Friday Feb 15, 2008

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Beth has a week off from her job, so we're both going to spend some time with our respective families. This means I'll be AFK, as it were, for a while. I've got parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, and old school friends at home, all of whom I'm long overdue to drop in on, so I probably shan't sit down at a computer, let alone log onto the site, until we get back.

Till then, I wish anyone who may see these words well.
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nopantsdave:
Holy shit was that a long response.....I appreciate the length. It's rather fitting considering what you were writing about. As far as 18th century writing goes....I love Swift and Voltaire. I hate what I have read of Defoe so far. I like Diderot. I've a soft spot for Wordsworth and Coleridge. Other than than that, I'm not well read for that century. I've read a lot of the philosophy of the 1700's, but I am not as well versed in the literature. Most of what I read is either classical Greek/Roman or from about 1850-1950. I don't know when I'll get to Richardson. However, the thought of being able to say I have read two of the longest (if not the longest) novels ever is quite tempting. Traditionally I enjoy long novels. I find myself asking, "Well, what happened next?" too much in shorter works. My biggest concern is that I have never been a fan of the epistle style. That worries me far more than the length.

Thanks again for the lengthy response.
marlowe:
That's cool. What program are you trying to get into, and what are your prospective schools?

Good luck and don't stress out too much with the apps.

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