  Happy Halloween, everyone. no, i'm not dressing up this year. i'd thought about it, but between the cost of a costume and the organisation of a party i thought better. i've had enough fright for one week, thanks. i'm just now realising that it's friday, and with that comes a new week in just a couple of days wherein i have plenty to have prepared. school being cancelled for a week was welcomed, but getting back into it is not happening too easily. a paper to write for wednesday, an awful exam for monday... and all the usual reading assignments piling up. at least i'm doubling back on other works i've already studied. i've simply got to spend some time with Aeneas this weekend.
i'm afraid the rest of the class spent this time boning up on the books whereas i have don't little outside of mope, cry, and watch with worried mind the television coverage. maybe i'll give myself a break and write about the ending to Chopin's The Awakening and keep it simple. talk about setting as psychological space, that kind of thing. no reinvention of the wheel here, just a solid A- kind of paper. i feel like shopping. maybe i'll call mom and see if she's up for going with me. then... then i'll hit the books. 
