I was going to update last night but I was feeling pretty lazy so the update was delayed. I had my last Greek class of the quarter yesterday, wherein the Drill Sargent unexpectedly invited my class over for a Sunday cookout. Final next Wednesday, I don't think there is a chance I will do well, so I'm not terribly worried ( Read more... )

Well, I've been remiss in writing recently. I think part of it is that I've been a bit down for a few....weeks? Months? and haven't felt like doing anything except hitting snooze and ignoring responsibility. That might be too painfully honest. At any rate, this weekend when I should have been working on my paper for the Bow Tie or reading ( Read more... )

For our public service website, ehistory.osu.edu, I wrote a review of a book about Byzantium. I was inspired to volunteer by my lack of knowledge and House, PhD (who I e-mailed yesterday to thank, and mentioned this review, to which he replied "And total ignorance really helps when you're writing a review. I'll ( Read more... )

Okay, so I should be reading a) Herodotus b) Homeward Bound c) Appian d) some modern scholar on the Marius/Sulla civil war ( Read more... )