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Posts Tagged ‘english’

There is no Frigate like a book

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 by Kiyu

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There is no Frigate like a book,
To take us Lands away,
Nor bow Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry.

This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll;
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul!
- Emily Dickinson

Frigate = some kind of ship
Courser = speedy horse
Traverse = here: travel/adventure
Chariot = carriage

Don’t you all agree!

Mrs. English might be dusty and queer, she might not be delightful to neither the eye nor the ear, her teaching methods are unoriginal and awfully boring, but honestly; the curriculum in this subject is far too exciting to be overshadowed by small trifles! I don’t know if I would have discovered treasures like the authors of the Romantic Age, Oliver Twist (I would never associate it with a book as a kid), Emily Dickensen’s mysterious poems (I love her beautiful use of metaphors!), further studies of my hero Shakespeare and so on. And let’s not forget I get to speak and write English (actually, I’m allowed to write English in Religion and ethics too)! Oh what a wonderful course! And with the overseas trip we make (England for us English students) in the 5th term at our school, it makes for an absolutely fantatic course! Lutten, I’ll kick their asses if you don’t get admitted into this course when you get back from America! You will honestly miss out on something I know you will enjoy greatly!

Treasures, treasures, treasures. Please come all to me!

Listening:
Reading: Narnia – The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis (Br. fantasy)
Watching:

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Newly shaped fringe

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 by Kiyu

Religions class was surprisingly interesting. It’s more philosophy to it than I ever imagined. Actually, I imagined it as boring a class as society class. But I’ve wronged this harshly critisized subject.
You know how I always have these funny thoughts racing through my mind? Philosophical, wonderous thoughts. Vivid and bleak, urgent and slow.
Then this class must be perfect for you, you might think. Well, I do to.
But something’s telling me all the philosophical chat won’t stay for long. Certainly it will come to an end soon, and that’s where the boring bit starts. Religion always was tedious to me. But I pray it won’t be this time, not with this wonderful teacher we’ve got :D

On another note, I finally got my Literature & Cultural English class. Yes, it does mean novels, short stories, plays, art, architecture, movies and etcetra. Bingo! Another perfect class!
Yes, it would indeed be if it weren’t for the teacher we’ve been assigned. Argh. She poisons my favorite subject.
You know, it seems like she doesn’t hear what we say a lot of times. She keeps stating something we already answered her, like she’s frustrated we haven’t come to the right conclusion yet and therefore decides to tell us. It’s quite irritating.
And all the “Yes,, isn’t it? Mhm. Yes, indeed. Yes. Yes. Mhm.” are bound to get on my nerves someday. Certainly.

Oh and I went to the hairdresser today. Which means for the first time in a millennia. It’s quite nice to know that the back of your head will be taken care of. But she cut off way too much at the back though! It feels empty and airy. Cold even. Oh well, it’ll grow back in no time at all!
I got myself a straight fringe. It’s still quite alien to me, but I’m sure I’ll get used to it soon enough :D

Listening to: Mamma Mia – Honey Honey
Reading: The Magician’s Nephew (The Chronicles of Narnia) by C. S. Lewis (Br. Fantasy)
Watching: -

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Tags: class, classes, english, fringe, haircut, religion
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English should be my native language!

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 by Kiyu

Sometimes I don’t want to talk in Norwegian. Sometimes I keep a conversation in some other language than my native or second native tongue. Sometimes I keep conversing in English all day long while the other person replies in Norwegian. And most certainly more than ‘sometimes’, people take me for being a foreigner. Hell, it’s fun :D
A couple of days ago, when I once again kept our lively conversation during work in English (Phuc replying half in Norwegian, half in English), one of the customers, thinking we were foreigners, thanked us in that same language. Phuc got so awkard, she demanded I stop talking in English at once. But when did I ever stop to listen to people enough to do as they bid? Unless their point is valid and logical to the point where I see it fit to be considerate. (You see, I usually am not)

I’ve been reading more Shakespeare lately, a book called Tales From Shakespeare written hundred-and-one years ago by Charles and Mary Lamb where they conveyed many of Shakespeare’s plays into short stories. I happen to enjoy these well written prose summaries so much, it makes me want to read the actual plays. It’s so easy to read, I somehow unconsciously convinced Phuc to come over to Shakespeare’s fantastic world and read them.

I’m off in less than 48 hours, and I just found out I’ll be meeting up with Phoebe aswell. How exciting! We’ll actually spend the one day I’m staying over at her house in Northampton to make me a Yuna rod haha :D

Listening to: Jonas Brothers – Burnin’ Up
Reading: Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
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