Yesterday I read
The intro essay by Henry Chadwick to the Confessions
and today I read
On the Trinity Books 1-3
I have been kinda out of it. I'm sleepy today because I woke up at 5:45 because of itching. So I really, REALLY skimmed these books. However, these are only preliminary and peripheral to my thesis, so I don't feel so bad. Although, really, I should be working harder. It's 9 pm, and I started around 5 pm or something like it, so 4-ish hours of work isn't too bad, right? Right?
Yeah. More is necessary.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Saturday, July 29, 2006
The day before yesterday I read
Letters 232-269 (including letter 144)
Yesterday
I collected some lists for possible secondary source material, and found and made a chronological list of Augustine's works. It's too bad I didn't find the list until AFTER I had made up my own list, which took a really long time, and that was pretty much my day because I was so annoyed. And tired.
Today I read
The Soliloquies (Books I and II)
I really didn't do much today, but I just wasn't feeling it today, and I also looked at a possible university to do a PhD at, and added to my list of possible secondary source material.
You know, this just isn't going as fast as I want it, but at least it's GOING somewhere.
Mostly downhill. Grr.
Letters 232-269 (including letter 144)
Yesterday
I collected some lists for possible secondary source material, and found and made a chronological list of Augustine's works. It's too bad I didn't find the list until AFTER I had made up my own list, which took a really long time, and that was pretty much my day because I was so annoyed. And tired.
Today I read
The Soliloquies (Books I and II)
I really didn't do much today, but I just wasn't feeling it today, and I also looked at a possible university to do a PhD at, and added to my list of possible secondary source material.
You know, this just isn't going as fast as I want it, but at least it's GOING somewhere.
Mostly downhill. Grr.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Today I read
Letter 212-231
I got novels out from the library. Don't see a lot of work happening until they are finished because I'm totally absorbing them. That's pretty much why I'm so tired today. (Although cleaning the kitchen until 12:30am didn't help.)
So, I think tomorrow I will try and read 100 pages or so. We'll see what happens.
Letter 212-231
I got novels out from the library. Don't see a lot of work happening until they are finished because I'm totally absorbing them. That's pretty much why I'm so tired today. (Although cleaning the kitchen until 12:30am didn't help.)
So, I think tomorrow I will try and read 100 pages or so. We'll see what happens.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Yesterday I read
Letters 185-211
a couple pages of a book on postgraduate research
Today I read
Letters 212-231
Yesterday was really hard because I have pulled an all-nighter, and boy was that silly. Today was really easy because it was only 31 pages of reading, but still I couldn't focus very well because I was all tired from running a bunch of errands today. I really need my bike. Yeah. I also just got back from England on Monday, so that it why there have been no updates for a couple of days. I need to start working on the tech essay again, but I have a feeling I'll need to read some Heidegger on technology which is at the library before I can finish it. I have been thinking about what I want to say, and I realize that I need to narrow it a little bit so as not to be too scattered because I keep thinking I want to talk about the internet, but there's something to be said in terms of information and structure, and I can't decide which is more vital, yet. It will probably include pictures, I imagine, just like my TV essay (Which I CAN'T believe I lost. Sigh.) and so I will have to think about that.
Anyways, I just got a library card today. Yay! I will post that on my other blog.
Letters 185-211
a couple pages of a book on postgraduate research
Today I read
Letters 212-231
Yesterday was really hard because I have pulled an all-nighter, and boy was that silly. Today was really easy because it was only 31 pages of reading, but still I couldn't focus very well because I was all tired from running a bunch of errands today. I really need my bike. Yeah. I also just got back from England on Monday, so that it why there have been no updates for a couple of days. I need to start working on the tech essay again, but I have a feeling I'll need to read some Heidegger on technology which is at the library before I can finish it. I have been thinking about what I want to say, and I realize that I need to narrow it a little bit so as not to be too scattered because I keep thinking I want to talk about the internet, but there's something to be said in terms of information and structure, and I can't decide which is more vital, yet. It will probably include pictures, I imagine, just like my TV essay (Which I CAN'T believe I lost. Sigh.) and so I will have to think about that.
Anyways, I just got a library card today. Yay! I will post that on my other blog.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Today I read
Letter 146-180
Egads, this was long and took a long time. It's so terribly hot here that I can't hardly sit and read without sweating buckets, which is most distracting. It took me until 10pm to finish. Ugh. Taking a day off was NOT a bad idea, because of how important most of these letters were, and if I had tackled them yesterday after having four hours of sleep, I would have been totally brain-dead, so it's good I waited, but my eyes kinda hurt from staring at the computer all day. =P
I am still thinking about the tech essay, and although I have written anything up about it, I wonder whether I am anti-Hediggerian in my view on technology, and yet still against it. I can't decide, but I fear I may have to read some of what Heidegger says about technology so I don't get blind-sided with this info.
OK, later days.
Letter 146-180
Egads, this was long and took a long time. It's so terribly hot here that I can't hardly sit and read without sweating buckets, which is most distracting. It took me until 10pm to finish. Ugh. Taking a day off was NOT a bad idea, because of how important most of these letters were, and if I had tackled them yesterday after having four hours of sleep, I would have been totally brain-dead, so it's good I waited, but my eyes kinda hurt from staring at the computer all day. =P
I am still thinking about the tech essay, and although I have written anything up about it, I wonder whether I am anti-Hediggerian in my view on technology, and yet still against it. I can't decide, but I fear I may have to read some of what Heidegger says about technology so I don't get blind-sided with this info.
OK, later days.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Read Letters 126-145
These ones were pretty darn interesting. Some stuff about Donatism, a little about evil and free will, and a really interesting bit about perjury.
I should really type up some more stuff for the tech essay, but it's 10pm, and I just don't feel like it. Also, I need to do about fourteen other things which I can't seem to get the desire to do.
It's going to be a long week. =)
These ones were pretty darn interesting. Some stuff about Donatism, a little about evil and free will, and a really interesting bit about perjury.
I should really type up some more stuff for the tech essay, but it's 10pm, and I just don't feel like it. Also, I need to do about fourteen other things which I can't seem to get the desire to do.
It's going to be a long week. =)
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Letters 100-123
I skimmed letter 122 because I was pretty bored by this point. I really had to force myself to finish because I just wasn't interested and because it's the weekend, and I can't decide whether I 'deserve' the weekends off or not.
I also need to start thinking about what grad schools to apply to, and look into studying for the GRE.
AUGH! TOO MUCH TO DO!
LOL.
I skimmed letter 122 because I was pretty bored by this point. I really had to force myself to finish because I just wasn't interested and because it's the weekend, and I can't decide whether I 'deserve' the weekends off or not.
I also need to start thinking about what grad schools to apply to, and look into studying for the GRE.
AUGH! TOO MUCH TO DO!
LOL.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Today I
read Letters 63-89
Typed up some notes for the tech essay
The letters look like less, but actually, it was 86 pages. Today it was all about Jerome and Augustine, and if I had another lifetime, it would be nice to look at the debate between them on lying, which is so interesting. As for now, I have no desire to pursue it, though. =P
Anyways, I have high expectations for reading and writing, all of which will probably fail miserably. MISERABLY. If I finish the tech essay, I will be ever so pleased with myself. Not that it should be hard. (Har har, I say.)
I was done by about 6pm today! Yay!
read Letters 63-89
Typed up some notes for the tech essay
The letters look like less, but actually, it was 86 pages. Today it was all about Jerome and Augustine, and if I had another lifetime, it would be nice to look at the debate between them on lying, which is so interesting. As for now, I have no desire to pursue it, though. =P
Anyways, I have high expectations for reading and writing, all of which will probably fail miserably. MISERABLY. If I finish the tech essay, I will be ever so pleased with myself. Not that it should be hard. (Har har, I say.)
I was done by about 6pm today! Yay!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Read letters 31-62
Yup, 92 pages. My eyes glazed over around page 45. I skimmed several of them. Boy I'm kinda tired. Well, I didn't get done two sets of letters because I had sleepiness because I stayed up too late. (I still havent' done any languages this week. Not cool.) Augh, I have many errands, and I am not getting done my reading early enough. Sigh. Well, at least I have some of it done.
OK, time to clean.
Yup, 92 pages. My eyes glazed over around page 45. I skimmed several of them. Boy I'm kinda tired. Well, I didn't get done two sets of letters because I had sleepiness because I stayed up too late. (I still havent' done any languages this week. Not cool.) Augh, I have many errands, and I am not getting done my reading early enough. Sigh. Well, at least I have some of it done.
OK, time to clean.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Today I read Augustine's letters, 1-30.
I also copied and pasted a bunch of Augustine documents from the Web to my computer so I could highlight them in "Da System." (Oh yeah, there's a SYSTEM.)
Some of the language was really, really, excruciatingly painful in the letters, like reading post-modern writers. As you can tell, I really, really want to be reading on my computer when it's so nice outside. =)
I skimmed several of them which did nothing but praise Augustine, but the rest were pretty interesting, dealing with the problems of Anabaptism, Heresy, and Body and Mind, and Understanding and the Imagination.
Tomorrow will be more letters. Hopefully two sets of thirty, which means I'll be able to finish the letters by the end of this week.
That's, uh, perhaps a little too ambitious, but we'll see how I feel.
I also copied and pasted a bunch of Augustine documents from the Web to my computer so I could highlight them in "Da System." (Oh yeah, there's a SYSTEM.)
Some of the language was really, really, excruciatingly painful in the letters, like reading post-modern writers. As you can tell, I really, really want to be reading on my computer when it's so nice outside. =)
I skimmed several of them which did nothing but praise Augustine, but the rest were pretty interesting, dealing with the problems of Anabaptism, Heresy, and Body and Mind, and Understanding and the Imagination.
Tomorrow will be more letters. Hopefully two sets of thirty, which means I'll be able to finish the letters by the end of this week.
That's, uh, perhaps a little too ambitious, but we'll see how I feel.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Today I typed up notes from
Does Evil Have a Cause?-Carlos Steel
The God Who May Be-Richard Kearney
Impossible God-Hugh Raymond Pickard
It took a while, so no Augustine reading. Tomorrow, maybe. I think that the stuff about Derrida will be useful, although I know Kearney isn't, even though he has a nice line here and there. Prof. Steel article is probably something I should read again. Here's me betting I probably will not have the energy to do it and I could have really used it later. Like my finals and my reading schedule. Yeah. That went badly.
OK, time for a run. =)
Does Evil Have a Cause?-Carlos Steel
The God Who May Be-Richard Kearney
Impossible God-Hugh Raymond Pickard
It took a while, so no Augustine reading. Tomorrow, maybe. I think that the stuff about Derrida will be useful, although I know Kearney isn't, even though he has a nice line here and there. Prof. Steel article is probably something I should read again. Here's me betting I probably will not have the energy to do it and I could have really used it later. Like my finals and my reading schedule. Yeah. That went badly.
OK, time for a run. =)
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