Almost Back to School Time

Book lists are up for SU's fall quarter.

I have to buy five books for Buddhist Philosophy, five four books for Modernism in Art and Literature (already have the right Eliot), and two books for Senior Synthesis. Everything looks interesting. In Modernism we'll be reading Heart of Darkness and The Waste Land (among other things), both of which I've read before so I feel like I've got something of a head start there.

On the information page for Modernism, it's got this written:

Exams: madness
Participation: crazy.

Tung is kind of awesome. Can't wait for the class really. And it turns out that my Monday/Wednesday classes are ten minutes apart in the same room. I didn't notice that when I signed up. That's super handy.

Someone (Kasey? Julia?) mentioned that they'd be interested to see what Cobb had us reading for Senior Synth. The books listed are Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Radical Compassion: Find Christ in the Heart of the Poor by Gary N. Smith, S.J. The name sounded familiar and it turns out that this is something my roommate has read. Interesting.

Is it possible that this will be the quarter that I'll find myself doing volunteer work?

(Randomly, I can't look at the "S.J." after a Jesuit's name and not think "Space Jesuit" since reading The Sparrow. It makes me giggle damn near every time.)

Anyway, from the books alone it looks like it's going to be an interesting quarter.

Oh the Drama of Fake Life

Nip/Tuck is back! Yea! Rambly stuff behind the cut.

( Well hello Drs McNamara and Troy. Long time no see. )

Loved the preview filled commercials. Really want to see Running with Scissors and Stranger Than Fiction.

( Also watched House. )

Then there was Standoff which I really enjoyed. Wasn't entirely predictable, and that's always a good thing. Ron Livingston and Gina Torres are great to watch do just about anything. Erin Chambers (Sora from SGA) was also in the pilot. And Michael Cudlitz was in Band of Brothers. Small entertainment world.

Whatever happened to Sora anyway? Is she still a prisoner on Atlantis? Or did they negotiate her as part of a trade with the Genii, which I've heard rumors was cut from "The Siege"? If something like that is cut does it mean it didn't happen?