This week marks the second week I have been the mother of a preschooler. So far, Adrian seems to be enjoying it. Of course, after Week 1, he came home with a cold (which he promptly gave to everyone else in the house). Ah well. Hard to believe he'll be five soon ( Read more... )

Well, maybe not, but close enough. I'm still more amused than I probably should be. XD

"Troy" in 15 Minutes

Hey, any "Last Unicorn" fans out there? Remember the caged harpy? The one named "Celaeno"? Yeah... I found the (seemingly) original reference to a harpy named Celaeno in Virgil's Aeneid. Weird, eh? Just thought I'd share that. Now, have a quiz:

( Quiz! )

Yeah, I know, my LJ is mostly composed of assorted quiz/meme results and me bitching about something or another, usually appliance malfunction or academia. Well, for this entry, you get both. ^_^

( First the Quiz... )

Remember Tolkien's ( description of Arwen? )

I hate first-midterm season, I REALLY, REALLY do. I'm so damned busy this week with homework; I've got papers/homework of some sort due EVERY SINGLE FUCKING DAY this week. Fiction story due today, "Odyssey" essay due tomorrow, Reader Response for Wednesday, Genetics homework due Thursday, French essay due Friday, and don't forget the two midterms ( Read more... )

*snicker!* Oh, and if I wasn't a Harry Potter fan this wouldn't be nearly so amusing, but evidently Helen, wife of Menelaus, has a daughter named Hermione, "who was fair as golden Aphrodite herself." XD Suddenly, I'm reminded of all those Hermione!Sues, with random HP males wandering up to her wearing chitons. *snickers some more*