i wrote a whole damned paper today. and morde'an liked it. which is good. but i'm too tired to write much more. well, or so i'll claim.

today in myth and symbol we learned that the greek word for truth is "aletheia." this struck me so powerfully that i made an audible indrawn breath. the prof stopped, looked at me and asked me why i did that. i sort of stumbled in my explanation. truth--without forgetting. i don't know why, but it was powerful for me. i'm so glad she didn't baby us through the etymology before it hit me. i still can't explain why my reaction is so strong.... there is something about the idea of not forgetting. that which will not be forgotten. it's very powerful for me. i don't know if it's that way for anyone else.

today we had a whole long talk during flute ensemble. about eight of us from the studio just discussing life in mason over the past few years, complete with amusing anecdotes. nothing is funnier than dr. guy anecdotes. *grin* it was sort of nice. i don't usually feel like i'm accepted into groups of people like that. *shrug* i'm not really friends with too many people in the studio. nicole and joy, but no one else really, i'd think. somehow i just fit in today, though.

i missed alastair, one of the vibrant personalities from our utopia class, today. even john the pompous didn't talk much. no one is caught up on the reading, so we didn't really get much accomplished. the book we're on right now, woman on the edge of time, looks absolutely fabulous. i've only read fifty pages, but still... meanwhile, i don't know that anyone in the class has actually read more than fifty pages. and next week's discussion is going to be without the prof because he's going to some conference on long island. should be interesting. i know i'll at least be able to catch up by then.

i'm so happy. i finally got my paychecks from this summer. thank you debi! i'm considering if i should send them home to have my father deposit them, or if i should possibly just open a new bank account up here. it's so hard to decide. and i have to get over to the dmv soon because my id expires on wednesday. beaurocratic type things. lines and waiting and forms. ewww. but it's late and i need sleep despite what i keep telling myself. besides, we're continuing to discuss hinduism in philosophy tomorrow, and i want to be awake enough to catch all of it. i suspect i won't learn much new, but still.... *yawn*
posted by Unknown at 11:20 PM