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timeripple) wrote2004-09-24 04:56 pm
timeripple) wrote2004-09-24 04:56 pm
crying 'bide, lady, bide!'
In which Fiona reflects on the oddities of life.
I have, for once, fallen ill at a convenient time. Because classes don't start until Tuesday, I can sit around my room huddled under blankets instead of slogging through classwork and such. I am of course annoyed - nay, infuriated - that I cannot go out in the beautiful clear autumn afternoon, but quite honestly I don't trust myself to be aware enough of my surroundings to cross a street, and I'm much better off in bed with a cup of tea reading Thomas the Rhymer. Again. 1) Because it is a delicious book, with words and glorious images and songs enough to fill my music-deprived soul (nope, still no practice time), and 2) because my only other reading material at this point is the Trial and Death of Socrates. In Greek. While it is a fascinating document, I simply don't have the vocabulary to understand more than one word in five without a dictionary. So, to Elflyn land it is.
I have, for once, fallen ill at a convenient time. Because classes don't start until Tuesday, I can sit around my room huddled under blankets instead of slogging through classwork and such. I am of course annoyed - nay, infuriated - that I cannot go out in the beautiful clear autumn afternoon, but quite honestly I don't trust myself to be aware enough of my surroundings to cross a street, and I'm much better off in bed with a cup of tea reading Thomas the Rhymer. Again. 1) Because it is a delicious book, with words and glorious images and songs enough to fill my music-deprived soul (nope, still no practice time), and 2) because my only other reading material at this point is the Trial and Death of Socrates. In Greek. While it is a fascinating document, I simply don't have the vocabulary to understand more than one word in five without a dictionary. So, to Elflyn land it is.
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oh, btw, are my lj icons appearing for you? they still aren't loading at wellesley, and livejournal still has this dumb navigation menu at the bottom of the page instead of the task bar. hmph.
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Your icons look normal to me. I've always liked the Eowyn one. :)
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*nods* really good books and films are like that. actually, two panelists at worldcon were discussing this with regard to verious religions and theologies, it was very cool to listen to. (... *smacks head* I will post those notes, i promise, it just might be awhile...)
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*g* I look forward to them. Did Frenzy manage to sneak her recording device in?