So I had a dream where this guy on a motorcycle fell down from a sky, and sort of dragged me along. He had a kid with him, who he had to nursemaid. Along the way I see this helicopter carrying something come in, and it's carrying some new top-secret superweapon called the REVOX. It was very inconsequential at the time, an absolute passing thought. ( Read more... )

I angst constantly about the fact that my emails are in much better form than my livejournal posts (which are also much rarer). I don't ever write blog-type entries like I do emails, anyhow; I write snippets here on Tuesday, then rearrange them and write some more on Wednesday, top it off on Thursday and obsessively check for errors, and then send ( Read more... )

It occurs to me, as I sit here and think of something to write, that perhaps I should better occupy my time finishing (or even starting) Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos. Tomorrow I meet with my physics advisor, and the day after with my English advisor, to explain to them that their faith in me has not been unfounded. "This is me," I want to say ( Read more... )

And all was well again.

I really like "Only the Good Die Young" but really, I am all in favor of keeping my virginity until I get married. There is nothing wrong with me being a prudish Catholic girl, as I quite like the way I am.

Is this cool, or is this cool?

ENG 377 Fantasy
This course surveys the genre of fantasy from its late-nineteenth century roots in fairy tales to the end of the twentieth century. The survey will emphasize the critical role of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in defining the genre of modern fantasy. Some attention will also be given to the ( Read more... )

NCSU quiz bowl: 2nd place out of 20 at the NAQT Juniorbird tournament in Athens, Georgia.

I'm tired, and afraid to go to bed because I don't want to think about death and theology, which have suddenly become tonight's topics.

[Tangent, not related to theology]
God exists whether or not you believe in God, so you might as well give up and live on if you can't accept it.

I can't believe that I've done over 100 math/physics problems today.

No, don't congratulate me.

Midterms, I hate you.

Fall break, I need you [desperately].

EDIT to the beginning of my entry:

I'd like to add as a sidenote that impartial studies correlate the number of Catholics in African countries to a vastly comparatively lower percentage of AIDS cases; additionally, the distribution of condoms in any country, Catholic or not, has either helped to increase the percentage (because people trust ( Read more... )