B'Tude V.2: back to school: week 6

20 February 2005

back to school: week 6

Welcome to number six in the series, "Get My Ass Outta’ This Class!"

It’s a cruel, cruel world! Aside from having to begin preparations on two research papers (Hawai`ian Studies and English), while spending most of my Friday through Monday weekend, basking in the glory of Epicurus and his views on mental and physical pains and pleasures.

Honestly, I’m debating the best verbiage of how to describe him as the “orgy-attending, fuck ‘em and forget ‘em” type, while remaining scholarly in tone… ahhhh, why can’t I just call it like I see’s it! Don’t misunderstand my statement, Epicurus is hugely misinterpreted and today’s ‘Epicureans’ are the complete opposite of the intention of the original philosophy. I won’t bore you with the reflective detail, but I will do this:

Bitchitude: …in the early pages of this paper, I suddenly realized that one entire page is based off a previous reading of Epictetus, and so totally did not apply. I spent 2 hours hunting down a specific passage in the WRONG texts… Can you say REWRITE? Very good! (I think this is where the ‘tired’ part kicked in!). So I am now on my third, finally nearing completion draft, of my critique of Epicurus without that OTHER philosopher’s influence.

To keep the literary aspect stirred up, I ended up with a descriptive essay rivaling the best romance novels out there, yet it is totally innocent, and so not Harlequin! Upon completion, I have decided that we just refer to this traumatic experience as “Pineapple Prose-ac.” I swear the next time I am burdened with a descriptive; I vow a concerted effort to becoming righteously drunk before any future attempts! Serious.

On the mentoring side, I’m not quite comfortable with the situation—the meetings fall on the one evening when I have scheduled classes. I don’t have a problem with opting for a short early escape, but aside from myself, at least several others have the same conflicting schedule to attend to, and we are all debating what affect this would have on a prepubescent child not having their mentor there with them at these things—the consensus isn’t positive.

For example, I am scheduled to ‘pick’ my mentee early this week, and later in the week, we have a dinner to attend WITH them, and once again, I am in class. I only have 2 full days of class in a week, so this is a rough one. It may have to wait until next year.

Marjo recently askedwhere one goes for Vacation/Spring Break, when you live in Hawai`i?

I only recently discovered the answer to this very same question: The other islands. Specifically, Maui for the traditional college crowd!

For us ‘not quite as young’ folks, I think Spring Break means an entire week of rest and relaxation on our own beaches. We have our favorite ‘off the beaten path’ hideaways and since we haven’t been to the beach in 3 months (school, work and a late summer brawl with a Portuguese Man O’War have prevented my normal 2-3x weekly routine), I intend to haul my drink, my shades, and my *hunny to my favorite coconut palm and admire it from below for the entirety of our glorious 10 days off, with some snorkeling in between! *Not necessarily in that order!

Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I am suffering from lacka’ beach time, in recent months, this is the view from our window.

Bitchitude: There just happens to be no accessible beach off this point we live on and just happens to be placed next to an elitist yacht club mooring it up down there...no, right there--a little to the right...

Overall, I’m enjoying my classes, and adjusting to this new, yet strange schedule. Of course, by the time I have a new piece of paper in hand, some-odd years down the road, I’ll have the tired factor conquered ;)

Aloha!

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scrawled by BTude a.k.a. GlassHoppah @ Sunday, February 20, 2005

10 bitches:

@ 20 February, 2005 13:20, D Brooks eloquently stated...

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@ 20 February, 2005 13:24, Becky eloquently stated...

Ha! I know where you are..... Or, at least I think I do, as I hardly ever go to that side of the island:)

We also go to the Mainland for vacations, as I've found that it can oftentimes be as expensive to go to an outer-island, but the flight's longer.

Also, you asked me some questions in your last post, but you do not have a way to e-mail, so I can't answer them. I have an e-mail link on my site, if you want to shoot it to me, first.

@ 20 February, 2005 13:38, BTude a.k.a. GlassHoppah eloquently stated...

DB Darling, thou art bursting my bubble--no! no!

Becky! I'll drop you an email, then you'll have it. I think I forget I don't have one posted! Yeah, now I'm sure of it!

Lol, you're probly right about where it is, it's definitely identifiable,even from way oveerrrrrr there on your side!

@ 21 February, 2005 04:20, yvette eloquently stated...

i like how you define bitchitude on the sidebar there. keep up the bitchitude, bitch :P

@ 21 February, 2005 13:06, mrsmogul eloquently stated...

Wow Hawaii. I was in Oahu and Maui when I was 11. would love to return one day. I am going to keep on reading..

@ 22 February, 2005 07:39, Tricia eloquently stated...

Sounds like you are having an absolute blast....*giggle* And I LOVE that view you have, I am so jealous. Hang in there, I know it will get better!

@ 22 February, 2005 11:52, MJ eloquently stated...

Why do profs act like their class is the ONLY one you are taking?

@ 23 February, 2005 03:07, Anonymous eloquently stated...

I don't think even Hawaiians have to WRITE about Hawaii - you either dream of it or go there . . .

warchild13@spymac.com
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@ 23 February, 2005 04:42, marjo moore eloquently stated...

I thought if it was spring break in Hawaii, maybe you'd all go skiing or something.

Water skiing, is that a hot ticket out there, or something only tourists do?

@ 23 February, 2005 09:50, BTude a.k.a. GlassHoppah eloquently stated...

Marjo--Becky says they go to the mainland. I also know people do go skiing in the 'winter' on the mainland Washington, Colorado, Utah, etc. The other big (inexpensive) destination is Vegas, Baybee!

Ocassionally, there will be a waterskiier out on the bay, but not very often. Jetskis and sailing vessels, mostly. S'bout all I know!

MJ-the professor finally told me yesterday, if it would adversely effect me, than to definitely not risk the integrity of a class/grade to do it.

Warchild, if I'm reading your comment correctly, you're right--there's not much that can be found in writing--the guidebooks even skimp along the context of what there is to do, see, and how life really is, etc.