It's All Middle English to Me
Jan. 11th, 2007 01:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annundrielWhile Seattle Central, only three blocks up the road, has canceled classes today, SU students are risking their lives for their education. Now that's dedication.
Okay, so not really. But I did slip a bit in the crosswalk on the way to class. I could have fallen and gotten run over by one of those drivers that thinks of pedestrians as moving targets. And though the sun is now melting lots of the ice, there are still patches where you're happy walking along and then, whoops!, all of the sudden you're on your ass.
Not that that's happened to me in years, but I'm always afraid it might. At least, it hasn't happened to me on ice in years. I did fall down stairs at least once both my freshman and sophomore years. I am oh so graceful and light on my feet.
Anyway. There were only six people in Masculinity this morning. Classes before ten were canceled, so either they couldn't get in, misunderstood the announcement, or just decided that it was unnecessary to show up. It was actually kind of nice having only six people. Much more like small group work, which makes me a little more willing to put myself out there and share a thought. And I did. Go me. For class we had to read Sir Orfeo in Middle English (always fun). It's based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, so I explained that myth because one of my questions for today had to do with the significance of the change from a tragic ending (Orpheus) to a happy one (Orfeo). Really interesting stuff. And it was lots of fun hearing the professor read bits out loud.
There was also talk with one of my fellow classmates about Asian American Lit and how if it's not canceled tonight we should e-mail Tung and suggest that he cancel it, since the roads get dangerous after dark and he doesn't want to leave his baby fatherless. We're awful people.
Okay, so not really. But I did slip a bit in the crosswalk on the way to class. I could have fallen and gotten run over by one of those drivers that thinks of pedestrians as moving targets. And though the sun is now melting lots of the ice, there are still patches where you're happy walking along and then, whoops!, all of the sudden you're on your ass.
Not that that's happened to me in years, but I'm always afraid it might. At least, it hasn't happened to me on ice in years. I did fall down stairs at least once both my freshman and sophomore years. I am oh so graceful and light on my feet.
Anyway. There were only six people in Masculinity this morning. Classes before ten were canceled, so either they couldn't get in, misunderstood the announcement, or just decided that it was unnecessary to show up. It was actually kind of nice having only six people. Much more like small group work, which makes me a little more willing to put myself out there and share a thought. And I did. Go me. For class we had to read Sir Orfeo in Middle English (always fun). It's based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, so I explained that myth because one of my questions for today had to do with the significance of the change from a tragic ending (Orpheus) to a happy one (Orfeo). Really interesting stuff. And it was lots of fun hearing the professor read bits out loud.
There was also talk with one of my fellow classmates about Asian American Lit and how if it's not canceled tonight we should e-mail Tung and suggest that he cancel it, since the roads get dangerous after dark and he doesn't want to leave his baby fatherless. We're awful people.
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Date: 2007-01-12 10:11 am (UTC)but i guess you don't want to be held accountable for making up classes on saturdays or anything-- UGH! that's even WORSE!
i fell on some ice at Westlake center my sophomore year.
it sucked.
i was all alone and it was like 11pm.
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Date: 2007-01-12 06:22 pm (UTC)Westlake is dangerous.
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Date: 2007-01-12 08:08 pm (UTC)those slick brick/tile floors suck-- they should know better, you know, knowing that it DOES get cold & WET in SEATTLE.
ugh, it's all in the plan to destroy me.