August 19, 2004
First Day
So, just got out of my first class in four years, Chaucer's Early Works. Should be fun, but I must admit I'm a bit intimidated since I'm not used to the amount of reading and writing I'll be doing. Good thing blogging has gotten me back into writing these past few months. Expect me to be blogging a lot about my readings and not so much about politics. Speaking of which, has anything noteworthy happened lately? This disconnected life has sapped me of all my moral outrage.
Congratulations on the move! What kind of degree program are you in?
I'm getting a Master's in English right now, then will move on to my PhD elsewhere once I'm done (this university doesn't offer a PhD).
Gotcha. Well, best of luck with the process. Have you ever read any of Erin O'Connor's blog, Critical Mass? She just dropped out of a tenured position in the English Dept. at UPenn to go teach English at a boarding school.
Oh yeah, that's one of the ones that I've been reading for a while now. I'm going to have to whittle my RSS feeds down to a manageable number (I currently subscribe to over 200) and imagine that will be one of those that remains on my list.