Hmm. Good comments, good comments. I think I’ve actually mustered up the necessary resolve. I’ve written enough on it for now. It’s coming though.
Yawn yawn yawn. Always so sluggish on Sunday. Last week I had my last day of class ever. It was a representative microcosm of all others. I slept in through the first three hours and walked in late to the last two. Three more exams and I’m done. I’m having trouble maintaining motivation to study though…
More boringly, I finished the last lecture of my ancient near eastern mythology audio book series. It was on wisdom. Hopefully, I osmosed at least some of it. The lecture was, in part, a reminder of how trivial my current problems are. I have no right to complain when I’m in such a privileged position. There are many who are better off but the amount of people suffering with much more serious problems dwarfs that. I’m pretty good at keeping things in context but sometimes it does slip away.
I started another series on classical mythology for continuity. I’m about two hours in. As a bonus, I found some supplemental material on TV last night at 5am. It was a Robin Hood cartoon, where for some inexplicable reason, Robin and Little John were traveling through outer space. They landed on a planet where they needed to help Jason, of Argonaut fame, obtain the Golden Fleece and get past a Hydra. Holy shit, I hit the jackpot! Roman mythology and Medieval legend combined with a sci-fi twist. And in cartoon format too! I was transfixed and mesmerized by this amusing amalgamation.
Ahhuuh, Girlfriend in a Coma is such a perfect song for my mood right now. Mellow, lazy and sublimely evil. I just found out the other day that Morrissey was the lead singer for The Smiths. Who knew? Everyone but me apparently.
You know, even though I’m basically a biology grad, whenever I hear “osmosis”, it only summons up a mental image of Garfield where he’s got books strapped to his feet and head.
The Ancient Undergrad 
Hahahahah love the last line. I remember seeing that poster in Jr. High English class. Osmosis, heh.
Lucky you. I want to never have class again!
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oh i do remember that garfield poster. but i always think of bottled water and reverse osmosis filtering….
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That cartoon is called Rocket Robin Hood! *grins and bounces* I use to watch it all the time! I can even hear the music for it in my head. I miss all the “good” programming on at that time of night/morning. *pouts*
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I bet you after all these years Garfield would be dead, I mean his eating habits are not healthy.
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Congratulations on wrapping up the classes. That must feel great. I’m envious…
That Garfield poster must have been ubiquitous in the 80s, because I remember it, too.
Morrissey/Smiths are my absolute favorite music to listen to in a self-absorbed/self-pitying/misanthropic state. That being said, I/we are totally lucky and blessed, and it’s easy to forget that. Thanks for the reminder.
Glad the comments were helpful. It’ll be easier than you think, and it’ll feel like a huge weight is lifted afterwards, I’m guessing.
Whoever RevRev is, I have that shirt she’s wearing in her profile pic–the “I Can’t Drive” one. Only, I really can’t drive. I never learned and I don’t have a license. My friends brought it as a joke. Funny to see someone else wearing it.
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You said osmosed. Fun post.
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OMFG. … whenever anyone says osmosis, I think about putting a book under my pillow at night.
Have you ever tried it? I did once in high school.
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I have that Smiths CD, and every school library has that Garfield poster, but I’ve never seen that TV show.
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ryc: heh I remembered you wanted insect pictures. Unfortunatley that damn fly was gone by the second frame, I was getting closer every frame and after the second one, he disappeared. Arg!
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ryc: i’ve found out that i get 6 tickets for my commencement ceremony. seeing as how my parents and my bf are the only ones attending, i’ve got 3 extra. i guess i need to find 3 other people willing to sit in the sun trying to figure out which asian girl wearing a black robe and motarboard i am. also, students graduating from other colleges on campus get more tickets than PSFA. why am i stuck with the lewast number of tickets? i’d so scalp them outside of the arena.
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Haha, I totally remember the ‘osmosis’ picture.
What a weird-ass Robin Hood cartoon.
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for the love of everything good….you like The Smiths? if i had a list of people i know of that have amazing taste in music…you’d be at the top.
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just remember that as soon as you finish, you’re finished. that’s motivating.
then of course, you’ve got to start all over again with somethign new. that’s sorta less motivating, but it could be better
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