Yesterday I watched Diamonds are Forever, chatted in French for an hour or so, and went to see the Mikado (by Opera à la Carte, who came to Truman as part of the Kohlenberg series-- I saw Hubbard Street 2 as part of that series last month). I read five chapters of Catch Me if You Can, and had bizarre dreams involving lots of airports, sociology, and filling in long questionnaires.
Today I watched Live and Let Die, listened to a lecture about sexuality between the Puritan and Victorian periods, and went to Ash Wednesday Mass.
So far, my abnormal input is mostly James Bond and novels. And since I was so industrious over the weekend, I've had very little homework, so plenty of time to relax!
Input, Day 1
Today's atypical input:
- Watched "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" while working on a physics problem set.
- Watched "Diamonds are Forever" while reading about the use of pronouns, verbs, and adjectives in prescriptive English grammar.
- Listened to part 3 of a lecture on language development and autism.
- Watched sections of the French movie "Peau d'âne." Twice. (Twice more tomorrow, and twice more on Thursday... love/hate my job.)
- Read and edited a student's French lit paper about Candide.
Everything else was the usual, which includes reading the news, reading several cartoons and blogs, normal class content, and normal rehearsals. I'm not trying to catalogue literally everything that goes into my brain, just the stuff that isn't typical :)
In other news, yesterday I made modified snickerdoodles, and they came out really well:
Mix 1/2 cup of butter with 3/4 cup sugar. Beat in an egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract (which I didn't have, and therefore omitted). Mix in 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Drop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet; bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°F.
[Usually, Snickerdoodles are made without cinnamon in the dough. The balls of dough are rolled in cinnamon sugar so that they have that crackly layer on the outside. But I didn't have enough sugar, so I just put the cinnamon in, and the texture and flavor were perfect anyway :)]
- Watched "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" while working on a physics problem set.
- Watched "Diamonds are Forever" while reading about the use of pronouns, verbs, and adjectives in prescriptive English grammar.
- Listened to part 3 of a lecture on language development and autism.
- Watched sections of the French movie "Peau d'âne." Twice. (Twice more tomorrow, and twice more on Thursday... love/hate my job.)
- Read and edited a student's French lit paper about Candide.
Everything else was the usual, which includes reading the news, reading several cartoons and blogs, normal class content, and normal rehearsals. I'm not trying to catalogue literally everything that goes into my brain, just the stuff that isn't typical :)
In other news, yesterday I made modified snickerdoodles, and they came out really well:
Mix 1/2 cup of butter with 3/4 cup sugar. Beat in an egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract (which I didn't have, and therefore omitted). Mix in 1.5 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1 tablespoon cinnamon. Drop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet; bake for 10-12 minutes at 375°F.
[Usually, Snickerdoodles are made without cinnamon in the dough. The balls of dough are rolled in cinnamon sugar so that they have that crackly layer on the outside. But I didn't have enough sugar, so I just put the cinnamon in, and the texture and flavor were perfect anyway :)]
Project?
I was thinking the other day about how what we're exposed to influences our minds, and I thought it would be an interesting project to catalogue, for a month or maybe longer, everything that enters my brain. That way I can see what's going in there, and evaluate how I'm using it. However, this weekend doesn't exactly seem like the best time to start that project...
I'm currently reading the second of the Twilight books (partially because I find it interesting to read things that are gripping but have a stupid plot, and partially because I'm interested to see what effect the books are having on their obsessed fans, and partially because one of my assignments for English Grammars is to find grammar errors in print, and this author is a good source) and yesterday I watched five James Bond movies, and today I'm watching more, as part of a James Bond marathon week while I do all of my homework.
So I'll probably start tomorrow, and it should be interesting. If you'd like me to post my lists of what enters my brain, comment to let me know. Otherwise I'll just summarize my findings at the end of the project.
I'm currently reading the second of the Twilight books (partially because I find it interesting to read things that are gripping but have a stupid plot, and partially because I'm interested to see what effect the books are having on their obsessed fans, and partially because one of my assignments for English Grammars is to find grammar errors in print, and this author is a good source) and yesterday I watched five James Bond movies, and today I'm watching more, as part of a James Bond marathon week while I do all of my homework.
So I'll probably start tomorrow, and it should be interesting. If you'd like me to post my lists of what enters my brain, comment to let me know. Otherwise I'll just summarize my findings at the end of the project.
Grumble grumble.
I fully understand what "full-time" student means. I'm in class 23 hours a week, work 6 hours a week, have rehearsals and extracurriculars 9-12 hours a week, and have approximately one hour of homework per week per credit hour... 17 total. Plus, I enjoy sleeping, try to eat regular meals, and attempt to preserve my sanity by reading fiction when possible and watching the occasional movie while doing homework. I manage, but it's tight.
So you can understand why I impatiently await the day when I work full time: 40 hours a week is typical, and that work load seems luxuriously relaxed to me. I will (I promise!) blog about something substantial, just as soon as I have the time.
In other news, Happy Valentine's Day!! (click image to see full size)
So you can understand why I impatiently await the day when I work full time: 40 hours a week is typical, and that work load seems luxuriously relaxed to me. I will (I promise!) blog about something substantial, just as soon as I have the time.
In other news, Happy Valentine's Day!! (click image to see full size)
