Once The Dinner Bell Rings

Oh god ed and I are the biggest nerds for coming up with this

( The crossover fic that clearly everyone needed )

Oh man this class I'm in. It's only week one, and things haven't really hit the fan yet, but it looks like things are going to be pretty intensive. Or, rather, pretty intensive for a more artsy class at this school. I won't compare myself to the science majors.

There's a lot of reading every week, which on its own isn't all THAT bad, but it can get exhausting having to read seventy-five pages of dense language on a computer screen is hard to pull off, then followed by a hundred+ more pages for the OTHER readings we have to do. But really, that's not all that bad.

The seminar passes are cranked up, though--there's the standard "what are they about, what's the theme, what did you learn" thing we have to write, which is relatively simple. But suddenly now we also are required to pick something from the readings and do research on that--including at least one print source. Jeez, I have to actually get up and go to the library! This is nuts, man!

And we basically have to do a writeup for everything we do in class. How did you become closer to your goals in the workshop this week? How did your time working with other students go?

Honestly, it's just a lot of things that, while maybe not so bad on their own, build up fast. I'm still hoping to have fun, but man this is not the kind of writing I want to do.

Being at home's kind of nice. I have a dog and a sister and parents who are nice to see and love. And a really comfy bed.

Also, monster-infested Chicago is a terrible place to bring a timid, sweet pony, but god damn it is so much fun!

Happy Birthday, Franky! May you actually get screentime in upcoming chapters.

To the fairest GG in the land: congrats on reaching 24! Not too often you hit a number that can be divided by 2,3,4,6, AND 8! Enjoy it to the fullest =D

I MADE THIS IN 24 HOURS

ENJOY?


EDIT: Made a couple small changes to the end of it. Whoooo.

8O We actually read a book for class this week that I found genuinely interesting! After Dark by Haruki Murakami. Like, with past books, I could be like "yeah I guess I am slightly interested in the ideas in here or whatever," but I would always check to see how many pages until the next chapter and the like. With this one, I opened it up last night because I figured I should get a little reading done so it wasn't all last minute, then suddenly whoa hey I'm on page 142 when the heck did that happen.

Also yesterday my friend invited me to go forest exploring, there's a pretty great chunk of forest around the school, and a path that you can follow to the beach a bit off, but more fun is exploring the less well-traveled areas and feeling like you're in some post-apocolyptic fantasy world where nature took over. Also I almost sank into a bog at one point which made me really glad I had decided to wear boots. There were a few moments that showed off my friend is much more coordinated than I but the pain my muscles now feel will make me mightier ( ._.)9

Today my roommate bought a pinata and we all went at it with a hatchet and a sword. I suspect this may be the best way to celebrate any holiday ever.

You know what's really, really refreshing after dealing with Hussie's passive-aggressive dealings with his fanbase? Reading Linkara's responses to comments in his videos. He's willing to explain any perceived plot holes or missed points in a logical manner, is willing to concede on points but mostly stands by what he's done, but above all, he's respectful and friendly towards praise and criticism alike. When he does go on his occasional rants, they always feel well-thought out, justified, and even if he's angry, he doesn't talk down to anyone or get insulting to his fans. Thank you, Lewis. You are awesome.

Parallels between my relationship with Homestuck and Heroes are becoming more and more relevant.

That aside, hey guys! Does anyone know how to set up iTunes so that the songs you don't want on your iPod will still play on the computer? I mean, I've got it set up right now so that unchecked selections won't go on the Pod, but I still want to be able to put my iTunes on random and be able to listen to those songs, without having to recheck and uncheck them every time. I officially have too much BGM on my Tunes, the Pod can't hold them all >>;;

It's weird when, all of a sudden, college makes you realize you're not smart.

I've never had all that much trouble writing papers, aside from procrastinating like nuts on them, but once I sit down and make myself do it--usually just a few nights before it's due, derp--it's fairly easy for me to figure out what I want to say, how to get the point across and find examples from the text.

But it turns out I've met my match. For class, we have to read The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by Yukio Mishima. I'm about halfway through it, right now, and it's by no means a bad book--it's really pretty interesting. But I cannot understand the mindset of the main character. He's obviously designed to have a very different mentality than most people, I think, seeing as the basic point of the book is describing the thought process of a man who is essentially a terrorist. But usually I really enjoy psychoanalyzing and viewing things from another viewpoint. It's usually fun, and not all that hard for me. I don't know if it's the way his thought process is described, or the manner in which the book was translated, or what, but I honestly cannot follow what this guy is getting at.

That on its own would not be a problem for me. I could read it through and not really get the character without minding too much, it's still a good book. But today our teacher told us we have to write a paper on this thing, too. Only 2-4 pages, not much, but I am now officially worried. There's a difference between BSing a point to draw it out, and having absolutely no idea what to say. When I make a thesis, I at least have to know what I'm saying. And I honestly don't know what to write about this book.

My hope is that seminaring on this thing tomorrow will generate SOMEthing, but... ugh. It's really weird, realizing that I've hit a complete wall with this thing. It's a little disorienting.