'Kiyoshi kono yoru'
Yes, today we sang 'Silent Night' in Japanese. And Polish, and Gaelic, and Hungarian, and Vietnamese. And five other languages. While having wine punch and gingerbread snaps and fudge. I'm going to miss this course and these people and our mentor a lot; it seems there are seven of us who are going to do the following 20 credits as well, and a couple who are going to do a few, but that's it.
I'm giving serious thought to doing five extra credits outside the regular 20 next semester. Neuro-linguistics does sound really interesting, it's on next semester (you can never count on a course like that to be given), and our schedule seems to allow the time. And - it's in English, which would be a real challenge. The catch? Three final exams in one week, or possibly two if they're feeling generous. We'll see. I think I'll sign up and then decide when the time comes.
I got the most awesome Christmas present the other day. A refridgerator magnet - hold on, hold on, it gets better - saying "You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing". Heh. Well, maybe you had to be there. But Ida rocks.
We also combined study group, preparing for the home exams and straightening out a few question marks (verbkongruenssystem i världen, Klingon-grammatik, och var i världen du kan hitta språk från fem olika språkfamiljer, som har ergativa drag, oerhört komplicerad verbmorfologi och 83 konsonanter men bara 2 vokaler), with a film night watching Dogma. I'd almost forgotten how much I love that film.
Anyone who isn't dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears right about now.
But I'm a fucking demon.
Read the Bible again sometime. Women are painted as bigger antagonists than the Egyptians and Romans combined. It stinks.
I'm giving serious thought to doing five extra credits outside the regular 20 next semester. Neuro-linguistics does sound really interesting, it's on next semester (you can never count on a course like that to be given), and our schedule seems to allow the time. And - it's in English, which would be a real challenge. The catch? Three final exams in one week, or possibly two if they're feeling generous. We'll see. I think I'll sign up and then decide when the time comes.
I got the most awesome Christmas present the other day. A refridgerator magnet - hold on, hold on, it gets better - saying "You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing". Heh. Well, maybe you had to be there. But Ida rocks.
We also combined study group, preparing for the home exams and straightening out a few question marks (verbkongruenssystem i världen, Klingon-grammatik, och var i världen du kan hitta språk från fem olika språkfamiljer, som har ergativa drag, oerhört komplicerad verbmorfologi och 83 konsonanter men bara 2 vokaler), with a film night watching Dogma. I'd almost forgotten how much I love that film.
Anyone who isn't dead or from another plane of existence would do well to cover their ears right about now.
But I'm a fucking demon.
Read the Bible again sometime. Women are painted as bigger antagonists than the Egyptians and Romans combined. It stinks.
5 comments:
I like your blog. That is quite a few different languages.
Don't worry, there aren't any real Ubykh speakers left. Another Caucasian language bites the dust. ;)
I hate you. :P Do you know how much reading it took us to figure out that Caucasia was the area?!
Are you serious? If it has anything to do with obscenely difficult grammar and a shitload of consonants, Caucausia should be the first spot you jump. Duuuh. :P
My lecturer would adore you within five minutes of meeting you.
And so would I, if I didn't already. ;)
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