I lied a bit. I think I went to bed with 2.5 pages done. Usually I only have a page left, and can drop off to sleep, but this time I couldn't. Which is dumb, since I just ended up starting writing at 6:10 and it's 7:20 and I have 4.5 pages done, solid. I wish I had just slept, since there was nothing to worry about.
also I recently participated in an individual cold-tolerance study, which is conducted by a senior who I've had two classes with (health psych and adult psych) and who gave me a tour of Bard on accepted students day. It's a way more interesting experiment than it sounds, for those of you at Bard who have time, I recommend participating (I might just be really nerdy)
I also dropped by the clay club area and met with the head Monday. She's sweet, and a freshman. Everything is so cramped in there (but she still wants there to be like...3 people in there at a time to form a community. Which is nice, but also unrealistic.)
Also I made myself food from stuff from kline last night.
I had:
spinach, green peppers, tomatoes, tofu, mushrooms.
and then combined that with bean noodles, spicy 'fire' oil and soy sauce.
It was very very good.
now back to sleep.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Peasantry
If I had not studied so hard for that exam, I would have done very very badly.
I have a 5 page paper due tomorrow. I'm going to bed. I have 3 pages done but I'm done hating on Wordsworth for the night, and coming up with alternatives to 'peasantry'. I'll just wake up at 7 and finish it then.
I have a 5 page paper due tomorrow. I'm going to bed. I have 3 pages done but I'm done hating on Wordsworth for the night, and coming up with alternatives to 'peasantry'. I'll just wake up at 7 and finish it then.
- Rural people
- People from the country side
- Country-dwellers
- People who live a pastoral life
- Farmers
- The poor
- Provincial people
- The underprivileged
- People who work the land
- Country population
- “low and rustic” people
- Working class
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| This is how I write essays. I make everything tiny, in a different font, single spaced. And then at this point I get curious and decide to check how long it is (it was 2.5 pages) though of course I look at it at 200% on the screen, the words are too tiny to see otherwise. |
stress coming at me from all sides.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
tiny braids
I shouldn't be on here right now but I finished making all my nuero flashcards and my research methods ones too. (two exams and an essay first 3 days of the week, wooo)
friday the CSA had a hair braiding thing. I got my hair done in a lot of tiny braids. Initially I looked a bit like 7-yr-old because of the colorful scrunchies (as Shareesa, who did most of it, said.) But Lauren got me black ones so now its black blue purple and pink.
We celebrated Hannah's birthday yesterday by going to Arielle, then Lauren came by to film me drawing for her project, and then Adrienne's family came by and her sister stayed the night, but they where both gone by the time I woke up. Haven't seen Adrienne all day.
that is all.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Astrology
I backed down on something today because it was 1am, I was tired and I'm not close enough with the person to argue every point.
But I regret it, because I feel like it led to the invalidation of one of the fields of study I care about.
I'm sorry, the Myer-Briggs test is just way more legit than astrology.
People make too big a deal of it, but it is still not just stars and vague assignments.
some people prefer to control their environment and have frameworks, others prefer to make decisions only when they have to and having their choices open.
This varies person to person, not month to month, and is based on self report.
earth and water are not real characteristics. 490,000 babies are born every day. I doubt that all the ones born in June have the same personality.
I said that (I'm a Torus on the cusp) the whole "it being sense-driven" is not at all who I think I am, or what the Myer-Briggs test said. She said "well you are on the cusp" and I laughed, because to me it sounded like a joke! But it wasn't, and she was offended.
I sooo don't give a shit about astrology, I understand why some people think it's fun. I also know that it's set up to be convincing (and vague) and I also think that maybe for some people it give a framework to compare against, helping to think about people, possibly, though that's as far as I'm willing to stretch on it's validity, and I was feeling creative.
Never before coming to Bard did I feel like a super-sciency person. But this is just bullshit! time and time again I bump into people that question science because they feel like it has too much authority. And I'm sorry, you can't rebel against authority just 'cause. It's important to question, but there is a reason I'm sure that Whooping Cough vaccine I got as a baby works, and that when I stare at a red screen my retina compensates and in turn makes a white wall look green when I look at it afterwords, and that caraway and spearmint chemicals are reflections of each other, that neurons are negatively charged cells, and that proteins are made out of amino acids coded for by rna, which in turn is coded for by dna and that the silver ions on photo paper light-sensitive and that the Earth is very very tiny in comparison to the Sun, the solar system it's in, and the Universe(s) that we all reside in.
most of this, especially when put together, is hard to wrap my mind around. I guess doubting any of it is right is easier than learning it and understanding it and believing any of it.
Bard gets to me sometimes.
But I regret it, because I feel like it led to the invalidation of one of the fields of study I care about.
I'm sorry, the Myer-Briggs test is just way more legit than astrology.
People make too big a deal of it, but it is still not just stars and vague assignments.
some people prefer to control their environment and have frameworks, others prefer to make decisions only when they have to and having their choices open.
This varies person to person, not month to month, and is based on self report.
earth and water are not real characteristics. 490,000 babies are born every day. I doubt that all the ones born in June have the same personality.
I said that (I'm a Torus on the cusp) the whole "it being sense-driven" is not at all who I think I am, or what the Myer-Briggs test said. She said "well you are on the cusp" and I laughed, because to me it sounded like a joke! But it wasn't, and she was offended.
I sooo don't give a shit about astrology, I understand why some people think it's fun. I also know that it's set up to be convincing (and vague) and I also think that maybe for some people it give a framework to compare against, helping to think about people, possibly, though that's as far as I'm willing to stretch on it's validity, and I was feeling creative.
Never before coming to Bard did I feel like a super-sciency person. But this is just bullshit! time and time again I bump into people that question science because they feel like it has too much authority. And I'm sorry, you can't rebel against authority just 'cause. It's important to question, but there is a reason I'm sure that Whooping Cough vaccine I got as a baby works, and that when I stare at a red screen my retina compensates and in turn makes a white wall look green when I look at it afterwords, and that caraway and spearmint chemicals are reflections of each other, that neurons are negatively charged cells, and that proteins are made out of amino acids coded for by rna, which in turn is coded for by dna and that the silver ions on photo paper light-sensitive and that the Earth is very very tiny in comparison to the Sun, the solar system it's in, and the Universe(s) that we all reside in.
most of this, especially when put together, is hard to wrap my mind around. I guess doubting any of it is right is easier than learning it and understanding it and believing any of it.
Bard gets to me sometimes.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
tripod
ordered a tripod. wooo!
also chamber singing for this week was cancelled so we are finally resting.
today I went to/had
class
food with people
class
room
library
food without people
library
room
art studio
food with person
room
riveting.
oh! but also I hung out with Anna the other day and she told me there is a ceramics club! I contacted the head and there is a kiln, pug machine, one wheel and "tons of clay"
how happy am I? very happy.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Saturday AM shift
My application for emergency driving didn't go through, but Jasper contacted me asking if I was interested because he saw me at one of the mandatory meetings. Turned out he already staffed, since he didn't see my application, but someone had dropped from the Sat AM shift, so I have a job again.
We are both desperate I guess and take what we can get? I was starting to worry I wouldn't get even the amount of money I got last semester.
I will now go and make myself some black tea with ginger and honey.
We are both desperate I guess and take what we can get? I was starting to worry I wouldn't get even the amount of money I got last semester.
I will now go and make myself some black tea with ginger and honey.
Monday, February 20, 2012
illegal bunny
The only reason I remember what happened last week is because my cork-board says stuff like
"Sunday
@10 skype: Yulka
@2 kline : Ari
@3 library : Brit
Tuesday
baking Margaret
Wed
@320 studio: Laura Battle"
Of course there was other stuff, unplanned meals with friends and study sessions. Laura Battle is now my art adviser (yesss!) The concerts are done, they went well. Baking never happened because Margaret was busy. Adrienne came back from visiting friends last night. Two of my friends dropped off and picked up their bunny (Bunbun, gender unknown) because their building was having the sprinklers fixed. We aren't supposed to have animals that large, but I know of at least three bunnies on campus. I finished The Bell Jar a couple days ago. I threw up twice last week and now I have a really bad cold, but I've only missed one class. I should go to the studio at 4:30, when the rooms free up, but I don't know if my nose will be stable enough to allow me to draw without blowing my nose every two minutes.
"Sunday
@10 skype: Yulka
@2 kline : Ari
@3 library : Brit
Tuesday
baking Margaret
Wed
@320 studio: Laura Battle"
Of course there was other stuff, unplanned meals with friends and study sessions. Laura Battle is now my art adviser (yesss!) The concerts are done, they went well. Baking never happened because Margaret was busy. Adrienne came back from visiting friends last night. Two of my friends dropped off and picked up their bunny (Bunbun, gender unknown) because their building was having the sprinklers fixed. We aren't supposed to have animals that large, but I know of at least three bunnies on campus. I finished The Bell Jar a couple days ago. I threw up twice last week and now I have a really bad cold, but I've only missed one class. I should go to the studio at 4:30, when the rooms free up, but I don't know if my nose will be stable enough to allow me to draw without blowing my nose every two minutes.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Midnight in Annandale-on-Hudson
Went to see Midnight in Paris at Weis. It's not really a movie that I would re-watch, but I did because everyone else went.
and later there was a weird fake-gambling for raffle tickets at the campus center.
either way, waking up tomorrow morning to go to rehearsal at 10, which lasts until 6, lunch provided. Botstein's conducting.
and later there was a weird fake-gambling for raffle tickets at the campus center.
either way, waking up tomorrow morning to go to rehearsal at 10, which lasts until 6, lunch provided. Botstein's conducting.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Double Bed
Yesterday we got on Margaret's giant double bed (her roommate is taking a semester off, so she pushed the beds together and its awesome for watching movies)
50/50 (so many weepy ladies in the room for that one)
Mystery Team (so many wildly contorted faces for that one)
and here are some random quotes from James Bagwell while rehearsing Elijah (they might not be as funny without knowing who James is or being in chamber singing):
"Imagine you are trying to scare a little kid. Imagine how fun that is! Of course, you don't have to parent them after the fact"
(on Elijah ordering all the the Baal prophets to be slain)
"that's not compassionate conservationism"
"A check minus is the worst thing a teacher could give, not to hurt your developmental sensitivity. It's like a smiley face with a stake through its forehead"
(on consonants)
"Otherwise it ends up being a tiny ghat and it needs to be a horsefly"
(trying to explain to the sopranos that we need to come in less strong)
"It's like...I'm not going to make that metaphor... (we sing again, so he starts)
...you have to kiss first! or hold hands at least. If a guy comes up to you in a subway and asks you on a date...(makes a shovel digging motion) I'm just digging myself a grave here"
50/50 (so many weepy ladies in the room for that one)
Mystery Team (so many wildly contorted faces for that one)
and here are some random quotes from James Bagwell while rehearsing Elijah (they might not be as funny without knowing who James is or being in chamber singing):
"Imagine you are trying to scare a little kid. Imagine how fun that is! Of course, you don't have to parent them after the fact"
(on Elijah ordering all the the Baal prophets to be slain)
"that's not compassionate conservationism"
"A check minus is the worst thing a teacher could give, not to hurt your developmental sensitivity. It's like a smiley face with a stake through its forehead"
(on consonants)
"Otherwise it ends up being a tiny ghat and it needs to be a horsefly"
(trying to explain to the sopranos that we need to come in less strong)
"It's like...I'm not going to make that metaphor... (we sing again, so he starts)
...you have to kiss first! or hold hands at least. If a guy comes up to you in a subway and asks you on a date...(makes a shovel digging motion) I'm just digging myself a grave here"
Monday, February 6, 2012
James W. Kalat
taking a break from drawing by starting my 'biological psychology' textbook which is fantastic because
a) it has a picture of neurons, a yawning fox and a drinking pigeon on the third page of the book
b) "Biological psychology is the most interesting topic in the world. No doubt every professor or textbook author feels that way about his or her field. But the others are wrong. Biological psychology really is the most interesting topic"
I haven't yet gotten past the first page because I had to write this down, but hopefully there are a lot of other reasons that this textbook is fantastic other than the ones I have already found.
a) it has a picture of neurons, a yawning fox and a drinking pigeon on the third page of the book
b) "Biological psychology is the most interesting topic in the world. No doubt every professor or textbook author feels that way about his or her field. But the others are wrong. Biological psychology really is the most interesting topic"
I haven't yet gotten past the first page because I had to write this down, but hopefully there are a lot of other reasons that this textbook is fantastic other than the ones I have already found.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
forgetful
forgot my
- rain jacket
- India ink
- portfolio to keep things in (I can make one though, but still)
- binders
- cell phone charger
- pair of large socks to use as slippers
- sent five books home instead of here, so I don't have any current books for Other Romanticisms
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