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Reading an article for HSTY 1045; Schorsche-Politics in a New Key.

This was at Basement Books, near Central Station. Sadly, they only appeared to have a single copy.

Just finished; Dylan Thomas-18 Poems.

I propose renaming this thread 'Teachers Say the Darndest Things'. You know you want to... And my eevil Ancient History teacher had a habit of uttering 'Interesting student' whenever anything idiotic or odd was said..Usually accompanied by a death-stare. [Particularly scary as she was the...

George Duby-The Early Growth of the European Economy.

HSTY1025; Mills 209 PHIL1010; Carslaw 351 HSTY1045; H K Ward Gymnasium ENGL1015; OTC Assembly Hall Have to find beforehand exactly where these rooms are located.

Oddly enough, the teachers I liked least had the most corny sayings. For instance, my Year 11 English teacher, evil as he was, was a source (nay resorvoir) for corny sayings. Among my 'favourites; 'Make it your own people' 'Don't smile, you know where you are.' 'Hook in' Besides...

Just completed; Edmund Russell-War and Nature. Now reading; Anton Chekhov-The Seagull: A Comedy in Four Acts.

Just finished; R.W Southern-Making of the Middle Ages. And last night, I finally completed 'The History Of Art'. Took two months, but it was well worth it.

Does it have to be fantasy and/or science fiction? If not, a couple of shorter, not-that-difficult, but still excellent texts are; F Scott Fitzgerald-The Great Gatsby. Arundhati Roy-The God Of Small Things. Franz Kafka-The Metamorphosis and other Stories. (I prefer the 'Complete Short...

My school got its major works back yesterday.. June, its still 'early 2004', right? ;)

I thought Hitchhiker's Guide was only 140 pages long? Granted, if you include the rest of the 'trilogy' it is long, but the first also stands on its own merits.

Unexpected find today; (And only $4.95, new.) Virginia Woolf-A Haunted House: Complete Shorter Fiction. It even has the origin of 'Mrs Dalloway' within its contents.. :D

Two lines from 'The Real Thing'; Henry- Buddy Holly was twenty-two. Think of what he might have gone on to achieve. I mean, if Beethoven had been killed in a plane crash at the age of twenty-two, the history of music would have been very different. As would the history of aviation, of course...

You say 'neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerd' like its a bad thing.

I made it through high school without partaking of any Work Experience.

Sure have. Bonking Byron Shoots Poet! :D Have you read Travesties, The Real Thing, or The Real Inspector Hound?

Thanks again. And blast, my HSTY 1045 exam is still scheduled for 9am on a Saturday. Ouch.

And I thought Ozzy Ostrich had been 'retired' by Daryl Somers for fears of his overshadowing him. :p

But what would be the fun in that? :D I buy cheaply anyways [I'm doing this on youth allowance you see].. Speaking of which, capitalised upon the Co-Op booksale today. Edmund Russell-War and Nature: Fighting Humans and Insects with Chemicals from World War I to Silent Spring. Charlotte...