Monthly Archives: October 2004

Coming up roses.

October 21 04

I’m off the coffee for a bit, and am loving the tea.
Hurricane Mitch was laid waste to the office.
I am the most intelligent (read: arrogant) man you’ll ever meet.
Damn I looked good on my wedding day.
I’m excelling in my classes – pure rock’n’roll.
Everything’s coming up roses (more on that some other time).
We’re getting cable [...]

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Map detailing the separate descents of Aeneas and Odysseus into the underworld

October 15 04

(http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/Underworldmap.html)
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you are commodified.

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Iliad VII.301-302 (For Will)

October 15 04

Iliad VII.301-302 (For Will)
“These two fought each other in heart-consuming hate, then
joined with each other in close friendship, before they were parted.”
(Lattimore Translation)
(Or, the more a slightlymore poetic translation, which actually comes from a penguin prose edition:)
“These two fought each other in soul-destroying combat, but were reconciled and parted friends.”
(E.V.H. Rieu Translation)
(And Chapman’s translation, which [...]

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This week has seven days.

October 9 04

Hello. Its been a harrowing week, a long walk in the wilderness:
Friday October 4 Day Spent in class and the library, preparing for the approaching storm clouds. Evening Spent at Allie’s, throwing a little goodbye party for Mark and Audra, who were going west to marry.
Saturday October 5 Opened the restauarent for [...]

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