The Beasts

Can you guess who got suckered into presenting during the poster session at the Honor Symposium? i has backbone nao? But hey, why not? It’s not as if I hated my school and despised every second i was stuck on campus [wait a second....] I must be a glutton for punishment, because not only did I agree to do this ridiculous symposium, but I am going to be tutoring on campus part-time this summer.

This can almost be simplified into your typical love-hate relationship, except I do all the hating and they, apparently, have nothing but love for me.

it’s the final countdown.

Interesting email: apparently I was nominated and selected to speak about my Victorian Studies thesis at the Honor Symposium in May. I received the notice from Dr. E today, thanking me and giving me the time to be there. Okay….. This is all peachy for them, but since no one asked me if I would do it I am a little taken back. I assume there was some miscommunication, and someone assumed I was asked about this and confirmed. So I emailed Dr. E and explained I had never been asked if I would speak, so she responded by asking, and I further responded with “I’ll have to check my calendar.” Honor symposiums look good on CVs, but I don’t know if that is motivation enough for me to commit to doing my alma mater any favors. You see, I hate LU. A lot. A few professors I adore, but it is not enough to redeem the school. Due to academic politics, however, I have to at least be civil so long as graduate schools are going to be in touch with LU regarding transcripts/recommendations/etc. Lame.

In other news: I received an email confirmation that the city received my application for the position of library assistant in circulation. That doesn’t mean much to me, but at least I know that I managed to work my email. 

I have to get back to paper writing. Ideally I’d like to be finished with eight pages today, but I also have to read E.P. Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class.

I really, really hate the end of the semester. And so does Coco, as you can see she’s been waiting for me to cuddle with her all morning/afternoon but (besides walking her and Zero) I’ve just been too preoccupied.

Baked Goods.

M took me to the bakery he used to work at. it was really cute; filled with adorable little pastry treats. There was even a little station to buy (and refill) olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Ideally i’d like to buy our baked goods there, because it just seems so much nicer to me than buying bread from the grocery store. Besides, how can i resist any place that makes such adorable sugar-critters?

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In other news, I switched my seasonal clothing. All the sweaters and turtle necks went into boxes, and out came all the skirts, summer dresses, and tank tops. Part of me would really like to plant some flowers to celebrate the spring, but I don’t care too much for the landlord and since we’re leaving once our lease is up in July I don’t completely feel like bothering.

Really what I should be doing is working on my final papers…