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ink_splotch) wrote2006-10-05 08:53 pm
ink_splotch) wrote2006-10-05 08:53 pm
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we'll get so high, and get nowhere
It's utterly depressing to discover that you've spent £40 on books and that that only makes up *half* your reading list for English, leaving you with books to buy for History as well.
Though, to be fair, no one said I had to buy The Bell Jar, since we're only doing Ariel, but it's supposed to be wonderful, and I can kind of excuse it as being relevant for school.
Best thing that happened today, aside from a long discussion with a girl from my hall about modern lit, English as a degree and, err, homoeroticism in World War 1 related material, was a lecture called Why Study History?, which I kind of assumed was going to be useless (most of my fresher's week courses have been utter, utter wastes of time), but was great fun. This is because - and no one told me this, though I should have guessed - history is the geekiest damn department on the face of the earth. History was having none of everyone else's "future careers" and "making the most of all opportunities available"; they all fully assume that we're on the course because we want a career as a historian, and that we're already passionate about history to the exclusion of all else. Needless to say, this was ridiculously infectious. I'm a little giddy to get started now.
And tomorrow is my first lesson for English and my first meeting with my seminar group, which is equal parts awesome and scary. At least Lily (aforementioned girl from my hall) is in the first class, so I can continue our discussion from today, if all else fails.
But I'm mostly just buzzed about History right now, which is odd - I've always been a book girl, I've always been a literary geek, but history has me all flared up. It's not even a specific period (still waffling between early modern and modern history), it's just the idea of my classes (so many geeks!) and getting into the reading and mentality and, man, that lecture today was just *good*.
In summary: had a minor crisis of faith and still miss Freya, but am recovering from both and am happy. And tired. So I think The Bell Jar and I will curl up in bed together.
Or maybe I'll watch MASH.
Though, to be fair, no one said I had to buy The Bell Jar, since we're only doing Ariel, but it's supposed to be wonderful, and I can kind of excuse it as being relevant for school.
Best thing that happened today, aside from a long discussion with a girl from my hall about modern lit, English as a degree and, err, homoeroticism in World War 1 related material, was a lecture called Why Study History?, which I kind of assumed was going to be useless (most of my fresher's week courses have been utter, utter wastes of time), but was great fun. This is because - and no one told me this, though I should have guessed - history is the geekiest damn department on the face of the earth. History was having none of everyone else's "future careers" and "making the most of all opportunities available"; they all fully assume that we're on the course because we want a career as a historian, and that we're already passionate about history to the exclusion of all else. Needless to say, this was ridiculously infectious. I'm a little giddy to get started now.
And tomorrow is my first lesson for English and my first meeting with my seminar group, which is equal parts awesome and scary. At least Lily (aforementioned girl from my hall) is in the first class, so I can continue our discussion from today, if all else fails.
But I'm mostly just buzzed about History right now, which is odd - I've always been a book girl, I've always been a literary geek, but history has me all flared up. It's not even a specific period (still waffling between early modern and modern history), it's just the idea of my classes (so many geeks!) and getting into the reading and mentality and, man, that lecture today was just *good*.
In summary: had a minor crisis of faith and still miss Freya, but am recovering from both and am happy. And tired. So I think The Bell Jar and I will curl up in bed together.
Or maybe I'll watch MASH.
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Come be a history nerd! We're pretty friendly dorks; I know I can't wait to get involved with the classics department on campus.
*hug* MASH heals most, if not all, wounds.
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I'm so tempted! I love English, but the history department's amazing - my personal tutor is from the history department and the sweetest, lovliest geek ever. Plus all the people on the course seem very nice and geeky. But then again, so do many of the English kids.
It really does. *loves on fandom*