1st day of semester

So, all the things I've accomplished today:

I went to a club meeting. They seem nice, but that's never been my problem. My problem is not they people aren't nice, it's that I'd rather just stay in and not rock my boat too much.

2nd: I went to see my advisor to fix my class schedule and ask about graduation. Need to talk to another advisor about that graduation thing.

3rd: about that meeting. Fun, but still makes me nervous. I went once. Do I have the courage to go again. Let's see how courageous I am next week.

4th: I went to the bookstore. Didn't buy any of the books because I was not prepared. So I'll have to go back again...

5th: Researched some book prices online. Still have not finished.

Maybe I'm tired. But I feel awful right now.

Beowulf, the movie

Shout out to High School AP English IV. Man, I miss that class. Those were the times. Makes me nostalgia since I've been watching season one of Laguna Beach (which has nothing to do with each other much except LB is high schoolish).

All I've heard about this movie is that Angelina Jolie is supposed to be in it. I think she's a mother of someone. Am I right? Have to check that. [I just read that Neil Gaiman was one of the screenwriters, and that makes me want to see it even more as I just read Stardust and loved it.]

Anyways, I definitely have to check it out. Having read it in High school English compels me to.

You know, this got me thinking that maybe a whole generation of kids who have to read it will just watch this movie instead. Hey, it is has Angelina Jolie in it, then why not, right?

I hope the movie lives up to the book. I loved studying ancient and world literature . That part of the curriculum instilled a life long fascination. It is by far more enriching than American Literature, which I studied as a junior. I don't know if it's the themes or the material chosen, but American lit, which made up a majority of AP English III, was a bore compared to the richness I found in the works I studied a year later.

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School shuns tech, teaches fountain pen

Hey, this reminds me of my former school where they strict rules where we had to wear a uniform, which was a no brainer and not a big deal. But then they continued to restrict other things as well. Like students must use a fountain pen and they regulated what type of pen and color ink. We also had to carry briefcases as book bags. That ok, but not when you develop calluses on your hands because briefcases are not really meant for the average student. I wished the administrators would have taken that into account, but all they cared about was putting up a respectable image.

We would also have handwriting lessons. Don’t remember much except that you were suppose to join the letters in a certain way. Of course, all those lessons went to waste. Here I could write however I pleased. And during my high school days here, I developed what I consider to be the standard handwriting of teenage girls—that big, non-joining style complete circles as dots. I can’t adequately describe it here, but I think people know what I’m talking about.

I think I still have a few left over fountain pens, and some ink cartridges as well. I used those Parker fountain pens, btw. I’ve been thinking about using them again with my moleskine notebooks. I should look for them. I should, but I packed them somewhere up there in my closet. It’s going to be a pain to look for them.

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