Status Archive 12/29/10-2/10/11

So I spend alot of time devising witty statuses for my own amusement, but unfortunately they end up in the depths of Facebook Hades after so much status updating. Hence I will be ocassionally archiving them here, again for my own amusement.

12/29/10- "Think fast. Don't stress."
12/30/10- "I have a feeling deep down that one day, very soon, Phrygian caps are going to be all the rage again. However noone will know why they wear them or why they're cool. Nor will they be called 'Phrygian caps'. They will only know that when they're no longer in vogue they will be ultra geeky. Only I will think they're super awesome."
12/30/10- "I want to see Anastasia made into a musical. Do it, Broadway. Now." - Still true.
1/1/11- "'Morals are difficult things to talk about, but what has happened is that we have invented a moral sense, which is rotting now that we can't give it employment. And when a moral sense begins to rot it is worse than when you have none.' -White" - 'The Once and Future King' by TH White was probably my favourite read last year or at the very least tied with one or two others. It was so good that it's on my favourite book list now.
1/1/11- "How have I found myself sitting in my room all day in an agonizing lethargy that not even The Doctor can cure? Is this what we've progressed for? The right to be bored out of our wits? This is no existence, this is no life. What am I DOING here?!" - Panic: I was having a really bad weekend.
1/3/11- "Apparently, sir, the walls are not thick enough. This requires drastic refortification." - Bad weekend starting to lead me in the direction of isolating myself from human contact about now.
1/4/11- "My guts feel like they're twisting around themselves and have taken on minds and means of their own to laugh at me. I feel very near overthinking myself to death and it's scary." - Wow, this dragged on.
1/5/11- "What is this partiality for German composers and where did it come from?" - It's at this point that I turn to Beethoven and Mendelssohn for comfort.
1/5/11- "I'm pretty sure I suffer from a severe book addiction. I don't even look at titles anymore, and they're purchased under rather shady circumstances like having to meet behind buildings." - I bought textbooks that day off a guy who was only going to be able to sell them back for like fifty cents at the bookstore. Pathetic.
1/6/11- "Need I remind you: Britain has had an empire. What have we but the nouveau riche and a preference for sur'reality' television? My my, we are a proud nation indeed." - Stupid Americans...
1/8/11- "If you can't press three keys to spell out the word 'see', then you can't live in my house. If your last name is 'Stackwell', you can't live in my house. If you must ask if there is a washer/dryer available after reading 'Onsite laundry available', you can't live in my house! I really don't like new people." - Looking for new roommates is hard. Most people in the world really are dumb. Even if Jesus loves them.
1/9/11- "Today's themes: Poorly researched, barbarically slaughtered Greek mythology and the juxtaposition of archaic religion and modern technology. Face meets palm." - Clash of the Titans and the Percy Jackson movie in one day. It was awful.
1/10/11- "This renewed focus on Greco-Roman civilization takes me back to my days as a bright eyed ten year old with an insatiable appetite for mythology. It's like a bittersweet homecoming after years spent on a far off island. I think I've spent too much time amongst Anglo-Saxons; these once familiar gods feel so foreign." - I've been a bit obsessed with Britain for quite some time, but once upon a time I was very much enthralled to the Classics. My classes this semester all pertain to the classical world. Britain... what?
1/12/11- "As much as I like Greek names, I don't feel comfortable with using the name 'Euphrates'. I know it's the most appropriate given my education is based on Greek and Latin tradition, but even I have my qualms about extending that tradition to societies that were not inherently Greek or Roman. Discuss." - Not right now, of course.
1/16/11- "I did not make it to church today because... the police said go home. THAT IS A LEGITIMATE EXCUSE!" - Uh... pulled over for having expired plates, the car wasn't mine, sent home without a ticket and warned to get it fixed. End of story.
1/16/11- "Thank heavens my God is the only god I have to know, and the only other entities I really have to familiar with are Satan and Christ. Why are there so many generations of Greek deities before you get to the Greeks?" - Insert a 'be' in there.
1/17/11- "Here we go, Nook. You see these bound sheets of paper? They're REAL books, and they have about twenty years on you in trust building and friendship. Since I'm already biased against you, you have a long road ahead. You- don't give me that look! Don't you dare give me those puppy dog eyes! I hate you! Where were you when Alexandria burned?! You could have saved the world! Oh now don't cry. I'm sorry." - I very reluctantly got a Nook to read pdfs for class on. So far I haven't really used it.
1/18/11- "Magen is very stupid and ought to be fired. No, not stupid. Never stupid. Just misinformed."
1/19/11- "Dream: Chinese guerillas lead by a little girl in braids charge a middle school held by the 300 Spartans. Leonidas wets himself and commits a cowardly suicide in the janitor's closet, where he is found by his men and praised for being brave in the face of certain death. The Chinese then turn said middle school into a flea market where they sell knockoff hand bags and feather boas. WHAT?!"
1/20/11- "‎'If a man is killed by a random ox... uh... he was killed by a random ox.' Oh, Hammurabi..."
1/21/11- "‎'The scribe, he alone, records the output of all of them. Take note of it!'- Egyptian Scribal Exercise Book"
1/22/11- "And God commanded Magen: Go forth and build empires for a time upon the face of a PC. And Magen did, and they were good. And God said: Thy civilizations are many and these have brought blessings upon thee. But whoa be unto thee, for there must be a balance. Return ye to thy studying so that all knowledge shall be thine. And it came to pass that Magen said unto God: But I've been studying all daaaaay!!!"
1/23/11- "'So we built up empires. We stole countries. That's how you build an empire. We stole countries with the cunning use of flags.' -Eddie Izzard"
1/25/11- "Hey Jude, don't make it- Jude. Jude Jude Judy. "Don't call me Judy! I've told you!" Judy Jude Jude like Judas. Deriving thereof. Judas for boys, maybe Judi... Judi... Judia for girls? But that's a place. Judas comes from Judea and betrayed Jesus! Judas Judas Judas was a Jew. The Jews betrayed Jesus and then... aaaaaahh... Nah nah nah nanuhnana nanuhnana Hey Jude! (This is how things work really.)"
1/27/11- "My earliest memory? Being aware of myself and realizing that I had the capacity to comprehend complex thoughts and ponder complex questions. Then suddenly there is a void that isn't filled until much later when I don't have that capability anymore. True story."
1/28/11- "Freekish Greek geeking as we be speeking. (Spelling errors intentional.)"
1/29/11- "Alternative endings: 'What is the capital of Assyria?' 'Which one do you mean? Assur or Nineveh?' 'What? I don't know that... YAAAAHOOHOOHOOHOI!'"
1/30/11- "I miss playing in the woods like some wild fiend. Building hovels, collecting berries (I knew better than to eat them, of course), exploring the labyrinth of Dead Man's Pipe, finding animal skulls to wear proudly on a makeshift belt and show off to mom... Only she doesn't think it so admirable, so she throws them away. Not to worry, wild fiends aren't above digging through dumpsters. :)"
1/31/11- "Dash it all, why does this all have to happen now?! Why couldn't I have been born earlier and been able to see the great wonders of the ancient world before people went stark raving mad?! GAH!"
2/1/11- "So I reach up to warm my ears upon reaching the safety of heat. They've broken off. I have no ears. I didn't even feel that."
2/1/11- "‎'Lord, remember the Athenians.'" - Darius of Persia apparently had this recited to him three times before every meal so he would never forget the betrayal of the Athenians. I'd been betrayed.
2/2/11- "I wish I could express in a status just how exuberantly thrilled I am to be writing a paper. Then again, I think the fact that I'm willing to exert such a statement is testament enough. Who in their right mind says something like that?"
2/3/11- "I'm guessing a WWI era Austro-Hungarian great coat? In any case I passed out right there on the pavement. Silver buttons make me a bit weak." - This guy was wearing the coolest coat ever, only with a baseball cap and jeans which looked awful. I actually guessed right.
2/3/11- "I hate mock trials for these reasons: 1! Greeks had no lawyers, so how can I be one? 2! I'm not Greek let alone living BCE, so my understanding of justice is completely different. 3! Any trial concerning a woman means that the woman is going to lose. Trust me, I defended Medea like a champ, and I still lost because of the simple fact that she was a woman. Clytemnestra is going down no matter what." - Won that trial.
2/4/11- "Ares. War. Eros. Love. I think I get it." - I was struck with how similar the names are and yet stand for such opposite things.
2/6/11- "Astairacles is coming to life!" - My roommate is sculpting a bust for me based on one of my sketches. It's pretty fantastic.
2/6/11- "Matthew 10:39- 'He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.'"
2/7/11- "Once again I find myself doing all the work. This is what happens when you're the smart one. Then again, I would rather die than be the pretty airhead."
2/8/11- "Blast you alarm clock! Can't you see that Alexander's ghost is trying to tell me something about Bactria that could be very important? Stop interrupting him! Except now I've lost it and it's... I'm... barrius phasus? What the devil does that mean? Now I'm dreaming in fake Latin that might have something to do with elephants. Eegads."
2/9/11- "I can't lie: I really really REALLY like my life. It's pretty much the best life ever. Even when things are bad and could always get worse, they also can always get better and they usually do."
2/10/11- "Plato. CS Lewis. Epicurious experimentations in the kitchen. Cat nap. Good day."