May 18th, 2008
silly...I have decided I'm going to apply to do a Masters. Hopefully I should be able to do it this coming year.
Despite the utter rubbishness that is the module I'm being examined on tomorrow, and despite the issues I've had with my dissertation, and despite my numerous and fervent assertions to the contrary, Classics still fascinates me. I'm still not sure how to cope properly with studying. All I do know is I'm not done yet. There's too much left to learn.
Only problem is I've spent a couple of hours today looking up MA courses when I really should have been battling with this stupid Greek.
Despite the utter rubbishness that is the module I'm being examined on tomorrow, and despite the issues I've had with my dissertation, and despite my numerous and fervent assertions to the contrary, Classics still fascinates me. I'm still not sure how to cope properly with studying. All I do know is I'm not done yet. There's too much left to learn.
Only problem is I've spent a couple of hours today looking up MA courses when I really should have been battling with this stupid Greek.
busyWarning: Intense Fangirling Will Ensue.
I am in love. I love this movie. I want to live in this movie and never ever come back out. I will live in this movie while re-reading Prince Caspian and sobbing with fangirlish emotears of unspeakable squee. Human ears cannot hear the pitch I would need hit to convey my squee-factor on this film. Do you understand me? DO YOU? NO! You cannot possibly understand my torment that this movie is not in fact reality and I will never go to Narnia.
That's what this movie did: It made me remember the way I read the book nearly to death, and it matched up with all the pictures I had in my head, except sometimes it was better. Like.. REEPICHEEP. That was concentrated awesomesauce. Then there was the small matter of how the girls got to fight (oh hells yes).
I always hated that idiotic notion in the books that girls couldn't be in battle and I cannot tell you how glad I am that got tossed on its ear and Susan got to Legolas her way into being a freaking ninja!queen of awesome.
I am in love. I love this movie. I want to live in this movie and never ever come back out. I will live in this movie while re-reading Prince Caspian and sobbing with fangirlish emotears of unspeakable squee. Human ears cannot hear the pitch I would need hit to convey my squee-factor on this film. Do you understand me? DO YOU? NO! You cannot possibly understand my torment that this movie is not in fact reality and I will never go to Narnia.
That's what this movie did: It made me remember the way I read the book nearly to death, and it matched up with all the pictures I had in my head, except sometimes it was better. Like.. REEPICHEEP. That was concentrated awesomesauce. Then there was the small matter of how the girls got to fight (oh hells yes).
I always hated that idiotic notion in the books that girls couldn't be in battle and I cannot tell you how glad I am that got tossed on its ear and Susan got to Legolas her way into being a freaking ninja!queen of awesome.
Puss cat has been named Ziggy :-) He was a very good boy going to the vet on Friday for his first vaccine.
My new and relatively demanding job has kept me away from things, but I’m settling into a comfortable routine and am slowly beginning to get back on top of my commitments. I think it’s good to have one’s life shaken up a bit, but initially it’s a bit of a shock to the system. I’m enjoying the challenge (I don’t mean that in a PR-veneer type way, it’s actually rather fun!) but the weekends really can’t come too soon.
The typically unpredictable weather means that layering is essential, so I’m still plodding along on my Darcy and I’ve started a new cardigan from the same book (Kim Hargreaves’ Heartfelt) called Faith. I don’t think the photos in the book really did it justice - I wonder if it’s a little large for the model, actually - but once I’d seen naganasu’s beautiful version I knew I had to knit it.
I’m not the biggest fan of RYC Bamboo Soft, the recommended yarn. I mentioned my problems with it in an earlier post, and I wasn’t convinced it would hold up very well in a big, fairly heavy cardigan. The colours and price weren’t ideal, too, so I went for a soft cotton yarn in Garnstudio’s Safran. It’s very soft, the colours are to die for, and it’s not too expensive. It’s a dream to knit with: very smooth and not at all splitty. I chose the brightest turquoise they produce, and it’s so vibrant it practically glows. See for yourself:
To counter this eye-searing project, my Darcy jacket is quietly growing. The texture is delicious, and the gentle dove grey a pleasure to look at.
Yummy
Originally uploaded by Chrissy Marie
Put too much HP on my potatoes 
We got to the event with most of my display intact. A few of the statues had come off the base but nothing was broken. The bad news was that I had forgotten the extra sugarpaste and the royal icing. I walked a few blocks looking for a store to buy powdered sugar but only got a blister from my period shoes for the effort. Then Crimson offered to drive to find some. All he could find nearby was regular icing. It worked for two of the statues but troublemaker Aphrodite didn't like it and fell over, breaking her leg. Attempts to splint it back didn't work so I resorted to breaking the other leg and having her kneeling between the legs and the swan. Everyone said they liked the display. I'm happy and done!!!!! At least for now. I have ideas how to do it better next time -- yes I am crazy.
The rest of the day was good. I talked to a bunch of people, copied a pattern for joined hose from![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
cnewsonsmith since her hose fit fairly well. It was a long day though and I was wishing I could just leave the statues, have someone else pack them and take them home. I just wanted to go home and sleep. And I felt bad about dragging Crimson and Josh to the event, although Josh was having a blast playing with all the other kids. We sat down for dinner and Crimson wasn't feeling well so he kept going into the other room where there was more air. I wasn't sitting with anyone I really knew and kept wondering how I could make an early escape. Good thing I didn't!
Between the second and third course, they called court for the King and Queen. HRM Elis called me up, thanked me for finishing my QA project and gave me a little token. Then HRM Titus took my hands and the herald called for the Order of the Laurels! They asked me to join the order! I was so shocked I don't really remember much more but I do remember that they had to ask three times because I just kept nodding. Finally Elis said, "you have to say yes in english," so I did.
I have to make a final decision about when but right now it looks like Cynagua Investiture in July, with a vigil at June Crown since I think the investiture event is only one day. More to come later........
The rest of the day was good. I talked to a bunch of people, copied a pattern for joined hose from
cnewsonsmith since her hose fit fairly well. It was a long day though and I was wishing I could just leave the statues, have someone else pack them and take them home. I just wanted to go home and sleep. And I felt bad about dragging Crimson and Josh to the event, although Josh was having a blast playing with all the other kids. We sat down for dinner and Crimson wasn't feeling well so he kept going into the other room where there was more air. I wasn't sitting with anyone I really knew and kept wondering how I could make an early escape. Good thing I didn't!Between the second and third course, they called court for the King and Queen. HRM Elis called me up, thanked me for finishing my QA project and gave me a little token. Then HRM Titus took my hands and the herald called for the Order of the Laurels! They asked me to join the order! I was so shocked I don't really remember much more but I do remember that they had to ask three times because I just kept nodding. Finally Elis said, "you have to say yes in english," so I did.
I have to make a final decision about when but right now it looks like Cynagua Investiture in July, with a vigil at June Crown since I think the investiture event is only one day. More to come later........
It has been a busy weekend, as mine so often are. Busy, and extremely good, and filled with so very many things.
majochan sent me a song, Happy Ending, by Mika. It's been the mainstay of an endlessly repeating loop ever since, for some reason.
I went to the Kyoto Culture Museum on Saturday, to see an exhibit on the Tale of Genji. Which was lovely, and which I very much enjoyed-- it's hard to describe the joy I get out of that particular work of literature, since by all indicators it's not to my taste at all. And yet, and yet.
A new friend is obsessed with Arashi, a Japanese boy band. I'm not obsessed with any band at the moment, and certainly not any boy bands-- that's never been my thing-- but this parody video was too funny not to share. The video and song are actual, it's the subs that are different.
This story about a man who built himself wings and then flew made me happy. And did at least a little bit to counteract the wave of depression I felt at the two photos in the MSNBC "Week in Pictures" archives of the past two weeks, pictures which swept through my heart in a sudden, devastating rush.
( The fire dancers were out last night, twirling beneath the bridge, and we stopped on our way to get coffee to watch them. )
We watched dramas while atazusachan's place. I didn't feel much like watching the first of these, which was about domestic abuse and arguably would have made me a better person for watching it (I could use it; I am currently on a regime to improve myself in as many ways as possible). Instead I lay around thinking of nothing in particular and staring at The Wall, which is well worth staring at. I perked up for the live action version of Nodame Cantabile, though. I was reading the manga a while back, and liked it very much. The live action is even better because you actually get to hear the music, which is lovely. My inner classical music geek, long neglected since my departure from orchestra playing, perked up and was vastly entertained.
The main event for the weekend was the Mifune Matsuri, of course, but that will have to wait.
majochan sent me a song, Happy Ending, by Mika. It's been the mainstay of an endlessly repeating loop ever since, for some reason.I went to the Kyoto Culture Museum on Saturday, to see an exhibit on the Tale of Genji. Which was lovely, and which I very much enjoyed-- it's hard to describe the joy I get out of that particular work of literature, since by all indicators it's not to my taste at all. And yet, and yet.
A new friend is obsessed with Arashi, a Japanese boy band. I'm not obsessed with any band at the moment, and certainly not any boy bands-- that's never been my thing-- but this parody video was too funny not to share. The video and song are actual, it's the subs that are different.
This story about a man who built himself wings and then flew made me happy. And did at least a little bit to counteract the wave of depression I felt at the two photos in the MSNBC "Week in Pictures" archives of the past two weeks, pictures which swept through my heart in a sudden, devastating rush.
( The fire dancers were out last night, twirling beneath the bridge, and we stopped on our way to get coffee to watch them. )
We watched dramas while at
azusachan's place. I didn't feel much like watching the first of these, which was about domestic abuse and arguably would have made me a better person for watching it (I could use it; I am currently on a regime to improve myself in as many ways as possible). Instead I lay around thinking of nothing in particular and staring at The Wall, which is well worth staring at. I perked up for the live action version of Nodame Cantabile, though. I was reading the manga a while back, and liked it very much. The live action is even better because you actually get to hear the music, which is lovely. My inner classical music geek, long neglected since my departure from orchestra playing, perked up and was vastly entertained.The main event for the weekend was the Mifune Matsuri, of course, but that will have to wait.
tired
Mom at Tir Na Nog
Originally uploaded by Chrissy Marie
Having Brunch with my mother at Tir Na Nog lollerz
Necter of the morning gods
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Lucozade with Brunch
Quantum Leap Cat Leaps Ahead
Originally uploaded by Caitirin.
Freija is helping us pack and make the bed!
They DO make sour cream substitute. I haven't tried it yet, but lactose free milk is delicious and I'm downing soy drinks everyday. I can soooo do this.
Today is Sunday. Today we must pack, have a meal with my dad, pack some more. I open tomorrow, 5am to 1:15. After that, Rafi's picking me up, and we'e off to Miami International. Our first flight takes off at 7:15pm and lands in Belem at 4:20am. Our second flight takes off at 6:20am and lands in Brasilia at 8:45am. We lose one hour in the first flight, sit in Belem for two hours, then get to Brasilia. I am going to be a tired, cranky mess. In no state to meet and greet grandparents. I hope everything goes well.
Anyways, I'm hungry, and I don't know when I'm supposed to meet my dad to eat. :[
Today is Sunday. Today we must pack, have a meal with my dad, pack some more. I open tomorrow, 5am to 1:15. After that, Rafi's picking me up, and we'e off to Miami International. Our first flight takes off at 7:15pm and lands in Belem at 4:20am. Our second flight takes off at 6:20am and lands in Brasilia at 8:45am. We lose one hour in the first flight, sit in Belem for two hours, then get to Brasilia. I am going to be a tired, cranky mess. In no state to meet and greet grandparents. I hope everything goes well.
Anyways, I'm hungry, and I don't know when I'm supposed to meet my dad to eat. :[
After 3 years of being a proud rat momma, our little lady, died early this morning.
We woke up and found her in her cage by the looks of it she died in her sleep.
I'm going to miss her so much,
but I'm glad I didn't have to have her put down.
I actually made the appointment to have her put down because she developed 3 mammary tumors all of which could not be removed due to her old age.
Her quality of life was declining and it was just hard to watch.
We even bought her baby food this last week because she had a hard time eating her regular food.
I'm not sure if we are going to get another rat.
In some ways I think that we should go adopt one because I know we are good pet owners and there are too many homeless pets out there.
Who knows though, Timmy said he doesn't want anymore animals,
but he has a good heart and I'm sure some little furry creature we find change his mind.
We woke up and found her in her cage by the looks of it she died in her sleep.
I'm going to miss her so much,
but I'm glad I didn't have to have her put down.
I actually made the appointment to have her put down because she developed 3 mammary tumors all of which could not be removed due to her old age.
Her quality of life was declining and it was just hard to watch.
We even bought her baby food this last week because she had a hard time eating her regular food.
I'm not sure if we are going to get another rat.
In some ways I think that we should go adopt one because I know we are good pet owners and there are too many homeless pets out there.
Who knows though, Timmy said he doesn't want anymore animals,
but he has a good heart and I'm sure some little furry creature we find change his mind.
Below are the promised pictures from my finished QA project:
Set up before being packed up for the event. Mount Olympus with grape vines and temple at top.
Set up at Mist Investiture with candies surrounding. Aphrodite didn't survive the travel unscathed. Her leg broke so I broke the other one and had her kneeling.
All in all it was a good event. I will post something longer once I've taken Beth to work.
Set up before being packed up for the event. Mount Olympus with grape vines and temple at top.
Set up at Mist Investiture with candies surrounding. Aphrodite didn't survive the travel unscathed. Her leg broke so I broke the other one and had her kneeling.
All in all it was a good event. I will post something longer once I've taken Beth to work.
