Tag Archives: classics

China Ex-Pats

Posted on January 11, 2007 by Meg

MyChinaStart.com is a newish site geared to China Expats. They’re mostly a collection of links, with the classics like ChinesePod Mandarin podcasts, Engrish, and this new-to-me Real or not? Chinese words site. (This is the part where all the displaced … Continue reading →

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Roman Holiday

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Meg

One my first Roman day, Stick and I went to the Pyramid of Cestius, and to the Non-Catholic Foreigners Cemetary where Keats and Shelley are both buried (not together… although both are buried next to their “good friend”) and we … Continue reading →

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Pandora’s Box

Posted on June 4, 2006 by Meg

Today when I was coming in to work, the postman stopped me in the hallway and shoved a box at me. (It had to be mine because it was addressed in English!) I just stood there for a moment, looking … Continue reading →

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Even a Harlequin Romance…

Posted on March 19, 2006 by Meg

My school’s English library consists of Harry Potter 6, Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities and, inexplicably, Chicken Soup for the Single’s Soul. Harry Potter is printed on what feels like fax paper and haphazardly bound, with weird … Continue reading →

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The Internet Is For…

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Meg

Yesterday I was studying for my Latin final with Paula and Jared in the Davis Room. None of us had the foresight to print out the reveiw sheet from the class website, or remember the URL, so we googled our … Continue reading →

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Still More Reasons to hate Troy

Posted on September 21, 2005 by Meg

Iliad Essay for Harris’ Class I have two copies of The Iliad. My first one is a paperback version of the Robert Fagles translation. I’ve written all over it. In my freshman year, I started by identifying the Achaeans as … Continue reading →

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Spoilers

Posted on July 27, 2005 by Meg

So there’s a bumper sticker just to give away the ending to the new Harry Potter (which, by the way, is a downer for poor writing style more than character death but I digress). I’m thinking of making my own … Continue reading →

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A Professional Yenta

Posted on June 25, 2005 by Meg

For the last six years of my life, people have looked at me funny and asked “Oh, classics… and what are you planning to do with that?” I would mumble something about teaching or my secret plan to be a … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Going To Elope

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Meg

My girlfriend Allison is great. She is awesome, brilliant, pretty and I love her very very much. That’s why I agreed to go to this bridal show with her. Allison is marrying Jon in June, and I’m going to be … Continue reading →

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EverQuest 2 And The Flu.

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Meg

Stick, a candidate for Greatest Boyfriend Ever, got me three months of EverQuest 2 for Christmas. I installed my new game — all 10 CDs of it! It was like an old Sierra game! — and found out that I … Continue reading →

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