A general update from the 13th System

I might as well get it out of the way: I know. I’ve not been writing here nearly as much as I did in the past. I’m not particularly happy about it, and I am going to try and blog more, but what can I say - obviously, since classes started a few weeks ago, the amount of free time I have has plummeteda great deal.

So, what have I been doing? Well, naturally, going to class, for one! I’ve also been reading an awful lot - just a lot less of stuff I “want” to read, and more stuff that I “have” to read. I’ve not written posts about them yet (obviously…), but I finished Myne Owne Ground about a week ago, and The Odin Brotherhood at about the same time. (If you’re curious about the latter: I’m in an alternative religions and cults class.) I’m halfway through The Indians’ New World, which I’ve got to have finished by Monday. I’ve also been slowly working through A History of India, going slowly simply because we’re only covering a chapter a week, and I have enough other things to read without plowing on ahead in this book. A World of Art is also on my reading plate, along with Politics and Culture in the Developing World. I’ve still two books for my alternative religions class that I have to read, as well as two more books for history of the American south. In short, since classes started, my life has become even more book filled than it was previously.

While on the topic of books, I’m sure some of you are wondering: “Are you still readingthe Potter series? It’s been forever since I wrote about one!” In answer, yes, I’m still reading the series. The going has just been a lot slower, what with most of my reading time being devoted to school stuff. I generally only get to visit Harry and Co. at bedtime, for 10 or 15 minutes, before going to sleep. I’m now about 375 pages into the Order of the Phoenix. I’ll certainly finish the series, but at this rate, it may take me the next decade. At least Rowling isn’t putting out anymore; if she were like Robert Jordan and the Wheel of Time series, I’d probably never finish.

A few more of my precious hours have been taken away by work. I started working at the university libary during the summer, and continue to do so. It’s a nice job - they let me read and do homework while at the reference counter, or browse the net, or - ahem - blog. Having a bit of extra money is always nice, too…

I suppose that those things really sum up what I’ve been doing lately: going to class, reading (and reading and reading…), and work. Thankfully, besides response papers for the chapters we read in my ancient Indian culture class, I’ve had little to no homework outside of reading. If I did, I’d probably have to hunt down a time machine, or perhaps a Time Turner.