British Word of the Day: crotchet - A musical term, meaning one note that is held for one beat. (American's "quarter note"). eg: "Sopranos, please don't go flat on the crotchet in measure 34."
Basically, I've finished my essay. It's 4, 019 words with the MLA citation words within.
But really, I think it was just information regurgitation. Now I have to sadly go back through this pile of quotes and determine what I'm really saying (also known as editing.) I have a faint hope that instead of doing this, I'll just copy-edit, and in doing so, my true essay will come shining forth...
I think my hopes are ill-founded.
The Brownings became sickeningly lovey-dovey as I read on about them and wrote about such things as "Surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long." (I refuse to cite this. But I will tell you that it was Elizabeth Barrett writing to Robert Browning before they were married. Citations, Shmitations.)
Tomorrow I think I will attempt to go into the Radcliffe Camera, and run around screaming, "The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!"
They won't look at me because I'm yelling. They will look at me because I am yelling something incorrect that I have stolen, plagiarized, and adulterated for my own purposes.
I'm feeling scholarly, Paul Revere. I think I'll kindle a fire in the Upper Bodleian Library, as well.
Tomorrow we hand in our "Long Essay." Today we weep with exhaustion.
Cheers!...
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. . . and then read something mindless and trashy?
ReplyDeleteAny plans for Shakespeare's birthday April 23?
ReplyDeleteOxford must have some arcane spring rituals also---or are you home before the striped blazers come out?
I was thinking...a sensationalist novel by Wilkie Collins--I've heard "The Moonstone" is excellent. Loved "The Woman in White."
ReplyDeleteAs far as plans for Shakespeare's birthday (and reputed death-day), my parents and I will be driving through the Lake District, and get to Lancaster Castle. At some point, I will raise my teacup to the legend of Shakespeare. Or my pint, depending on time of day.
Perhaps do some fell-swooping!! (more than one)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time---
JC