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[cleolinda]

Still no internet. GAH ACK KILL HATE SUCK. Apparently BellSouth is having massive problems right now in the wake of the hurricane, so even though I had DSL during the hurricane, I don't have it now. Whatever.

Now that the Milton mini-paper is done--I'll post that when I'm back at my own desk, and, with any luck, soon--I'm going to see if the prof thinks it would be worth expanding for the final paper. The hardest part of writing a paper, is far as I'm concerned, is figuring out what to write about, the "so what?" of the thesis, and then outlining that. (And the research. For some reason, I adore research when it's on my own terms ["Let's read about influenza epidemics today!"], but I hate it when it's mandated. It must be like Twain said [and this is a rough paraphrase], that work is what you have to do and play is everything else.) So if I take a six-page paper with my primary research already done, and outlined rather well in terms of what I wanted to talk about, and then just start adding other critics' views (and on this particular passage, there are many) here and there to each word as I discuss it, really, that shouldn't be too bad. And I also thought of something I should have concluded, or concluded more clearly, but didn't, so my part of the paper can be expanded as well. Anyway.

(That first sentence in the paragraph was actually going to be, "Now that the Milton mini-paper is done, I'm just relaxing and moving files.")

Now that I'm done with the goddamn thing, I'm just relaxing and moving files. I mean, yes, I have a midterm next Thursday, and--Jesus, where the hell did August go? I swear, it was August a week ago. Anyway--I have a lot of catch-up reading in Paradise Lost to do, but screw it, I'm moving files.

I find it really relaxing, actually. Not the physical CD-to-computer part, but the part where you have all the files there and you have to integrate them into your filing system. The way it's worked out, I've had, say, one CD of pictures backed up in November, and one in March, and one in June, so I get to collate and combine all of them. I'm sure it would drive some people nuts, but for me, it's like Free Cell or Tetris or something. Of course, I'm still getting something like every third CD coming up corrupt, so that's a little heartbreaking ("NOOOOO! MOVIES M-Z! HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO MEEEEEE?"), but all my Word files are all right, and I suppose that's what matters. I really wish I had ACDSee on hand to manage the pictures, but it won't let me reinstall the thing... without the internet. GAH.

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[arayuldaiel.livejournal.com]

(And the research. For some reason, I adore research when it's on my own terms, but I hate it when it's mandated.)

WORD. When we were reading about the colony in Roanoke for US History, I wanted to keep reading about it, but no, apparently, Pocahontas is more important. Stupid history teacher.

And, hey, at least you still have cable, right? Cox still hasn't fixed ours yet. I know they're doing the best they can, but still...I missed the Amazing Race finale, man. And I'm gonna miss Lost tonight. Damn hurricane.

[mellifera.livejournal.com]

"Apparently BellSouth is having massive problems right now in the wake of the hurricane, so even though I had DSL during the hurricane, I don't have it now. Whatever."

It could be that they had to take it down in order to fix it for everyone else. If it makes you feel any better, comcast has been screwing us up the rear for quite awhile now .... even before the hurricane. We may as well be on dial-up for all the lack of service we're getting.

[ulicqel-droma.livejournal.com]

One of the few good things about where I work is that I know who the people are that should be servicing my internet, so I know who to bitch out if I have to. heh.

Comcast seems to be teh big fat suck.

[mellifera.livejournal.com]

"Comcast seems to be teh big fat suck."

Can I quote you on that? heh

[ulicqel-droma.livejournal.com]

Go right ahead. We're a small fish in their pond. But we have razor-sharp teeth. And sucky corporate massuhs.

[maetang.livejournal.com]

It must be like Twain said [and this is a rough paraphrase], that work is what you have to do and play is everything else.

Heh. That reminds me that there's supposed to be a Chinese saying (though I'm Chinese, and haven't come across this in Mandarin yet!) that goes: "Find a job that you love, and never work a day in your life."

[dear-prudence.livejournal.com]

I adore research when it's on my own terms ["Let's read about influenza epidemics today!"], but I hate it when it's mandated.

Oh yeah. I know exactly what you mean. That's why being all graduated is fun. I go along to lectures sometimes, I read what I want and I never have to be assessed on anything! *wheeeeeeeeee*

[ailehtac03.livejournal.com]

OMG, I'm a loser. I thought it said, 'I'm just relaxing and moving flies,' at first. Yes, FLIES. WTF?