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Feb. 5th, 2004 05:51 pmSo...cold....
Can't...type....
Heat's off in my office. Don't ask me why. Maybe they think they won't have to pay my stiped if I die of hypothermia.
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In more cheerful news, I now have a fairly comprehensive list of internship to apply for in Washington, Washington DC, California, Colorado, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. Most of them require the same thing, so many packets will soon be mailed...
(Is that how Illinois is spelled? This is something I should probably know, huh.)
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I actually wrote on Felinecor's Land today. That hasn't happened in literally years. I mean I've been editing them as I put them up, but everything at the index is at least eighteen months old. Today I got started on revamping chapter 23 extensively, since between 21 and 22 there's an eight-month leap, and I didn't want the two-year leap I'd put between 22 and 23.
It's worked surprisingly well. What was narrator exposition is now a really rather interesting conversation between Felinecor and Gaius; I also solved the Who The Hell Is Octavian Having Mansex With problem, though I haven't yet figured out who's on top since, as my Classics prof put it today, "There was no social issue with the buggerer, it was the buggeree who was looked down on in Roman culture".
Also got to reintroduce a bunch of early characters who haven't been mentioned in a while, and got rid of some truly annoying Banter between Felinecor and Samantha.
The Costumes Quiz went well, only one question that I totally had no clue about ("What is a cothurnus is made from?" Err...what's a cothurnus?) and question #20 was especially good:
Janet Jackson's superbowl halftime flash was:
A) A "wardrobe malfunction"
B) A shameless attempt at self-promotion and grab for publicity
Once everyone had gotten there he announced "And if you get this one wrong, just fill out the drop card for the class now." We love Big Gay Professor.
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Alexander the Great was not in class today. Perhaps he was off conquering Persia.
Commentary post-hack: Alexander the Great was a student of mine who did look remarkably like Alexander.
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This concludes Sam News Daily, sponsored by Kashi Golean Bars ("Tastes like wet cement!") and Arrowhead Bottled Water ("You paid too much for this.").
Can't...type....
Heat's off in my office. Don't ask me why. Maybe they think they won't have to pay my stiped if I die of hypothermia.
--
In more cheerful news, I now have a fairly comprehensive list of internship to apply for in Washington, Washington DC, California, Colorado, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. Most of them require the same thing, so many packets will soon be mailed...
(Is that how Illinois is spelled? This is something I should probably know, huh.)
--
I actually wrote on Felinecor's Land today. That hasn't happened in literally years. I mean I've been editing them as I put them up, but everything at the index is at least eighteen months old. Today I got started on revamping chapter 23 extensively, since between 21 and 22 there's an eight-month leap, and I didn't want the two-year leap I'd put between 22 and 23.
It's worked surprisingly well. What was narrator exposition is now a really rather interesting conversation between Felinecor and Gaius; I also solved the Who The Hell Is Octavian Having Mansex With problem, though I haven't yet figured out who's on top since, as my Classics prof put it today, "There was no social issue with the buggerer, it was the buggeree who was looked down on in Roman culture".
Also got to reintroduce a bunch of early characters who haven't been mentioned in a while, and got rid of some truly annoying Banter between Felinecor and Samantha.
The Costumes Quiz went well, only one question that I totally had no clue about ("What is a cothurnus is made from?" Err...what's a cothurnus?) and question #20 was especially good:
Janet Jackson's superbowl halftime flash was:
A) A "wardrobe malfunction"
B) A shameless attempt at self-promotion and grab for publicity
Once everyone had gotten there he announced "And if you get this one wrong, just fill out the drop card for the class now." We love Big Gay Professor.
--
Alexander the Great was not in class today. Perhaps he was off conquering Persia.
Commentary post-hack: Alexander the Great was a student of mine who did look remarkably like Alexander.
--
This concludes Sam News Daily, sponsored by Kashi Golean Bars ("Tastes like wet cement!") and Arrowhead Bottled Water ("You paid too much for this.").
