Comments | spiderstars: college sucks -- the extended edition

spiderstars

college sucks -- the extended edition

Nov 02, 2009 05:29

The absolute futility of everything that I'm studying is started to get to me. It isn't that I have no energy; it's that I don't want to waste the energy I do have on these things ( Read more... )

probably shouldn't be on lj, life: classes, denison: lolzorz or death, issue: feminism, this is: horrid, can't think, i am: calamity kendra, life: college

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soujiokita November 2 2009, 13:55:00 UTC

I kind of feel the same way. In an act of rebellion, I went to the public library and checked out The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner and have been reading that instead of The World Split Open by Ruth Rosen. I've also started messing around with Olivia and Jules' livejournals. Somehow, I feel like this is all going to kick my ass one day.

Until then, though...

And I'm sorry about your checking account... that's terrible! :(

aeirol November 2 2009, 14:01:54 UTC

The combination of classes you have just brings on the pain even more, doesn't it? God, I'm sorry. This whole thing sucks so badly. Your classes for next semester, do you expect the reading to be a lot less painful? Because you deserve a major break with your classes.

(Also, I am going to take you down to the ceramics room and you are going to make a bowl. Or a pot. Or something. You can make whatever you want out of clay. I can even teach you to throw if you want. But we are playing with dirt and making it pretty.)

calligraphe November 2 2009, 18:36:27 UTC

"...we are playing with dirt and making it pretty."

Best Idea Ever. Do it, do it!

tommyrotter November 2 2009, 15:24:13 UTC

I completely understand where you're coming from. At least you've essentially got your major and minor close to done after this year. Instead of taking more lit and philosophy classes, take art classes, hell, even a creative writing class! Or, better yet, do both. Something to get the creative juices out.

Also I think Erin has a wonderful idea and you should make a bowl. Making something is awesome.

calligraphe November 2 2009, 18:34:55 UTC

"And don't claim it's just your opinion. Your opinion is insulting, unsubstantiated and totally counter-productive towards producing any kind of meaningful dialogue towards the wrongs in the world. Your opinion is not immune to criticism. If you don't want people to attack you for being a twat, keep your opinion to yourself."

Word. Or, alternately, proclaim your stupid opinion from the rooftops so I can smash your face. (*Also has pent-up aggression*)

Although, I think academia would have to work rather hard to make you lose yourself entirely in irrelevance. You're way too bright for that. By which I mean not only that you're brilliant, but that you shine with conviction and determination, that you're inspired and you're inspirational to the rest of us. I very much hope that you'll find a venue conducive to expressing that once you've graduated.

akai_senshi November 2 2009, 19:42:27 UTC

What I'm not cool with is you claiming that you have somehow suffered more than any other minority ever. No. You can't do that. You can't quantify that and compare that. Really? Sure, black women had to go through not just slavery, but a rather extensive pattern of spousal abuse by black men. Is that better or worse than every act of oppression the Jewish people have ever gone through, including the Holocaust? Is that the argument you want to make? That black slavery was somehow worse than the holocaust? Do you really want to compare the two? Not everything in the world can be reduced to numbers. It's a moot point and you're a tool for even bringing it up.

THIS. So hard.

I fucking hate the Oppression Olympics mentality. SO. HARD.