My nefarious plans... include a thesis???

I had this prosy confessional composed and ready to post... and then my computer deleted it... which is sad, so here's ( the shortened version )

I got good reviews on this episode from a good friend of mine, in the EnglGrad program with me: when he realized this was the next episode coming to me he said something about it being one of his favorite episodes. This assessment... did not let me down. Of course, my roomie, after watching it, basically said that it was boring, to which I replied ( Read more... )

 Read The House of Mirth for a class last week. I was asked if I enjoyed it and the question threw me for a second. Enjoy something for class? Okay - yes, it was an interesting read. Sure. But there was no "suture moment" for me. There was no moment where I thought to myself "Wow I really hope Lily and Selden end up together!" And then my professor ( Read more... )

DISCLAIMER: Not to be read *only* by those familiar with the Buffyverse, therefore there may be some concepts from AtS/BtVS that seem skimmed over because I wanted to focus more specifically on how Angel's hero-status is part of a larger cultural definition of heroism. Therefore, there are many different perspectives presented here, all working ( Read more... )

I have given up on writing a paper for my Literatures of Sexuality course that is due in an hour... I just wasn't inspired. Alright, I frankly couldn't care about the topic for this week. Which makes me sad. Oh my sweet English advisor! If you can't get my brain-juices flowing with a combination of Foucault and Plato what chance do I have this ( Read more... )

Finally starting research for my "Theory of the Novel" paper (waaay late, vacation = procrastination) and I'm remembering why I love school. I need to document, because sometimes I get sucked into 21st C cultural studies, which is exhasting and depressing... but then I remember them crazy Victorians. And now I feel better.