on grad school
The professors were kind enough to inform the group of us that we will not have lives until next August. We will read, write (essays longer than a novel!), teach the first years, and try to find time to sleep and eat in between.
Why was I not informed that they required robots, not humans, for this program?
The next problem is that, by November, I need to decide on my "field of study" - ie: what I will probably spend the rest of my life working on. So far, I've avoided such decisions, but now it seems that instead of entering NaNoWriMo, I'll be writing my future. There are two related areas that I'm interested in, but actually describing them is tough.
1 - 19th century novels containing elements of the Gothic and/or fantastical (Dorian Gray, Frankenstein, Turn of the Screw, Jane Eyre, Dracula, The Woman in White...), and the role of women in relation to socio-economic issues of the period. For example, the way that governesses/otherwise innocent young women are placed in situations of extreme horror.
2 - modern children's fantasy (His Dark Materials, Harry Potter, Bartimaeus Trilogy, Lemony Snicket...) - the dream with this is to examine how these books deal with religion and morality, providing strong moral lessons even though they (often) forsake or stray from traditional religious beliefs. Then there's always the freaky idea I have that Lily Potter is some sort of Christ-figure who sacrifices herself to save everyone (and her son, who could represent the "Everyman"). Controversial, indeed. Interesting, definitely.
The very fact of my new existence means an even lesser online life than before. Everything is at a minimum during the weekends, while on Monday-Thursday night, it's nothing that doesn't fit into five minutes. It sucks, but so does growing up.
Why was I not informed that they required robots, not humans, for this program?
The next problem is that, by November, I need to decide on my "field of study" - ie: what I will probably spend the rest of my life working on. So far, I've avoided such decisions, but now it seems that instead of entering NaNoWriMo, I'll be writing my future. There are two related areas that I'm interested in, but actually describing them is tough.
1 - 19th century novels containing elements of the Gothic and/or fantastical (Dorian Gray, Frankenstein, Turn of the Screw, Jane Eyre, Dracula, The Woman in White...), and the role of women in relation to socio-economic issues of the period. For example, the way that governesses/otherwise innocent young women are placed in situations of extreme horror.
2 - modern children's fantasy (His Dark Materials, Harry Potter, Bartimaeus Trilogy, Lemony Snicket...) - the dream with this is to examine how these books deal with religion and morality, providing strong moral lessons even though they (often) forsake or stray from traditional religious beliefs. Then there's always the freaky idea I have that Lily Potter is some sort of Christ-figure who sacrifices herself to save everyone (and her son, who could represent the "Everyman"). Controversial, indeed. Interesting, definitely.
The very fact of my new existence means an even lesser online life than before. Everything is at a minimum during the weekends, while on Monday-Thursday night, it's nothing that doesn't fit into five minutes. It sucks, but so does growing up.