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May. 10th, 2006 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annundrielI'm really enjoying my classes this quarter. I feel much more relaxed in them than usual. Not sure why.
In Ethnic American Literature we just finished reading Chang-Rae Lee's Native Speaker, which I thought was wonderful. This quarter I've been really trying to complete all of the novels assigned, and when books like this are on the syllabus, it's really not a very difficult task.
The last movie assigned for film class was Talk To Her, directed by Pedro Almodovar. I watched it once by myself on Saturday and once with Kasey and Michele on Sunday. So far this is my favorite film we've watched (not counting Raising Arizona, since I'd seen that previously and loved it). Perhaps if I had the chance to see My Life As a Dog again that would be around the same place as this one. I'm not even sure why I liked it as much as I did, but there's just something about it that works for me. I'll have to force it on Mom when the quarter ends.
Speaking of film class, a certain someone is dead to me. Again.
Yesterday my Asian Religions class went to a Buddhist monastery. We were shown how to bow correctly, given a tour, practiced meditation, and then had a bit of a Q&A session. It was a good time and a wonderful way to bring together everything we've been reading and discussing in class. As the professor says, you can't really understand religion unless you see it in practice.
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I'm writing a lot more lately. It's a good thing. Have been working on some old stuff and have come up with some new stuff. Woo.
Things To Force On Mom
- Traders
- Veronica Mars
- Talk To Her
- Howl's Moving Castle
Right now I've really only got one thing to say about the season finale of Veronica Mars: If Keith had been on the plane, someone would be getting a strongly worded letter from me.
In Ethnic American Literature we just finished reading Chang-Rae Lee's Native Speaker, which I thought was wonderful. This quarter I've been really trying to complete all of the novels assigned, and when books like this are on the syllabus, it's really not a very difficult task.
The last movie assigned for film class was Talk To Her, directed by Pedro Almodovar. I watched it once by myself on Saturday and once with Kasey and Michele on Sunday. So far this is my favorite film we've watched (not counting Raising Arizona, since I'd seen that previously and loved it). Perhaps if I had the chance to see My Life As a Dog again that would be around the same place as this one. I'm not even sure why I liked it as much as I did, but there's just something about it that works for me. I'll have to force it on Mom when the quarter ends.
Speaking of film class, a certain someone is dead to me. Again.
Yesterday my Asian Religions class went to a Buddhist monastery. We were shown how to bow correctly, given a tour, practiced meditation, and then had a bit of a Q&A session. It was a good time and a wonderful way to bring together everything we've been reading and discussing in class. As the professor says, you can't really understand religion unless you see it in practice.
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I'm writing a lot more lately. It's a good thing. Have been working on some old stuff and have come up with some new stuff. Woo.
Things To Force On Mom
- Traders
- Veronica Mars
- Talk To Her
- Howl's Moving Castle
Right now I've really only got one thing to say about the season finale of Veronica Mars: If Keith had been on the plane, someone would be getting a strongly worded letter from me.
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Date: 2006-05-11 12:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-05-11 03:49 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-05-11 12:49 am (UTC)i slept through the first 5-10 mins of class and then i just didn't feel like walking into class late.
so i had a picnic outside of the building.
i promise to make it up to you.
stalk you much,
Michele
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Date: 2006-05-11 03:47 pm (UTC)This time.
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Date: 2006-05-12 04:45 pm (UTC)the happiness that was derived from your forgiveness surpasses the happiness i get from drinking a grande iced mocha before Art in Film....
mmmmmmm mocha
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Date: 2006-05-12 08:08 pm (UTC)I haven't had mocha in ages. Must fix that.
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Date: 2006-05-13 08:31 am (UTC)we should get one together before class and freak Kasey out... MUAHAHAHAHA
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Date: 2006-05-15 03:56 am (UTC)Kasey won't know what hit her.
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Date: 2006-05-15 09:56 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-05-15 10:57 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-05-15 11:43 pm (UTC)yay!