Inert Matter

Okay, okay...I know I promised my next post would be on the Poetics, but I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint my 'millions' of readers...heh :D Actually, I intended to write that post as part of my revision for my drama exam, but the exam has passed and I never got around to it.

Generally however, Poetics doesn't really tickle my fancy. I'm not denying credit where it's due though, it still gets kudos for being the first critique of drama, and Aristotle did raise some very good points. But then again there are also points that have been ridiculously misinterpreted and I simply cannot wrap my head around how and why the whole thing has virtually been sanctified and obediently followed for as long as it has. Nope, don't get it.

Maybe if I'm still rajin I'll eventually get round to going a little further into this. But for now, I want to enjoy my break. Short semester is over and I've got a couple of weeks to either breathe or drown, depends how you look at it. For the most part, I'm still trying to digest the past couple of months, so I don't have much else to say on that front.

On another note, have I mentioned how much I love the Supernatural fandom? I have right? Just in case I haven't, let me state for the record that I love the Supernatural fandom and all it's ridiculousness and batshit craziness and obsessiveness and ....ok I'm sure you get the picture. Let me just clarify that I'm talking about the fandom here, not even the show yet :) I would list down some exquisite examples of the insanity that Supernatural can provoke in it's fans, but I'm afraid I would scare you. So I'll just leave it at that.

Quickie

This week has been super busy! Next week is the last of classes, and then, FINALS!!! 0_0

So this week I've been getting my ducks in a row....tying up loose ends on various assignments and projects. 

On top of that I've been going to Janda Baik in the afternoons for my first ever stint at teaching. I've gone for a few classes, and so far, I'm no impressed with myself. Although I had never taught a class before, strangely enough when I did start it didn't feel like alien territory...in fact it felt quite familliar. Nonetheless I need to put a bit more work into it, because I don't think I'm doing a very good job so far. 

Before I go...dare I promise? My next post will be a word or two on Aristotle's Poetics. There, I promise. So look out for it, but not to soon lah! ;)

Don't scratch that itch!

In my last post a few centuries ago, I mentioned that I was going to use up my time by 'catching up on my reading'. Well I've been doing an absolutely hopeless job with it so far....why? Because I'm disorganised, plus, I also just realised, because I'm greedy.

Each time I go to the library I end up borrowing more books than I could ever hope to read. I don't even have to look for the books...I just walk in and instantly a dozen or so titles catch my eye and scream my name. Then with much gusto,  gelojoh, and love I'd scoop as many of them as I can into my arms and take them back to my room. Where they never get read, simply because there are too many of them.

Instead I'll skim through the book, or just read the introduction. While the introduction can actually be just as informative and/or entertaining as anything else, at the end of the day I still don't walk away with much. All that huffing and puffing back and forth between the library and my room would have been for nothing. On top of that, I've been buying more books than ever, and no, I haven't finished reading them either.

For a long while, the only explanation I had for my behaviour was simple: I'm just nuts. And then a couple of days ago the real answer hit me. The 'nuts' factor is still applicable to a certain extent, but the bottom line is I'm just greedy. Greedy for books...should be a good thing right? Wrong my dear, wrong. 

So now, time for a resolution. (Yay, more resolutions to break :D) . My Resolution to Read hereby includes:

• I will create to-read lists
• I will stick to the list and will not buy/borrow anything that is not on the list unless it is very, very, very attractive
• I will NOT randomly borrow books from the library, unless absolutely necessary and relevant to my coursework
• If I see books that really, really make me itch to go on a borrowing spree, I shall copy its details to be included in a separate list (see above), and shall not borrow it until I have enough time to read it in its entirety
• I will not buy any books until I have finished reading the last book I bought/borrowed
• I will not seek out book shops, book fairs, and libraries, unless I am in search of something absolutely necessary and relevant to my coursework.

There. I hope I haven't left anything out. I hope I can stick to it. Realistically speaking, at the 

rate I'm going, I'm not going to be progressing down my lists with very much speed. Did I mention my online time takes away from reading time? Well, it does. Good luck to me.