Just before I had left for Poland, I had decided on a totally different dissertation topic, as I believe I've mentioned. When I got back, I found in my emails that I had a meeting an hour after I got to my apt with my prof. So I got all readied up and went back to the city centre and talked about what I'd do now and she gave me a long list of plays that I had to read. So I spent most of last week buying books, finding books, and reading. Lots of reading. All the reading then led to writing the Proposal which we had to turn in today. It was just our course, the 5 of us, and our 4 professors. We read allowed our proposals while the profs read with their copies we gave them and at the end they got to comment on each. One mentioned that he wanted to see more critical analysis in this. Another mentioned that I should not do as many plays on Marina Carr (I'll leave that opinion up to my theatre prof Melissa, who told me to read all these plays... if she feels it's too much at this point, then we'll back off... but Melissa will get to decide that). It tends to be a downer paper and I dont want that and another prof suggested doing something to show the lighter side, but Melissa came to my defense that I had just been reading Marina Carr all weekend so my proposal was reflecting the general feelings and moods from these plays. Anyways, it's just a proposal. I at least feel comfortable in what I'm writing now.
I actually want to try to use Biblical points in my paper to suggest that how the Catholic Church's/society's role in the culture was not just or correct... We'll see what they think....
So I finished writing my proposal, then last night I read all the plays for Wednesday so I could give the book to another classmate so I'm done with the work for tomorrow. Other than the film that I showed up to screen yesterday, just to find out that the professor cancelled it and yet again thoughtlessly ignored our class and forgot to mention it us (as she's done often!), then I get to have a night to relax.
I'll tell ya what I have been watching in my free time. I've got several shows I watch from iTunes but there are a few that I will watch for free online (its harder to watch US shows online when you are outside the US - the sites will notice that you are outside the States and will refuse to let you watch the video - boo)
On Monday I can watch Ghost Hunters International and Keeping up with the Kardashians. Both of those are Itunes. Then I have Desperate Housewives that I can watch online. They view at home on Sunday, so by Monday they are available to me. That's how it goes for all of my shows. I watch them a day or 2 later.
On Tuesday, the most important night, I download The Bachelor. Even tho I've known the winner since the beginning of the season thanks to a blog that Emily introduced me to, it's still fun to watch... i know i know... i've never watched it before. It's sorta like my ANTM... I can also watch Chuck online... I pay for the shows that I cannot get for free...
On Wednesday I get to watch The Biggest Loser. Yup, usually watch that while lying on my bed eating food... Other people working out while I'm being lazy!
I might not really have a show for Thursday night, tho, since I'm not on a strict tv schedule, i tend to watch whatever has come out that week that i havent seen so far - that or rent a movie on itunes.
Then by Friday I can watch last night's The Office.
Like I said, it's not like I sit down at a certain time every night and watch these shows. These are just the ones I'm on right now. Seriously, if you've had to sit down and watch these high school/college age night soap operas over here, you'd kill yourself! And I've got plenty of time to watch re runs of Friends, since that seems to be on every channel over here. Also, How I Met Your Mother - but that show annoys me so i dont watch it if i can avoid it...
Anyways, just dropping a quick line since i havent posted anything since Poland...
Happy 18th Birthday to Andrew!
Happy Birth to Kevin James (oh yea i watch his show over here too) Hollohan
Happy Valentines Day
Happy Presidents Day
Happy Super Bowl
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