Hoi Artemis...

[Alien5]

This is my first class in the program and I have to admit feeling just a bit "advantaged" going in- thinking I would be the only one in the class with a Master's under my belt. Nope. Not only that, but most of them have a specific background (English majors of various types) in writing while I have spent my years in business, and some philosophy (which has helped thus far), with my MA being in Communications.

I think there is some reward being the underdog, of sorts, and there is A LOT to learn from those other students, but I've certainly got an abundance of work ahead of me. While I've never had trouble being verbose (shut up, chalice), the emphasis on this first class History of Rhetoric has been short pieces that say volumes. Interestingly enough, the prof. has been handing out his published works- not out of vanity, but simply because he has been published on each of these topics. Again, another BIG surprise since both schools I have attended (after the two-year stuff) have been private, cozy little schools- now I'm in a state school.

My next class will be Instructions and Procedures which, honestly, sounds about as interesting as watching paint dry. However, the professor is the head of the department which is nearly always a good thing from my experiences. I also have a feeling that the cream-of-the-crop tend to pick graduate students over incoming freshman. Every indication tells me this is going to be a great program.

I still have not ruled out someday being Dr. Megabyteme.

Call me stupid but Why not go to England to study English?

It's like going to India to study Portuguese.

You might learn more better English here.

[manker]

Hope my Shakespearean Julius Caesar reference isn't wasted on you.

It was until I read this, and then being dimly aware of the quote, I realised that, gulp, you were being self-deprecating.

It really was quite clever how you tied that in there with the earlier 'disdain for close interpersonal relations'.
I liked it.

[megabyteme]

Hope my Shakespearean Julius Caesar reference isn't wasted on you.

It was until I read this, and then being dimly aware of the quote, I realised that, gulp, you were being self-deprecating.

It really was quite clever how you tied that in there with the earlier 'disdain for close interpersonal relations'.
I liked it.

I missed it. It has been years since I took Eng. Lit. I took the "disdain..." part as a reference to Darth's previously mentioned aversion to video conferencing/pics, etc.

On a related side note, we did briefly discuss Cicero. I do find that to be a more appropriate name than either of the last two.

[megabyteme]

Call me stupid but Why not go to England to study English?

It's like going to India to study Portuguese.

You might learn more better English here.

/MBM resists nearly uncontrollable urge to call Allen stupid...

To answer the question, I prefer to be tested by individuals who don't really know if I am right, or not.

[Barbarossa]

Your sig is way too big. Where's the lounge moderator

[megabyteme]

Your sig is way too big. Where's the lounge moderator

That guise a boozer and a womanizer. Beyond that, he's lacking in qualities.