Syllabus for August

To encourage myself to finish these tasks, I shall post them to 'the world'. (also, as a personal reference with hope of crossing them out as I go)

Review Arabic:
-Vocab! Everything from 'ministry of economics' to 'fish'
-Practice sentence structure
-Adjectives and related grammar -_-
-Brush up on verbs and tenses
-Remember (memorize) how to make nouns plural. No, really- its complicated as fuck.

Read Madame Bovary (en francais)
-Include brief review of passe simple (dumb)

- If its too unbearable, just listen to mom's audio book for basic plot overview (in english)

-Mental preparation for fourteen weeks of Novack

Remember what numbers are!

-i. e. read some of Stat textbook, understand wtf is going on

Less urgent- non-coursework related tasks- in order of 'importance'

Read Before European Hegemony
-Get ideas for honors project
-Ideas for next summer fellows

-Develop crush on Ibn Battuta
-read related articles
-prepare argument to convince Doughty to be my honors advisor

Apply for Study Abroad
-including CIEE scholarships

-Collect books on how to not die in Morocco

Re-re-re-read drivers manual, visit DMV, pass written test before Aug 20, pass drivers test after Aug 20.......icky

Research Grad school/schools

-cry a little in confusion

-panic

-realize poverty
-other details unknown

Brainstorm ideas for STAND

-calendar for the semester

-ideas to capture and retain freshmen

-make contacts, find speakers

-One Night Stand, can it be done?

Clean (uproot) room

-purge books, clothes, shoes
-Dig out both closets

-recover from ensuing asthma attack

we'll see how long i can make this last

Comrades- Whovians!
From now on we are going to put a snooty, pretentious spin on our Doctor Who love and refer the last 5 seasons with their proper numerical distinction, namely, Season 27, season 28, season 29, season 30 and season 31. Seasons 1-5 now refer to the eras of William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton (1963-1968). These episodes were designated as such for 42 years- and I think we're all capable of using 'the big-kid numbers' instead of confusing season one with actual season one.
-maybe I will be the only one who is counter-cultural enough to try this out. I suggest you join me.

And for the visual learners:

Season Twenty-Seven:

Season Twenty-Eight:

Season Twenty-Nine:

Season Thirty:

Season Thirty-One:

The Times they are a changin' so get with it!!!
(and i will get back to my summer fellows paper......................)

oh my outline
you are so fine
we’d drink wine
in Palestine
If you were mine
-and human
you’re intricate
and so fit
packed with detailed bits
you’d buy me an orchestra pit
-if you were human
bullet points in excess
indentations caress
subheadings press
-and pleasure my organizational skills
Drag and drop
Highlight and crop
Bold letters pop
5 pages, don’t stop
-you bend to my wordy academic will
lines flow so easily
where would I be
without your clarity?
some place like Germany
-Berlin, late April 1945. Getting my ass handed to me in a concrete bunker by Katukov's Tank Army
-that would suck
but you prevent my despise
as you italicize
contextualize
all facts, no lies
i look into your eyes
-and I see myself
when will it end?
it may never, my friend
i’ve got 12 more books to comprehend
and more notes to unbend
you may extend
-into the endless white unknown of Microsoft word
-i plunge back into your textual arms