Since the field is, by nature, interdisciplinary, I would be able to take classes in music, art history, history, and even law, along with my classes in Literature to round it out. Plus, it would make sense for me to learn Latin (which, geek that I am, I've been wanting to do for some time now). My professor recommended that I go elsewhere for an intensive summer course in Latin, since what they offer here at UNT will be very elementary and very slow. I have found about four courses that I'm really interested in, at U of Toronto, Notre Dame, CUNY, and University College Cork. My favorite option, of course, is Cork; not only does the tuition include accomodation (for the others, it's additional), but it's in Ireland, for crying out loud. Chances are not good with that one working, however, since in addition to the tuition and fees, I would also have to spend money for tickets. Toronto is the cheapest, but I'm not especially keen on going to Toronto (not that I don't want to go there, just that I would rather go elsewhere). I really the options for CUNY and Notre Dame right now. I just think that would be amazingly fun.
I'm not ready to actually change my focus yet, but I am seriously considering it, and I have one more semester to mull it over before it will start affecting the classes I take.
I am also considering joining in with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. It's a fun-centered program that got started in 1999, where you write a 50,000-page novel in one month. I've wanted to write a novel for ages now, and this summer I actually started working on one a little bit (before long I decided it was something I would need to do lots more research on ...) But I did the math, and to write 50,000 words in one month, excluding Sundays, I would have to write 2,000 words a day. That's do-able. So I'm considering it. But, if nothing else, I have at least spread the word a little further. Anyone want to join me? (elliespen, I know you're pining to!)
Last quote was Natalie Imbruglia's "Shiver" -- a song I just love, and one that always reminds me of Lancaster (I heard it a lot over there).
I don't like crooks. And if I did like 'em, I wouldn't like crooks that are stool pigeons. And if I did like crooks that are stool pigeons, I still wouldn't like you! (122 points)
2 comments:
Woot, woot, already signed up! If I know you're doing it, too, we can both nag, er, encourage each other to keep up the pace. What's your novel going to be about?
Good luck with the Latin and all. Medieval Studies sounds way fun and a lot like you. Let me know how it all turns out.
I'm pretty sure that's from The Thin Man. Or at least one of the Thin Man movies. But I've been known to be wrong before. It's a scene in a trashy apartment where they're questioning somebody, right? And the floozy girlfriend comes out with a suitcase and shoots this line off as she leaves? Or am I making things up?
Thank you so much for the tipoff about National Novel Writing Month! It is a daunting commitment, but something I really need to do. A story has been bouncing around in my head for the past four years and picking up momentum, but I've never been able to make it past chapter 3 on paper out of disgust with the badness of my writing. This will force me to put it down (hopefully without schoolwork suffering). Good luck with yours.
And your quotes are hard! I suppose that is the point. I've seen most of the movies you use, but can never place the quote.
Melanie
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