Monday, December 04, 2006
I neglected to turn in a few homework assignments for German class, but, as Dr. Borst will kindly accept anything until the end of the semester, I went back through the textbook last night to complete a couple of old assignments, in addition to the material for the final. Tomorrow I must answer questions for a regular end-of-semester exam, but the translation assignments will not be due until Friday evening. Ausgezeichnet. The translations are short, one consisting of an advertisement for a beach resort, the other less than a column's length from a recent business newspaper article. Nichts zu schwer.
Tonight and tomorrow morning I must finalize the paper I am to have written about fifth-century BCE pediment sculpture. I already wrote eight pages, to which I am only required to add two. The last section discusses the Temple of Zeus at Olympia and the sculptures from the Parthenon in great detail, and I expect it will practically write itself, for scholarship on these subjects is vast and my notes were copious. The paper is due Wednesday morning.
Tomorrow I will bring five dollars to Latin class, so that Adrian can order pizza for our final Saturday afternoon. I have tired of The Aeneid. Next semester I am to translate sections of The Iliad (from Greek). Oi.
A few more people commented on my blue hair today. I am pleased that I look cool, because I paid a lot of money to achieve that effect specifically, and it would hardly do to be as indigent as I am without at least appearing as though I am well-put together. This month I also re-pierced my ears, rationalizing that expenditure with the notion that pierced ears make one appear more elegant and sophisticated, both of which adjectives should describe me aptly.
Now I am broke. But at least I look cool.
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 6:27 PM]