So today is my Dad's Birthday. I won't say how old he is...He's sensitive about that but I will say that it was a great success. After shopping for the last three days I finally found a few presents I deemed acceptable and any others I made....Including writing a story entitled "The Story of Aging." I could actually SEE the apprehension on Dad's face as he turned the pages! It was ok though, funny in an oddball kind of way!
Happy Birthday Dad!
Anyway so this year in Lit we're studying Emma. I don't know if anyone reading my blog has read it but it's....not what I expected. I thought I'd hate life of Pi because it's written almost entirely in nonsensical allegory, but instead it seems it's Emma I dislike. She's presumptuous as she always just "knows" that Harriet will be perfect for Mr Elton...wrong, she's obnoxious in her expectation that everyone ought to do as she pleases and all together-she's put on a pedestal much to high for her real worth. I swear every second line is "Oh how WONDERFUL is Emma" "Oh isn't she just the BEST." No, she's not, she's 21, never wants to be married, has never completed anything in her life and sticks her nose in where it's not welcome. She almost ruins Harriet's chances for love and leads Mr. Elton along....admittedly he deserves it because he is just as bad as she is.
Ok. That's the end of my rant. I LOVED Life of Pi though, it's a little tedious at times, what with all the extraordinarily detailed descriptions and all but it has a purpose and it'll be great to study.
Ok got to go study, regrettably my plans for German Language domination have yet again failed....dem, den, die, der, das, des.....Hating, but I'll get it....eventually!
Hope all is well.
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