This day in history: Aphra Behn was baptized in 1640. This may seem like an insignificant date, but ironically enough, we just spent our last two Literary History classes discussing her novella, Oroonoko. Wow, fascinating. I don't know why anyone knows this, or why the History Channel thinks its viewers will be thrilled to discover this bit of insignificant information. But someday I hope the day of my bapitism appears on the History Channel, that would be fantastic. I am also thrilled to discover that they have a show called Pawn Stars. Truly brilliant. How do I get a job naming their television programs?
On a more serious note, it's finals week and I should actually be studying for my Literary History exam...instead I am writing. My roommate is diligently reading over her Women & Gender notes or her final tomorrow morning.
My favorite things about this week: People who have spent an entire semester without knowing how to check out a book from the library (this amazes me), Glee, building tents in your dorm room (and thus never being able to get from one side to the other), not studying for finals, recreating pivotal scenes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, eating frosting right out of the can while watching Cake Boss, random facts that relate to what I should be studying for Lit. History, running into your favorite Professors, accidentally beginning to reread Beowulf while writing out essay questions, being told by a friend that she's making a spreadsheet of all the Christmas gifts she will be buying, and finally...eavesdropping on people who think they are speaking too quietly for you to hear them.
Had to get the first post out of the way. The next ones will be much more profound, of course.
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