Okay, maybe I'll talk to you.
Oh Whatever
Published Sunday, April 09, 2006 at 9:16 PM by Jeff.
I feel rather lethargic. I haven't really done much all weekend, although I did bake some bread. Really good bread. I did my homework too.
Really, there isn't much to say. I've been tired, sat around. I either need a lot of personal interaction or none.
I know this post is kind of really lame, but at least it is better than yesterday's.
Really, there isn't much to say. I've been tired, sat around. I either need a lot of personal interaction or none.
I know this post is kind of really lame, but at least it is better than yesterday's.
Sleep
Published Thursday, April 06, 2006 at 12:35 AM by Jeff.
I've been really good about getting to bed early. Except for today, so I'll keep this one short.
I've been sore from racquetball yesterday, so it's been a groggy day. Greek was Greek, then Grammar was Grammar. After that, I went to Dr. Haynes's office hours to introduce myself and have a nice 20 minute chat regarding grammar, Greek, and anything else I could think of. He's a very nice person and enjoyed the chat.
As I was in Voorhies, I stopped by the Undergraduate Advisor to figure things out. I have to take at least 14 units a quarter with two English classes for the rest of my days here. I'll total at least 215 units, still under the max. So I'm doing well.
Myth was fun, since Dr. Rundin is a spaz.
NT Greek was hilarious, since it's a much more intimate setting. Oh, good times.
Since we were all in Sproul anyway, quite a few of us travelled up one floor for the Nota Bene release party. Basically, a nerdy thing Classics students do. Put out a book of essays, pictures, and creative works all relating to Classics. I can get anyone a copy if they want it. Please, want one.
We went to meeting, then came home and made some pasta. Claire came over since she needed to get out of the house, and left once her work was done. I am now here and tired. I apologize to Kirstyn for not calling her, but I am going to bed instead.
I've been sore from racquetball yesterday, so it's been a groggy day. Greek was Greek, then Grammar was Grammar. After that, I went to Dr. Haynes's office hours to introduce myself and have a nice 20 minute chat regarding grammar, Greek, and anything else I could think of. He's a very nice person and enjoyed the chat.
As I was in Voorhies, I stopped by the Undergraduate Advisor to figure things out. I have to take at least 14 units a quarter with two English classes for the rest of my days here. I'll total at least 215 units, still under the max. So I'm doing well.
Myth was fun, since Dr. Rundin is a spaz.
NT Greek was hilarious, since it's a much more intimate setting. Oh, good times.
Since we were all in Sproul anyway, quite a few of us travelled up one floor for the Nota Bene release party. Basically, a nerdy thing Classics students do. Put out a book of essays, pictures, and creative works all relating to Classics. I can get anyone a copy if they want it. Please, want one.
We went to meeting, then came home and made some pasta. Claire came over since she needed to get out of the house, and left once her work was done. I am now here and tired. I apologize to Kirstyn for not calling her, but I am going to bed instead.
It's Been a Long Day.
Published Tuesday, April 04, 2006 at 9:18 PM by Jeff.
I'm tired and want to go to bed.
Bed rhymes with bread, which is what I baked this morning. I did my usual making the dough before class, then biked to racquetball. Riddy somehow got a bike, so I led the way, showing him how to use the bike path to his advantage.
Racquetball was really fun. I played one really good game against Aaron, a rather formidable opponent. When that was done, I was exhausted, so didn't really do a whole lot. I played a wimpy game agains Brad, then got tired and went home.
Luckily for me, it was raining. Pouring down rain. I was wet by the time I got home.
I threw my clothes into the dryer and did my other things, namely take a shower and work more on my bread. I threw the bread into the oven a little late, so I asked Riddy to take it out while I was at class.
Greek was fine, except I was exhausted. It was by then a thorough heavy rain, so several people didn't show up to class. Tom didn't, so I suspected he just got extremely depressed. He has been known not to go to Greek because he got a B on his English midterm.
After Greek, I went to Dr. Rundin's office hours to confirm the A he said he would give me in lecture. He admitted it was in jest and corrected himself, saying "You might get an A in the class." He seemed a little hurried until I mentioned that I was actually enrolled in the class and was also a Classics major. This news loosened him up a bit and we had a nice little chat. It turns out he knows English, Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and at least a little bit of Hebrew and some other languages. That amazes me.
Since it was still pouring down, I went to Olson and read my Aggie. It still being miserable when that was done, I went to the MU and got a bagel since I was starving. There, I did some of my Greek homework as well.
At the correct time, I walked over to Hart where I sat for quite a long time waiting for our professor. She showed up a good 15 minutes late for no apparent reason, then went on to lecture incoherently for another 65. She has a tendency to go on long tangents unrelated to American Literature. This time, the main one was about some conference she went to in Birmingham, where they had some tribute to Katrina victims that was very moving. Tom actually showed up to class, and wrote on his paper, "Objection - Relevance?" to which I replied on mine, "Sustained."
Only having an hour and a half, I headed over to Shields Library and finished my Greek homework. I also read a bit in my Grammar book. Then Natalie Ridling called, having finished a tour of the campus. So I met her and answered her questions for a good 45 mintues before class. It was fun to see the high school eagerness in her eyes.
English discussion. This was for the tangential lecture class. I really like the TA. He has quite the history and is pretty cool. He seemed to stimulate discussion rather well, so I actually volunteered some information.
Afterwards, I got a message from Claire that was very garbled, so I assumed it was something about Film in the Ancient World, so I went to Wellman to see if I could find the class. I couldn't, so I went home.
My bread was enormous and delicious. I made a gangsta' sandwich with the leftover corned beef and cabbage. Basically, it was last night's meal, just cold and between huge slices of bread. Tasty.
Since then, I've done some reading and studying and have managed to get a headache. I'm going to head to bed.
Bed rhymes with bread, which is what I baked this morning. I did my usual making the dough before class, then biked to racquetball. Riddy somehow got a bike, so I led the way, showing him how to use the bike path to his advantage.
Racquetball was really fun. I played one really good game against Aaron, a rather formidable opponent. When that was done, I was exhausted, so didn't really do a whole lot. I played a wimpy game agains Brad, then got tired and went home.
Luckily for me, it was raining. Pouring down rain. I was wet by the time I got home.
I threw my clothes into the dryer and did my other things, namely take a shower and work more on my bread. I threw the bread into the oven a little late, so I asked Riddy to take it out while I was at class.
Greek was fine, except I was exhausted. It was by then a thorough heavy rain, so several people didn't show up to class. Tom didn't, so I suspected he just got extremely depressed. He has been known not to go to Greek because he got a B on his English midterm.
After Greek, I went to Dr. Rundin's office hours to confirm the A he said he would give me in lecture. He admitted it was in jest and corrected himself, saying "You might get an A in the class." He seemed a little hurried until I mentioned that I was actually enrolled in the class and was also a Classics major. This news loosened him up a bit and we had a nice little chat. It turns out he knows English, Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and at least a little bit of Hebrew and some other languages. That amazes me.
Since it was still pouring down, I went to Olson and read my Aggie. It still being miserable when that was done, I went to the MU and got a bagel since I was starving. There, I did some of my Greek homework as well.
At the correct time, I walked over to Hart where I sat for quite a long time waiting for our professor. She showed up a good 15 minutes late for no apparent reason, then went on to lecture incoherently for another 65. She has a tendency to go on long tangents unrelated to American Literature. This time, the main one was about some conference she went to in Birmingham, where they had some tribute to Katrina victims that was very moving. Tom actually showed up to class, and wrote on his paper, "Objection - Relevance?" to which I replied on mine, "Sustained."
Only having an hour and a half, I headed over to Shields Library and finished my Greek homework. I also read a bit in my Grammar book. Then Natalie Ridling called, having finished a tour of the campus. So I met her and answered her questions for a good 45 mintues before class. It was fun to see the high school eagerness in her eyes.
English discussion. This was for the tangential lecture class. I really like the TA. He has quite the history and is pretty cool. He seemed to stimulate discussion rather well, so I actually volunteered some information.
Afterwards, I got a message from Claire that was very garbled, so I assumed it was something about Film in the Ancient World, so I went to Wellman to see if I could find the class. I couldn't, so I went home.
My bread was enormous and delicious. I made a gangsta' sandwich with the leftover corned beef and cabbage. Basically, it was last night's meal, just cold and between huge slices of bread. Tasty.
Since then, I've done some reading and studying and have managed to get a headache. I'm going to head to bed.
Spring Break Part II
Published Monday, April 03, 2006 at 10:13 PM by Jeff.
This past weekend was a continuation of my Spring Break. It was funny of the University to put us back in school for two days then give us a three day weekend, but oh well.
I drove back from Kirstyn's this morning around 10. I put some Starbucks in my stomach which made it a little uneasy, then drove home. Once in Davis, I opened my packages (2) and took a shower. Cleaning up to the standards my life has set in this apartment, I went to Greek.
It has been a pretty mucky day, so I wore relatively grungy clothes. It was hot in Wellman, as usual. Some random guy was sitting in my seat, so I sat in the back next to Nick. I didn't like that seat very much. Thanks to Kirstyn working both Friday and Saturday, I knew my Greek very well and did a great job sight translating.
After Greek, I headed straight over to Olson and sat next to Cari for Grammar. Dr. Haynes lectures very quickly, cramping my hand. It's interesting stuff, but he goes slightly too fast to take it all in.
I wandered back to the MU and grabbed some lunch, then did a bit of my Greek homework. Tyson was looking for a place to sit, so we munched our lunch together and chatted about good Greek times.
At 3, I hurried over to Everson for Myth. Our Greek posse had disbanded, so I sat next to Allison Loveland and Jaina. We were briefly starting Hesiod, so I got excited. Dr. Rundin saw this and exclaimed, "Oh, you like Hesiod?" to which I replied, "I love Hesiod!" Then he went on to make the usual teacher comment about me getting an automatic A in the class. I'm going to hold him to that.
Back at home, I threw the corned beef into a pot and let it simmer for the next few hours. In that time, I got most of my other homework done. I went to the grocery store for some cabbage, potatoes, and mustard. I got Sierra Nevada mustard, which is probably my favorite stuff in the world. I would eat it right out of the jar, except that would be gross.
The corned beef turned out pretty good. In fact, aside from the aesthetic properties, it was pretty much the same as Dad's. It's a familiar taste that I got late this year, but it still came. I actually wish I had more so I could make sandwiches with my delicious mustard.
That was pretty much my day. After dinner, I read some Hesiod and did some Greek. I did some dishes as well, and also activated some yeast for bread tomorrow. Oh, the life of me.
I drove back from Kirstyn's this morning around 10. I put some Starbucks in my stomach which made it a little uneasy, then drove home. Once in Davis, I opened my packages (2) and took a shower. Cleaning up to the standards my life has set in this apartment, I went to Greek.
It has been a pretty mucky day, so I wore relatively grungy clothes. It was hot in Wellman, as usual. Some random guy was sitting in my seat, so I sat in the back next to Nick. I didn't like that seat very much. Thanks to Kirstyn working both Friday and Saturday, I knew my Greek very well and did a great job sight translating.
After Greek, I headed straight over to Olson and sat next to Cari for Grammar. Dr. Haynes lectures very quickly, cramping my hand. It's interesting stuff, but he goes slightly too fast to take it all in.
I wandered back to the MU and grabbed some lunch, then did a bit of my Greek homework. Tyson was looking for a place to sit, so we munched our lunch together and chatted about good Greek times.
At 3, I hurried over to Everson for Myth. Our Greek posse had disbanded, so I sat next to Allison Loveland and Jaina. We were briefly starting Hesiod, so I got excited. Dr. Rundin saw this and exclaimed, "Oh, you like Hesiod?" to which I replied, "I love Hesiod!" Then he went on to make the usual teacher comment about me getting an automatic A in the class. I'm going to hold him to that.
Back at home, I threw the corned beef into a pot and let it simmer for the next few hours. In that time, I got most of my other homework done. I went to the grocery store for some cabbage, potatoes, and mustard. I got Sierra Nevada mustard, which is probably my favorite stuff in the world. I would eat it right out of the jar, except that would be gross.
The corned beef turned out pretty good. In fact, aside from the aesthetic properties, it was pretty much the same as Dad's. It's a familiar taste that I got late this year, but it still came. I actually wish I had more so I could make sandwiches with my delicious mustard.
That was pretty much my day. After dinner, I read some Hesiod and did some Greek. I did some dishes as well, and also activated some yeast for bread tomorrow. Oh, the life of me.