Thomas Pynchon 'appeared' on The Simpsons Sunday night. This was a monumentous occasion, considering that the 10 second sound clip was his largest public appearance ever. Needless to say, this was a big event in my life. And yes, I do think that this qualifies me as an English nerd.
I'm taking suggestions for a big event in my life now too, a gift for my 3 year anniversary with Jes. Email me with any ideas, or IM me (rplisy).
Not much to say after that, really, except maybe that the signs the Juniors put up advertising our Senior Meet this Saturday are very funny. Nice job guys.
Here is an
actual conversation between a professor in the Communications department, the departmental secretary, and myself:
Me: "Well, I was just told to install this in the Communications department office"
Prof: "You mean Communication."
Secretary: "Yeah, there is no 's'"
Me: "As an English major, I take issue to that."
Prof: "We deal with more than just mass-media, which is what you're refering to when you say communications"
Me: "Yeah, but it's plural, so it's communications"
Secretary: "Well."
I can't believe that that department actually is allowed to hand out majors. The world is getting dumber.
A long time ago, my mother summed me up in just about a sentance. "Rob", she said, "you just hate change". And you know what, she was right. Obviously this new sememster is a tad challenging then, as it will hold the largest change I've undergone probably since entering college. I'm going to have to stick it out in the 'real' world, find my place and all.
To that end, I'd like to thank all of those who have gotten me to where I am at now. Family, friends, teammates and all, you guys have probably been more responsible for forming me than I have at times. There will be no bitterness in this little entry of mine, for I've had it great.
In particular, I'd like to thank those closest to me; Ariella, Jade, Matt, Paul, Owen, my immediate family, and of course Jes. Others have temporarily thrown their lot in with me, but you all have made a relationship with me that has bigger implications. Thanks.
I've been notified that I was chosen to interview for a position teaching English in Japan. This is really a darn cool opportunity, and I hope I get it.
So, peace, love, and Radiohead rules. That's all I got...
I've finally pinned down my personal pet peeve; self-importance. The people in my life who are the most evil, most tyrannical, most completely immoral, have always been those who think they are somehow better, above and beyond everyone else. Those are the moralists, the self rightous. My consolation though is two fold, namely that they always fall from grace and the more they build up their moral image the harder they fall.
Needless to say I am currently envisioning the fall of a great moralist in my life right now. Man, she's going to bounce she hits bottom so hard.... this will be sweet.
So, I've found a new appreciation for the Talking Heads. What I once thought was a quirky and unimportant band has kind of come around. With songs like "Once In A Lifetime" and "This Must Be The Place", how can you go wrong?
In other news, I'm still on campus and bored. Thankfully the monotony of law school applications has kept me afloat. Right...
This is messed up. As in hardcore messed up. Crazy Germans.
Also, despite the controversy (or even because of it), I think that "The Passion of Christ" will be awesome. Those who take issue with it should try to remember that the Jews did indeed kill Jesus.
So, first off, a Happy New Year to you all. Now, on to the satirical commentary....
So the gigantic paper that I worked on for 3 days earned me a wonderful C+. The paper that I did after that one, in 4 hours, yeah that got me an A. Oh, and did I mention that these papers were turned in to the same professor? Sweet.
On another note, I'm all done with my 1st semester, and it has gone well. I'd say "I can't believe senior year is almost done!!!" but that's trite and I'd honestly be lying. I'm ready to be done with this part of my life, because I've had enough of being surrounded by intelligent people who just so happen to have their heads crammed directly up their asses. My only fear is that this will get worse in real life, we shall see...
