:49] dramaturgy: But not as young as the Duke of Alencon.
[21:49] dramaturgy: OH
[21:49] occultebelta: OHHH

So this teaching thing ( Read more... )

I am watching the British version of Who Do You Think You Are. I downloaded Stephen Fry and David Tennant, although right now I'm watching Rupert Penry-Jones (om nom nom) because I can. He's traveled to India because his mother's family was British army in India, and it is so damn gorgeous. I am reminded how I'd like to travel to southeast Asia. I ( Read more... )

So today for class we read The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist and it was an awesome play, sort of like Life is a Dream meets The Robbers, and I wish I'd had time to read it more than once. Kleist seems to take everything to extremes and -- well, that includes nationalism ( Read more... )

First day of class! I can't really say too much about this morning's class except that I will tell you this: I am presenting a chapter on postmodern theatre later in the semester. HURR WHUT. We talked today about Surrealism and Dadaism and a lot of other isms and -- do you guys remember how in Ellen's class back in Florence I had become "The ( Read more... )

One of five grad school applications is in. \o/ Of course I have to send other stuff, but it's a place to start.

ETA: Although I can't remember who I sent my GRE scores to and how much money it's going to cost me to resend them to everyone. ;_;

Yay jaunty Captain Jack icon ( Read more... )

This has always bothered me, but for obvious reasons it's become more prominent in recent weeks. And after my dad fell for the crap and I finally had to say this out loud to him, I thought I'd just FYI. (This is a general you, by the way ( Read more... )

dramaturgy: Dude.
dramaturgy: We voted for the first black president of the United States.
thinkatory: ... we did and that is so fucking awesomeABC just interrupted their election coverage for a special report on the election. I feel like I just tripped into a Samuel Beckett play that was never written ( Read more... )