professor: "where did you take that class?" me:"...in florence."

i felt like a little bit of a show off in class today. well...i'm actually still in it, we're on our break. we were talking about narratology (the study of narratives/stories) and our prof asked if anyone had been exposed to the terms in the text. i had in italian literature. so i talked about it a bit, then she wanted to know where i took that class. florence. haha. and then she said, "couldn't we all be so lucky?"

so far class is good. i'm basically a fourth of way through it, which sounds really strange, bu true. i'm taking Literary Criticism, which is looking a different ways to analyze a text. the stuff we read for today i finally understood. thank goodness. and everything we talk about is really deep and philosophical. for instance...

some people believe that language constructs our entire reality. we come into the world with already pre-created ideas, because language is already set. we have four seasons because we say we have four seasons. we have words for everything. so therefore, is it possible to tell someone what you don't know. for instance, if i said, i don't know what a lake is...i obviously do, because, i'm saying the word for it. if i say, its made of water. well, i'm saying its a thing - a noun - and i know its made of water. i know what a lake is that way too. i've tested this out on a couple of different people lately. barb somehow got around. i couldn't think of anyway to refute what she said. lol. all in all, though, its pretty interesting stuff.

so the first week is down. three more to go. woot.

work went well this week too. other than that, nothing too exciting has been going on. we moved into our new apartment which is awesome. i love being back at East Lake. everything is so nice - minus a washer that doesn't work - and i can make my room my own again. my parents coming to town tomorrow to bring me the rest of my stuff.

alright...that's all for now folks. have a great weekend!