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20120. Ms. No - 9/7/2006 5:39:22 PM How did he end up in the coma?
20121. arkymalarky - 9/8/2006 3:32:05 AM It's great you're enjoying your classes, No. Mine are okay, but it's too much right now. I'm determined to get through all three of them, but it will be a challenge with my workload. My classes at work are great this year, but very demanding, so it's hard to fit everything in.
We're reading 8 novels in the American Novels class, and the first was The Blithedale Romance. I really like The Scarlet Letter and some of Hawthorne's short stories, but I didn't like this at all. I've read about half of the novels we're assigned. I don't know how interesting the class will be yet because we've only met once, but just keeping up with the workload will drain a lot of the enjoyment out of it.
I have to read five books in a second class and several books and documents to finish up the summer seminar. I have to write about five research papers and several less formal ones, in addition to two presentations.
And this POS computer is messing up again. I think I've got some kind of beastie in it that Norton's not finding, and it's driving me ape. It's all I can do to keep from dumping everything and reloading, but I don't want to mess with it right now.
So I bought another laptop and I'm giving this one to Mose. 20122. Ms. No - 9/8/2006 4:08:42 AM What other novels are you reading for your AmLit class?
20123. Ulgine Barrows - 9/8/2006 10:43:19 AM 20120. Ms. No - 9/7/2006 5:39:22 PM
How did he end up in the coma?
Very good question. It was just the luck of the draw, near as we can figure.
It started out as a summer cold, progressed to a flu, then ...coma. Bizarre. 20124. Ulgine Barrows - 9/8/2006 10:45:56 AM He has less patience with the likes of me and others who .... I dunno.
There is a bitter edge to him, that wasn't there before. 20125. Magoseph - 9/8/2006 1:31:37 PM Hello, everyone--thank you, Wonk, for asking about my absence. I miss Mac--he must be on vacation. Arky must be busy with school and her schooling. And where is our Pelle these days? Has he completely forgotten us?
20126. wonkers2 - 9/8/2006 2:25:48 PM Good question. I tried to lure Pelle with some pics of Ingrid Bergman, but he didn't bite. 20127. Ms. No - 9/8/2006 7:06:14 PM Wow, Ulgine, that is truly strange. Who'd've thought you could fall into a coma just from the common cold? Maybe he'll get progressively more like his old self as he recovers. 20128. robertjayb - 9/8/2006 7:27:05 PM Grateful for good news from whatever source, even The Dallas Morning News, which is endorsing our friend and sometime companion in windmill-tilting in her campaign for a seat on the state board of education. Go Maggie!
20129. arkymalarky - 9/8/2006 10:48:05 PM Good luck to her, Robt. Must be nice to have an elected as opposed to governor-only appointed SBE like ours. 20130. arkymalarky - 9/8/2006 10:51:06 PM Hey Mags. You're right, I am extremely busy right now and very stressed, but I hope to get caught up by the end of the month...
of May.
No,
We're reading Invisible Man, The Sound and the Fury, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Beloved, The Sun Also Rises, and next up is Portrait of a Lady. Then I have to pick one from a list I haven't seen yet. 20131. Ms. No - 9/9/2006 1:17:42 AM Cool list! I'll trade you for some Cotton Mather, how 'bout? 20132. arkymalarky - 9/9/2006 1:22:00 AM Haha. Thanks, but I done paid my dues on that guy. 20133. Ms. No - 9/9/2006 1:36:57 AM He's actually not as bad as Jonathan Edwards. I swear, modernize the language a teensie bit and he's the model for all televangelists that got big in the 70's. 20134. judithathome - 9/9/2006 3:47:06 AM Gosh...I've read almost all the stuff mentioned here today...can you guys just give me a degree without all that pesky class work and qualifications? 20135. arkymalarky - 9/9/2006 4:08:24 AM I'd certainly love it if it worked that way. Or just test me on them. I'll write three hours worth of essay test answers per book and be glad to do it. The half of the books I haven't read are pretty short. I don't like Hemingway a lot, but I've read plenty of his stuff and am familiar with The Sun Also Rises. I will probably have to reread all the rest but TSATF because it's been too long.
Second readings go pretty fast, plus I'm already into the second book and we won't discuss the first until Monday. But I have to write essay responses for every book, a 3-5 page paper, and a 15-20 page research paper, plus the final. If I weren't taking two other classes that demand papers and finishing up four papers from the summer and teaching a full load at work this would be an enjoyable class, though I'm not thrilled with most of the professor's choices overall. 20136. arkymalarky - 9/9/2006 4:16:17 AM Where I screwed up is not knocking out those four papers this summer when I had the chance, but I was totally burned out. I've started planning them, though, and I don't think they'll be too bad once I really get started on them. 20137. judithathome - 9/9/2006 2:43:19 PM I woke up with one of the worst headaches I've ever had...and have tons to do today because people are coming over before Gallery Night for snacks and drinks and then we're going to the galleries and THEN to a restaurant for Keoni's birthday, which is tommorrow.
Good luck on celebrating it then, though...it's golf at a toney golf course for him on that day!
I had a steroid shot in my knee yesterday...has anyone had experience with that and headache? 20138. arkymalarky - 9/9/2006 8:29:44 PM I hope it goes away.
Tell Keoni HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 20139. Trillium - 9/10/2006 4:32:33 PM Arky, I have a pile of reading to work on right now too... it does take the pleasure out of it when I have to read too much, too fast.
I had a very good time with a book group a couple of summers ago. None of us had much time, but we'd meet once a week and read out loud, one paragraph per person, with occasional breaks to discuss. It was a very stimulating way to read and made the most of the time. Having to write about a book can bring out surprising connections that I wouldn't have thought of before, but sometimes I think I'd rather just read the work carefully, methodically and to get the maximum out of it... instead of having to "prove" anything.
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