I’m a Magpie
My hand is on the cat and the cat is om my lap. Kind of a funny sensation: purring in three dimensions. The cat’s so much frendlier now that the weather’s cold. He comes running to greet me when I get home, and pops up next to me sometimes in the night, his fur still cool and smelling like outside as he kneads a soft patch by my head. Anyway. Working on a plan of attack for Latin next semester; I’m thinking we’ll work our way up to Ovid, then spend as much time as possible on the Metamorphoses. I figure it’s good fun for poets and gossip-lovers alike. Tomorrow i’ve got to turn something in for workshop. I’ll most likely go with Metis revisions, unless inspiration strikes sometime in the night. It could happen. Mmmm. Cat is warm. All we need is a cozy fireplace and a library. And a haunted tower with a secret passage that leads to a damp, neglected crypt. Or something. |
I'm a librarian. Special skills include dog charming, brochure writing, slapdash cooking and long-winded nattering. I also enjoy watching the sunset's reflection in the tall buildings downtown.
For a while there, I taught classes on Classical literature, philosophy, and the history of religion at New College of California. I have an MA and an MFA in Writing, and live on a boat in Sausalito, CA.
momeester
November 22nd, 2006 at 1:35 pm
I think Ovid is a good choice. Each section or poem is short enough that you can look up the vocab, parse the grammer and still have time to work on the poetry. And then of course their is just the just plain fun of it. Augustine Rome was the best of times for gossip!!!
momeester
November 22nd, 2006 at 11:58 pm
Is this it?
href = “http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/wheelock/ws4.htm” > Da mihi multa basia
momeester
November 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am
href = “http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/wheelock/ws4.htm” > a clover and a bee
http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/wheelock/ws4.htm
momeester
November 23rd, 2006 at 12:12 am
http://omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/latin/wheelock.htm
I passed, albeit barely the first three self tests!!
Well I got more than i/2 right
momeester
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:07 am
http://www.wheelockslatin.com/
now I will stop!!
Teena
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:18 am
Aren’t kitties great? I have two.
I’m here via NaBloPoMo!
Nora
November 23rd, 2006 at 1:38 am
Mom, I’ll show you how to do it when I get home.
Hi, Teena!