just around the riverbend - i look once more

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Well, I was in a good mood right up until I failed to fall asleep last night. And today's just gone from reasonably mundane to bad in a slow, gentle swerve.

In short, I am not down with life. I've been seesawing up and down emotionally since I got back to university, but my mind seems to have made a decision to stay on the negative curve today. Glorious. I hate Mondays.

My iPod is broken - it won't turn off, not even if I pause it and leave it, so I either need to get it to a repair shop (of which there are five in the entire United freakin' Kingdom) or restore to factory settings - definitely something I want to do. This is my shortest lived iPod yet, which is vaguely fucking impressive, considering the last one lasted four months. Seriously, what is with me and the damn things?

Then my seminar today...ugh. I'm so, so tired of having these stupid seminars where getting a discussion going is like pulling nails. Our teacher'll ask for an opinion, and everyone will sit and stare at their hands; I'll answer, or the teacher will ask someone for an answer, and then we start over. God. What are these people doing at university? They don't want to have an opinion, or speak in public, or write essays, or read these "boring" plays. Oh, and opposing another student's opinion? Terrible form. We're all just supposed to agree with each other, even though some of the opinions ventured have no logic to back them up and have nothing to do with the play, and I'm sick of it. Participate, dammit! We've yet to get through an entire play, just because people won't fucking talk. Ugh.

On the bright side, I've got Disney songs. This makes me happy. It also makes me want to write an essay about "growing up Disney", an analysis of the growing up that happens in the Disney Renaissance films, how growth is symbolized, etc. Disney, the outsider and the engagement situation. That sort of thing. And speaking of the Renaissance films, has anyone else noticed how radically different The Lion King is from the other films of the period? It's actually rather weird.

Also, apparently tonight I'm playing rugby. Which should be interesting. Until then, my headache and I are going to bed.

Comments

[phoenixwish.livejournal.com]

You know, iPods sound pretty fragile. It's amazing they keep getting away with it.

Everything you said about seminars? So bloody true. I don't get how people can get this far in the system and not want to form their own opinion. It keeps disappointing me.

I would totally read that essay. :-)

Good luck with the rugby.

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

They are. My family seems to singlehandedly be keeping Apple in business. However, my iPod has been fixed - I let it die and it righted itself.

I just...what? Seriously, I don't get it. Particularly in our fields - it's hardly guarenteed employment when you get out. I. Just. SO MUCH FAIL OMG.

Hee. I really, really want to write it, but I don't really have the time, or the ability to do it properly - footnotes and all. Tempted to file it away for graduate studies.

Rugby is so much win. SO MUCH WIN. *loves*

[phoenixwish.livejournal.com]

Well, employment is almost guaranteed if you want to teach, but nobody wants to do that. Apart from me, of course. Though these people are definitely not the ones we want teaching the future generations. That's actually a pretty scary thought.

Well, I'll read it if you ever write it, then. :-)

I'm sure it is. *grins*

[vampirespider.livejournal.com]

Ah, true, but few people are brave enough to go that route (and can I just say how completely in awe I am of you for wanting to do it? You = awesome). I'll probably get employment, since I want to stay in academia and in England people who want to do that are a dying breed *struts* Still. Of all the degrees!

*grins* I'll be sure to link it to you if I do ;)

*loves*