Notes from the Curator's class, Oct 28, 2008
~ the Curator is talking about a book, we don't know what book it is
~ but, there you go, it was first published in 1961
~ a-ha! it's originally English
~ the Serbian translation sucks for some reason
~ old world, new era, renaissance, modern art - like, apples and oranges and some relish
~ we're "taking a walk" through the table of contents - this is where the idea of 5 or 6 introductory classes stems from - there are 4 prologues to this book
~ no matter what he starts talking about, it's always "we'll get back to that"
~ Greek art introduces the term "style" - I'd say this is the first concrete piece of information we've got from him
~ I'm thinking about food
~ he keeps looking at me, I feel the compulsion to nod
~ ah, friends, Romans, countrymen
~ somebody shoot me!
~ we have to remember the word "Romanesque art" - am I the only one noticing it's actually two words?
~ culture consists of seven free arts - he didn't say which those are
~ Anja and Tajana are reading my "notes" - fake coughing doesn't disguise the laughter all that successfully
~ why is he going through the table of contents?
~ and for God's sake, what book is it?!
~ 40 minutes later we're at art nouveau
~ I poked myself in the eye with my finger - OUCH!
~ there's definitely not enough alcohol in my bloodstream for his "simplifying"
~ Baudelaire? Huh?!
~ world image, word image, world image - if you repeat it thirteen times, I still won't know what you're talking about
~ a-ha, we have to study the table of contents and make notes
~ and now something about the author of this, to us still unknown, book
~ time stands still
~ I see a cricket under the desk two rows ahead - I'm gonna call him Jiminy
~ oh my God, he's got another book
~ now something about secession in Osijek
~ definitely not enough alcohol
And then here are Anja and me in the class:
~ the Curator is talking about a book, we don't know what book it is
~ but, there you go, it was first published in 1961
~ a-ha! it's originally English
~ the Serbian translation sucks for some reason
~ old world, new era, renaissance, modern art - like, apples and oranges and some relish
~ we're "taking a walk" through the table of contents - this is where the idea of 5 or 6 introductory classes stems from - there are 4 prologues to this book
~ no matter what he starts talking about, it's always "we'll get back to that"
~ Greek art introduces the term "style" - I'd say this is the first concrete piece of information we've got from him
~ I'm thinking about food
~ he keeps looking at me, I feel the compulsion to nod
~ ah, friends, Romans, countrymen
~ somebody shoot me!
~ we have to remember the word "Romanesque art" - am I the only one noticing it's actually two words?
~ culture consists of seven free arts - he didn't say which those are
~ Anja and Tajana are reading my "notes" - fake coughing doesn't disguise the laughter all that successfully
~ why is he going through the table of contents?
~ and for God's sake, what book is it?!
~ 40 minutes later we're at art nouveau
~ I poked myself in the eye with my finger - OUCH!
~ there's definitely not enough alcohol in my bloodstream for his "simplifying"
~ Baudelaire? Huh?!
~ world image, word image, world image - if you repeat it thirteen times, I still won't know what you're talking about
~ a-ha, we have to study the table of contents and make notes
~ and now something about the author of this, to us still unknown, book
~ time stands still
~ I see a cricket under the desk two rows ahead - I'm gonna call him Jiminy
~ oh my God, he's got another book
~ now something about secession in Osijek
~ definitely not enough alcohol
And then here are Anja and me in the class:
7 spoke back:
Yall be some hotties.
Okay, and I've got to comment on when you said the prof. kept looking at you and felt the compulsion to nod?
OMFG I'm a freak about making good eye contact and I SWEAR I always get myself in weird situations with speakers where I'll accidently catch their eye - feel the need to nod to make them feel better - nod - and then end up with them looking at me EVERY OTHER 5 DAMN WORDS and me nodding and nodding and nodding and the people in back of me SURELY thinking I'm bopping to some music in my head or something.
I must stop with the eye contact.
Ok, that's what came to mind.
Hi :) It feels good to read your blog again : ) !!!!
OOXOXOOXO'a - lindy
Nah, I'm just showing you the pics of cute people. :)
And OMG, exactly! Once you establish the eye contact, there's NO BREAKING IT! EVER!
It's great to have you back! God, I missed you!
wow, so will he test you on the table of contents on a book you don't know the name of?!?
:-/ I'd sooooo fail.
btw, the key is to stare at his tie, not the eyes....they'll find you.
I would fall asleep!
loool
Tell me if you see Jiminy again.
LMFAO!
note: you look good btw ;)
*dies laughing*
Hahahaha! I must have purposely forgotten about classes like that, but when I was reading your notes, poof! there came the memories flooding in!
Keep on writing notes like these. It's pretty hilarious when you're not subject to the torture yourself :)
I'm so glad there is another human on earth who gets the weird shit about me. Not all of it, but you get a lot of it. :P
And I'm glad to BE back !!! And read you !!
XOXXO"s !!!!
- Lindy
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