So I'm finally almost done reading this book... Most books are a lot easier to read quicky, but unfortunately "La Chartreuse de Parme" is not only more dense with details than the average novel, but also twice or three times the size of its literary counterparts. If it weren't for the exams I'm going to spend my evening correcting, I'd probably be able to finish tonight. It'll be a happy moment indeed when I finish that last page...
I haven't written in a few days, I'd like to try to keep writing each day even if it's just a few basic thoughts.
I'm going to see if I can get funding through the Graduate Student Organization at my university to travel to Paris for 3 weeks at the end of the semester to do research for my thesis. At this point I think that my thesis will be a manifestation of the film group I started, which is called "Risqué en français." Here's a link to an article about it in Ka Leo.
http://www.kaleo.org/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/02/16/42131fc38f534?in_archive=1
This week I'll be showing "Sitcom," which is probably the tamest film featured this semester. It'll be a nice break before the week off, after which I'll be showing "Baise-Moi" on the 30th, which is probably the most "risqué" film of them all! I'm looking for ideas for what I could show next semester, I'm debating showing "Pigalle" and some more of Catherine Breillat's films. Any suggestions?
I'd better get back to work. I'll try to post again tomorrow.
Monday, March 14, 2005
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Credit reports, taxes, Kori, Bearded Ladies, and Christmas
After I write in here I'm really really going to finish the reading I have to do in that book...
I just went to www.annualcreditreport.com and got my credit report. It was pretty interesting. I have a couple of late payments from a few years ago that will haunt me until next year or so, but other that that everything else looks good. I paid the 5 bucks to get my credit score and found out that I have good credit, better than 44.5% of other Americans, or so they say. That's a bit of a relief. I didn't think I had anything to worry about but it's one of those things that's reassuring when you find out that there's nothing wrong. I recommend going to that site and finding out your credit situation, although I don't think it will be available on the East Coast until September. In Hawaii we're lucky in more ways than good weather and friendly people.
I also called the IRS today because my federal refund was never direct deposited. I did it on www.hrblock.com but they never emailed me to tell me that my tax return was rejected, I had the pleasure of being on hold for 20 minutes and finding out on my own. Good thing I have speakerphone. The problem is that my birthday in the system is off. It's weird because when I was doing my taxes, it asked me if my birthday was my brother Brendon's, month day and year. But I put in my real birthday and that's what messed it up. I don't know if I could pass for an Aquarius... I'm pretty obviously a Gemini. I have to go to the Social Security Office and resolve the issue... But who has time for that anyway... I don't feel like dealing with it now. Maybe this summer.
Speaking of this summer... Kori and Alan are definitely moving out here from Massachusetts. It's going to be great to have Kori back as a friend and in a new context. We spent so much time together "back in the day" and I hope that we'll be able to have many more good times while we're living here on Oahu. Too bad she and Alan are coming so late, since we'll be moving next summer.
I should link to an image now. I think it's nice to break up the text, or at least to punctuate it somehow.
How about the Bearded Lady who pierces in Northampton MA?
Hmmmmmm...
That's enough fun for now... Time to read...
PS- This website was acting funny and I was trying to post this and it wouldn't work, then I pressed back and the whole thing was gone. I was devastated that I had just written all of this and it was gone. But I managed to find it and my post isn't lost after all. And to think you could have been deprived of bearded ladies!
I just went to www.annualcreditreport.com and got my credit report. It was pretty interesting. I have a couple of late payments from a few years ago that will haunt me until next year or so, but other that that everything else looks good. I paid the 5 bucks to get my credit score and found out that I have good credit, better than 44.5% of other Americans, or so they say. That's a bit of a relief. I didn't think I had anything to worry about but it's one of those things that's reassuring when you find out that there's nothing wrong. I recommend going to that site and finding out your credit situation, although I don't think it will be available on the East Coast until September. In Hawaii we're lucky in more ways than good weather and friendly people.
I also called the IRS today because my federal refund was never direct deposited. I did it on www.hrblock.com but they never emailed me to tell me that my tax return was rejected, I had the pleasure of being on hold for 20 minutes and finding out on my own. Good thing I have speakerphone. The problem is that my birthday in the system is off. It's weird because when I was doing my taxes, it asked me if my birthday was my brother Brendon's, month day and year. But I put in my real birthday and that's what messed it up. I don't know if I could pass for an Aquarius... I'm pretty obviously a Gemini. I have to go to the Social Security Office and resolve the issue... But who has time for that anyway... I don't feel like dealing with it now. Maybe this summer.
Speaking of this summer... Kori and Alan are definitely moving out here from Massachusetts. It's going to be great to have Kori back as a friend and in a new context. We spent so much time together "back in the day" and I hope that we'll be able to have many more good times while we're living here on Oahu. Too bad she and Alan are coming so late, since we'll be moving next summer.
I should link to an image now. I think it's nice to break up the text, or at least to punctuate it somehow.
How about the Bearded Lady who pierces in Northampton MA?
Hmmmmmm...
That's enough fun for now... Time to read...
PS- This website was acting funny and I was trying to post this and it wouldn't work, then I pressed back and the whole thing was gone. I was devastated that I had just written all of this and it was gone. But I managed to find it and my post isn't lost after all. And to think you could have been deprived of bearded ladies!
Credit cards, European Adventures, Jean Cocteau, and I can't seem to finish this book...
Okay, trying a little harder with the blogging thing...
Today I got a notice that my Citibank credit card will be charging a 3% service charge for purchases made in foreign currencies. I think that's a bit ridiculous. As if the dollar wasn't weak enough already, now this nonsense. I'll just stick to my debit card as much as I can, or use a different card if I have to.
Speaking of which, everything is still up in the air for this summer. If we don't find jobs in Germany, it's looking like we'll be taking a 3-week trip visiting 7 or eight different cities in 7 or 8 different countries. We're thinking we could land in Lisbon, then head to Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, then Rome. Any suggestions?
That would be really expensive though. Like $3500ish. Maybe more. But it would be fun, and I could use a good adventure. I'd much prefer to live in Berlin for the summer though.
Today we watched Orphée in my French Theatre class. Jean Cocteau is always really interesting. We also watched a bit of "Le Sang d'un poète," which I really really like.
Ugh... I just typed a bunch of stuff and then I pressed control Z to erase one thing and it erased the entire paragraph. Control Z works just fine in Microsoft Word but I guess it doesn't work in here. That was dumb.
I was just complaining about "La Chartreuse de Parme" that I can't seem to finish, and that I'll probably miss my midnight deadline to post online about it. I've been on time every other week so I feel that I'm entitled to at least one late post.
I'm going to go attempt to read...
Today I got a notice that my Citibank credit card will be charging a 3% service charge for purchases made in foreign currencies. I think that's a bit ridiculous. As if the dollar wasn't weak enough already, now this nonsense. I'll just stick to my debit card as much as I can, or use a different card if I have to.
Speaking of which, everything is still up in the air for this summer. If we don't find jobs in Germany, it's looking like we'll be taking a 3-week trip visiting 7 or eight different cities in 7 or 8 different countries. We're thinking we could land in Lisbon, then head to Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, then Rome. Any suggestions?
That would be really expensive though. Like $3500ish. Maybe more. But it would be fun, and I could use a good adventure. I'd much prefer to live in Berlin for the summer though.
Today we watched Orphée in my French Theatre class. Jean Cocteau is always really interesting. We also watched a bit of "Le Sang d'un poète," which I really really like.
Ugh... I just typed a bunch of stuff and then I pressed control Z to erase one thing and it erased the entire paragraph. Control Z works just fine in Microsoft Word but I guess it doesn't work in here. That was dumb.
I was just complaining about "La Chartreuse de Parme" that I can't seem to finish, and that I'll probably miss my midnight deadline to post online about it. I've been on time every other week so I feel that I'm entitled to at least one late post.
I'm going to go attempt to read...
Sunday, March 06, 2005
Posting for the first time in forever...
I haven't written anything in like 400 years... hmmm... This semester is tough. I have a lot of reading that I'm supposed to be doing, but I'd rather be updating my blog than reading this:
Especially since it's like 750 pages long and in French. Now that I know more about using HTML it'll be more fun to write in here because I can just throw up random stuff like this:
(I found it by googling "random")
I think it's really funny that when you google "Dick Dock" and go to Images, that Micaela comes up. So she'll forever be Dick Dock on the web and there's no escaping it.
I just did all my midsemester grades for my students too. That was fun. Thanks Cameron for your help with the formula. If they turned in missing stuff they'd have better grades, but I think overall it looks good.
I'm also excited about my new German translator. I didn't get the door yesterday when the mailman came because I thought that it was the JWs. And I'm sad that it had to be "Delivery Confirmation" or else he could have just left it at the door. Here's a picture of it:
I think it's funny that the word they chose to display is "winner." I know that I'll feel like a winner when I finally get it.
Does anyone want to help me and Tim find jobs in Germany this summer? I'd really much rather spend the summer there than here... Hook us up!
Especially since it's like 750 pages long and in French. Now that I know more about using HTML it'll be more fun to write in here because I can just throw up random stuff like this:
(I found it by googling "random")
I think it's really funny that when you google "Dick Dock" and go to Images, that Micaela comes up. So she'll forever be Dick Dock on the web and there's no escaping it.
I just did all my midsemester grades for my students too. That was fun. Thanks Cameron for your help with the formula. If they turned in missing stuff they'd have better grades, but I think overall it looks good.
I'm also excited about my new German translator. I didn't get the door yesterday when the mailman came because I thought that it was the JWs. And I'm sad that it had to be "Delivery Confirmation" or else he could have just left it at the door. Here's a picture of it:
I think it's funny that the word they chose to display is "winner." I know that I'll feel like a winner when I finally get it.
Does anyone want to help me and Tim find jobs in Germany this summer? I'd really much rather spend the summer there than here... Hook us up!
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