my day is spent and my spirit's dead
Well, classes are officially over. I was exempt from my Spanish final because I maintained an A throughout the course (yay!) and I took my Archaeology final yesterday. All I have left are two papers, one on female Thai migrant workers and another on anthropological theory since the '60s. Those should be bundles of fun.
Taylor's wedding is in less than a month. I'm definitely not as skinny as I'd hoped I'd be at this point. But I've started my infamous tuna sandwich crash diet. Fingers crossed that I can lose at least 20 pounds.
Chrissy and Adam are thinking about going to Mexico this summer. If they go, they might take me 'cause of my fly Spanish-speaking skills. I'm dying to go to Mexico. Earlier this week I learned about the Maya in my Archaeology class and I really wanna check out Pacal's temple in Palenque. It'd be pretty cool to read the Popol Vuh in a Mayan ruin.
So, one of my goals this summer is to read at least one book a week (I'll have to pry myself away from this website). How about a list?
Books I've read (so far) this summer
I loved Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep but MOMD was just eh. I like her writing style but the subject matter was kind of boring. I've never read any of Nick Hornby's stuff before (I'm not a big fan of reading British books in general) but the premise seemed pretty cool. I haven't actually finished reading it yet but, if I ignore my papers for another night, I'll be done soon.
Books I want to read this summer
The first couple are for a class I'm taking in the fall, Contact and Culture Change. I figure since that class is going to have a 20 page paper and I'll be starting my thesis, I should probably get a head start. (Speaking of my thesis, I was thinking maybe I could write about the impact of war on museums. I could look at the history of museums (their purpose and all), focus on museums during WWI/WWII, mention the looting that happens during war and what has found its way onto the black market, and finish up with the Iraq war and what priceless artifacts have been lost (mostly Sumerian stuff, I believe). I don't know... I'm still in the really early stages of it. I'll probably spend some time in the Cornell libraries this summer.) Anyways, I watched that really terrible movie adaptation of Growing Up Brady the other night (with an adorable Adam Brody) and thought it'd be fun to read the book. Good thing I found it on paperbackswap 'cause I certainly wouldn't want to be seen buying it. And the last couple are supposed to be pretty good. What's everyone else reading this summer?
