03 May 2015

Currently | 3 May

Eating and Drinking // Trying to eat healthy, not succeeding every day

Reading // I'm at a bit of a standstill with pleasure reading right now as I delve into medieval literature for my course. Beowulf is up next!

Listening // I'm still listening to Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I love this book, but I'm not exactly sold on the audio. As such, it's taking me more time to finish the book than it should.

Blogging // I'm on some sort of strange blogging kick right now, and I hope the momentum keeps up!

Teaching // We are wrapping up the semester this week; then we have finals week, and then FREEDOM!!!

Loving // This picture of Carter and his girlfriend. He likes 'em young and bald.


Oh, and this picture of me and the other members of my crazy family...

Contemplating // How we rectify the massive disparities in translations of Old English poetry. Seriously, how is one ever to know the truth of the matter?

Promoting // Heart of Darkness May. Yep, I'm dedicating the month to a book I don't very much like. What can I say? I want to share some of what I did in Intro to Lit,and it helps me work through my very contradictory feelings on the novella. I have a review, a narratological discussion, some thoughts on whether it's super awesome or really racist, a look at Apocalypse Now (based on Heart of Darkness, sort of), and a few more odds and ends. I sincerely hope you all join in, show up, and help me out.

5 comments:

  1. Those are great pics. :D

    I hope the audio picks up for you. I really enjoyed it, though that was my first experience with Good Omens so maybe that makes a difference!

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  2. What an adorable pic of your little one!

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  3. Heart of Darkness? It's rather short, right? and you are here to help me muddle through it to make it meaningful? OK, OK, I'll get meeselves a copy!!!

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  4. THIS SEMESTER CANNOT END SOON ENOUGH. Final papers are due in my class tonight, and then the last of the grading. SILVER LINING!

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  5. Beowulf. Ah, I remember reading that in high school years ago and it was such a task for me. Yay for the semester ending soon!

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