Eyestrain
The above condition occurs when you read too much. I'll probably be suffering from that before too long, thanks to my current reading schedule. I spent most of today alternating between Faulkner and Dickens. Faulkner's style smacks of a typical Lost episode. If you don't pay attention, you get lost yourself. Dickens details his work to the nth degree. Here's a sample from The Old Curiosity Shop:
"As it was very easy for Kit to persuade himself that the old house was in his way, his way being anywhere, he tried to look upon his passing it once more as a matter of imperative and disagreeable necessity, quite apart from any desire of his own, to which he could not choose but yield."
I wonder if an English professor at Furman would chastise Charles Dickens for excessive padding? Personally, I wonder why he can get away with it but I can't? Maybe he's like Faulkner's John Sartoris. The longer he's dead, the more willing we are to overlook his faults. Or rather, his eccentric quirks. He's too larger than life to criticize.
Then again, maybe it's just the eyestrain talking.
Other than that, not much else happened today. I split time earlier this evening reading Faulkner's Flags in the Dust while Anna Kate kept me posted on the Clemson baseball game (the Tigers rallied to defeat William and Mary 10-5). I went and hung out for a while with Jon and Lauren on Geer Base. Lost was a repeat tonight, so we just sat around and chatted. Lauren commented that we should have a party. A brownie party (apparantly, Jon got some brownies from somewhere). Naturally, that led me to ask if she was in a party mood. She said it was more like she wanted to sit and watch other people party. That made me think of my junior Homecoming dance. I neither danced, brought a date, or even wore a tuxedo. I spent the night manning the refreshment table while everybody else danced. Yep, I'm a party-hearty wild animal, all right. No regrets, though, so don't worry.
Song of the Day: Chris Rice - "Deep Enough to Dream"
Verse of the Day: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; your were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
"As it was very easy for Kit to persuade himself that the old house was in his way, his way being anywhere, he tried to look upon his passing it once more as a matter of imperative and disagreeable necessity, quite apart from any desire of his own, to which he could not choose but yield."
I wonder if an English professor at Furman would chastise Charles Dickens for excessive padding? Personally, I wonder why he can get away with it but I can't? Maybe he's like Faulkner's John Sartoris. The longer he's dead, the more willing we are to overlook his faults. Or rather, his eccentric quirks. He's too larger than life to criticize.
Then again, maybe it's just the eyestrain talking.
Other than that, not much else happened today. I split time earlier this evening reading Faulkner's Flags in the Dust while Anna Kate kept me posted on the Clemson baseball game (the Tigers rallied to defeat William and Mary 10-5). I went and hung out for a while with Jon and Lauren on Geer Base. Lost was a repeat tonight, so we just sat around and chatted. Lauren commented that we should have a party. A brownie party (apparantly, Jon got some brownies from somewhere). Naturally, that led me to ask if she was in a party mood. She said it was more like she wanted to sit and watch other people party. That made me think of my junior Homecoming dance. I neither danced, brought a date, or even wore a tuxedo. I spent the night manning the refreshment table while everybody else danced. Yep, I'm a party-hearty wild animal, all right. No regrets, though, so don't worry.
Song of the Day: Chris Rice - "Deep Enough to Dream"
Verse of the Day: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; your were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body." - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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