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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 15:52:44 GMT -5
Sorry, the mod is Creepin'. Are you stuck down in the middle of the Mitten? Is that why you don't like your geographical location? Haha. Yes! Haha. I go to CMU, which isn't a very prime location, but it feels like home (especially since I live about 40 minutes east in Midland... which is where I've lived for the past 10 years, so I know the middle of the mitten all too well!) I love my profs, but I do get jealous of you lucky people who get to live and go to school in the U.P. Haha, yay, someone's jealous of my U.P. status! Most of my downstate friends (I went to high school in East Lansing and whenever I talk about going "home" for a short period of time, I mean Ann Arbor) make fun of me because they claim that no one lives up here :-P
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 14:07:42 GMT -5
When conversion to Christianity began, they simply renamed Holidays like Christmas, I think, for convenience. It wasn't so much "convenience" as "your gods are false idols, but we really need your numbers, so instead of pissing you all off and saying you're wrong, we'll just kindly adopt your fluffy little bunny rabbits and whatnot." I realize that this is also probably offensive in some ways, but it's really how the situation always appeared to me. And honestly, I was raised Catholic :-D
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 13:34:59 GMT -5
Also, after taking a few classes which talk about Greek mythology in detail, and being a Christian, I find it fascinating how many stories are similar. And I want to learn more! Any type of myths intrigue me. Watching the faces of fellow students as they slowly realized that Christianity stole a lot of it's lore from... every previous culture... was absolutely priceless. Oh, I miss my Myth class!
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 13:29:56 GMT -5
Though I can think of characters or author who match most of the names on my ongoing list of baby names that I keep despite not wanting children any time soon, the only two that are explicitly literary (as in that's where I got the inspiration from) are Harper and Holden (as in Lee and Caulfield, respectively). I knew a lady who named her son Atticus, which I thought was too cute for words. Also, Olive, I think Pixel is a fantastic name for a cat. I have an orange kitty named Percy... yes, I had to name him after a Weasley. I couldn't help it! But do you get the reference? That's the big question :-D Also, my boss recently shortened my nickname to Percy. I understand why, but now librarians think that it's relating to Harry Potter, which it does not at all. But I realize that Persephone is a mouthful :-P
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 13:27:03 GMT -5
I actually almost mentioned that when I cast my vote. I mean, I think what he did by making Satan the hero was great, I even wrote a paper on it. I just cannot enjoy him on any point besides that one. I don't know. Honestly, I love his style, as weird as that might be. He's the only time I can sit down and read epic poetry and not eventually bang my head against something.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 13:16:32 GMT -5
Chaucer. I'm sorry, but I simply cannot get into his stuff, even Troilus and Criseyde. I can appreciate it's value and interpret him, but I do not find him as funny and amazing as people say. Wait... you read The Wife of Bath and didn't totally crack up at the end? Awww, sadbeans. I honestly like Chaucer. And love Milton. And positively adore Shakespeare... Overrated literature though? I'd have to say my vote goes towards Milton. I just can't grasp why it's so amazing. He made Satan loveable. How can you not adore him? However, I feel like we can do without Austen. Blech.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 12:58:55 GMT -5
I don't think I'd call myself bilingual, or fluent really... but I am majoring in German (as well) and have been studying it for... well, too many years to not yet be comfortable calling myself "fluent." I've always been slightly fascinated by Russian, and have wanted to learn it for a few years.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 12:34:01 GMT -5
I want to teach freshman composition at a college or university, and I'd like to be a writing center director at some point. Grad school hasn't killed me yet, so if everything goes according to plan, I'll be applying to comp/rhet Ph.D. programs in about 1.5 years. The plan is to graduate in another two years and go straight on to my PhD, hopefully with a GA position to pay for it... please oh please. Then, honestly, I want to return to my current university to teach, because I just love the area, and I know that if I get my PhD from my first choice and the current department head is still around, I'll have a job no problem. Please oh please. I want to come back to my university, too! It's not my favorite geographical location in the state, but I love the school. It's not a Research 1 institution, which means I'll be able to focus a lot on teaching yet still have plenty of opportunities for research. Sorry, the mod is Creepin'. Are you stuck down in the middle of the Mitten? Is that why you don't like your geographical location? Haha.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 12:26:57 GMT -5
PIXEL. I am getting a little orange kitten and naming it Pixel. Not exactly part of the "English Literature" cannon, but... still brings me joy.
And if, big giant IF, I ever have a kid/kids, specifically a son (though I'm really hoping I don't), Dante.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 12:11:54 GMT -5
OMG I use excessive commas! I don't really know when it's absolutely necessary to have them so I just sprinkle them in every where. I really wanted to cry when someone explained to me that, according to recent MLA standards, you are not allowed to use a comma unless it is absolutely necessary. No more creating a pace, none of this "as I read though it, I naturally pause here, so I'm going to indicate that to the reader" stuff. Bullshit. Commas are my best friend, don't you dare take them away.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 12:00:10 GMT -5
Ooh ooh, I thought of another one. I over-capitalize. If I don't pay attention, I capitalize any noun that feels vaguely important. That's the German major interfering with the English major, I'm afraid. That, and the overuse of ellipsis. I just love them... so damn much.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 11:52:49 GMT -5
You'd probably just get a slap on the wrist first... unless all thousand words are really that bad 0.o
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 11:43:35 GMT -5
"-'Uncopywrit eabl e,' because it's the only 15-letter word with no repeated letters" -"Four," because it has the same number of letters as it means. -"Celestial" for the same reasons above (and it rolls off the tongue nicely) -"Bananaananassaft" - I'm pretty sure that this is a made up German word, but it's supposed to mean "banana pineapple juice." -"Pineapple," because in every other language, it's called "Ananas." I... think that's just about correct. Germans are really bloody good at just smashing words together, and all of the components are (almost) correct (Banane, not Banana). Yaaaaaaaaay German language.
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Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 11:07:58 GMT -5
Thanks for not getting too heated about this, guys. Although that... pony? says a thousand words, heh.
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Tattoos
Jun 1, 2011 11:04:29 GMT -5
Post by Olive on Jun 1, 2011 11:04:29 GMT -5
Olive, that owl tat is awesome. I'm glad everyone seems to like the owl tat, but really, hers was so much more impressive. I wish you could see it, but it feels like it wouldn't quite be appropriate to post a photo of her.
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