The grades for the quarter are as follows.

Classics and the Cinema: B+
History Trailer Seminar: War and Peace in the Middle Ages: A-
Language, Politics, and Identity: A ( Read more... )

I just wrote a 17-page paper, plus Works Cited, in 11 hours. I would like to point out that approximately 5 of those hours were time spent away from the computer and not thinking about the paper. So in essence, I wrote 17 pages in 6 hours ( Read more... )

Whew. I started half-heartedly working on my Linguistics paper around 10:30. I dicked around and didn't really do much until 2:30, when I sat down and started trying to get my act together. I must say, I was definitively saved by the outline I wrote a few days ago. It really gave me a focus to follow--I found I had way more to write about than ( Read more... )

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( Book Meme. Baaaa! )

So it seems I'm gonna go do something with herod_the_nut this weekend, or something. *cuts sidewise glances at NU friends* Silence, you lot ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm completely winging my stuff on the Knights Templar tomorrow; no big, I can do it, and whatever ( Read more... )

I've been watching Eben play FF9 today. Gods, I love that game. So pretty, and such a great battle/ability system, and amazing characters, and a great plot, and so many old-school references, and frankly the best soundtrack in any FF game, and just......so much all around goodness. *worship ( Read more... )

I love ritual. I really, really do. Spells are particularly fun. The scent of oils and incense that you've combined to a particular purpose. The vivid glow of candle flames. The colours of the candles. The colour and texture of the gems you use. Just the incredibly vivid feel of power all around you, the gods within your circle, and the ( Read more... )

In class today, we were discussing the things that make up a person's identity. Someone suggested that your country, city, etc. of origin has something to do with it. The professor scribbles the following on the board: "Where your from ( Read more... )