The musings of a Canadian third-year University student on exchange in Edinburgh, Scotland. Beware: Copious references to literature, music, video games and hockey. This is also a place where I'll occasionally put some of my creative writing.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
4th Year
Hm, so I don’t think I’ve blogged anything in like 2 months as I have been avidly using Twitter. But this post contains too much information, and, thus, doesn’t seem appropriate for either Twitter or Facebook.
Today was the first day of registration for courses at Carleton and I had the 3:30pm time-slot. I had an appointment with the chiropractor this morning (where I also found out that I have friggin’ Bicipital Tendonitis, meaning I’m out of commission from any physical activity for at least 3 weeks…fuck) and then spent a few hours trying to figure out which courses I need next year in order to graduate.
It turns out I need to take 9 English courses in order to fulfill my required credits, and only one elective. So I’m taking 5 English courses first semester (count it: all my classes), and 4 second semester with one philosophy class. So here it is, the point of my post, my courses for next year:
1. Constructions of Criminality in Early Modern England
2. Issues in Postcolonial Theory
3. Race and Colonialism in African Literature
4. Modern and Contemporary Literary Theory
5. Science Fiction (can’t wait for this one)
6. Conversations Within and Between Gothic Novels
7. Renaissance Tragedy
8. South Asian Literature II
9. Death and Desire
10. Bioethics
Chess just made its comeback in my life.
The wind died, the whole world cease to move.
So quiet, her beating heart became a boom.
We locked eyes for just a moment or two,
She asked, ‘Why?’, I said, ‘I don’t know why, I just know’
Rise Against
Is the Bible still Relevant Today?
I’m watching this debate on BBC. I love how they have about 6 people arguing against Richard Dawkins. All of Dawkins’ points are full-proof, academic, and rational. These religious ‘scholars’ (which is not a legitimate academic field—why study lies?) have absolutely nothing to back up their points, and none of them even fucking agree. How the bloody hell can anybody believe this crap? It’s ridiculous. I am utterly shocked by the stupidity of these people.
Alright, enough procrastination. It’s time to do my studying for the day. I took the day off yesterday, but I had covered half of my philosophy course in the two days prior. I’m a damn efficient studier when I put my mind to it. Time to do just that.
Nothing to heal, no one to break,
Pills had a roll, now there’s nothing to take.
Nothing to trust, no one to fake,
You’ll find out sooner that it’s best if we just know our place.
God Hates Us
To talk of immaterial existences is to talk of nothings. To say that the human soul, angels, god, are immaterial, is to say they are nothings, or that there is no god, no angels, no soul. I cannot reason otherwise … without plunging into the fathomless abyss of dreams and phantasms. I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may be, but of which I have no evidence.
Thomas Jefferson
Hellz yeah! Conservative Majority, baby! Though I did care far more about Bin Laden. The Royal Wedding was blown way too out of proportion.
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.
Isaac Asimov
Up on the Cross,
Crucified their problem,
Drove the nail and let him rot.
Family and friends,
It won’t won’t matter in the end,
I’m sure they’ll understand.
[…]
As they thank the Lord,
The blind can’t see.
Blinded in Chains (A7X)
i lol’d
I Amaze Myself
Honestly, how can I do so well academically, yet have absolutely no practical intelligence? Seriously, let us take a look at just this year alone:
Halloween: Deciding it was a good idea to hop around, drunk, on one foot in the dark. This lead to nearly breaking my ankle, and swollen foot for a month.
December (pre-exams): My hard-drive crashed, thus losing everything from my first 2.5 years of university a week before my exams. Admittedly, not my fault, but still…come on.
December (post-exams): Being unfortunate enough to be stuck in Heathrow airport for over 24 hours, and not sleeping for over 50 hours. Then being stupid enough to lose my passport, thus causing me to be stuck in London for 4 days, having to apply for an emergency passport from the embassy, and then re-apply for a new Visa so I could get back to the UK.
Rome: Get fined 50 Euros for no bus ticket. And lose my debit card.
Today: This is probably the most egregious example of my stupidity. I have been off class since March 25th. My first exam was today, May 4th (May the Fourth be with you). I checked my exam timetable twice, including last night. Apparently I skipped over the time, wrote it down wrong, and, subsequently, slept through my first exam. Now I have to wait until they sit the Exam Board and discuss my case to see whether or not they will let me pass.
Ladies and gentleman, I present to you your Tool of the Year: Mr. Nicholas James Paul.
Jeannie Paske. At The Quiet Limit Of The World. Watercolor, charcoal, pastel and ink.
The Lost Son
