in conclusion, i wish i were back in chicago

[whynot]

1. Two days ago was Indonesia's 65th birthday, and you'd think it would be the perfect time to write more Indochesters, but the world instead decided that it was the perfect time for me to lose my housing HAHAHAHAHAHhdkjslf. I'm bunking with a friend for the time being, and I might be able to get my housing back, but just in case I can't... who in New York City needs a roommate ASAP? :D? :D??

2. eid_ka_chand/eid_fic is having its 2010 Eid Al-Fitr Challenge! I signed up last year wanting to write something about the Carpet and Abu from Aladdin, and then never wrote anything, ALAS. Maybe this year I'll actually write something about Muslim Indonesian Novaks? If, you know. If being homeless doesn't get in the way.

3. SPEAKINNA INDONESIA: Fantasy Fiesta 2010 omggg INDONESIAN-LANGUAGE FANTASY WRITING COMPETITION ♥______♥. Growing the movement at hoooome! If only my Indonesian weren't as in shambles as my housing situation!

4. help_pakistan recover from the floods of a few days ago. 20 million people have been displaced, 6 million of whom have yet to receive aid. Bidding begins on August 23. I am offering to make a mix. I reeeaally want some SPN vidders to sign up.

5. I have 8 Dreamwidth codes, so if you want one, comment with your email. First come first serve, I don't care who you are.

6. AND THERE IS STILL CASFEST TO SORT OUT LOLOLOL D:

7. Also I lost my cellphone.

Comments

[whynot]

Never go into a PhD program that charges you tuition! Or something like that. Masters students are the chumps who give the school money, and the school uses that money to fund PhD students. Sometimes I think I should've gone PhD off the bat. But then I remember I don't really know what I want to PhD in.

[animus_wyrmis]

<33 what are you up to now, do you like it?

[whynot]

I AM INTERN
NUMBER-CRUNCHING AND WEBSITE-EDITING AND AUDIO-PROCESSING
AND JOB-SEARCHING
it's okay for now i guess

I have an idea that when I go into my PhD, it'll be in something completely the opposite of my current degrees. Comparative children's literature! Religion studies! Linguistics! Something halfway between anthropology and English that lets me babble about fandom!

[animus_wyrmis]

INTERNING FOR GREAT JUSTICE. It is a steppingstone!

Something in me is desperate for you to become a professor of Destiny In Mediocre TV.

[whynot]

XDDDDDDDDDDDD I'LL TAKE IT
DOES THE INSURANCE COME WITH DENTAL
CAN I GET A CORNER OFFICE
WITH A VIEW

Weekly topics from the syllabus include "Metafiction: Destiny and the Fourth Wall". For classroom activity, I will have them debate! "Destiny vs. Free Will: Which is Angstier?"

[animus_wyrmis]

The essays are all in fic form. "Wait what?" ask your students. "How can I make an argument about the futility of fighting your destiny and the tragedy of the illusion of free will in a *story*?!"

MUAHAHAHAHA, you say. IT WILL COME IF YOU TRY.

[whynot]

THE CONSTRUCT OF THE STORY IS PART OF THE TRAGEDY, FOOLS. I want your final papers betaed, and if I detect any ship wank, I will deduct points. BONUS POINTS IF THERE IS MAKING OUT THOUGH.

OH. And when they debate, I WILL MAKE THEM COSPLAY. Susan, Winchesters, fallen angels (except Lucifer), Gwen, and Merlin on one side. Other Pevensies, the Dragon, and unfallen angels on the other.

[animus_wyrmis]

INCEST OKAY, you add. USE WARNINGS WHERE APPROPRIATE.

Ahahahahaha oh god. "Do we have to wear costumes?" they ask.

YES OF COURSE, you say. AND I EXPECT THE WINCHESTERS TO ARRIVE IN AN IMPALA.

[whynot]

OMG WHAT IF FOR THE BONUS ROUND OF DEBATE I MAKE THEM HAVE SHIP WARS

Comments on papers:
"Good deconstruction of the theological feminine in Narnia, but did not warn for noncon."
"Ruby was OOC. Rewrite."

[animus_wyrmis]

HARRY/HERMIONE TO THE RIGHT. RON/HERMIONE TO THE LEFT. OT3 IN THE MIDDLE.

"Could use more expansion of the problem of free will re:fallen angels. Also, gay sex does not work that way."
"Interesting AU idea but why are you bashing Jo Harvelle."

[whynot]

This class would basically be my excuse to rewatch episodes and ramble about them afterward. It would go like this:

Merlin 1x10, Discussion Topic: OMG YOU GUYS THEY ARE ALL SO IN LOOOOOVE

[animus_wyrmis]

Can you imagine the class when spoilers come out? GUYS GUYS DID YOU HEEEEAR OMFG.

SPN 5.04 GUYS IS THIS NOT THE BEST EPISODE OF YOUR LIIIIIIIVES

[whynot]

OMGGGG WHEN SPOILERS COME OUT, CLASS IS CANCELED. 6x03 SPOILERS CAME OUT AND ALL MY STUDENTS GOT A DRUNK EMAIL THAT WAS LIKE "OMGGGGGFFFFFFG OUT THEW INDOOWWW!!A! NGEL FRIends!1"

5x04 WILL BE ON THE MIDTERM. PRACTICE ESSAY QUESTION: JUST HOW BROKEN IS DEAN??

[animus_wyrmis]

Midterm essay questions (answer two of three):
1. Is Anna really dead? And can she come back?
2. Who is the most likely to be the MOST AWESOMELY EVIL: Mordred, Morgana, or Morgause?
3. Compare and contrast the Hand(/Paw) of God and the role of predestination and prophecy in Narnia and SPN.

[whynot]

4. "The weight of duty is a liberating force." Discuss in terms of Arthur Pendragon and Castiel.

[animus_wyrmis]

5. Guenevere seems to feel that the best way to reform her homeland and protect it from Uther is to work from the inside out, reforming the system by influencing Arthur. Do you see Castiel's search for God as another form of this approach, or something different?

ALSO YOU COULD ASK FOR THE FIC YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED.