And now...

It has been a while. A long while.

Okay, life thus far:

The classes I am officially in this semester (given that it is now just passed mid-term season):
Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic
Greek Art and the Making of Art History
Ancient Comedy and Performance
Renaissance and Baroque Set Design

All of these classes are of course informative and interesting and wonderful. They are killing me softly.

Let me give you a wonderful little demonstration of what I'm up against in my first 300 level Latin class:

Etsi vereor, iudices, ne turpe sit pro fortissimo viro dicere incipientem timere, minimeque deceat, cum T. Annius ipse magis de rei publicae salute quam de sua perturbetur, me ad eius causam parem animi magnitudinem adferre non posse, tamen haec novi iudici nova forma terret oculos, qui, quocumque inciderunt, consuetudinem fori et pristinum morem iudiciorum requirunt. Non enim corona consessus vester cinctus est, ut solebat; non usitata frequentia stipati sumus: 2. non illa praesidia, quae pro templis omnibus cernitis, etsi contra vim conlocata sunt, non adferunt tamen [oratori] aliquid, ut in foro et in iudicio, quamquam praesidiis salutaribus et necessariis saepti sumus, tamen ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus. Quae si opposita Miloni putarem, cederem tempori, iudices, nec inter tantam vim armorum existimarem esse oratori locum. Sed me recreat et reficit Cn. Pompei, sapientissimi et iustissimi viri, consilium, qui profecto nec iustitiae suae putaret esse, quem reum sententiis iudicum tradidisset, eundem telis militum dedere, nec sapientiae, temeritatem concitatae multitudinis auctoritate publica armare.

No, that isn't just online filler for form. Those are the words of the great orator Cicero opening in defense of his friend Milo against the accusations of murdering Clodius. Cicero's argument centers around "Yeah, he killed him, but it was the right thing to do for the good of the state!!!"
My test on the entire speech is this Tuesday. Nervous? yes.

Sexy right???

I have a handle on Greek Art, Renaissance and Baroque design has me making a model of a fire breathing dragon. Awesome? oh yes.

The academic light of my life is my comedy and performance class. We are set to perform the Aristophanes play Women at the Thesmophoria. It's loud, it's bawdy, and set in the 1970's at an ERA rally. I get to act and sing. It's the most fun I've had in a class since my first semester. It's also got me thinking about doing the open auditions they hold at the beginning of each semester. I love making people laugh.

I know this post is not very eloquent, or even correct grammatically. I'm typing it in my Renaissance and Baroque lecture. SHHHHHHH