bending_sickle | Aug. 29th, 2008

( Short rant on female health (TMI) )

Yays, no TMI from here on out :)

I haven't been doing anything today, really, although I should be working on my Project Proposal. I'm just a bit off on my daily routine, a bit on a downer. So many things to do! At some point I'm going to have to lug the laptop to the Lipsius building to snag their wireless and chat with mom. (One flatmate's rewiring the internet at home, which means we're shit out of luck until she'd done.) I feel like I should be out and about doing something, but really if I were here actually working that would be most excellent. Alas...

On a related note, I've discovered that you can totally watch a film with only 94% of it down. I watched Brokeback Mountain again last night (and despite trolling and googling, I can't find any First Reactions entry of mine to this, so I must've not posted about it, which is strange). Ye gods. I'd forgotten how emotionally crushing and engaging it was. ( Read more... )

ETA: I just got this in an email about the Self Study oral exam:

Me: If you could also explain a bit as to the nature of the oral exam, I'd be very grateful.

Responder: As to the nature of the exam: please ask your fellow students how it went in their particular case. They are the most reliable source.

Argh! First off, as if all my friends had taken this exam already. Second off, how hard is it to say, "Well, we ask extensive questions about a few chapters" or "We ask your opinion on general topics" or "We ask for extensively backed up arguments". Seriously.

ETA2: I just emailed Mom Green and Purple Argyle, Of All Things (comments, accompanying essay and glossary included) because I'm stupid and have no sense of emotional self-preservation. Also, I kind of want to show her how fandom isn't made of fail. My just reading fic was a bizarre, time-wasting concept for her. ETA2b: Talked to Mom. She was like, "Wtf's argyle?" and "Omg it's in slang!" She skimmed through it - reading the comments mainly - and says she'll try to read it. (Her English has gotten waaaay rusty.) ♥.

ETA3: I'm getting random crack-addled images of where and how the Joker (re)applies his makeup. Damnit brain, you're not made for crack!

Links of the Day:
News: Barack Obama's Speech (full text) and the biography that came prior.
Brokeback Mountain Screencaps
Batman Comics shared, including Arkham Asylum
TDK Favid: Sexyness of the Dark Knight