I just completed five days of Latin Summer School at Sydney Uni, and now I have the holidays once again. It's only one week before the start of school but every day counts. =D
LSS was... entertaining. Did I learn stuff? Um, no. I was too busy going 'Eh? What does this word mean? Ohh, okay, so that's Gerundive. Right. A subjunctive? How the hell do I recognise a subjunctive?!' and of course the most thought of thought: 'Oh. My. Gosh. I FEEL SO STUPID!!!'
Yup. It's like every single bloody person (other than the ones who were with me) knew about everything the two teachers were talking about...
Then again. Like I said, it was interesting. I believe we used the word 'spawned' far too many times to be acceptable, and I'm sure that the classes VIVIFIED us... (Mmhm, that's another one of our 'class jokes'). But ahh, there's one interesting thing we did. Three of our texts to translate were from the 'Ars Amatoria' which is basically 'Love for Dummies' written by an old Roman man back when Latin was still spoken.
It's amusing how he goes on about how 'the good fisherman knows where all the fish swim' and 'the good hunter knows where the deers eat', which reminds me of Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' (or is it Knight? I studied it in Yr 8 and I STILL don't know which one it is...) and his puns with 'hart'. But anyway...
Yeah, I think I've made this post too intellectual to be interesting...
In other news! Have you been watching the Australian Open recently? Right now, I am watching the Nadal vs. Tomic match. Tomic is actually holding up really well... I don't think he can win though... Oh how wonderful it would be, having an Aussie underdog beating the No. 1 player.
We'll see what happens.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
What An Awesome Song!
~These lines of lightning mean we're never alone, never alone, no, no...
If you recognise those lyrics, then kudos to you! That's from Accidentally In Love by Counting Crows.
I was recently reading a fic which - if you looked up Feline American Princess - you'd find out about, going by comments and this song was used during a dance scene at Sasuke's birthday party.
I looked it up when I realised that I knew it, and BAM! I fell in love with that song again. Hahaha, I dunno what it is about it, but when you listen to it while watching a vid on youtube ("Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows" by agentxander001) and it makes you feel all warm and happy.
Unless of course, you're one of those people who despise love because you've been crushed a billion times?
Hm, if you are... I dunno if saying this is right but... I'm sure you'll find someone soon enough? ^^" Yeah. That's the best I've got.
That's the end of my pointless rant. I'll finish off with this:~
So I said, "I'm a snowball running"
Running down into the spring
That's coming all this love melting under
Blue skies belting out sunlight, shimmering love
Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love
P.S. If you think this highlight background is different to the one at the top, you're mistaken. It's exactly the same! It's like that optical illusion where the main background affects what you see. =)
If you recognise those lyrics, then kudos to you! That's from Accidentally In Love by Counting Crows.
I was recently reading a fic which - if you looked up Feline American Princess - you'd find out about, going by comments and this song was used during a dance scene at Sasuke's birthday party.
I looked it up when I realised that I knew it, and BAM! I fell in love with that song again. Hahaha, I dunno what it is about it, but when you listen to it while watching a vid on youtube ("Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows" by agentxander001) and it makes you feel all warm and happy.
Unless of course, you're one of those people who despise love because you've been crushed a billion times?
Hm, if you are... I dunno if saying this is right but... I'm sure you'll find someone soon enough? ^^" Yeah. That's the best I've got.
That's the end of my pointless rant. I'll finish off with this:~
So I said, "I'm a snowball running"
Running down into the spring
That's coming all this love melting under
Blue skies belting out sunlight, shimmering love
Well baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream
Never ever end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's no escaping your love
P.S. If you think this highlight background is different to the one at the top, you're mistaken. It's exactly the same! It's like that optical illusion where the main background affects what you see. =)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
What is it with me and animals?
Today, I picked up a cockatiel which we found on the front lawn of our house when we came home after watching Little Fockers (it's a good movie. REALLY wrong, but good, nonetheless.)
After asking the neighbours if they had lost a cockatiel, we decided to keep it.
Now, this isn't the first time this has happened.
Two years ago in May, when me, my mum and dog went for a walk, we found a box lying on the side of the pavement with a piece of leafy green vegetable, and a rabbit sitting there on the grass just half a meter away.
It was just a baby at the time, only nine weeks old, and I picked it up and took it home.
Now his name is Robby (creative, isn't it?) and he weighs something like 2.5kg. And now, we've picked up a cockatiel.
This means we now have a rabbit turning two, a dog turning six, around ten fish - the oldest of which is turning eight, and a cockatiel whose age is unknown.
-sigh- People really should take better care of their pets.
Well, now each member of our family has a pet. Technically, both rabbit and dog are mine, but for the sake of this arrangement, we'll say the dog belongs to my mum. And my dad has taken the responsibility for the bird, though I don't think he's doing very well...
I WOULD take over her, but I have no idea how to train a bird. I guess if my (few) readers knew anything you could tell me?
And when I mean if you know anything, I mean really, really know something. Not just 'Patience is the key' because I've taught my rather dull dog everything he knows, so patience is very familiar with me.
...I think that's enough for today.
After asking the neighbours if they had lost a cockatiel, we decided to keep it.
Now, this isn't the first time this has happened.
Two years ago in May, when me, my mum and dog went for a walk, we found a box lying on the side of the pavement with a piece of leafy green vegetable, and a rabbit sitting there on the grass just half a meter away.
It was just a baby at the time, only nine weeks old, and I picked it up and took it home.
Now his name is Robby (creative, isn't it?) and he weighs something like 2.5kg. And now, we've picked up a cockatiel.
This means we now have a rabbit turning two, a dog turning six, around ten fish - the oldest of which is turning eight, and a cockatiel whose age is unknown.
-sigh- People really should take better care of their pets.
Well, now each member of our family has a pet. Technically, both rabbit and dog are mine, but for the sake of this arrangement, we'll say the dog belongs to my mum. And my dad has taken the responsibility for the bird, though I don't think he's doing very well...
I WOULD take over her, but I have no idea how to train a bird. I guess if my (few) readers knew anything you could tell me?
And when I mean if you know anything, I mean really, really know something. Not just 'Patience is the key' because I've taught my rather dull dog everything he knows, so patience is very familiar with me.
...I think that's enough for today.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
A Time Difference...
Hmm.. after having a look at yesterday's post and realising that it said I had posted it on Dec. 31st, I'd like to clarify that in Australia, it was posted on Jan 1st, at around 5pm. If you really want to, you could do the math and work out the time difference, but I am anti-maths and don't recommend you do. Who knows what will happen? The maths might invade your body and turn you into a robotic human calculator. -shivers- What a nasty thought.
Today - 2nd January - has been a boring day. I think I had a rant saved up for blogging, but... it evades me.
I started the blogging thing in a rather depressing way, so I guess I'll attempt to brighten it with an amusing post...
Currently in Australia, it's the summer holidays. Six long weeks of mind-numbing boredom. It's true that there's only one month of it left, but really - I believe my brain has ceased function for long enough.
If I were to write something in the middle of the term, I'm sure I would be teeming with ideas, but in this dull house of solitude, I am... idea-less. So I guess this means I'll leave the interesting post to some other time?
...That was a waste of words.
Today - 2nd January - has been a boring day. I think I had a rant saved up for blogging, but... it evades me.
I started the blogging thing in a rather depressing way, so I guess I'll attempt to brighten it with an amusing post...
Currently in Australia, it's the summer holidays. Six long weeks of mind-numbing boredom. It's true that there's only one month of it left, but really - I believe my brain has ceased function for long enough.
If I were to write something in the middle of the term, I'm sure I would be teeming with ideas, but in this dull house of solitude, I am... idea-less. So I guess this means I'll leave the interesting post to some other time?
...That was a waste of words.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
And So Begins 2011
Hello, the lack of people who are reading this post!
The new year has begun, and as my resolution spells out, I have gotten a blog. For those of you who are curious as to who I am, um, check out my profile? And to those people who are even remotely curious as to who it was that prompted me to make this rather spontaneous move, I ask you to google 'Autumnleafers".
She looked at my 'write-random-crap-in' notebook and said to me, "You know, you should get a blog." So yes, here I am.
Apparently, as I'm sure you're aware, the world is going to end on 2012, Dec. 21st or something. I think that's a load of bull. To think that there are less than two years left of our lives is a concept not worth considering. I mean honestly, what if you DO believe it's going happen, and then go and do something stupid the day before, like... tell someone that you 'like/love' them. Or go out and sell all of your meagre possessions. The end of the world rolls round, and BAM! When it doesn't come, all you're left with is a load of embarrassment - with the possibility of having a... boyfriend/girlfriend-type person? And... basically nothing else. Except relief, perhaps.
So you know, to all you people who read this, don't go and sell your stuff on Dec 20th next year. Just... have fun. =)
The new year has begun, and as my resolution spells out, I have gotten a blog. For those of you who are curious as to who I am, um, check out my profile? And to those people who are even remotely curious as to who it was that prompted me to make this rather spontaneous move, I ask you to google 'Autumnleafers".
She looked at my 'write-random-crap-in' notebook and said to me, "You know, you should get a blog." So yes, here I am.
Apparently, as I'm sure you're aware, the world is going to end on 2012, Dec. 21st or something. I think that's a load of bull. To think that there are less than two years left of our lives is a concept not worth considering. I mean honestly, what if you DO believe it's going happen, and then go and do something stupid the day before, like... tell someone that you 'like/love' them. Or go out and sell all of your meagre possessions. The end of the world rolls round, and BAM! When it doesn't come, all you're left with is a load of embarrassment - with the possibility of having a... boyfriend/girlfriend-type person? And... basically nothing else. Except relief, perhaps.
So you know, to all you people who read this, don't go and sell your stuff on Dec 20th next year. Just... have fun. =)
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