etruria for sure-ia

my favorite quote from june 22, 2004: 'One of my peculiar areas of expertise is what happened to the Etruscans in the Renaissance' (from a lecture by Dr. Ingrid D. Rowland).

also, on june 22 i learned to read etruscan. ok, so i learned what sounds all the letters make and 4 or 5 words. but that's like 1% of all known etruscan vocabulary, so i figure that's not too bad.

I threw the book at 'im.

I've finally found a practical use for the Tutti i Verbi Greci: crushing spiders.

I was at my carrell yesterday reading the Alcestis when a large spider dropped quickly just in front of my face. Normally I'd leave it be, as spiders do us a great service by eating bugs, but I'd just watched Arachnophobia with my nephew the day before, and this thing looked mean. Luckily a well-timed and perfectly thrown Tutti Fruity (as Dr. K used to say) did the job.

Aside from that the book is largely useless -- at best a crutch and at worst an immense waste of time.

has anyone seen my hippocampus?

i saw the campus martius from afar today.

and it made me think of the CAMPVS MAWRTIVS.

i also met a girl yesterday who went to school with dennis.