One down. Three to go.

[icarus]

Okay, one 10-page final down.

I have a paper that I have to have done by 8am. Yes, why of course it's the paper I've been struggling with, why do you ask? Will be pulling another all-nighter, I think. Why couldn't I have just picked "Buddhism in Manimekhalai" as my topic and made it easy for myself?

Then I get cracking on my seven-page paper all day tomorrow. (I typed senev. That's a new one for my occasional dyslexia.) And writing the history of the novel essay for the final. What is my interpretation of the historical development of the novel in the 18th and 19th century anyway? Gee, I'm drawing a blank. I suppose a one-sentence "I agree with Watt!" is neither sufficient nor true.

The seven (or senev) page paper is due 8:30am, Thursday, at the beginning of yes, my second final.

I switch to doing my oh-so-behind readings for my eastern religions class on Wednesday. That paper is due Friday. The teacher is Japanese which is French for "ruthless." She requires that you reference all the source materials for the class. It looks like I'll be writing that Thursday afternoon, with edits on Friday.

Your opinion, please.

I always love it when people ask me for my opinion. Now I need yours. I'm waffling between two classes for next quarter.

Chaucer. I love early literature, Middle and Old English (blame Tolkien). This class is usually offered at 8:30am, which, those of you who've noticed my 2am posts, will never work. I'd miss too many classes to keep up. Now it's being offered at a delightful 1:30pm.

But Chaucer is hard, and I am already doing an honors class that will suck me dry like a Wraith and a graduate level Buddhism class that I'm warned has a library of reading. The Chaucer teacher is reputed to be knowledgeable but very new at the teaching thing. There's an excellent teacher, a grad student I know who teaches a similar class, but it's at... 8:30am in the morning. *sigh*

Chaucer would be an elective class and not count towards any of my basic English requirements, since I've already loaded up on the Shakespeare, 18th, and 19th century literature. I should be taking modern and post-modern and American lit classes, actually.

Medieval and Modern Asian Lit. This is very rarely offered and I'm not sure about it, but I'm quite interested. Asian lit is the crossover point between my English and Asian studies degree. That said, I've already covered my requirements for the Asian studies degree (with exception of the language).

It would be related to one of my favorite classes so far, Mughal Indian History. The class is full, I'd have to beg my way in, but I don't think that would be difficult. And it would be a 200-level class and act as a break for me from the rest of my quarter.

Schedule-wise, they're six of one, half a dozen of another. The honors class is largely independent study so it works out to one class per day. The Chaucer gives me Fridays off, but I'll be at the school Friday anyhow. Hmmm....


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