Disgrace

Nicole did her book discussion today on Disgrace (She did a great job). That aside, I can honestly say I hated David Lurie's character. He was an egoist, sex-crazed, immoralist. I don't understand him--why he did what he did. Yet somehow it seems the reader is expected to like him, or at least to relate to him, but I can not at all. It bothers me how sex was portrayed in this novel. It was reguarded way too casually, yet a driving force/necessity at the same time. This is one of those books you can not put in a little white box, and that frustrates me. I want to understand it, to interpret it, to say it fits neatly here, and this is its theme, this is what it is trying to tell me. I feel more confused, almost empty after reading it. What was its point, why are people so intrigued with it? What is its allure? I am disturbed by its lack of morality, and even the title--disgrace is a value only if you have a sense of honor and respect to start out with.

If you read the book, we can debate the issues. I do enjoy a good argument!

Gettysburg Outlets

Shopping was fun on Monday, as Emily mentioned earlier we were going. Gap and Old Navy, Aeropostle and American Eagle, Claires and Addias: They have it all. I got $75 sneakers for only 16 bucks, a sweater, and jewelry for 50 cents a piece. Great deals, good company, what a nice fall break/Columbus Day!

Birthday

Between my mom and sister's birthday, we had a party for them both this Sunday. We ate at the Cracker Barrel and then had cake for desert. At the restaurant, they have those little games where you try to have the least pegs remaining and they assign you names based on how you did. Jason and I managed to have 5 pegs remaining so we decided to change the game to see how stupid you could be. I'd say we were both pretty successful.

I love the picture that looks like Tara is flapping her wings to fly away. She is actually just putting on her new coat, but I like to pretend that she is trying to fly, it makes it so much more interesting.

Guess who?

Hey, this is Emily....Jenn has given me the wonderful privedge of blogging. So what should I talk about? Well, me, Jenn, Tami, and Nicole are going shopping to the Gettysburg Outlets, yay!!! We'll see how much we'll buy....Columbus Day sales!

Brrrrrrrrr

Brrrr, It was cold today!
Foolish Jenn went outside, scavenging for leaves that turned out to be dripping wet. They are for the kids that I teach Sunday School tomorrow to rub crayons over and get the imprint of the veins and such. While outside, the rain and wind weren't the most pleasant companions since I happened to be wearing shorts. But then of course, I hit golf balls outside too. Not a good idea. But I guess once you are out there it ain't so bad after all. I miss the warm weather.
Boo hoo, Mr. Frosty is headed our way.

"Soy una refrigerador"

Just talking to a friend on Wednesday about stupid stuff that happens when you try to speak a foreign language because we had our oral exams this week, where you go in and just talk one on one with the prof, and hope you use the right conjugation of verbs. I think I did pretty well actually, although I was really nervous.

We were laughing about my favorite quote ever: In high school Señor had tests where we had to make up our own sentences for vocab words but the hopelessly Spanish challenged Emily W. didn't know what a certain word was so she inadvertently wrote...

"I am a refrigerator" Bah ha hahahahah. I love it. It is just too great.

Flirting

So Tami came up with the most profound way of letting someone know that you are interested in them. Let me share her theory with you.

First you bring up the subject of high school. Then you talk about how you liked to flirt with your teachers, and then you use that a headway to talk about how you have been flirting with them for the past forever.

Talk about profound, that would definatly not scare the guys away. (And I didn't flirt with my teachers, it was only a misunderstanding.) Tami really knows how to trick guys into wearing the pants!

pictureless

Blogs are always better with pictures, but to tell the truth, I haven't really taken any of late. I took some of our service learning class for a presentation, but they aren't aren't exactely "fun" photos. Sorry that I am pictureless.

This week I have/had tons of meeting meetings meetings. Soon it will be fall break and hopefully I get caught up with work that I am behind on. So that is a relief.

Just to vent: Who calls their professor on a Saturday night? Is it ok for a friend to get upset with you, because you refuse to do such a thing? I offered to call the next afternoon. Geez, plus he was on VACATION. I'm sure he didn't want to be bothered.

But on another note, I am so excited to go to South Dakota for the service learning conference. I think it will be a lot of fun, and hopefully we can get full funding from the honors program. Oh, and I really want to see Mt. Rushmore which is only like 30 minutes aways, and we are talking about maybe visiting an Indian Reservation. Goody, goody, I can't wait!