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Oct. 13th, 2006 08:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hathycolSo, being a studious type of gal, I'm sat here, waiting for my washing to finish drying, and I was suddenly become ever so confused. You see, I'm doing a presentation for medieval on Tuesday, and the guide to it says 'Compare the Viking invasion of 1031 and the Norman one in 1066'
Now, this would be a reasonable request were it not for the small issue that, you know, there wasn't a Viking invasion in 1031. 1013, sure, but...
On the bright side, I have at least finished all my reading for next week's tutorials and all my Viking reading. If I can get European Lit sorted over the weekend then I may actually pass my degree. Writing essays? Piss-easy. Honestly, I like doing it. I find it quite satisfying to get all my ideas down on paper, and even if it's a frustrating topic, writing it isn't so hard. I like writing. Oh no, it's the research that's the buggar. I never know how long it's going to take, or if what I need will be available at the time I need it for and ARGH IT IS STRESSFUL. I do have the world's greatest skim reading brain, though (I did three books yesterday. Me 1, King Cnut 0!) which means at least it gets done.
All in all, I'm feeling less vicious against history because WE'RE ONTO THE NORMANS AND 1066 AND THANK FUCK FOR THAT. Seriously, soon we get exciting stuff like Thomas Beckett! and John I! and stuff like that! and the formation of the modern Middle East! And I'm remembering that I don't exactly hate my degree and that when I get into it I rather love it. This is a positive thing, I think. As long as I can keep being so happy about it through learning about the Italian nation-state formation then I'll be okay.
I could really do with another few hours sleep, though. *yawns*
~Hathy_Col~
Now, this would be a reasonable request were it not for the small issue that, you know, there wasn't a Viking invasion in 1031. 1013, sure, but...
On the bright side, I have at least finished all my reading for next week's tutorials and all my Viking reading. If I can get European Lit sorted over the weekend then I may actually pass my degree. Writing essays? Piss-easy. Honestly, I like doing it. I find it quite satisfying to get all my ideas down on paper, and even if it's a frustrating topic, writing it isn't so hard. I like writing. Oh no, it's the research that's the buggar. I never know how long it's going to take, or if what I need will be available at the time I need it for and ARGH IT IS STRESSFUL. I do have the world's greatest skim reading brain, though (I did three books yesterday. Me 1, King Cnut 0!) which means at least it gets done.
All in all, I'm feeling less vicious against history because WE'RE ONTO THE NORMANS AND 1066 AND THANK FUCK FOR THAT. Seriously, soon we get exciting stuff like Thomas Beckett! and John I! and stuff like that! and the formation of the modern Middle East! And I'm remembering that I don't exactly hate my degree and that when I get into it I rather love it. This is a positive thing, I think. As long as I can keep being so happy about it through learning about the Italian nation-state formation then I'll be okay.
I could really do with another few hours sleep, though. *yawns*
~Hathy_Col~
