Eep!
Alrighty, so, it's been a little while...school started, as I'm sure you guys know. Hence, I've been a smidgy bit busy. Sophomore year pretty much rocks, so far. I'm told it's going to beat us over the head and turn us all into poached eggs, like the Frying Pan of Doom...*allows moment for those not huge fans of Patricia C. Wrede to realize that they have NO clue what that means*, but for now it's just really fun. Our readings are difficult but rewarding in sheer awesomeness. I can't believe that I've never read Augustine before. I had no clue what I was missing. And Ptolemy, judging from what little I've read, is awesome. I have no idea if Aunt Kathy ever read the Aeneid, but it's just as much "spear goes in, spear goes out" as the Illiad, if not more so. Lots of detail. I'm about to have a class on that, and at the moment I must admit it makes very little sense. Juno runs around making a huge mess out of everything. Fate defeats her plans and plots. Lots of gore. Woohoo. In lab we're doing Pascal. Our classes tend to consist of us poking holes in his method and then the tutor doing some sort of funky cool experiment that shows that he was right anyway, which none of us were denying. Kinda fun. Oh, and latin. That's...latiny. *nod*
The way cool part about math this year is that we have to watch stars. If any of you are out far enough from the lights to check out Scorpio(and at a low enough latitude...I think you can see it from Dallas), you really should. It's been stupendous. It can be seen, from here, at least, up until about midnight, lowish in the south. But then, we have mountains, so maybe it can usually be seen later. If you see a huge elongated curlicue in the sky with a big red star in the middle, that would be it.
Other news....there isn't much other news. We all sit around and study. And now it's dinner time. Goodbye!
*ahem*
I thought I would break my long silence to announce a momentous occasion.
I have watched my first off-campus movie (wrapped in a blanket) of the year.
In other words, summer(time of indoor movies!) is officially ending, and my sophomore year(eek!) is officially beginning.
Oh, and the freshmen are everywhere. They look really nice, but I've only met about....5 of them so far. And one of them came with us to watch the movie. Yay for initiating Kate!
Anyway, all of you need to get back here. Soon! It's feeling all class-like, except that only a few of my friends are around, so it's really weird.
And if your registration is complete by noon today, you get your schedule on Saturday. Just so you know.
random question...
Why does "having a life" mean having a busy social life? Can't one have a life without being too busy for last minute engagements?
I do exist! Really!
Haha! I'm posting! With words, and not pictures! Amazing, no?
Anyway, I'm at home, and have been since Saturday. I'm leaving tomorrow *sniff* so I won't see my family again until Thanksgiving. *sniffsniff* But I get to see JenJen and SashaWasha and peoples again. (yay!) and JenJen won't be bored stiff anymore(yay!).
I've had tons of fun at home. Pictures will follow of night croquet with my mom, my aunt, Mary, and our friend Bill(not playing, but providing entertainment and light). I suppose I haven't actually done all that much here, but it's been lovely. Oh, and I had a super yummy italian meal made by my Nanna. Mmm... and I saw Charlie and the Chocolate factory with my fun auntie Boomba.
Random query: Why does one's cell phone never ring when one isn't doing anything, but the second you're busy, it rings off the hook? I was busy for a whopping 6 hours last night, and I swear I got 4 phone calls, all of pressing urgency that needed to be dealt with. Normally no one calls me at all.
Hmm...oh, for the record, I have the
sweetest boyfriend ever.Oh! Good news! I know most of you have heard about this, but for anyone who doesn't know, Susan Torres, a UD grad(in my cousin's class) collapsed from a melanoma which had reached her brain before it was detected. She was 4 months pregnant then, I think. She was pronounced brain dead, but the baby was still fine, so her husband, despite extremely limited insurance, chose to keep her body alive on life support until the baby could be safely delivered. They kept her alive for the past three months, fighting off infections in her body that could harm the baby, and praying that the cancer wouldn't spread to the placenta. They're a good Catholic family, and the whole UD alumni network has been praying for them. Anyway, their baby girl has been delivered.
Read the article! And now...I should eat something before I keel over *nod* Love to all!
