Well, another semester has come and gone in the time since I've written anything here. A whole lot has happened.
It was the busiest semester of my life but in terms of classes it turned out really well. Latin Prose Composition was hard, but great. Definitely good for me. Italian is as great as ever, and I started German this time around. Last of all is good old Greek, in which we read one of the worst plays ever (Ion by Euripides). Everything turned out fine at the end of the semester.
I've applied to two grad schools, now it's just a matter of waiting to see if they'll take me. With luck I'll be going to UMass (at Amherst) and as a second choice UGA (in Athens). I got recommendations from Mr. Woodman, Mrs. Clay, and Mr. Kovacs, whose names are pretty recognizable in Classics circles, so it's nice to have some heavyweights in my corner, so to speak.
In October Jessica left me after the best 2 years and 9 months of my life. I thought we were made for each other but I guess we weren't. Then my sweet little cat, Calvin, died. I found him close to midnight lying outside. He couldn't move his back legs. I took him to the all-night emergency vet. They said it's not uncommon in older cats; he had a blood clot that was blocking circulation to his back legs and would work its way into his lungs and kill him. It was the first time I'd ever seen one of our pets put down. My parents were gone to Miami so I was the only one with him at the end, but I'm really glad I was. The poor little guy was sweet til the end; he purred while I drove him to the vet. It was a miserable month. But at least Halloween was good, as always. I was a Roman soldier this year (http://www.people.virginia.edu/~wc3s/halloween05/halloween05.html).
Christmas was good. I had a hard time getting in the spirit of it this year but I came around in the end. I got the Chronicles of Narnia in hardback and a CD player for my car, both of which were big surprises.
I've gotten more into Italian music. Got a couple of CDs for Christmas. Beautiful stuff.
New Year's Eve I was worried I'd be depressed about being single, but fortunately that was not the case. Went to Kevin's and spent the night with laughs (Ice Age, There's Something About Mary) and gangsters (Scarface, The Sopranos). It was great.
Happy new year to whoever, if anyone, may read this. Hello 2006, may you be better than 2005.
Song of the moment is the beautiful Il Mondo Insieme a Te by 883. Com'รจ bello il mondo insieme a te. *sigh*
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
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