ethlinda

Misfortunes of Virtue" and Other Early Tales

Marquis de Sade

 

Revered by Enlightenment and Victorian thinkers, de Sade was recognized as a founding father by the Surrealists, and holds a prominent place in the history of modernism and post-modernism. This selection of his early writings reveals the full range of his sobering moods and considerable talents.

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Current Location: Home
Current Mood: amused

A baby has been adopted by gay couple in Australia.  Look it *points*

http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=391415

Let there be much rejoicing!

Current Location: W.A. - home of all your gay adoption needs!
Current Mood: Proudly Western Australian

I was feeling kinda down (related to a few things but mostly singleness stuff - ask if you want to but I'm not about to pour my heart out here), when I saw this:
 
http://uwaterloo.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2266079628&topic=4569

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: not very good, really

I remember my mother telling me to let people win at games, especially the boys, because people wouldn't like me if I won all the time.

I remember my mother stopping me as I was about to go out the front door at a neighbourhood party.  She asked me what I was doing and I said I was going to go climb trees with the other kids.  She told me I wasn't allowed to.  I thought I should be allowed to.  As evidence for my case, I pointed out that David (her friend's son) was already half way up.  She said "That's different, David is a boy."

I remember David using this as evidence for his case that boys are better than girls.  It had the stamp of parental authority ergo it was, as far as he was concerned, indisputable.

I remember learning at school about how things were "in the past" (a strange and mysterious time in which men and women were treated differently and women couldn't do all the things that men could do, a time in which they were even raised differently and taught different things and wasn't that silly and aren't we lucky, boys and girls, to live in a time in which everybody is treated the same).

Current Location: Home

I have a new favourite typo.  It was in a story I wrote for class.  The word "sun" became "sin".  It added a whole new dimension to the tale...  Rereading it, I could see that it could easily be read as erotic even without the typo but with it... my my my.
 
We studied queer theory in class.  It was interesting.  I had no idea how many of my intelligent, educated, balanced-seeming, friendly classmates are disgustingly homophobic and prejudiced.  It was a real eye opener.

It's snowing again.  It's pretty.  It's also slippery so I can't take my morning run till it goes.  On the bright side I have a great excuse not to go for my morning run till it goes.  Untill this week I hadn't been running for a while on account of the snow & ice & all.  I ran for a pathetically short distance & felt like I was going to throw up afterwards.  I knew I was unfit but this is insane.

I'm liking the word: "abrupt" today.  I'd never really thought about it before but it just sounds so... abrupt.  Say it. Go on.  *pokes*

Edit:  How long has the Murdoch website looked like that?  I'm not liking it. 

Current Location: library
Current Mood: accomplished

Who do you think are the great authors?

If it was up to you, who would be included in the literary canon (assuming we have to have one)?

If it was up to you, what texts would be studied at high schools, secondary schools, sixth forms and universities?

I'm interested in everyone's response so feel free to point your friends in this direction.

Current Mood: curious

It has been brought to my attention that today is "Pancake Day".  Thus I call upon you all to do your Christian Duty and EAT ALL THE JUNK FOOD YOU CAN LAY YOUR HANDS ON thus removing the temptation from thy presence in time for the Holy Lenten Fast!

You are, of course, at liberty to recall on the morrow that you are not Christian & are therefore under no particular obligation to eat junk food today & may proceed to acquire more... 

but remember:
God sees all
God knows all
& God never forgets!

So don't even think about leaving that last cookie uneaten & don't forget to check your freezer for ice cream.

Thank you & Goodnight.


In the interests of your spiritual (which is far more important than merely physical) health,
Ethlinda

P. S. I did not commit this shameless act of blasphemy.  You'll testify to that on Judgment Day, won't you?
P. P. S. God gives bonus points for eating other people's junk food.  It is for their own good after all.

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: Devoted
Current Music: Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around (wonder where I'm going?)

My Sister is Engaged!!!

SQUEEEEE!!!

Current Location: UW Library
Current Mood: Positive
Current Music: Library noises

Now for the NEW & IMPROVED version!

New Year’s Resolutions (WIP)

In no particular order: 

Write more Not just think about writing... actually sit down and do it... at least twice a week... aim for more

Get fit You may recognise this from last year's list

Find some kind of direction

Spend more time with people whose company I enjoy You might be suprised that this warrants resolve but there you have it

Put myself down less This one's gonna be tough

Let people in This one's gonna be even harder

Call or visit my mother at least once a week I'm really bad at this

Dad too This too

& my sister & this
Call, email or otherwise communicate with other relatives at least once every three months This may not seem like very often but I'm going for acheivable here.  I may step it up later, check back in 2008.
Communicate more with other people too

Get a decent job My standards are pretty low.  For a while when I get back to Perth I'll take any job I can get (within reason, get your minds out of the gutters.  I know which lines some of you were thinking along.) but I'd like something at least a little better than the ones I've had before

Get my driver’s licence I just have to pass the Hazard Perception test when I get back.

Read more of those books that I’ve been meaning to for so long There are lots

Get smart about handling “disability/impairment”  You can ask if you want, it's not that big a deal but it does have an impact.  Actually, I don't normally think of it as a disabillity but it's often classed as one, by Murdoch University & UW for example

Learn to cook I just want to, ok?

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: determined
Current Music: Can't always get what you want - The Rolling Stones

Merry Christmas Everybody!  Even if you don't celebrate it!  Even if it's now Boxing Day in your little corner of the world!  Happy Boxing Day Everybody!  If you don't celebrate either, then Happy Monday & Tuesday Everybody!

 I got a bit down yesterday.  I guess I was homesick. Lately I've been missing having people around who just know me, who've known me for a long time & who'll realise if I'm acing out of character (even if I have to point it out to them).  Sometime I've found that stifling in the past but in the last couple of days...meh.  I spoke to Mum & my sister & a whole load of friends on the phone though & that put me in a much better mood, especially talking to Toni, Ash & Katrina (& Jonathan, same as always, asked about the weather & found it hilarious).

Today should be fun though.  Sorry T.J., no more cheese, they were shut by the time I got there.  My housemates & I did a mini-Christmas dinner last night too since they left for Mexico at 4 o'clock this morning.  That was fun: an 8 year old with a suitcase at 4 o'clock on Christmas morning when I sleep in the basement.  Well, at least I didn't miss half of Christmas day by sleeping though it.   It was ever so slightly half-arsed (where does that expression come from anyway?) - chicken & frozen veg...mmm...yum!

The computer I'm now using has msn too & I had a fiddle with it this morning & yeah... I now have msn.

I'll say that louder/bigger/brighter/in an unusual colour for the sake of those just skimming their flists:  I now have msn.  So yeah, add me on it if you like, please do.  It seems several people already have which cheered me up a bit too, since I'm still feeling a wee bit lonely & nostalgic.  Don't feel too sorry for me though, it's not like I didn't choose to come out here on my own & you've got to take the rough with the smooth.

Oh, & I'm going to Montreal on Monday which should also be cooley dooleys.  Hmm...I don't believe I've ever used that expression before.

Hey, isn't this supposed to be y first white Christmas?  What happened to that?

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: com se com sa
Current Music: White Christmas...just like the ones I never knew....

Check out:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53327

This seems to be a fairly typical item of *cough* news from this website

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/.


On the bright side, at least I now know what to get my impressionable young cousin for Christmas:

http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=1753


I've been inspired to settle back with a nice soy latte & a good book (like this one, perhaps, http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53011) but I really should go back to studying now.

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: studious
Current Music: La Traviata

+ first exam is over

- got stuck in lift in library after first exam

+ there are stairs so next time I’ll stick with them

+ most of the books I’m likely to want are only on the 10^th floor

- books tend to be heavy

+ have checked schedule & it turns out one of my exams is 3 days later than I thought, making it my last exam

- that day is going to be insanely busy

- I have to move out within 24hrs of that last exam

+ I only have to haul everything up the road & I’m pretty sure I could still carry everything in one trip if I wanted to, though I’ll probably do it in 2 for the sake of convenience

+ the place I’m moving into is way nicer than the place I’m in now

+ move to be followed by lovely geeky evening/night with Mike

+ going out to dinner tonight

+going to Montreal with T.J. in 2 weeks
+ engaged in actual exercise for the first time in longer than I care to admit
- it wasn't much
+ it was a start

+ received presents from home – induced lovely warm fuzzy feelings – immediate reaction was to place them under tree
- realised do not have tree - induced feelings of loneliness, homesickness & woe

+ procured tree substitute in form of flowers given to roommate by boyfriend there of

- roommate declared flowers dead & discarded
+ procured 2^nd tree substitute
- suspect tree substitute slightly pathetic

+ slightly pathetic tree substitute beats no tree/tree substitue hands down

See T.J.? I told you I wasn’t artistic.

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: creative

pseudomonas me scripsit anno 2005

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: Studious
Current Music: Your Friendly Morning Snow Plow Outside My Window

I finally gave in to peer pressure and got a facebook account.  

I particularly liked the wording in the intro, the bit where it says:

"We have specific privacy settings for photos, notes, each part of your profile and more. You can block individuals you don’t want knowing you exist on Facebook, and you can create a Limited Profile to hide certain parts of your profile from specific friends."

Not just do you not have an account with facebook but you don't exist on facebook.  I was amused.  Mind you, considering the reactions I've gotten lately to the news that no, I don't have a facebook account and no, I don't have msn either (still don't).

In other news: the last essays of the year are in, I've hit a new record for the coldest I've ever been & I miss sunshine

Current Location: Ontario
Current Mood: silly

I've just looked in the mirror with wet hair.  Not only is the purple hair die I put in two weeks ago not showing up but, to add insult to injury, I appear to have significantly more grey than I did last time I looked.  It may just be that it's more noticeable when my hair is wet.  I'm not really bothered (I'm actually doing quite well, greywise - my mum was mostly grey at 19, her mum at not much older & my sister & only female maternal cousin both have more grey than me - now that I think of it, perhaps I shouldn't keep trying to die it, perhaps I should just enjoy being a natural brunette while I can ) but I thought I'd tell y'all.

Looking forward to tonight, should be fun - even if I'm grey, not to mention old *pokes out tongue at older portion of flist* - pretty soon I'll be fully recognised as an adult in every country in which I've resided - & the Australian adult minimum wage will finally apply to me!  Whoohoo!  At least it will when I get back.  No more arbitrarily being paid less than the union supported rate for doing exactly the same job as the person next to me, who often doesn't have grey hair, doing the same job just because I younger than them!  Yippee!

BTW, work conditions for student type jobs are still better in Aus than here.  My friend was talking about how cushy her job was & how good the money is - a whopping $9 per hour - and the cost of living is a little higher here.  Is it just me or is that exploitative?  How are you supposed to support yourself on that, especially if you're trying to get an education at the same time?

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Teh Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

Current Music: Queen

It's been brought to my attention that a friend I went to high school with & her boyfriend have just had their 3rd anniversary. 3 years.  She's younger than me.  Every one's hearing wedding bells.  They've been talking to banks & a mutual friend who happens to be a financial adviser about home loans.They seem happy together, happy with where they are, happy with where they're going, happy that they're going together... I could have finished my degree by now. This could have been my last semester. I could have been out there already doing...whatever it is I'm gonna do "when I grow up". I feel like I've never had less idea what I want to do "when I grow up. I'm turning 21 in a couple of weeks. If I have a life expectancy of 85, that make it about time for a quarter-life crisis. I've pretty much been content to just drift along & see where life takes me & just see what happens. I just figured I'd find something, some kind of direction or focus at some point. I guess I just figured I'd have more of an idea by now. People around here seem to be much more focused and future oriented. People seem to have a much more of an idea of what they want; as in, "Well I'm studying such & such because I want to..." or "I'm doing co-op with blah di blah because I've always be really into..." or "I'm working on...because..." I'm more like, "Well I'm pretty interested in this & this & this & this..."  I've never really been bothered by my lack of direction before, I've always thought what will be will be & as long as I'm happy & safe & healthy ten it will all be fine but now I feel like I'm floundering. I feel like it's all so big & scary & I'm so small & insignificant - & not in a good way either which I guess is kind of how I felt before.

I'm going to stop typing before I get anymore emo on you.

Current Location: Big, Scary World
Current Mood: kinda emo I guess
Current Music: Queen - The Miracle

http://adogsbreakfastmovie.com/


Proof that these guys don't take themselves too seriously.

*points to the request a screening bit*

I wonder how well the grass roots marketing will work for them.  Well, I hope.

Gah! Memage shemage A reminder for those who weren't paying attention before: YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO HELP ME CELEBRATE MY BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEKEND!  I just haven't decided where yet.

Current Location: Ontario
Current Music: Addicted to base