More “I had to write it so I might as well post it.” One of the discussion questions in the lit course was: The role of women in Gilgamesh or rather the process of civilizing Enkidu. Do you see any…
Aging
The day a woman realizes that she isn’t worried about her nose being shiny, but having forgotten to use moisturizer was a painful mistake, she truly knows that she’s getting old. Kennesaw didn’t get my mid-term. I don’t know if…
Two Poems
They may suck, but since I had to write them for an assignment I figured I’d share them here as well. Summer Camp You dash to your new home Guided by smells bug spray and sunscreen Girls’ voices squealing, laughing…
Silly Classmates, Lit Class Progress
I got my comparison of flood myths done and turned in. It was quite interesting, although I would have preferred not to be limited to the four cultures presented (Hindu, Greco-Roman, Sumerian, and Hebrew). The creation myths are even more…
Migraine Hangover
The girl is still sleeping off the post-migraine hangover. I’ve spoken with her neurologist and allergist’s nurses, and am waiting to hear what the actual doctors have to say. I have to put in a plug for Dr. James Barfield.…
WebCT is Stupid
Okay, great. The “preferred browser” for use with WebCT is IE. I can do SOME things in IE, but I can’t send an email with an attachment. I can do that in Mozilla, and there are a few other little…
“Upgrades” That Aren’t
Oh, right, the new version of WebCT is an “upgrade.” Isn’t that supposed to mean it has improvements? There’s no longer an option to have the email for different courses forwarded to another email address, so I have to log…
What If You Weren’t Just Average?
I’ve been wondering about something for a while. I figure it’s likely to sound fairly conceited, but there ya go. Measures of disability, like strength, flexibility, or endurance loss—even the IQ or memory tests given to depressed people sometimes to…
Why Sodomy Laws Matter for Everyone
Well, I accomplished something today. I made a room full of redneck frat boys realize that a Supreme Court decision about two gay men actually has bearing on their own lives. I chose to talk about the October 2003 Supreme…
Speech Class
Consultant’s report confirms ineptitude of Atlanta schools Damn. The mind boggles just thinking about what I could do with $14k a year for shadowkatt‘s education, but the Atlanta public school system continues to insist that isn’t enough, and that really,…