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[labellementeuse]

Also, I'm having another stab at my enrolment, and - I have never been affected by timetabling clases before. Never. But ENGL313, the class I could study Buffy and Coraline for? Clashes with my poetry class, the ONLY class I am absolutely committed to in the first semester, the one that I actually got of my ass and sent a portfolio in for. And not clashes in a half-an-hour or one-hour a week way; oh no. Clashes in a 2-5 vs 3-5 on thursday afternoons kind of way. Siiiiigh. So I'm thinking, maybe the 20th Century Novel class instead, but. :(

And that's bad enough (and heart-breaking, because I want to leave this stupid city at the end of next year, and does VUW have anything even nearly that cool? uh. NO. So either I stick around til half way through 2008 which I just don't want to do, or... I don't take this course, and that is just NOT an option.) But then I go to see my second semester classes, and sure enough, Postcolonial Literature (which I didn't even want to take that much, only more than I wanted to take anything else; second semester English classes suck balls, frankly) clashes with Philosophical Logic, the only class I was really committed to in the second semester. I could take NZ lit - it does feature Katherine Mansfield, Denis Glover and James Baxter, who I all love, and only Frank Sargeson who bores me - but... NZ lit? Really?

To top it off, biomedical ethics, literally the ONLY second year phil class I can bring myself to take in the second semester (the other options are Greek Philosophy, Cognitive Philosophy that's all about animals, Philosophy of Art - no thank you - and Cyberspace, Cyborgs, and the Meaning of Life. Which sounds interesting but... come on. I know the Three Laws of Robotics. I read science fiction. I watch genre television. I've seen 2001: A Space Odyssey. I refuse to believe they can tell me anything I don't already know. Plus, it clashes with NZ lit, which I think i'm going to have to take.) anyway, Bioethics clashes with NZ lit too. I don't wanna take Greek Philosophy, guys, but I also don't wanna take Eighteenth Century Worlds. SOMEBODY SOLVE MY PROBLEMS IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE ME TO MAKE MY WHOLE FIRST SEMESTER ENGLISH AND MY WHOLE SECOND SEMESTER PHILOSOPHY, or alternatively three third year papers in one semester, because I'm pretty sure they frown on that.

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[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

What's the matter with Greek Philosophy? Respect for the masters, dude.

Also, life here continues to be WTF. In today's news, I hung up on Jako's father (surprisingly empowering) and Mike's bike was nicked from the Briscoes carpark (with bolt-cutters, natch.) I think I preferred my life when it was less soap opera.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

yeah, but... they're so old they creak. And also, every philosophy paper ever starts with the Greeks; I mean, I'd get a more detailed and thorough overview with this paper than I would in any other class but it's not like I'm not doing any of it at all, you know?

Ouch, that sucks for Mike! :( And ooh, tell me more about hanging up.

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

We're organising an early birthday fund to help him get a new one - twenty or thirty bucks from six or seven people, plus probably some from his parents, adds up to most of a solid (though not as flashy as his old one) new bike.

Jako was upset about not being able to come flatting this year; his father decided to ring up and bitch out Tas, but got me. When I refused to hand over the phone, he tried to tell me that Tas was ruining Jako's dying days by upsetting him constantly, they'd never been anything but nice to her, and didn't she understand he was dying? I told him of course she fucking well understood he was dying, were they stupid (in those exact words), that she wasn't out to upset him, and that accusing her of having affairs was not being nice to her. Then I told him I couldn't listen to him slagging off my friend and hung up.

It was deeply satisfying, I will admit. Ringing up to bitch Tas out is bad enough. Trying to bully me? Whatever, bitches.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Mmm, good luck though.

Sorry, how is it Tas' fault that jako can't come flatting this year? And re: nice. what the fuck ever. WHATEVER, I say.

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

Not Tas's fault he can't go flatting, Tas's fault for bringing up the subject and thus making him UPSETOHNOES!1!!!1. *eyeroll*

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

:(

[lady-larla.livejournal.com]

*hugs you both* hey it was empowering for me what Lucy did! I cant stop laughing! Doing what were doing is making me feel good and that wasnt meant to sound vindictive or malicious in any way...

[angry-in-pink.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. I had to give up the 100 level ARTHISTORY paper "After the Revolution"-twentieth century art-because it clashed with my ANTH clashes. So I get to do Pre-Revolution art AGAIN. YAY.

*mutters to self*

Anyways, hope you had a great new year. We have to meet up at some point!!!

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

:-/ damn timetabling. SUCKS.

Yeah, we do! When's good for you?

[domssecondbfast.livejournal.com]

Argh, how silly. If it helps, the boyfriend did bio-ethics and LOVED it. It's all he wants to do now. But then again he's not really into taking logic and you are so perhaps you come at philosophy from different places.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

it looks hugely fascinating and I really want to do it! but I can't timetable it in without dropping a third year English paper and I kind of... need that paper. Siiiiiiiiiiiigh.

[cabaiste84.livejournal.com]

Argh. *huggles*

Ummm...can't really help with the Philosophy thing, but as for English? My advice is *definitely* stick with ENGL231. I reckon you will love it...well, I did at least. And it's fantastic that you got it, especially cos I knew you were quite anxious about it at the start. So yeah...looking forward to hearing all about it, should bring back some good memories. ;)

As for the others? I did the 20th century novel course and didn't like it AT ALL. Studying A Clockwork Orange and Katherine Mansfield were the only bits I actually enjoyed. I'm not sure if it's still the same lecturer, but his style of lecturing just didn't click with me as well. He...dithered a bit too much for my liking. Didn't stay on track very well, and my notes ended up being completely incomprehensensible by the end of it. And I just found there was FAR too many books to squeeze into one semester, personally. But hey, it might be different now.

As for the others? I didn't take either the NZ lit one or the Post Colonial one- but I've heard very positive things about each. Apparently the NZ is fabulous. Same lecturer for the novel course that I didn't like, but I haven't heard too many complaints about him from this course. Not a bad workload either from what I've heard. Post Colonial sounds pretty sweet, and the lecturer, Philip Armstrong, is fecking brilliant. I had him for two papers, and he knows his shit, and is very approachable and friendly with it.

Also...do you know if they're still running the 300-level Creative Writing Master Class with Owen Marshall? I did that one in '04, and I reckon my writing style has improved SO MUCH since taking it. Mind you, he's a bloody harsh marker (almost failed me, in fact) and he is a little bit...high schoolish in his approach. And I don't think the rest of the class dug my writing that much- mind you, I was one of the youngest in the class, so yeah. But yeah, that's another option you could take if you were keen, yo.

Hope it all works out, eh. And, yes, I'm so feelin' wit' ya over the whole Christchurch thing. Loved the Uni, loved my friends, hated the city. It began to seriously eat my soul after a while, and even though I miss my mates, leaving the place wasn't such a bad decision. That said, dunno if moving back to Welly was a good one...but that's another post.

Happy New Year, love! We need to do our traditional Strawberry Fare meal with Mims before you head back...

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

I am definitely sticking with ENGL231... but my life would be so much easier if I dropped it. So. Much. it clashes with everything I wanted to do. everything. :((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Postcolonial looks really good - there are some amazing authors on that list and it's a subject I'm really interested in as a postcolonial myself! but it clashes with Logic which I pretty much have to take, so. I've heard good things about the guy who's taking NZ lit - John Newton - so I might stick with that one, which is at least a decision about the second semester. but then I can't take Bioethics. but if I take ethics in the first semester... but then I absolutely have to take the c20th novel course, and you've succeeded in putting me off it. YE GODS.

They are still running the class with Owen Marshall, yeah, but I'm not that interested in it since it wouldn't count towards my major. That sounds over-focused, I suppose, but since I do wanna get out of here...

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

I did a 20th C at Massey.

Yeah... Not so much. Basically I'd summarise it as 'writers decided that stories weren't necessary.' You remember my cries of pain from Joyce?

Though Passage To India and Crying of Lot 49 were brilliant.

[cabaiste84.livejournal.com]

I hated Passage to India.

Oh well.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

Really? Why so?

[nzlemming.livejournal.com]

It's fucking boring, for one. God I hated that book when I did English

Of, course, you weren't even born then, but I'm sure the book is still as boring.

[disturbed-kiwi.livejournal.com]

Are we talking about the same book? The Marabar Caves and all? God, I found watching the culture shock and miscommunications and politics fascinating.

Ah well.

[nzlemming.livejournal.com]

EM Forster, that's the one.

[nzlemming.livejournal.com]

Are you sure you're from West Auckland?
;-)

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Joyce is the other thing putting me off that paper, yep. :P

[angry-in-pink.livejournal.com]

All next week, week after....hell, I'm free until the 26th. Whenever's good for you :)

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Ee, excellent. Will text you!

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

Stupid city... lol.


No advice sorry, since I haven't done any of those papers :(

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

But6 I have similar stuff... a 300-level Linguistics paper that is perfect for my degree (I can't recall what it is right now, either psycholinguistics or language acquisition) but it's only offered every other year - 2007 then 2009. I have an overfull first trimester this year, which is when it is, and so I have to wait til '09 to take it. It sucks :( So sympathy.

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

I knooow, that kind of thing just makes me. crazy. blaaargh.