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[felis_ultharus]

Things are a tad less crisis-y right now, and I've very slowly begun to get caught up on my friends' pages.

Again, let me know if I've missed anything vital.

The last few weeks have been hectic and sleep-starved. Two weeks ago, I prepared an exhaustive presentation on the first 200 years of the sonnet in Canada -- using mostly poets who've been long-forgotten, but were popular once.

Poets disappear in this country, like words written in sand beneath the rising tide.

Then I polished off my journal for that class, and submitted it (it came back with an A).

For my rare-book class, I was also doing research into the long-forgotten. I'm now probably the sole living expert on one of the Schoolbook Battle of 1866 -- mostly because no one else knows it even happened. Virtually all my sources were things written last century.

The battle was a major public controversy at the time, but has nearly disappeared, except for a few experts on early-Canadian publishing. Strange since it involved two figures who are actually remembered -- George Brown (a father of Confederation and founder of the Globe) and Egerton Ryerson (father of universal education and the guy Ryerson University is named for).

I have one last essay until this semester is over.

I am looking forward to the game this Saturday, though -- it's keeping me sane. And D&D will be Saturday this time, at noon. We shall have an extra guest. And foi_nefaste, get back to me as soon as you know what he's playing...? And he'll have to come up with a reason why he's on the one trade route through the world's most desolate desert. This reason must be a) imaginative, b) interesting, and/or c) funny.

My old-book teacher is batshit crazy, but I learned a lot in that class.

Comments

[jenjoou.livejournal.com]

You're alive! *glomp!*

Glad things are finally calming down a bit, good luck on your last essay and have fun on Saturday. ^_^ You must also let us know when you have time for anime nights again, maidenofirisa and I are sitting on the edges of our chairs.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Now that I've finished the schoolyear (as of today), most nights are good for me. Except for every second Sunday because that's D&D, and it tires me out quite a bit.

[scottevil.livejournal.com]

I'm still interested in finding out exactly what grad studies are like.

Also, your opinion on Leahy, if you know him.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Heh. You ought to know what my opinion on grad studies is like. It's worth it if you like novels or poetry, but it means putting up with a lot for something you care about.

A Grad career in English is like a marriage. It's marvellous if you love him enough to put up with the shit, but don't leap until you're sure ;)

[infinitecomplex.livejournal.com]

It's good to see you - my visits to LJ are getting fewer and further between, but I've missed seeing regular updates from you. Love from both of us and I hope the last essay of the semester goes smoothly.

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I think it did, though I never really had a chance to check it over a second time.

[melting-penguin.livejournal.com]

Warning: we shall be late on Saturday. Some real-estate folks are coming at 12, but it shouldn't take too long...Great to see you're alive!!!

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

I think that's the second time you've ever been late, so don't worry about it ;)

[maidenofirisa.livejournal.com]

You're back!! I'm glad to hear schoolwork hasn't eaten you. Good Luck on the essays you have left.

I would also like to second what jenjoou said a few comments before. :)

[felis-ultharus.livejournal.com]

Thank you. As I said above, most nights are good, though I'll be pretty wiped after D&D games.