Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Am morgen früh studiere ich Griechisch bei Professor Christiansen zum letzten Mal. This evening I am finishing the final chapters of the grammar book he let me borrow and preparing about thirty or forty more lines of Plato's Apology. Ich verstehe jetzt how to recognize distinct elements of nouns and adjectives, in particular, which before was not too clear a process. And the independent study has renewed my enthusiasm for and continued interest in learning the language thoroughly.
For the summer I hope to structure a rigourous Latin-Greek-German-eat-sleep-work-school-read routine. It will hurt.
Labels: grammar, Greek, language acquisition, Plato, routine, The Apology
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 9:12 PM]
We May Not Awaken You
Sunday, March 02, 2008
In lieu of preparing for exams and catching up on sundry coursework assignments, I spent the past three days sleeping, working out, and reading Benjamin. I also applied for a few jobs.
Now my tummy hurts. I may return to the Lair (from the coffee shop) earlier than I had intended, for the purpose of conducting a drug-induced sleeping expedition. Last night's sleeping expedition did not fare well- the wind howled against the building without relent; Kermie and I cuddled the tighter, but never settled into the comfort of full slumber.
Nevertheless, despite feeling extremely alert this morning, I managed to avoid reading Plato's Apology. I ate breakfast and somehow felt accomplished enough.
Lubbock winds tarnish everything, to include the shoes, encrusted with wind-blown dirt, that I threw out this afternoon on account of their over-worn condition. Ow. Sleep.
Labels: breakfast, coffee shop, dirt, job searching, Kermit the Frog, Lubbock, Plato, reading, shoes, sleep, tests, The Apology, The Lauree Lair, Walter Benjamin, wind, working out
[Lauree Frances Keith concluded this diatribe at 7:55 PM]