As a multilingual
02.28.05 (11:48 pm) [edit]I have been feeling funny ever since I got out of class where a heated discussion in French took place. I cannot help but translate every word and sentence I run into and occurs in me into French recently, which causes nausea and dizziness. I learned to speak French as a little kid and French naturally comes out as other languages including Engilsh. Still given that I have been away from any French for a looong time,to say the least of academic discourse that involves even more complication in depth, I need to take some more time to adjust this new environment (where all other students are from Haiti or French native speakers one way or another, by the way) to feel more comfortable about this frequent switching of the linguistic gear in my system, which is all about something very physical.
Is it already this time?
02.27.05 (3:21 am) [edit]I just went on reading all day and night today. There is a whole lot to catch up with school work so I should not spent too long on this but once I start, it is so difficult to put it down.
where my books went to, and for how much
02.26.05 (2:38 am) [edit]For it has been too long since the last time that I tended books no longer in use, I brought some of those newly unneeded books to a used book store. I had a place that I had kept in mind for a while, so it goes without saying that I rushed there with my arms occupied with those books.
What blew me this time was how little the buyer in the sotre cared values of the books that I brought in; all he took notice was how 'new' they looked. I almost cracked up as I learned that all he welcomed was a book in the good condition. When I say the good condition, it solidly means the shape on surface. You might think it is silly to get worked up for books that no longer belong to you except the monetary value you end up getting for them. There might be no point of brooding on how educated the buyer could be, or not. I was unhappy for the matter as well as just seeing books that I value undervalued, which could literally be translated into a word such as 'degradation', by certain unforgivable ignorance. I wound up selling those books, on which I once spent a whole lot of money, for $4.10 today. I note that this was not even sufficient to get another book that I wanted from the store. How could I not to be offended by this sort of ignorance, or very debased form of business? It is thoroughly acceptable if somebody who sells ham to you was illiterate. But if somebody who determines the market price of cultural material was an idiot, he would absolutely deteriorate the quality of the whole book business, given how big and indispensable the used book business could be.
Woke up
02.25.05 (3:10 pm) [edit]Woke up around two thirty. I have slept sufficiently for the very first time in a couple of days.
a new kid on the block
02.24.05 (8:32 pm) [edit]I am still new to this blog set up and there already are some surprises that I encountered. This host community is so tight knit-ly designed that we bloggers interact each other very easily. This was what I wanted when I was caught up in the previous host, for no reason.
snow
02.24.05 (7:56 pm) [edit]Just reading at home all day. Given it is snowing heavily and it seems that it will stick tonight, I should be happily away from working.
French
02.23.05 (1:41 am) [edit]I have managed to finish an essay that I should submit tomorrow. The trick of this writing is that it is in French. I had not had any occasion of completing any academic writing, regardless of short or long, light or heavy, for almost eight nine years. Therefore, it felt as if it was such an accomplishment when I completed it. I will have to take another look tomorrow when I am freshened up by a night sleep.
oh, every post needs its title?
02.21.05 (11:45 pm) [edit]Hope I will manage to have all the necessaty things moved in here in new account.
The Mindless Blogger
02.21.05 (1:07 am) [edit]So what is the address? I have to learn it by heart myself before I let others know.
movin' in
02.21.05 (12:50 am) [edit]I am moving in here from sparkpod.com for the account will be expired in a couple of days.