brodie: perfectly imbalanced

Saturday, September 30, 2006

finders keepers

Our school library is one of the best I have ever seen. It's very large (3 stories) and new, which is nice because all the other buildings are really old here. Just last week, as I was leaving the library, I saw a stand that said "free books". Most of the books were about macro-economics or sports management books. I managed to find two books that I have heard of, but never bothered to pick up and read. The first was "Vanity Fair" by W.M. Thackeray and the other was "Ulysses" by James Joyce. Two days later, I made my way back to the library and as I was leaving, I noticed that they added some more books. The only one that caught my eye was "Herzog" by Saul Bellow. I've heard of the book before, and one of the main reasons I picked up that one was because Sufjan Stevens has a song about Saul Bellow on his "Avalanche" cd. Hopefully I will be able to finish all three of these in the next two years here, as well as post my thoughts and reviews of them. I am sure that Sarah and Nate have read all three of them, and I have read little excerpts about them. Besides that, not much is going on. Peace out homies.

-brodie

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

school of hard knots

So it's only been a couple of weeks since I have started school, but it has been a non-stop, gut-wrenching, mistake-making, roller coaster ride. Out of my four classes, I have one class that you have to put in about 5 hours on average towards homework, another class that demands perfection, yet another class that has you searching for the right words, and still yet another that I can sleep through and still pass. So out of the four, three of them are back-busters. I am not one to be "soooo in love with school", so it has been hard for me to immerse myself in those three classes. I have pulled 5 all-nighters so far, so fatigue is something that I have not experienced to this degree so far. My drive is to get good grades in all classes, and it's honestly hard to focus and pull out of my classes with a good head on my shoulders. I keep repeating in my head, "Lord, please help me through this, help me to do well, and if I have to try again, let me do so with a cheerful attitude." This is also something that is hard. Trying again is something that I do not enjoy, but since I am not the best of students, it is something that I have to deal with.

-brodie

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