A new semester has begun. There’s something about the beginning of classes that can be so exciting, perhaps it is the promise of learning something new and emerging in just a few short months with that much more knowledge. I always look forward to it, to buying my new books and equipment, preparing my backpack with crisp new notebooks and my favorite pens. Of course toward the end I am always ready to pull my hair out from the stress of final essays, exams, interviews, portfolios etc. and cannot wait for it to be over. But the beginning, the beginning I always savor.
I’m taking on 1920s Literature, Harlem Renaissance Literature, and African American Literature. I’ll be reading some books I’ve always wanted to read, but never have (like the Great Gatsby) and in general I always love my Literature classes. There is something therapeutic about analyzing a text and, I know this is quite nerdy, but I love to read feedback on my papers. The kudos from professors like the gold stars one receives in kindergarten, approval of the finest kind. I’m also taking an intro to Black and White Photography that I’m really looking forward to. I complain a lot about not having many opportunities to be creative and this should help quell the desires a bit.
I’m working on reading the last three volumes of Fables, although I have read some other comics in between. For Christmas Jeremy bought me the Marvel Pride and Prejudice comic book. It was nothing new, which is fine as no one likes to read butchered Jane Austen and it’s always fun revisiting. The art was just as good as the already tried and true Austen text. I also read The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks (also a gift from Jeremy). It basically takes some of the accounts from the book and illustrates them, gruesome imagery and all. It’s fun though and I do love zombie lore and Max Brooks does it incredibly well.
For those curious I did watch Broken Embraces before the end of the year. I won’t say too much as I’m sure I’ll eventually dedicate an entire entry to the film, but suffice to say that it was incredibly satisfying to see a new Almodovar film. Every couple of years I get the craving and he always delivers. I am hoping this year I can dedicate more time to the blog, at least post a couple of times a week. I’ll only know for sure once I settle in to this school schedule, but I’ll try and make the time either way.
