I'm thinking of changing my signature, but I love Ellen Page's expression there. xD

Woo, finished a book in 2 days. I go back to university in 10 days, so right now I'm spending entire days plodding through my reading list.

Only, I started with a contemporary book, which I enjoyed very much.

The next novel (Waverley by Sir Walter Scott) opens with this snappy one-liner:
"The title of this work has not been chosen without the grave and solid deliberation which matters of importance demand from the prudent."

The second sentence is much worse. ;~;

Will probably take me a week to read.

What were you thinking of changing your signature to?
I've been so restless lately. This current one has stayed in place longer than many of its recent counterparts.

I like Scott's style though. But I'm a admirer of Romanticism.

I had so much of his style last semester though, in my 18th century lit module. I'm bored of humungous sentences and archaic syntax.

Yes, everything in moderation. I can appreciate that.

I was so so happy to read a book I genuinely enjoyed as a thing of relaxation.

I can tell I'm going to love my contemporary module.

Well that's something to look forward to. Some contemporary literature is remarkable, but I must say I'm often puzzled by the question of what's going to make it to the high school classrooms of tomorrow.

In school we either did Shakespeare, or recent books. e.g. Holes, Cold Mountain (depending on our age, haha)

Well, yes, Some of the things that we learned in school will certainly remain on the curriculum, but in the future, I can't imagine them not adding new books to the rosters.

Edit: Oh sorry, I can't imagine how read that wrong, but I did. But Holes was a childrens' book wasn't it? I was speaking of the true heavy hitters.

I :heart: ellen page

Well yes, I'm saying they always did the best children's/teen book of the past 5 years, alongside Shakespeare.

Yes, Holes was a childrens' book, but we were 11. Nevertheless, it is a great kids' book.

Shakespeare had to be on the curriculum, but we never did modern greats until A level. (age 16-18).
They couldn't throw difficult books at the 14 year olds who hated reading and were only doing it because it was compulsory. At 16 you can drop any subject you like, because that's the end of mandatory schooling.

At A level we did Othello, Hamlet, Cold Mountain, The Glass Menagerie and The Great Gatsby.

@ Diamond - me too, me too. I really want to see Whip It.

Yes, but aside from Cold Mountain, those are already classics. I suppose if I had to put the odds on something, it would be some of the more recent banned books, like the perks of being a wallflower.

*shrug*

I don't think it matters that much which books kids study, the analytical skills they learn are universal in literature.

So long as it's not Twilight.

True, true. I suppose I am just curious because the pulse of the literary world (the worthwhile stuff) isn't as evident as it was in the past. Or at least it seems that way to me, a person who has never been to "the past".

Well, in many of my exams - across all subjects - they would refer to recent news articles or studies.

It was just in literature where it was all about the past.

Hm.

This is completely changing the subject (and for something more frivolous, to boot.) but you don't happen to know what series Nevermind the Buzzcocks is on now, do you? I feel like watching some of the more recent ones, breaking with my tradition of just watching whatever comes up when I am in the mood to watch clips from it on youtube...

It is on series 24 - can you get on iplayer?

I've just realised I need to watch the episode hosted by Robert Webb which I've been looking forward to.

Frankie Boyle is a recent host too, but I can't make my mind up if I still like him. His kind of humour can be very funny, but doesn't last as well as others.

It's pretty much LOL paedophilia LOL downs syndrome LOL old tits LOL etc etc etc.

I'm kinda.... eh....
Not only the content, but it's all one liners. The best stand ups weave stories, which ultimately get much bigger laughs than a one liner can, no matter how funny.

Yeah, I was thinking about watching the Frankie Boyle episode. I was wondering if his appearance was going to be shelved due to the recent Katie Price controversy.
No, I can't get iplayer :gonk: I can't watch many vids that originate in Britain, much to my chagrin.
I've found this website, that would allow me to watch many different formats, but it costs five pounds a month, so I'm still hemming and hawwing: iPortal watch iPlayer, 4oD, Demand5 and Sky player from abroad

Well, that was part of his channel 4 show, nowt to do with the BBC. Anyway, I didn't sense much reaction to it.
(Not like the Queen's pussy debacle...)

Well, it's £1.25 a week if you break it down. It's £60 a year, whereas a TV license is £145 a year. Much cheaper than having a TV in the UK!

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I miiight go to dozy land, it's 3am. >.>

How much do new DIs cost nowadays? I'm completely out of the loop.

Um. I'm so far out of the loop that I don't know what a DI is?

I thought the torries were reducing the BBC's budget, and that wrapped up in all that was a cut on the license fee?

CI, whatever, t'is all the same.

Aw, Torries... it's one r, Tories.

Maybe, it hasn't happened yet though. You know what laws are like.
I'm just googling possible recipes for tomorrow, then I'm off.

Ah, Google told me it was two...

I'm nervous about the cuts, especially the ones to the arts and education.
I'm a liberal, if you haven't guessed.

Yes, I'm particularly sad about tuition fees.

Nighty night!

Nighto then, Miss Pearl