This is friends-only simply in case the professor ever follows the link in my .sig here. I doubt it, but anyway… Remember me saying that I’m less than impressed with this professor? This is copied directly from the class site:…
Shamhat to Eve
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…
Ewww
Dammit! The stupid abdominal pain is with me again. I took some Vicodin immediately, but it’s still there and causing problems with focusing or going to sleep.
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…
Anti-Fat Proposal Used Figures Wrong by 3 Orders of Magnitude
Fat figures wrong admits minister Speaking in support of a proposed “fat tax” on certain foods, the head of the Department of Health in England cited a figure of 900,000 people claiming benefits from the government due to “incapacity” from…
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.…
From Today’s Mail
The hatred you’re carrying is a live coal in your heart—far more damaging to yourself than to them. –Lawana Blackwell Oh no! It’s the Attack of the Gay Agenda! (Thank you crimsonblossom)
Gaming Goal
From perverse_access: Good gamers know how to bring other people’s characters into their own stories. Really good gamers know when it’s time to play second fiddle in someone else’s story, and how to do it gracefully. I hope to be…