onomatoblog

I was going to say that I just came back from London, but then I realized that this would be rather a lie; I came back from London Tuesday night, and it’s Friday today. It has its reasons, though: my second to last day there I caught a cold, and I have been sick as a dog ever since. Unfortunately, I have a school project due on Tuesday, and have had to run on Advil for four days straight to be able to function. But alas, today I am better!

London was beautifully great, as always, although the best part was hanging out with Lucas. There are things that are just great; like tiny little cheap cinemas, Camden Market, Forbidden Planet. We also ate at a very good Indian restaurant, although I am suprised to say that Tacoma’s India Mahal has better food. Nowhere near the atmosphere, though.
I spent far too much money, mostly on food, became Londinium is le expensive, but I also bought a new purse and a pair of earrings made from circuits. Woot!

… and then I go sick, and today is the first day I can talk without significant pain, and in which I have no fever. It’s getting better. For some reason, I always doubt that.

An, lastly, I have given in to iTunes, and it ate all of my Beatles songs. WTF?

Time span since last update… eh.

Oscars: I didn’t see them. 1) I wasn’t too interested, at least not enough to stay up all night (time zones, baby) and 2) Couldn’t have anyway, the channel that has the rights this year was not one that my landlord has. However, everyone I have talked to said it was boring, in stark contrast to the movies that got prizes. I cannot say – I have only seen Brokeback Mountain and while it was fantastic, it’d be silly to compare it to things beyond my experience. Etc.

Well, and Wallace and Gromit. And while it was good, I can’t really imagine The Corpse Bridebeing less so.
Well, I saw the Narnia movie too. That doesn’t count…

To the point. I am not going to finish the Master’s Thesis (and thus won’t have a fil. mag. at the end of the year.) Why? Because the topic doesn’t fit the department, the adviser doesn’t fit the student, the student doesn’t fit the department, and Analytic doesn’t fit in my heart of brain. That, and Dewey is too hard to defend by a Master’s student in front of a bunch of PhDs. it just seemed easy when Erin did it because she was awesome. To my defense, I can say that since I have started taking classes outside of the Philosophy department, I have understood that many student feel the same thing – the general environment, the snobbery, the attitude that Continental isn’t real philosophy -it’s not just me. But I am off! I can spend this semester in Ethnology, taking my scheduled 20 credits, and not be in trouble with the money people!

And there was much rejoicing.

Fantasy Pharmacy will be given a face lift, an adrenalin shot, and a new guest book. Soon. After that, I will make a portfolio, Kevin. I promise. It’s only been a year and the half since you suggested it :)

See? No fish mentioned. I never lie.