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Crunch Time
May. 31st, 2006 06:28 pmIts nearing the end of classes for the first semester here in New Zealanda and I realized that I haven't update in a little bit with the good reason, I've been busy. The Tuesday after I moved in, I got my hair cut, sorry I don't have a picture just yet, but its layered and just barely touches my shoulders. I feel good, I guess its a female thing to do, but it does feel good after a big transistion to change your hair.
And my new place is feeling good though the gaming club at Vic is being a bit weird. I spent such a long time with one group of players and friends that were incredibly creative and loved fully immersing in the world that its odd coming into a group that sort of know each other in a game I"m not familiar with. We're basically playing teenage superheroes, I'm playing a character called Quicksilver, who can run incredibly fast. I just sort of created her on the spur of the moment at the first meeting I went, but the game itself is odd. Many of the players are playing incredibly cynical characters and there's actually not a huge amount of in character banter. There's a little bit, but I feel like by being superheroes and with a basic character that's all about what cool moves can you do and signature lines, there just aren't real people. Also its hard because part of the banter of this group is a teasing of America since the game is supposed to be in America and since during this game I just become quiet. Since I don't feel sure I fit in and my character has become the good one since everyone else is either amoral or just does what needs to be done. I may investigate whether there are any other games going on I might join since I've only played two games of this one and I don't think they'll miss me. I also sent a sort of friendly email to a guy I met there, who just seemed like interesting conversation and all, but I haven't heard a reply so I"m afraid I was too push. I just want to extend my group of friends and I just don't know the group dynamics of the club.
In happier news, I have now written my first essay of the year on Aristophanes' play Women at the Thesmophoria, one thing I had to adjust to with the papers is that the length is defined in words not page length. So I wrote a 2700 word essay and about the same length as the first chapter of my research essay. Though the research essay needs tons of work since as I was writing it, I sort of forgot my point and spent the whole time taking apart poetry. But I"m giving a sort of work in progress presentation on my essay this Friday to the department and I'll bring my ideas and such and see how that feels. Though in an interesting twist, there is just not a lot of secondary research on Anacreontea, a collection of poems, which is suprising. Usually in classics there's too much secondary information since people have been writing about some of these authors for millenia. And I found out that I've got a extension on my essay for my history course.
My plan is to have that done by my birthday and also by then I will have bought tickets and found a place to stay in Sydney so that at the end of June, I can have a nice break. In other good news, I got my webcam fixed up so that I can see my parents when they call, which is just cool. I think that's everything at the moment, I'm hoping at some point this week or next to go and see the new X-Men movie for a nice little break and maybe go to a day spa on my birthday for a little pampering. Victoria is a good place, tiring and complicated, but good. And soon I will study for my slide test tommorow, but I am determined to not worry about it and just read my notes and trust I know the information.
And my new place is feeling good though the gaming club at Vic is being a bit weird. I spent such a long time with one group of players and friends that were incredibly creative and loved fully immersing in the world that its odd coming into a group that sort of know each other in a game I"m not familiar with. We're basically playing teenage superheroes, I'm playing a character called Quicksilver, who can run incredibly fast. I just sort of created her on the spur of the moment at the first meeting I went, but the game itself is odd. Many of the players are playing incredibly cynical characters and there's actually not a huge amount of in character banter. There's a little bit, but I feel like by being superheroes and with a basic character that's all about what cool moves can you do and signature lines, there just aren't real people. Also its hard because part of the banter of this group is a teasing of America since the game is supposed to be in America and since during this game I just become quiet. Since I don't feel sure I fit in and my character has become the good one since everyone else is either amoral or just does what needs to be done. I may investigate whether there are any other games going on I might join since I've only played two games of this one and I don't think they'll miss me. I also sent a sort of friendly email to a guy I met there, who just seemed like interesting conversation and all, but I haven't heard a reply so I"m afraid I was too push. I just want to extend my group of friends and I just don't know the group dynamics of the club.
In happier news, I have now written my first essay of the year on Aristophanes' play Women at the Thesmophoria, one thing I had to adjust to with the papers is that the length is defined in words not page length. So I wrote a 2700 word essay and about the same length as the first chapter of my research essay. Though the research essay needs tons of work since as I was writing it, I sort of forgot my point and spent the whole time taking apart poetry. But I"m giving a sort of work in progress presentation on my essay this Friday to the department and I'll bring my ideas and such and see how that feels. Though in an interesting twist, there is just not a lot of secondary research on Anacreontea, a collection of poems, which is suprising. Usually in classics there's too much secondary information since people have been writing about some of these authors for millenia. And I found out that I've got a extension on my essay for my history course.
My plan is to have that done by my birthday and also by then I will have bought tickets and found a place to stay in Sydney so that at the end of June, I can have a nice break. In other good news, I got my webcam fixed up so that I can see my parents when they call, which is just cool. I think that's everything at the moment, I'm hoping at some point this week or next to go and see the new X-Men movie for a nice little break and maybe go to a day spa on my birthday for a little pampering. Victoria is a good place, tiring and complicated, but good. And soon I will study for my slide test tommorow, but I am determined to not worry about it and just read my notes and trust I know the information.
