Notable Quotable:  I present you with this week's reigning *facepalm* quote from my Composition class this afternoon.

When the professor told us to take turns introducing ourselves to the class, asking us to include a mention of what kind of relationship we have with reading and writing, there was one student who said the following:

"I'm a journalism ( Read more... )

Dead Poets:  So we've just finished reading Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream for the second unit of my New Millennium Studies class, the unit's themes being freedom and responsibility.  This means, of course, that it's time to do another portfolio project.  I'm way too excited about this one, because the option I chose?  Writing an essay ( Read more... )

Now how's that for an entry title?!  ;)

And not to immediately detract from the subject, but I have to say it, because I'm way too excited:  I get to see my best friend this summer!  *bounces with glee*  Lisa's coming to Chicago for a week, and I am over the moon about it!  I'm already starting to think about what all we can do while she's here, ( Read more... )

Black Fedora, Crazy Eyes:  There is some guy sitting across the way from the table I'm sitting at down here in the Underground Cafe, and he's playing one of those PS2 handheld things. I'm trying so hard not to stare and laugh, because he's looking so intense as he plays whatever game he's playing.  He's wearing a long, black peacoat, a green scarf ( Read more... )

First off, because everybody and their cousin has done it:


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This is getting to be a habit, eh?  I've never had a book that's had so many random parts just pop out at me the way this book has.  But damn, I like it.

Pg. 105:  Sometimes your mind wanders.  Sometimes you can be in a place but not really be there.  You feel yourself among others, you know you're among them, yet you see yourself from above as ( Read more... )

Part One:

I started reading H. T. Hamann's Anthropology of an American Girl while I was away over Christmas.  It is a truly beautiful book, thus far.  I would seriously recommend it to all of you.  I had a quote from it in that past entry where I quoted excerpts from several books, and since I've actually been reading it now, I have a couple more ( Read more... )

I got this meme from  cervok .  :)  I encourage any of you who would want to, to do it, because it kicks ass.  Mmm, books.

And mom, you have to do this, because I know how well-read you are, so it'll definitely be interesting to see yours.  :)

But, before I start, random song/band recommendation:  The band is ( Read more... )

Something that I almost always do with a new book, before I've bought ( Read more... )