This is just to say
I didn't read the book
I was supposed to.
Forgive me,
I had no time left,
And sleep seemed more important.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Sanity Status Update
2 presentations and 1.5 papers down, 4.5 papers to go!
I had a group presentation yesterday on the Chinese American Experience for my novels class (we're reading The Joy Luck Club). Unfortunately this was perhaps the most politically incorrect group our professor could have possibly put together, and many of our group meetings consisted of Matt expressing his frustration with the cashier at the Rice Bowl not understanding his need for 20 pairs of chopsticks and Carolyn doing a pseudo-Asian dance to the theme song of Amy Tan's cartoon TV show about her "Chinese Siamese Cat." I could feel us losing point by the minute.
I also had a presentation this morning on the differences between English and French syntax. A thrilling topic I assure you, but at least one that I knew enough about to not have to spend entire days in the library. According to Roommate Laura I spent the whole presentation trying to push my rather short hair behind my ears. This is my standard in-front-of-people-anxiety habit, as evidenced by the multitudes of VHS tapes of me in plays--the donkey at the stable tugging on her hair, Alice in Wonderland flipping her hair behind her ears, Auntie Em attempting to pull the errant strands from her bun behind her ears. I thought I had conquered this issue, but apparently not.
Meanwhile, I have in fact managed to stay somewhat ahead of the game in this end of term madness. I wasn't up 'til 2 am this morning finishing my presentation, and those 1.5 papers I've completed aren't even due until Monday! (Nevermind that there are another 2.5 due that day too.) And I have a fairly solid idea of what I'm going to write about for the 2 papers due Wednesday. In fact, I think I'm so ahead of the game that now would be a delightful time to take a nap to congratulate myself. I mean, that's what all my friends who are already out of school are probably doing right now.
I had a group presentation yesterday on the Chinese American Experience for my novels class (we're reading The Joy Luck Club). Unfortunately this was perhaps the most politically incorrect group our professor could have possibly put together, and many of our group meetings consisted of Matt expressing his frustration with the cashier at the Rice Bowl not understanding his need for 20 pairs of chopsticks and Carolyn doing a pseudo-Asian dance to the theme song of Amy Tan's cartoon TV show about her "Chinese Siamese Cat." I could feel us losing point by the minute.
I also had a presentation this morning on the differences between English and French syntax. A thrilling topic I assure you, but at least one that I knew enough about to not have to spend entire days in the library. According to Roommate Laura I spent the whole presentation trying to push my rather short hair behind my ears. This is my standard in-front-of-people-anxiety habit, as evidenced by the multitudes of VHS tapes of me in plays--the donkey at the stable tugging on her hair, Alice in Wonderland flipping her hair behind her ears, Auntie Em attempting to pull the errant strands from her bun behind her ears. I thought I had conquered this issue, but apparently not.
Meanwhile, I have in fact managed to stay somewhat ahead of the game in this end of term madness. I wasn't up 'til 2 am this morning finishing my presentation, and those 1.5 papers I've completed aren't even due until Monday! (Nevermind that there are another 2.5 due that day too.) And I have a fairly solid idea of what I'm going to write about for the 2 papers due Wednesday. In fact, I think I'm so ahead of the game that now would be a delightful time to take a nap to congratulate myself. I mean, that's what all my friends who are already out of school are probably doing right now.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Summer Reading List
This is the list of books I am forcing LaurenFrances to read this summer. You should too.
Much Ado About Nothing : Shakespeare
The Sun Also Rises : Hemingway
The Color Purple : Walker
The Awakening : Chopin
My Sister's Keeper : Picoult
Maggie, A Girl of the Streets : Crane
The Handmaid's Tale : Atwood
How the Irish Saved Civilization : Cahill
That should do you for now. List of books I plan to read this summer will be posted once I have figured out what they are.
Much Ado About Nothing : Shakespeare
The Sun Also Rises : Hemingway
The Color Purple : Walker
The Awakening : Chopin
My Sister's Keeper : Picoult
Maggie, A Girl of the Streets : Crane
The Handmaid's Tale : Atwood
How the Irish Saved Civilization : Cahill
That should do you for now. List of books I plan to read this summer will be posted once I have figured out what they are.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Kristen the Evil Technological Genius
I have just downloaded a ringtone of Sara Evans "Born to Fly" for my cell phone. This is my first ever purchased ringtone. Shh, don't tell my parents, to whom the bill will go. And parents, if you read this, ignore that last sentence and I owe you $3.
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