a retarded donkey

So I'm pretty sure that class today was the best thing that has ever happened to me. i have not laughed that hard in a long time. and I know I laugh at really obscure things sometimes, but even "Bob Saget" or "Nigel" was laughing intensely. When you see him massaging his cheeks because they hurt from laughing so hard, it must be pretty funny.

Between the comments about the Easter Bunny, the 60s, and "my little pony," I just about peed myself with hysteria. My eyes still hurt from crying (not because of the mocking insults but because of the jokes). I'd have to say, of the letters I've heard, Emma and Kyla have got to to be my favorite. 

That's all for now.

~kd

didn't we read this already?

I don't know if anyone else feels the same way, but I am getting an extreme The Trial vibes from Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment. I was talking to Kyla about it.. and she made a sweeping generalization by saying, "It's Russian literature; they're going to seem like that." (Sorry Kyla, if this post is offensive in any way.) As far as I know, it makes a lot of sense. But then again, I'm thinking those are the only two pieces of Russian lit that I've ever read. 

I like this a lot better than Kafka's The Trial. Crime is a lot more interesting and it doesn't seem as tedious to sit down and read it, even if it is just about 100000000 pages longer. 

~kd

Russian Literature and us

A Russian novel published in 1866 seems to be a bit more relative to today's society than first expected. 

:"And what scares people the most? It's a new step, an authentic new word, that's what..."

Experiencing anything new is always intimidating. No matter who's doing it or when it happens.

:"He soon plunged into deep thought, or rather, into a kind of oblivion."

We are so consumed with our own thoughts and lives that we never take the time to listen or pay attention to what anyone else is saying or doing.

:"There are some people who interest us immediately, at first glance, before a word is exchanged."

Today, we as a society are very materialistic and superficial. Love (or more like lust) at first sight is a plague that many of us are infected with. Why are we so interested in someone who intrigues us way before anything intellectual (or not) is said? What have we all come to? 

~kd

sometimes, a quote just sticks with you

"After a whole month of concentrated melancholy and gloomy excitment, he was so weary he wanted to take breath in some other world, no matter what kind, and even if only for a moment. In spite of all the dirt around him, it was actually with pleasure he lingered in the saloon."
--Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment


~mr

If you were stuck on an island...

what 5 books would you bring with you?

This conversation started up in class the other day and I wanted to ponder a bit. I know two books that I definitely would want to bring. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin and Richard Wright's Black Boy. I am very into historical fiction, and those are my two favorite novels. I think that's all I'd bring for books I've already read though. I haven't read too many where I feel the need to reread them. Joshua Ferris' Then We Came to the End was awesome though. That just may be one of my 5. 

I feel like I just got a new TMobile phone where I have to pick my Fav 5. There are wayy too many books to choose from. I would want to bring with me Tuesdays with Morrie. I heard it was not only phenomenal but also life altering. I love books like that. Since The Godfather is my favorite movie, I'm thinking I would want to bring that novel along with me too. It is very long, too long maybe. But if I were stuck on an island all by myself, I would have more than enough time to read it. 

So that's it. There's my 5. 

~kd

satire and chairlift

Wow, I haven't posted in awhile. I know you're thinking how I possibly could go so long without blogging, it being my faaaavorite thing since sliced bread. I'm not sure myself. However, I don't really know what to write about. I just thought I was due and since I had some time to kill, voila: a post. I'll start with what we have just finished reading, Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal". Swift's proposal set out to cure Ireland of it's poverty and suffering -- by eating babies. Ok..Who in their right mind would think that would solve any problems? But throughout the essay, I couldn't help but picking up on a tone of sarcasm. Sarcasms great.it makes life humorous. Especially the kind that's not blatantly obvious. Which is why I'm looking forward to this satire business.
I guess I did have something to write about. And it's been awhile since I've posted on something non-literature related, so I'm going to take this time to impart some music knowledge to you all. Listen to this: "Brusies" by Chairlift. You'll be glad you read this here post and found out about such a good song.

~mr

World Series Preview

So many of you may know that I'm an extreme baseball fan. The Yanks are my team, but since they didn't make playoffs this year, my next favorite has gotten my loud and obnoxious cheering. 

The Tampa Bay Rays (formerly the Devil Rays) have been my favorite team since the 7th grade(ish). That's when I really got into the wonderful game of baseball. And I'm sure many of you Redsox fans are going to say "you just like who wins." That's so not true. Not only have the Yankees not won in the most recent of year, but also the Rays haven't won much of anything beside the title of worst team in the mlb before this year. 

The Series starts tonight. And I'm hoping that the Rays win (obviously). However, Sportscenter analysts predict the Phillies will come away with the championship ring because of their offense and relief pitching. The only argument I have against that is: Tampa has a better starting rotation, thus their bullpen isn't going to be as important unless someone doesn't live up to their expectations/obligations.

We'll just see who's going to crack under pressure first. The young Rays team with little experience or the not-as-young Phillies who have a bit more experience. This should be interesting.