I keep forgetting to post this, but this month, while it is breast cancer awareness month, it is also domestic violence awareness month. So, wear purple, and let people know about this as well. The more people know and understand what it means and how it works, the better people will be able to help stop it and/or report it when they see/suspect it ( Read more... )

So this is a little late, but for anyone who might have missed it before, here is a link to a novel contest: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/13th-free-dear-lucky-agent-contest-young-adult-and-sci-fiIt's for those who have written a sci-fi or YA novel, any genre. If you win, an agent will critique the first 10 ( Read more... )

I made a stir fry for dinner and it was so delicious! I didn't expect to like it so much, but it was really good. I got the recipe from here if anyone wants to take a look at it. The article is a bit long, but the ingredients and the recipe are towards the middle/end. It's all healthy food, just chicken and whatever veggies you want to add (I used ( Read more... )

My brain, it is dead. If I have to look at any more Darwin or even Freud right now, I will tear my hair out. Hopefully things will be a bit easier after this week, because next week I'll finally be just enough ahead in the homework load that I can take a small mental breather and read something easy and fun, even if only for an hour ( Read more... )

I saw TANGLED the other day, a Disney story about Repunzel. I hadn't planned on watching it, it was just sort of on, and I was curious. Unexpectedly, I really liked it. I thought it was a great story about a girl discovering her identity and a great hero's journey type of story. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed it ( Read more... )

Reading Saussure (Course in General Linguistics) is so much easier than reading Darwin (On the Origin of Species). Still as dense, but I can better comprehend Saussure (it also helps that I've read this particular essay before). And I really like the idea of language being compared to chess. So interesting.

I didn't realize how much literary theory there would be in one of my classes. Luckily I took a class on critical theory, etc. a few years ago, which is a bit similar, so some of it already looks familiar just based on the reading list. Hopefully it won't be quite as hard this time around, but I am still expecting it to be a challenge. Philosophy/ ( Read more... )

I'm taking a Victorian literature class this semester besides my other classes, and I think I'm really going to like it. I already had one class and it sounds so interesting. I can't wait to really delve into the subject ( Read more... )

The first foray happened to be breakfast the other day. I attempted to make a ham and cheese omelet. It turned into a scrambled omelet. But it was yummy. Next time I'll use a bigger skillet and that pam stuff I've heard so much about ( Read more... )

I had a water bottle in my bag today when I went to my writer's group meeting and I guess there was a leak or something, because water got over everything. My papers and my book. The bright side is that everything is still legible. The not so bright side is that everything is wet and turning pages will be interesting.

In other news, Merry (late)