Theoritcal vs Practical or it really is Monday

[ceitfianna]

So not this week but the week before last I had to write a paper on if digital libraries can be called online archives. This is a paper that's due in a final draft at the end of the semester so I turned in something pretty rough.

My idea was that honestly, once you start looking at actual things on the web, both of those definitions end up rather meaningless since they're connected to older institutions. My professor didn't like it, he said that instead of using logic, I should have looked at it in terms of definitions or pure theory. I see what he wants, it just makes my head hurt.

I really like this professor most of the time, because he's really good at keeping us rooted in this is the theory and this is the reality. The other assignment for this class is we're creating a wiki of digital libraries that I need to do a lot of work on. This assignment and feedback just leaves me going huh. I feel like its sort of acknowledged that things change when you put them online, calling things by older names helps, but can get in the way. Also a little part of me feels bothered because I chose to interpret the assignment almost too closely and got into trouble.

Today has just been long. I spent it cataloging with a few people showing up, I rushed my lunch so I'm only now having proper tea. Tomorrow I don't have class so I can sleep in before doing work, but I'm going to spend part of the day in a cafe reading Charles de Lint. I was good and did get gas on the way home, so there's that. My dinner will be some odd cobbling together of things, but I'll figure it out.

In the meantime, anyone know any good soup recipes? I have one I'm going to try that's peanut and pumpkin, but its the season for it and I want more ideas.

Comments

[viridian.livejournal.com]

Goodness, we wouldn't want you using logic!

Peanut and pumpkin soup sounds amazing! Would you mind sharing the recipe? I improvise most of my soups out of a chicken broth base with whatever thrown in. My favorite chicken soup in the world is:

Low-sodium chicken broth - maybe 2 cans?
maybe 1/2 cup of dry white wine? IDK, I dump some in to taste. It should give it a rich flavor without making the broth sweet.
2 boneless chicken breasts
some tarragon + a bay leaf
2 or 3 leeks
2 or 3 stalks of celery
a carrot

I slice up the veggies and dump them into the bottom of the pan with the herbs, put the two chicken breasts on top, and add enough of the liquid to cover it all. You can add some water if you don't feel like you have enough broth. Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat to medium and simmer til the chicken is cooked through, and then shred the chicken breasts with two forks.

You can add some salt and pepper at the end, and take out the bay leaf before serving. It's so yummy. You could probably put noodles in about ten minutes from the end, but I love it best without noodles. You could probably also crockpot the whole thing, which I'm currently considering doing later this week.

[ceitfianna]

I think its the prof trying to make us deal with the theory as the other assignments are all practical. I have time to fix it since the final draft is due at the end of the semester.

The recipe is really simple just canned pumpkin, pureed sweet potato, broth, onions and peanut butter. When I last made it, I spiced it up a lot and it was so tasty. This recipe looks good too.

[saphyria.livejournal.com]

Hon, I believe you've been hacked, either through facebook or simply through email. I received an email from you this morning that you were stranded in England without money, and needed me to send you $2000.

Unless you went to England without telling us, or something.

[bethan-b-bad.livejournal.com]

I also got that email. *was just here to tell you!*

[saphyria.livejournal.com]

(My friend who got hacked last week, the email from her said she was stranded in Wales. My reaction was: "I wouldn't mind that...")

[ceitfianna]

Thank you both, I'm trying to fix it.