[GRAD SCHOOL] Updates

I got letters, from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and from the University of Western Ontario, Friday. Western Ontario told me that they won't accept me, though apparently they only accepted a third of all applicants; Memorial did accept me, and sent me a lovely information package along with. Not that I'll be going there--I really, really want the package from Queen's to get there. Which it will, hopefully, Monday or Tuesday.

Question: Since I'm not going to Memorial, should I wire them my credit card number so they can process my application (problems at their end), or should I just tell them I'm not applying? The former, I imagine, but how?

[ACADEMIC] Fan Fiction

The research into fan fiction continues apace. It's quite an interesting phenomenon, actually--people writing back, people filling in the gaps in their favourite shows. I've not written any, but I do remember, now, last year when I was still interested in Enterprise, reading some stories at Fanfiction.net. They were much more interesting--still are--than the actual episodes, though I couldn't understand at all the stories hosted there that involved explicit sexual encounters between, well, everyone. Looking at FanFiction.net, there's some interesting stories--Jenn mentioned the category at Fanfiction.net devoted to stories based on the Bible, which looks particularly interesting.

I can be assured, though, that there won't be any explicit stories hosted on this website involving Jesus, if only because the site had purged all NC-17 stories from its database a while back. (This is interesting, given that Tori Amos among others has had sexual fantasies about Jesus--I read an interview with her in Rolling Stone where she cited Robert Plant and Jesus as her two major subjects of masturbation fantasies. She even wrote a song, "Mrs. Jesus", that seems to relate to this.

(Ah, sweet sweet blasphemy.)

Anyway. Plenty of interesting articles I've found, some cool interview subjects--it'll be a good paper, I think. Fun!

A Personality Test

Originally sent to me by Allan.

( I'll post my answers later )

UPDATE: Who would have thought it? I've scored a 40!

"31 TO 40 POINTS:

Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest... Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken."

Does this fit my profile, do you think? (And no, this isn't a rhetorical question.)

Oh, dear

I am Cledus the slack-jawed yokel!
Which Simpsons Character are YOU?

Things

I've just inserted my bibliography into my Honours essay, bringing the total length up to 59 pages. Some further subdivision is needed--primary sources and a works cited are there, and a works consulted might be needed--but still, editing aside, it's complete. I feel uplifted.

More, the fan fiction paper seems to be going well: Fan fiction as a response by fans who want to fill in gaps in character development and timelines seems like a more than workable thesis.

I was the only one at the Town & Country this evening, but that was cool--I was able to enjoy their hummous, and do some work on a comparative essay involving two articles on the catastrophic 1942 Canadian-dominated landing at Dieppe. (Briefly put, the first article points to long-term good effects, while the second concentrates on how inter-service and international rivalries combined to launch an ill-thought essay.) Things are fun.

Oh. I'm contributing to a Eurythmics database, contributing B-side lyrics. I've got them all, so it'll be fun.

More later.