Japanese and Samuel Pepys

There's no connection between the three, by the way.

I keep getting these strange comments on my blog - they're in Japanese. I delete them because I don't speak Japanese and for all I know they're porn-related (and this is a clean blog).

Samuel Pepys. So I'm doing a research project on the gender-revolution of Restoration England and I found myself reading Pepys' famous diary. It's really interesting and I'm saddened that in 50 years no one will uncover diaries. People don't write letters, keep journals or such things as much. Yes, people write email and keep blogs (like this one), but future historians will face a difficult time if people don't start writing things down. I kind of want to go back and print my old blog entries and bind them. Maybe I should.

And by the way, 5 and 7 weeks, respectively, until my two huge papers are due. I might not write much until then.

Cheers!

Spring Break... What Break?

So I've been on Spring Break this week, but it was no vacation. Being a teacher and a student means that work isn't done until the summertime, and I expected it.

Work: I graded many essays, all late work, and exams. I also sent off a set of essays to a scholarship competition so that some of my students can win money for college.

Grad school: Yeah, I didn't get nearly as much done as I wanted. I did read several chapters of an assigned book and I started my 15 page research paper. Well, I didn't start writing it, but I've been gathering sources. I wanted to have it done by tomorrow so that I don't have to worry about it, but it's not due for over a month, so I have time. I'm going to continue focusing on research gathering for another week and then work on the paper for a week. If I can get the paper done in three weeks, I'll be in a good spot and can then spend the following 3 weeks focusing on the 20-page paper for my other class.

Other stuff: I knocked the crap out of my head a few days ago and got a mild concussion. I had a CAT scan yesterday because I've been dizzy for a couple of days and then yesterday I was very nauseous - two signs that concerned my doctor. But the CAT scan showed no brain bleeding and I was told the dizziness would go away. It hasn't gone away yet. But whatever. I started cutting the script for "Midsummer," and I've been designing the set and costumes, which is fun and exciting - I can't wait until auditions! Other than that, I've been watching a lot of TV, went to the Rodeo a bit and played endless games of internet scrabble. I would've liked to take a trip, but I'm going to Vermont and DC in July, so I'll just hang tightly until then.

Summer will be extremely busy, but I'll fill y'all in on that later.

Cheers!