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[bedlamsbard]

Yeah, okay, I'm remembering why I actually do want to graduate -- I love Tulane (most of the time), I'm pretty fond of New Orleans (most of the time), but I can't be here without remembering, "I was (and sometimes am) completely miserable here," and the whole campus is tainted by that for me. Even my apartment is. I forget this when I'm home, and then I get back here and end up going, "Yeah, no." (Because, you know, it's not like I haven't thought about moving to New Orleans, but...no. I don't think I could do it. And fortunately I don't have to!) (Uh, disclaimer: I do love New Orleans, I have friends who moved down here and fell in love with New Orleans, but it just didn't click for me that way. It could have, but it didn't.)

In other news: what the hell was I thinking when I chose these classes, omg, I am going to die. (Two seminars, two languages, and a lecture with public service attached, which at least looks like I won't have to deal with kids and may be able to do administrative work at a cause that I actually care about.) I already have homework and a quiz tomorrow. I also have to send many e-mails to sort out the honors thesis and capstone thing, but...I hate sending e-mails.

I also need to answer comments, so that will happen...sometime. Probably today.

OH OH OH. You remember how I may have been freaking out last month about a surprise C in Greek? Yeah, that was a mistake. It was supposed to be an A-. (Not as bad as the girl who got accidentally failed! YEAH.)

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[bedlamsbard]

I know it takes time to change a grade after it's gone through, so I'll wait a week or so before pushing.

*nods* I thought about staying at Tulane -- we've got something called 4+1, where you start doing your master's work in your final year of undergraduate and thus get the MA with only a single extra year -- but it didn't seem like the best idea at the time. (And I know someone who's classics 4+1, and he's basically going through hell right now. Although I also know someone sho's English 4+1, and she's got it easy. Differences in programs!)

There's quite a lot that takes place in Cair Paravel -- the last third or so of Dust I, and a fairly significant subplot in Dust II. Cair Paravel's far from my least favorite setting. (My least favorite setting is the one that I'm writing right now, sigh. I probably shouldn't be saying I've got a least favorite setting, whoops.)

[delfinnium]

By 'everything' I meant to say 'everything taking place NOW is outside of Cair Paravel'.

*fails at English*

the 4+1 seems to be common in UK too though, though it's more of a 3+1. My sister and brother who have been/are in UK universities will finish with a masters. In NZ I finished with a Bachelors after 3 years, an honours with 1 more year (which is supposed to be actually, equivalent to a masters) but I did another masters anyway.

[bedlamsbard]

Well, there's an Elizar Confesor POV inside Cair Paravel. *hands* And we got Marcia Bracken that one time.

I think it's not very common in the U.S, since it was definitely a point of attraction when I was looking at Tulane, although I ultimately decided against it.