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Title: Oh, the joys of registration....
Posted: November 18, 2009 (10:26 AM)
Posted: November 18, 2009 (10:26 AM)
So I registered for classes today... but three of the classes I had originally wanted to take were already filled. I managed to get one of these back by using a time slot that I had previously intended for a different class. But this obviously required me to sacrifice the other (and far more interesting) class for it... so it's still like I gave up 3 classes.
Anyway, I'm going to go through next semester's schedule in more detail to illustrate what I'd wanted.
HIST 299: Global Issues: Historical Perspectives
Tu/Th: 11:30 - 12:45
Originally I had wanted to take this class at the 1:00 - 2:15 slot, but that filled up on the second day of registration (yesterday), and my appointment time wasn't until this morning. I need this class for my International Studies major, though, so I really just want to get it out of the way as soon as possible. The class I had to sacrfice, then, was a 300 level class about the history of Mexico, which looked really interesting. It also crosslisted with International studies, though, so if I had gotten both it and this one, I would be done with that major.
HIST 300E: Topics in World History
MWF: 12:35 - 1:25
This is the "replacement" course for that Mexican history class, since both would have counted for the "30-level non-western history" requirement in the major. I really don't like these "topics" courses for two reasons: 1) I never know what the focus will be until I'm in the class, and 2) I feel like it doesn't look nearly as good on a transcript as a specific course title would. But, you know, thanks to lame ass registration policies and low availability, I can't take the more specfic courses right now...
HIST 334: The Vikings
T/Th: 10:00-11:15
This is a class I had wanted to take, so I'm glad I got into this at least. I'm taking it as an elective since the British history course I took last semester already filled the pre-17th century requirement. I'm also taking it with the same professor that I'd had for that course, so that's awesome.
PLSC 300C: Contemporary Issues: Comparative Politics
Wednesday: 4:15-6:45
One of my back-up classes... since the English fiction writing class I'd wanted to take for the artistic core requirement had filled up ON THE FIRST FUCKING DAY. This was the only political science class (or any class geared towards one of my majors) that takes place on a Wednesday for 2½ hours, which is what I'd planned in the oriignal schedule. This sucks because not only is it a general topics class, but there are so many political science courses that I'm interested in that I really didn't want to have to take some stupid "filler" class just to meet major and scheduling requirements.
And yes, I said major requirements for political science. I'm seriously thinking about declaring a third major.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
MWF 10:25-11:15
This is one of the original ones I had wanted to take. I'm only sad here because there was another political science class (PLSC 341: Comparative Politics) that I was highly interested in but it was scheduled at the exact same time as this. I chose this one instead because it satisfies the international relations part of the poli-sci major and crosslists with international studies. The comparative politics class would have crosslisted as well, but I don't want to take too many classes in one specific field just yet. Not until requirements are done, anyway.
PLSC 343: Latin American Politics
T/Th 1:00 - 2:15
This one replaced the HIST 299 class's oriignal time slot since the former had filed up too soon. This is a class I really didn't want to take, either, because I'm not too interested in Latin American politics. I'm more interested in Latin American relations with the US and world, but not their specific politics. *Sigh* This sucks also because, like I said earlier, there are plenty of other poltiical science classes that interest me a lot more that interest me more (the EU, terrorism, Comparative politics course I mentioned earlier..., just to name a few). And I only get 4 electives for the major... and right now, it looks like this will be filling one of them... and it's not even one I want to take. Likewise, the 300C will be filling the comparative politics requirement... and it's not even one I want to take!
But, well, hopefully I can still take whatever ones I'd wanted in later semesters...
The one good thing about this new lineup is that it really minimizes the work left on both of my current majors. After next semester, I'll only need to take 2 history courses (which I'm planning with the internship - if it counts - and probably some other British history course for post-17th century European history)... I actually hope the internship doesn't count as an elective, though, because I'm still really interested in taking the Mexican history (or some other Latin American / Caribbean history class that looked interesting) as well... and I only get 3. The HIST 299 and HIST 334 both count as electives, of which I only get 3 in that major.
Also, after this, I'll only need one or two courses for international studies since I've been good at crosslisting those. For some reason, my online academic record doesn't count the Spanish content course I took over the summer as INTS despite the fact that I cleared it with the department, so I assume it's a glitch. I mean, it's weird; the major says I only need one course, but when I break down the general electives for that major, it doesn't count the Spanish course there and says I need 2... Oh, well.
I really hate the registration process... Course offerings weren't as frequent it seems... and all the good stuff gets taken very early on. I wish I could just register on the first day. I think I deserve it. I mean, just because I'm not in the honors program... I should still get in because I'm awesome and my GPA rocks.
Anyway, I'm going to go through next semester's schedule in more detail to illustrate what I'd wanted.
HIST 299: Global Issues: Historical Perspectives
Tu/Th: 11:30 - 12:45
Originally I had wanted to take this class at the 1:00 - 2:15 slot, but that filled up on the second day of registration (yesterday), and my appointment time wasn't until this morning. I need this class for my International Studies major, though, so I really just want to get it out of the way as soon as possible. The class I had to sacrfice, then, was a 300 level class about the history of Mexico, which looked really interesting. It also crosslisted with International studies, though, so if I had gotten both it and this one, I would be done with that major.
HIST 300E: Topics in World History
MWF: 12:35 - 1:25
This is the "replacement" course for that Mexican history class, since both would have counted for the "30-level non-western history" requirement in the major. I really don't like these "topics" courses for two reasons: 1) I never know what the focus will be until I'm in the class, and 2) I feel like it doesn't look nearly as good on a transcript as a specific course title would. But, you know, thanks to lame ass registration policies and low availability, I can't take the more specfic courses right now...
HIST 334: The Vikings
T/Th: 10:00-11:15
This is a class I had wanted to take, so I'm glad I got into this at least. I'm taking it as an elective since the British history course I took last semester already filled the pre-17th century requirement. I'm also taking it with the same professor that I'd had for that course, so that's awesome.
PLSC 300C: Contemporary Issues: Comparative Politics
Wednesday: 4:15-6:45
One of my back-up classes... since the English fiction writing class I'd wanted to take for the artistic core requirement had filled up ON THE FIRST FUCKING DAY. This was the only political science class (or any class geared towards one of my majors) that takes place on a Wednesday for 2½ hours, which is what I'd planned in the oriignal schedule. This sucks because not only is it a general topics class, but there are so many political science courses that I'm interested in that I really didn't want to have to take some stupid "filler" class just to meet major and scheduling requirements.
And yes, I said major requirements for political science. I'm seriously thinking about declaring a third major.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
MWF 10:25-11:15
This is one of the original ones I had wanted to take. I'm only sad here because there was another political science class (PLSC 341: Comparative Politics) that I was highly interested in but it was scheduled at the exact same time as this. I chose this one instead because it satisfies the international relations part of the poli-sci major and crosslists with international studies. The comparative politics class would have crosslisted as well, but I don't want to take too many classes in one specific field just yet. Not until requirements are done, anyway.
PLSC 343: Latin American Politics
T/Th 1:00 - 2:15
This one replaced the HIST 299 class's oriignal time slot since the former had filed up too soon. This is a class I really didn't want to take, either, because I'm not too interested in Latin American politics. I'm more interested in Latin American relations with the US and world, but not their specific politics. *Sigh* This sucks also because, like I said earlier, there are plenty of other poltiical science classes that interest me a lot more that interest me more (the EU, terrorism, Comparative politics course I mentioned earlier..., just to name a few). And I only get 4 electives for the major... and right now, it looks like this will be filling one of them... and it's not even one I want to take. Likewise, the 300C will be filling the comparative politics requirement... and it's not even one I want to take!
But, well, hopefully I can still take whatever ones I'd wanted in later semesters...
The one good thing about this new lineup is that it really minimizes the work left on both of my current majors. After next semester, I'll only need to take 2 history courses (which I'm planning with the internship - if it counts - and probably some other British history course for post-17th century European history)... I actually hope the internship doesn't count as an elective, though, because I'm still really interested in taking the Mexican history (or some other Latin American / Caribbean history class that looked interesting) as well... and I only get 3. The HIST 299 and HIST 334 both count as electives, of which I only get 3 in that major.
Also, after this, I'll only need one or two courses for international studies since I've been good at crosslisting those. For some reason, my online academic record doesn't count the Spanish content course I took over the summer as INTS despite the fact that I cleared it with the department, so I assume it's a glitch. I mean, it's weird; the major says I only need one course, but when I break down the general electives for that major, it doesn't count the Spanish course there and says I need 2... Oh, well.
I really hate the registration process... Course offerings weren't as frequent it seems... and all the good stuff gets taken very early on. I wish I could just register on the first day. I think I deserve it. I mean, just because I'm not in the honors program... I should still get in because I'm awesome and my GPA rocks.
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Title: So they pulled a body out of the lake today....
Posted: November 11, 2009 (07:35 PM)
Posted: November 11, 2009 (07:35 PM)
A dead body. On campus. In front a glass building where everyone can see it.
I fortunately didn't see it. But I heard about it.
I heard it was bloated and probably decomposed beyond reasonable identification. But I also heard it was "white as a sheet" and "creepy", so obviously it probably wasn't completely decomposed as to tell that it wasn't reasonably human.
I heard it was recognizable enough to determine that it was an older male, so not likely a student, which is a small relief as 3 students have died this year.
Rumors abound. Some people speculate murder, which seems likely as witnesses claim the man had been tied up when pulled out of the water. They also say he had a gash in his head.
Others speculate suicide, which is also a possibility because if he had died somewhere near campus, jumping into the lake would likely result in head gashing as it's rocky there. But... that doesn't really explain the bondage.
Theories speculate that he was killed for gang reasons or that someone had killed him somewhere ele entirely and that he just washed up on shore here... But no one really knows what happened for sure yet, and it's likely we ever will since it's not like they go around telling us these things even if they did happen on campus.
Dead body on campus. Wtf. So glad I didn't actually see it. I'd be having nightmares tonight otherwise.
Strange, too... that death has been pervasive in my dreams. A bit disturbing if you ask me, but at least none of my dreams have included axe murders or anything super creepy like that. o.o
Sometimes I wonder why I live here.
Mood: o_O
I fortunately didn't see it. But I heard about it.
I heard it was bloated and probably decomposed beyond reasonable identification. But I also heard it was "white as a sheet" and "creepy", so obviously it probably wasn't completely decomposed as to tell that it wasn't reasonably human.
I heard it was recognizable enough to determine that it was an older male, so not likely a student, which is a small relief as 3 students have died this year.
Rumors abound. Some people speculate murder, which seems likely as witnesses claim the man had been tied up when pulled out of the water. They also say he had a gash in his head.
Others speculate suicide, which is also a possibility because if he had died somewhere near campus, jumping into the lake would likely result in head gashing as it's rocky there. But... that doesn't really explain the bondage.
Theories speculate that he was killed for gang reasons or that someone had killed him somewhere ele entirely and that he just washed up on shore here... But no one really knows what happened for sure yet, and it's likely we ever will since it's not like they go around telling us these things even if they did happen on campus.
Dead body on campus. Wtf. So glad I didn't actually see it. I'd be having nightmares tonight otherwise.
Strange, too... that death has been pervasive in my dreams. A bit disturbing if you ask me, but at least none of my dreams have included axe murders or anything super creepy like that. o.o
Sometimes I wonder why I live here.
Mood: o_O
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Title: Memmories of Mallorca: Palma de Mallorca
Posted: November 08, 2009 (09:20 PM)
Posted: November 08, 2009 (09:20 PM)
This will likely be hte second-largest cache of photos I put in a blog post regarding my trip abroad. I've decided to alternate between day and night photos of the city in which I stayed for aesthetic appeal. I think I took some really good ones.
The Cathedral
Cathedral: Night
Cannon ftw
I think this is one of my best pictures of the whole trip
Think this was a governmental building of some sort. Or maybe it's the Cathedral from a different angle. Don't remember.
See, you get the fountain from both periods of day
Thousand year old olive tree. Seriously
A considerably different tree
For some reason, I don't remember this one... at all... I'm guessing it's Palma, though... because that's where I classified it.
On second thought, I think this is the largest of all my caches.
EmP should be jealous.
The Cathedral
Cathedral: Night
Cannon ftw
I think this is one of my best pictures of the whole trip
Think this was a governmental building of some sort. Or maybe it's the Cathedral from a different angle. Don't remember.
See, you get the fountain from both periods of day
Thousand year old olive tree. Seriously
A considerably different tree
For some reason, I don't remember this one... at all... I'm guessing it's Palma, though... because that's where I classified it.
On second thought, I think this is the largest of all my caches.
EmP should be jealous.
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Title: News to make EmP cry
Posted: October 29, 2009 (10:02 PM)
Posted: October 29, 2009 (10:02 PM)
GREEN DAY IS TWO BANDS
I suppose this would be the part where I'd cut off my ears or jump for joy or some other such extreme emotional expression if I weren't so indifferent on the matter.
My views on Green Day: I like some songs. Others are blech. Most are OK. But honestly, I really don't care.
I suppose this would be the part where I'd cut off my ears or jump for joy or some other such extreme emotional expression if I weren't so indifferent on the matter.
My views on Green Day: I like some songs. Others are blech. Most are OK. But honestly, I really don't care.
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Title: Comparative Analysis of World Religious Philosophies
Posted: October 21, 2009 (04:37 PM)
Posted: October 21, 2009 (04:37 PM)
Taoism: Shit happens
Confucianism: Confucius say: Shit happens
Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit
Zen: What is the sound of shit happening?
Hinduism: This shit happened before
Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of Allah
Protestant: Let shit happen to someone else
Catholic: If shit happens, you deserve it
Judaism: Why does shit always happen to us?
Atheist: Shit happens for no apparent reason
Agnostic: Farts happen
Jehovah's Witnesses: Let us i and we'll tell you why shit happens
Hare Krishna: Shit happens shit happens shithappens shit shit happens happens shitshitshit happenshappenshappens
Pagan: Shit is a part of the goddes, too
Scientologist: Fecal matter happens
Murphyism: When the room is small and hot, farts happen
Confucianism: Confucius say: Shit happens
Buddhism: If shit happens, it isn't really shit
Zen: What is the sound of shit happening?
Hinduism: This shit happened before
Islam: If shit happens, it is the will of Allah
Protestant: Let shit happen to someone else
Catholic: If shit happens, you deserve it
Judaism: Why does shit always happen to us?
Atheist: Shit happens for no apparent reason
Agnostic: Farts happen
Jehovah's Witnesses: Let us i and we'll tell you why shit happens
Hare Krishna: Shit happens shit happens shithappens shit shit happens happens shitshitshit happenshappenshappens
Pagan: Shit is a part of the goddes, too
Scientologist: Fecal matter happens
Murphyism: When the room is small and hot, farts happen
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Title: The Field Museum
Posted: October 17, 2009 (03:13 PM)
Posted: October 17, 2009 (03:13 PM)
So today I went to the Field Museum here in Chicago because of the totally awesome pirates exhibit they have there until the 25th. I went with a large group from the pirates-related history class I'm taking since the trip was meant to serve as an extra credit opportunity.
The exhibit itself was really neat. It reflected a lot of what we had been learning in class, especially since the main historical consultant who helped the museum put it together had written a book about the subject that we have to read for the class. His name's Marcus Rediker and the book is Villains of All Nations if anyone's interested.
The book, and to a large extent the exhibit, portrays piracy in a different light than the romanticized "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "Treasure Island" vibe that we all grow up with.
The real stories behind pirates are a lot more sobering and dramatic than what you see on TV or in film. Pirates became pirates for many reasons, but to make the history lesson short, I'll just focus on the 18th century during what was called the "Golden Age of Piracy", which lasted from around 1715-1726.
After the War of Spanish Succession, the great demilitarization of the British Royal Navy forced a lot of sailors out of work. Unable to get jobs or any sustainable income, some turned to criminality, which included piracy. Others merely shifted roles from becoming privateers to pirates, which happened easily enough since piracy was no longer sanctioned by the state after the war in an effort to maintain peace with Spain. However, the majority of pirates emerged out of naval mutinies, either with the Royal Navy or merchant marines. These mutinies occurred to crewmen dissatisfaction with the captain's abusive treatment, which ranged from beatings and torture (to try and get them to work... because who wants to put all their effort into a job when they're receiving shit pay?) or withholding provisions so the captain could sell them off to his own profit, among other misdeeds. These mutinies also occurred on slaving vessels because disciplinary measures were probably some of the strictest there.
However, the largest influx of pirates came from captured crewmen of non-piratical vessels. Many often offered to join the pirates freely because they felt that piracy made a far better living than the miserable life of a naval seamen or other maritime job.
Anyway, history lesson aside, the exhibit reflected much of this. It even started off with discussion of the slave trade, which served as a huge target - and source - of piracy. There were actual artifacts from the era such as cannon, firearms, pieces of eight, and even bits and pieces from clothing such as brass buckles and clips and the like.
All around it was pretty fascinating. And then afterwards we ate lunch at a nearby restaurant, where there were only about 6-8 of us, including the professor, because the larger group had already left to go eat somewhere else. During a discussion there I had a hilarious brain fart that should amuse many of you, especially EmP... if he's around.
A grad student in the class was discussing his two-day exploration of the British Museum when he was over there whenever ago. Towards the end of his tale, he said something like, "It was all pretty amazing until I dropped £100 in the bookstore." Of course, me being me, focusing on the sheer amount of walking he must have been doing, said "You lost 100lbs just from walking?" XXXD At which point everyone just laughed at me and I had to explain that I'd just had a brain fart and probably had food on my mind more than money.
While it was very amusing to everyone involved, including myself, the incident did bother me a little if only because it made me look the stereotypical self-centered American who thinks only of her own country even when outside it. This of course cannot be further from the truth especially considering the fact that I had gone to Mallorca over the summer, and the fact that I have both British and European currency hidden in my room. I also pride myself in my international perspective and abhor the stereotype, but that aside, the incident hilarious and I'm going to assume that everyone thought it was an honest mistake (which it was).
Anyway, now that I'm done talking, I really should get some work done... *sigh*
The exhibit itself was really neat. It reflected a lot of what we had been learning in class, especially since the main historical consultant who helped the museum put it together had written a book about the subject that we have to read for the class. His name's Marcus Rediker and the book is Villains of All Nations if anyone's interested.
The book, and to a large extent the exhibit, portrays piracy in a different light than the romanticized "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "Treasure Island" vibe that we all grow up with.
The real stories behind pirates are a lot more sobering and dramatic than what you see on TV or in film. Pirates became pirates for many reasons, but to make the history lesson short, I'll just focus on the 18th century during what was called the "Golden Age of Piracy", which lasted from around 1715-1726.
After the War of Spanish Succession, the great demilitarization of the British Royal Navy forced a lot of sailors out of work. Unable to get jobs or any sustainable income, some turned to criminality, which included piracy. Others merely shifted roles from becoming privateers to pirates, which happened easily enough since piracy was no longer sanctioned by the state after the war in an effort to maintain peace with Spain. However, the majority of pirates emerged out of naval mutinies, either with the Royal Navy or merchant marines. These mutinies occurred to crewmen dissatisfaction with the captain's abusive treatment, which ranged from beatings and torture (to try and get them to work... because who wants to put all their effort into a job when they're receiving shit pay?) or withholding provisions so the captain could sell them off to his own profit, among other misdeeds. These mutinies also occurred on slaving vessels because disciplinary measures were probably some of the strictest there.
However, the largest influx of pirates came from captured crewmen of non-piratical vessels. Many often offered to join the pirates freely because they felt that piracy made a far better living than the miserable life of a naval seamen or other maritime job.
Anyway, history lesson aside, the exhibit reflected much of this. It even started off with discussion of the slave trade, which served as a huge target - and source - of piracy. There were actual artifacts from the era such as cannon, firearms, pieces of eight, and even bits and pieces from clothing such as brass buckles and clips and the like.
All around it was pretty fascinating. And then afterwards we ate lunch at a nearby restaurant, where there were only about 6-8 of us, including the professor, because the larger group had already left to go eat somewhere else. During a discussion there I had a hilarious brain fart that should amuse many of you, especially EmP... if he's around.
A grad student in the class was discussing his two-day exploration of the British Museum when he was over there whenever ago. Towards the end of his tale, he said something like, "It was all pretty amazing until I dropped £100 in the bookstore." Of course, me being me, focusing on the sheer amount of walking he must have been doing, said "You lost 100lbs just from walking?" XXXD At which point everyone just laughed at me and I had to explain that I'd just had a brain fart and probably had food on my mind more than money.
While it was very amusing to everyone involved, including myself, the incident did bother me a little if only because it made me look the stereotypical self-centered American who thinks only of her own country even when outside it. This of course cannot be further from the truth especially considering the fact that I had gone to Mallorca over the summer, and the fact that I have both British and European currency hidden in my room. I also pride myself in my international perspective and abhor the stereotype, but that aside, the incident hilarious and I'm going to assume that everyone thought it was an honest mistake (which it was).
Anyway, now that I'm done talking, I really should get some work done... *sigh*
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Title: Memmories of Mallorca: Castel Bellver
Posted: October 06, 2009 (02:22 PM)
Posted: October 06, 2009 (02:22 PM)
Zig had wanted me to put this togetger for a while now and I just kept forgetting. I also didn't have time. These will have to be done incrementally as I have A LOT of pictures... Some places may need to be combined, though, because I'm not putting everything on here... especially not the pictures that have me (or other people) in them. Though as far as pics with other people go, some of the ones may have random people off in the distance or something... but sometimes the pictures are just too good (for their scenery) to pass up.
Anyway, I believe I remember talking about the trip to the castle when I was blogging about the trip back in May / June, but it was still a great adventure that day. Well, until the food poisoning or whatever it was that made me miserable for a few days after. And this time you get to see pics!
This castle, from what I understood, is the only (or one of the only) completely round castles in Europe. This can be told from the circular courtyard (seen later) as well as the fact that once at the top, you can literally walk around 360 degrees and view the island from every direction.
The castle, once used to hold political prisoners, POWs and the like, is now a museum that houses artwork of many types.
These last three, with the exception of the middle, are just pics from the very top of the castle. The middle one is more artwork from inside.
See that, EmP? You could've gone here, you bum.
Anyway, I believe I remember talking about the trip to the castle when I was blogging about the trip back in May / June, but it was still a great adventure that day. Well, until the food poisoning or whatever it was that made me miserable for a few days after. And this time you get to see pics!
Horses ftw!
This castle, from what I understood, is the only (or one of the only) completely round castles in Europe. This can be told from the circular courtyard (seen later) as well as the fact that once at the top, you can literally walk around 360 degrees and view the island from every direction.
The Courtyard
The castle, once used to hold political prisoners, POWs and the like, is now a museum that houses artwork of many types.
Arrow slit! =D
These last three, with the exception of the middle, are just pics from the very top of the castle. The middle one is more artwork from inside.
See that, EmP? You could've gone here, you bum.
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Title: ATTN: EmP
Posted: September 08, 2009 (12:13 PM)
Posted: September 08, 2009 (12:13 PM)
Enjoy your shrine. May all the people of the world bow down before your over-egotistical glory and pray! =D
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Title: Ugh. Kill me now.
Posted: August 23, 2009 (08:22 PM)
Posted: August 23, 2009 (08:22 PM)
I just looked at my course load, and... while it has its advantages, they may not matter because of Wednesdays alone.
This is my schedule for Wednesday:
9:20 - 10:15 American Politics
I can't remmber why I'm taking this. This may be the class that crosses with philosophy, but I don't think it is. Interest, I suppose. And a strange desire to see just how ignorant about our own political system I really am.
10:25 - 11:15 Composition & Conversation II
Yay - let's hear it for rounding out my Spanish minor! God Bless that Mallorca program.
12:35 - 1:25 Political Theory
Yes, I decided to try and pull a minor in poli-sci. Plus one of these counts as a philosophy course, so I'll be done with philosophy after this, unless I decide to minor in that too. Because I can.
2:00 - 4:30 Junior Colloquium
Where I learn how to write advanced history papers. It's a course I could've used before taking the English history class last semester but ouldn't because only juniors and higher are allowed to take it. But, well, hopefully it'll help now, anyway. I'll need the knowledge for my other history class this semester, I'm sure. Still, it's writing intensive.....
7:00 - 9:30: Social & Political Philosophy
That's 7 in the evening, thanks. I'm not even sure I'll like the class... Some of the coursework looked interesting, but others didn't. I may be too reminded of that anthropology class I took, which was interesting but... just a little beyond me, I think. Who knows.
......
Good God. I'm insane. The one good thing about this schedule is that I have Tuesday open, and only one class on Thursday, which is another (2½ hour) history class about pirates that's being taught by like my favorite prof here. But still, those first three classes I have Monday and Friday as well as Wednesday... so that's not too comforting. But at least they get out in the early afternoon, I guess.
....Five classes in one day... Six in total... Three that only occur once a week for 2½ hours which means a lot of stupid reading and whatever else. Oh boy.
Well, guess we'll see how this goes. Pray for my soul. Or better yet, my sanity. I'll surely need it.
This is my schedule for Wednesday:
9:20 - 10:15 American Politics
I can't remmber why I'm taking this. This may be the class that crosses with philosophy, but I don't think it is. Interest, I suppose. And a strange desire to see just how ignorant about our own political system I really am.
10:25 - 11:15 Composition & Conversation II
Yay - let's hear it for rounding out my Spanish minor! God Bless that Mallorca program.
12:35 - 1:25 Political Theory
Yes, I decided to try and pull a minor in poli-sci. Plus one of these counts as a philosophy course, so I'll be done with philosophy after this, unless I decide to minor in that too. Because I can.
2:00 - 4:30 Junior Colloquium
Where I learn how to write advanced history papers. It's a course I could've used before taking the English history class last semester but ouldn't because only juniors and higher are allowed to take it. But, well, hopefully it'll help now, anyway. I'll need the knowledge for my other history class this semester, I'm sure. Still, it's writing intensive.....
7:00 - 9:30: Social & Political Philosophy
That's 7 in the evening, thanks. I'm not even sure I'll like the class... Some of the coursework looked interesting, but others didn't. I may be too reminded of that anthropology class I took, which was interesting but... just a little beyond me, I think. Who knows.
......
Good God. I'm insane. The one good thing about this schedule is that I have Tuesday open, and only one class on Thursday, which is another (2½ hour) history class about pirates that's being taught by like my favorite prof here. But still, those first three classes I have Monday and Friday as well as Wednesday... so that's not too comforting. But at least they get out in the early afternoon, I guess.
....Five classes in one day... Six in total... Three that only occur once a week for 2½ hours which means a lot of stupid reading and whatever else. Oh boy.
Well, guess we'll see how this goes. Pray for my soul. Or better yet, my sanity. I'll surely need it.
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Title: You know what I hate?
Posted: August 15, 2009 (10:13 AM)
Posted: August 15, 2009 (10:13 AM)
When TV shows feel the need to caption English accents, even when they're perfectly comprehensible.
Seriously. They're speaking the same language. They aren't that hard to understand. Grow some ears, people. What the hell.
I don't know. Maybe people in this country are just stupid or something. I mean really. Unless they're speaking some British dialectical equivalent to ghetto-speak, there's seriously no reason for subtitles.
But who knows. I suppose it's possible that some people have spent their entire lives here without ever hearing an English accent before, but in this day and age, I don't see how that's really possible unless you live under a rock.
What's wrong with this country? Good lord.
Mood: rant
Seriously. They're speaking the same language. They aren't that hard to understand. Grow some ears, people. What the hell.
I don't know. Maybe people in this country are just stupid or something. I mean really. Unless they're speaking some British dialectical equivalent to ghetto-speak, there's seriously no reason for subtitles.
But who knows. I suppose it's possible that some people have spent their entire lives here without ever hearing an English accent before, but in this day and age, I don't see how that's really possible unless you live under a rock.
What's wrong with this country? Good lord.
Mood: rant
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Title: Clerks II
Posted: August 03, 2009 (08:18 AM)
Posted: August 03, 2009 (08:18 AM)
Apparently I'm writing this under the impression that this was actually a movie that a lot of people have seen. I'm going to assume it's not, but I'm going to rant about it anyway. DISCLAIMER: This post will contain spoilers.
So the other night, I saw Clerks II on Comedy Central. I was happy because after seeing the sheer brilliance that is the cartoon, I thought the movies would be just as good.
I was wrong.
What followed was a series of degenerate, never ending sex jokes with references to the most disgusting things people can do to one another. And animals. While things like that can be funny in moderation, it's really not good if the whole film seems to revolve around it. That any one character can barely speak more than one sentence without saying some variation of "Fuck" or "shit" doesn't help, either.
Well, this isn't entirely true. The whole plot revolved around co-protagonist Dante Hicks leaving New Jersey to start a new life with his too-sexy-for-him blonde fiancé. Of course, it wouldn't be Clerks if the rest of the film didn't involve Randall and others effectively ruining that goal. Which is where the comedy comes in. The film does have its moments, most of which don't involve utterly disgusting behavior or innuendo. And it's these that are appreciated. The nerd obsessed with LotR and all the jabs that come as a result is almost priceless, for example.
That said, due to the nature and execution of the movie, it completely lacks the utter wittiness and genius that created the cartoon, even though both were probably created by many of the same people, and both certainly featured the same actors. I suppose I chalk this up to the film industry's notion of comedy which for whatever reason assumes that everyone thinks masturbation jokes, exotic sexual acts, toilet humor, and gutter mouths make for great laughs. Well, they don't. At least not when beaten to the point where even the flies won't touch it. I suppose this kind kind of comedy used in excess appeals to some people - I'm thinking stoners and morons, mainly - but to me, it's just... meh.
I'm quite glad I saw this on TV, because whether they say "uncut and uncensored" or not, they still cut and sensor things. And according to my brother, who saw the real thing, I'm not really missing much.
That said, this experience won't make me think less of the cartoon. I still find that to be one of the most brilliant animated series ever created, and it's a shame it tanked the way it did. And I'd still probably see the first Clerks film, in the hopes that it has a bit more substance than this one. And by substance, I mean better comedic value because "substance" by its usual definitiion doesn't really apply to comedy.
So the other night, I saw Clerks II on Comedy Central. I was happy because after seeing the sheer brilliance that is the cartoon, I thought the movies would be just as good.
I was wrong.
What followed was a series of degenerate, never ending sex jokes with references to the most disgusting things people can do to one another. And animals. While things like that can be funny in moderation, it's really not good if the whole film seems to revolve around it. That any one character can barely speak more than one sentence without saying some variation of "Fuck" or "shit" doesn't help, either.
Well, this isn't entirely true. The whole plot revolved around co-protagonist Dante Hicks leaving New Jersey to start a new life with his too-sexy-for-him blonde fiancé. Of course, it wouldn't be Clerks if the rest of the film didn't involve Randall and others effectively ruining that goal. Which is where the comedy comes in. The film does have its moments, most of which don't involve utterly disgusting behavior or innuendo. And it's these that are appreciated. The nerd obsessed with LotR and all the jabs that come as a result is almost priceless, for example.
That said, due to the nature and execution of the movie, it completely lacks the utter wittiness and genius that created the cartoon, even though both were probably created by many of the same people, and both certainly featured the same actors. I suppose I chalk this up to the film industry's notion of comedy which for whatever reason assumes that everyone thinks masturbation jokes, exotic sexual acts, toilet humor, and gutter mouths make for great laughs. Well, they don't. At least not when beaten to the point where even the flies won't touch it. I suppose this kind kind of comedy used in excess appeals to some people - I'm thinking stoners and morons, mainly - but to me, it's just... meh.
I'm quite glad I saw this on TV, because whether they say "uncut and uncensored" or not, they still cut and sensor things. And according to my brother, who saw the real thing, I'm not really missing much.
That said, this experience won't make me think less of the cartoon. I still find that to be one of the most brilliant animated series ever created, and it's a shame it tanked the way it did. And I'd still probably see the first Clerks film, in the hopes that it has a bit more substance than this one. And by substance, I mean better comedic value because "substance" by its usual definitiion doesn't really apply to comedy.
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Title: Ugh. Finally!
Posted: July 28, 2009 (01:17 PM)
Posted: July 28, 2009 (01:17 PM)
I finally wrote something. After ages and ages of no motivation, writer's block and anything else, I finally wrote a review. It's for Psychonauts.
It's kind of forced, so I'm not really expecting too much. However, I did write it how I wanted to - that is, I talked about things that I'd wanted to talk about. Mainly a kind of psychologic comparison thing, since that seemed appropriate. I also thought it might be unique. Granted, due to its nature, I'm not going to expect people to like it. But that's OK because I'm at least happy that I was able to get it out there and relatively how I wanted (though I do wish the quality of the writing itself would've felt smoother as I was working...).
That being said, I'm aware of some of its flaws. It's style is pretty standard. It's also unedited, so I expect a few typos. I mostly just wanted to get it done. I'm aware that some sentences are probably awkward and some ideas are probably confusing, but I tried to explain them as best I could. I'm also aware of word repetition - there are at least three words I can think of that I use quite frequently. I didn't feel like looking through a thesaurus to find a semi-appropriate match for them, though. I still have a day to do nitty-gritty editing things anyway. It's the main conceptual flaws that probably exist as well that I'm more concerned with.
I'll probably use this for TT, even if it isn't that great, since I don't feel like using some old review this round. I actually want to save some of the reviews I didn't use for next year, anyway. Maybe things will go better then.
I'm just glad to get one written after... months... or... however long it's been.
It's kind of forced, so I'm not really expecting too much. However, I did write it how I wanted to - that is, I talked about things that I'd wanted to talk about. Mainly a kind of psychologic comparison thing, since that seemed appropriate. I also thought it might be unique. Granted, due to its nature, I'm not going to expect people to like it. But that's OK because I'm at least happy that I was able to get it out there and relatively how I wanted (though I do wish the quality of the writing itself would've felt smoother as I was working...).
That being said, I'm aware of some of its flaws. It's style is pretty standard. It's also unedited, so I expect a few typos. I mostly just wanted to get it done. I'm aware that some sentences are probably awkward and some ideas are probably confusing, but I tried to explain them as best I could. I'm also aware of word repetition - there are at least three words I can think of that I use quite frequently. I didn't feel like looking through a thesaurus to find a semi-appropriate match for them, though. I still have a day to do nitty-gritty editing things anyway. It's the main conceptual flaws that probably exist as well that I'm more concerned with.
I'll probably use this for TT, even if it isn't that great, since I don't feel like using some old review this round. I actually want to save some of the reviews I didn't use for next year, anyway. Maybe things will go better then.
I'm just glad to get one written after... months... or... however long it's been.
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Title: My new member title
Posted: July 14, 2009 (08:59 AM)
Posted: July 14, 2009 (08:59 AM)
Yes, I'm making fun of myself. I'll probably change it to something happier in a few weeks or when I go back to school. I dunno.
Somehow I think I get more depressed in summer. Haha. That's hilarious.
Somehow I think I get more depressed in summer. Haha. That's hilarious.
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Title: You know the ONE thing that sucks about the 4th of July...
Posted: July 05, 2009 (11:35 AM)
Posted: July 05, 2009 (11:35 AM)
is the day after.
I feel like shit. And I didn't even drink anything. I just stayed out till 2:00 in the morning at a friend's house because it coincidentally happened to be his birthday and blew things up for six hours.
Which was awesome except that it was raining almost all day and damp when it wasn't. And it was cold enough to wear autumn clothing. Seriously that's not cool - wearing pants in July. Honestly. Fortunately the weather didn't really affect any of the explosions, but it did affect my joints which hurt all day/night. And now I feel like I'm going to catch a cold or something and that's not much fun at all. But oh, well; it was fun anyway and considering it's like the only time of year I see those people, I'd do it again.
I feel like shit. And I didn't even drink anything. I just stayed out till 2:00 in the morning at a friend's house because it coincidentally happened to be his birthday and blew things up for six hours.
Which was awesome except that it was raining almost all day and damp when it wasn't. And it was cold enough to wear autumn clothing. Seriously that's not cool - wearing pants in July. Honestly. Fortunately the weather didn't really affect any of the explosions, but it did affect my joints which hurt all day/night. And now I feel like I'm going to catch a cold or something and that's not much fun at all. But oh, well; it was fun anyway and considering it's like the only time of year I see those people, I'd do it again.
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Title: Back home... finally
Posted: June 14, 2009 (12:46 PM)
Posted: June 14, 2009 (12:46 PM)
I should note that the exasperated "finally" deals more with the 18 hour trip back than wanting to leave Mallorca itself. That place was cool; I'm going to miss it.
On that note, the trip back sucked. I'm tired as hell and EmP's a liar.
The airport was NOT open that night, thank you. Instead they only kept Terminal 1 open where any late arrivals could go and sleep on these sort of reclining chairs, or the rows of regular chairs, which which were probably more comfortable because you could actually lay down however you wanted. Nothing was open, not even food places. The only thing to eat was crap purchased at a row of vending machines. I'm just glad my host mom had given me stuff to eat before leaving.
Because they'd decided to confine us to a single terminal, and a single gate port at that (36-56, I think), I grew incredibly bored and restless, and sometime around 2:00 in the morning I'd decided to wander around the rest of the place and got yelled at by a securitybitch lady.
I could only sleep for 1 to 1½ hours at a time, which I did between the hours of 11:30 - 1:00 and 2:30 - 4:00, roughly. Inbetween that time I woke up not only because I was uncomfortable, but because I was freezing since I guess they like to keep the airconditioning on even when it's only like 65F outside. Whatever. This contributed to my want to wander around because at least then I was warm.
Woke up at around 4:00 and noticed that things were picking up again, so I decided to relocate and to my relief discovered they weren't holding me back this time, though everything was still closed and remained so until about 5:30 - 6:30 in the morning. It was there that I discovered sunrise in England occurs at around 4:00 in the morning because it had already progressed enough when I wandered by a window at 4:30. This amused me greatly. I laughed really hard. I think part of it was me being tired, but still. 4:00 in the morning? Really? XD
Anyway, none of this would have been that bad if there were actually people. I guess that's because I like watching people and find it entertaining. I also like to wander around and look at stuff especially when in places I've never been before. And while I'd been in the same place coming to Mallorca, I hadn't grown bored of it that quickly. I remember feeling quite alone and awkward when I passed through security the first time at like 10:30 only to find absolutely NO ONE there. It wasn't a very fun feeling. lol Interestingly, I find that things should shut down that early in the evening... but... I dunno how air travel works.
That said, when things finally started picking up, getting checked through was fairly easy even though it meant effectively going through security twice because United has stricter security policies than bmi or something because I don't remember having to go through security a second time (after the usual initial security check that all airports have) before boarding the plane to Mallorca.
All of this makes me extremely grateful I'd managed to finish that substandard review for the competition as I never would have been able to upload it at the airport. I figure some sort of review is better than no review, anyway, so hopefully we can all be happy.
As for the 8 hour flight afterwards, that was OK, I guess, if boring as hell. I had stuff to read in both places, but didn't really end up reading that much as I was too busy trying to sleep or... something. I have no idea. Either way, I was too tired to read for any substantial length of time.
They fed me breakfast on the plane, which actually didn't suck too much, and I really needed the food as I hadn't eaten properly in like a day at that point.
Though the thing I hate about those really long flights the most is that it... just... hurts after a while. Sitting too long is painful, especially after 2-3 hours. And after everal more, joints start going if I don't move around enough (especially knees). But usually walking around a bit helps that. But of course, with planes being so narrow, it's really hard to walk around.
But anyway, I'm here now, intact and suffering from nothing but exhaustion. Though I am a bit worried about my luggage... It hadn't turned up in Chicago, and so I ended up filling out a form and talking intensively with a United representative who, after a long while, told me that it never arrived in London. Or that if it had, it didn't arrive on that flight. So who knows!
Hopefully it'll turn up somewhere...
Mood: Exhausted
On that note, the trip back sucked. I'm tired as hell and EmP's a liar.
The airport was NOT open that night, thank you. Instead they only kept Terminal 1 open where any late arrivals could go and sleep on these sort of reclining chairs, or the rows of regular chairs, which which were probably more comfortable because you could actually lay down however you wanted. Nothing was open, not even food places. The only thing to eat was crap purchased at a row of vending machines. I'm just glad my host mom had given me stuff to eat before leaving.
Because they'd decided to confine us to a single terminal, and a single gate port at that (36-56, I think), I grew incredibly bored and restless, and sometime around 2:00 in the morning I'd decided to wander around the rest of the place and got yelled at by a security
I could only sleep for 1 to 1½ hours at a time, which I did between the hours of 11:30 - 1:00 and 2:30 - 4:00, roughly. Inbetween that time I woke up not only because I was uncomfortable, but because I was freezing since I guess they like to keep the airconditioning on even when it's only like 65F outside. Whatever. This contributed to my want to wander around because at least then I was warm.
Woke up at around 4:00 and noticed that things were picking up again, so I decided to relocate and to my relief discovered they weren't holding me back this time, though everything was still closed and remained so until about 5:30 - 6:30 in the morning. It was there that I discovered sunrise in England occurs at around 4:00 in the morning because it had already progressed enough when I wandered by a window at 4:30. This amused me greatly. I laughed really hard. I think part of it was me being tired, but still. 4:00 in the morning? Really? XD
Anyway, none of this would have been that bad if there were actually people. I guess that's because I like watching people and find it entertaining. I also like to wander around and look at stuff especially when in places I've never been before. And while I'd been in the same place coming to Mallorca, I hadn't grown bored of it that quickly. I remember feeling quite alone and awkward when I passed through security the first time at like 10:30 only to find absolutely NO ONE there. It wasn't a very fun feeling. lol Interestingly, I find that things should shut down that early in the evening... but... I dunno how air travel works.
That said, when things finally started picking up, getting checked through was fairly easy even though it meant effectively going through security twice because United has stricter security policies than bmi or something because I don't remember having to go through security a second time (after the usual initial security check that all airports have) before boarding the plane to Mallorca.
All of this makes me extremely grateful I'd managed to finish that substandard review for the competition as I never would have been able to upload it at the airport. I figure some sort of review is better than no review, anyway, so hopefully we can all be happy.
As for the 8 hour flight afterwards, that was OK, I guess, if boring as hell. I had stuff to read in both places, but didn't really end up reading that much as I was too busy trying to sleep or... something. I have no idea. Either way, I was too tired to read for any substantial length of time.
They fed me breakfast on the plane, which actually didn't suck too much, and I really needed the food as I hadn't eaten properly in like a day at that point.
Though the thing I hate about those really long flights the most is that it... just... hurts after a while. Sitting too long is painful, especially after 2-3 hours. And after everal more, joints start going if I don't move around enough (especially knees). But usually walking around a bit helps that. But of course, with planes being so narrow, it's really hard to walk around.
But anyway, I'm here now, intact and suffering from nothing but exhaustion. Though I am a bit worried about my luggage... It hadn't turned up in Chicago, and so I ended up filling out a form and talking intensively with a United representative who, after a long while, told me that it never arrived in London. Or that if it had, it didn't arrive on that flight. So who knows!
Hopefully it'll turn up somewhere...
Mood: Exhausted
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