October 7, 2011
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my teaching blog
in other developments
- i am re-reading the Lord of the Rings. Haven’t read it all since i was a child.
- I was in grade 3 when i read the Hobbit. Can’t really remember when I read the rest, but not long after. I remember my secret crush on the geek boy in grade 3 who used to wear a gray cardigan and had already read all the series, and liked mostly to read about dinosaurs.
- I have always been attracted to geeks, strange I never wound up with one.
- Surprised by really how childish LOTR is in terms of character development – minimal, characters basically come in types, and then play true to character. And the innocense of a clear-cut GOOD vs EVIL world.
- But still, the classic of classics, the first, truest and best of its kind. Beautiful in it’s childishness.
- hmmm But I truly miss reading about ships. Next I shall re-read The Bounty. Now I know so much more about the era, and especially SHIPS OF THE LINE of the regency era, and all, I expect to get more out of it – EVEN MORE! – and hopefully to retain some of what I read.
- I have a sieve for a brain, and I appear to be becoming much more stupid with age.
- I have always deeply disliked talk of aging, find it depressing and defeatist when people start citing aging as an excuse for their peculiarities and frailties. And yet I begin to wonder, with horror, about my possibly aging brain, becoming stupider and stupider by the minute.
- Perhaps it is working at home for myself that is bad for my self-esteem in a way. I have nobody to prove myself to, so find myself unproved, and unproved, feel useless and hopeless.
- But that sounds like one of my sad excuses for myself really.
- Perhaps it is not afterall becoming stupider, it is realizing I am not, an never was, as smart as I thought.
- I am trying to be less arrogant and big-headed. By even my humility is arrogance. *sigh*
- I still believe a strong self-esteem is the best gift my parents bestowed on me, and the best gift you can give your child. One can never fail: it is rather LIFE that has failed to recognise how fabulous one is.
- But recognise also this has a horrible, obnoxious side.
- I am trying to be less obnoxious.
- oh dear.
- if you can’t be self-indulgent on your own self-indulgency blog, where can you be?
- anyway, I know it’s just me, and my miniscule circle of deeply kind readers.
- who will forgive me
Comments (5)
I watched your picture of sail boat in a previous post . Was not this wonderful ? I understand your dream .
I watched also your website, Lucy as an English teacher . I hope this works .
I don’ t know if I am in your cicle of Xanga friends I think so and more , old friend :!!!
love
MIchel
LOTR was a great read. I’m currently reading titles from what might be refereed to as the “teen reading” section of the book store (you do remember book stores, don’t you! – lol) they are light and easy reading filled with fun and adventure and a delightful escape from the mundane, day after day adult life.
I’ve found aging to be an interesting thing – as I sit and look out of my eyes, I’m still not much past my early 30′s and the creature in the mirror must be some alien being from somewhere else, but the body just isn’t what it used to be and the brain is slowing – perhaps filled with so many collected thoughts from the past 60 years that it’s becoming rather gummed up. I can now see why the elderly don’t fear death so much as perhaps it will be a new beginning, a new adventure in a fresh new existence – but I guess we really won’t know for sure until we get there.
this is our place to reflect back and store some of those brain clogging memories that may need refreshing in the future – feel free to indulge yourself! peace, Al
@fauquet - thanks Michel, you are very kind, and a dear dear friend.
@pukemeister - oh yes, book stores….. don’t tease me with what I can’t have *pout*
I WAS recently given someone’s huge stash of kids and teens books their child ha grown out of, and also have been reading my way through it, and enjoying many very much. usually you DO see really important and interesting character growth and development, and lots of fun and sometimes BOATY joy along the way. =D
I like your take on aging. I am still in the rage rage against the dying of the light phase. oh well, not very much rage, but you know.
thanks for the indulgency license. didn;t you used to be able to you buy those from the catholic church too? lol
@loopdeloup - yeah, 500 or so years ago – that’s what spurred the protestant reformation! today, though, they can be acquired through prayer and yeah, you and yours often make it to my mass intentions!