dec. 3

i had my chaucer recitation today. it went well-ish because i had the whole thing memorized perfectly, only when i was looking at my prof to prove it, i kept blanking on lines. i think i blanked 3 times and it took me about 5 seconds to find my place each time, which was embarrassing, and threw my pronounciation. definitely not my best performance, but he said it was ok and it's only 5% of my grade, so i won't worry further.

after that fiasco, we talked about my essay. what i'd had in mind ended up being not-so-good, but prof s. helped me to streamline it into something much more coherent and interesting. i'm going to miss this class :-( but i hope i will be able to prove myself with the final essay! i like him a lot and i want to impress him.

i am reading "mr. humble and dr. butcher", about robert white, the man who put head transplants on the table. the ethics of it are very interesting; i'm about 60% through right now. i wish the author would spend more time discussing the ethical questions she presents, but regardless, i'm having a good time with it. not so with "mbmbam" -- i guess i've been listening to it so much that it's getting to be too much! but it's good to listen to to go to sleep.

work today was a total drag. no chatty customers. lame! i had a sandwhich though, and i feel very loved today. i think i have been becoming more and more anxious this semester, but oh well...! now it is almost over, with only 2 finals left.

snowy day. cold! got to wear my owlcoat. happy :-)