I have been actively pursuing many areas of study lately. I have tons of ambition which gets in the way of progress sometimes because it causes me to become bogged down by the vastness of what I want to do so I don't do any of it. Though, I will say a series of fortunate events have transpired over the Holidays. I have obtained the beginnings of my library. I think this in itself will help me to start reading more. Just for those who follow and would be interested in the books that I was given, here is the List.
To Kill a Mockingbird
On the Road
The Absolutely true diary of a Part-Time Indian
White Noise
The once and future king
Metamorphosis
Old man and the Sea
The Sun also rises
The Heart is a lonely hunter
Watership down
A Confederacy of Dunces
Catch-22
In addition, my grandma got really excited about my list of books and wants to help add to my library which is pretty awesome. Oh, She also thinks it would be really interesting to get a chance to talk to tyger because he seems really interesting.
Reading Update: I am working through Catch-22, don't know if I am a big fan yet. It is interesting, but I am not sure it is quite my cup of tea. Though I plan on pressing on and giving you all a real idea of what I thought of it.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and other thoughts.
So I am back. I just have a few things to write nothing too important just some thoughts on Sir Gawain, and a few other things.
I finished Sir Gawain and the Green Knight yesterday. Overall, I found the poem very interesting. I feel like at points it was pretty predictable, which would make sense because it is an old story and has been honored by mimicry often I am sure. That is the essence of most great works I would guess and I have no doubt that this story in some way or form was framed from others. Intriguing plot, If you that read this have not read the poem, I will give you a basic synopsis but I encourage you to read the story. It took me only a few hours to get through it (the non-middle english version). The basis of the story is that a mysterious knight dressed in green challenges King Arthur's Court to a challenge/game. Arthur kind of wussed out and thus caused oodles of awkward silence. Sir Gawain being noble and knightly said he would take the challenge in Arthur's stead. The challenge is that he gets one swing with an axe and if at the end the Green Knight was still alive then in one year he would get one swing at Sir Gawain. Gawain fails.. sort of.. and is given a year before he has to take his final blow. The story continues with his journey to meet his destiny and the trials and temptations that he faces. Overall good story. Read it, it's fun and doesn't take long.
On to other thoughts. I worked on a few riddles this week thanks to tyger. They were very interesting. Surprisingly I am sure to him, I actually got them right. I am looking forward to a few books I am about to start reading. Catch-22 by Heller, and The Once and Future King by T. H. White. Looking forward to those. I have also been working on learning more about Etymology and just general Vocabulary. Been a very good way to keep things interesting. Fatuous is a pretty good one. I will leave you with my favorite for of the last few days, Scrumtrulescent. Enjoy it.
More to come later.
-Colin
I finished Sir Gawain and the Green Knight yesterday. Overall, I found the poem very interesting. I feel like at points it was pretty predictable, which would make sense because it is an old story and has been honored by mimicry often I am sure. That is the essence of most great works I would guess and I have no doubt that this story in some way or form was framed from others. Intriguing plot, If you that read this have not read the poem, I will give you a basic synopsis but I encourage you to read the story. It took me only a few hours to get through it (the non-middle english version). The basis of the story is that a mysterious knight dressed in green challenges King Arthur's Court to a challenge/game. Arthur kind of wussed out and thus caused oodles of awkward silence. Sir Gawain being noble and knightly said he would take the challenge in Arthur's stead. The challenge is that he gets one swing with an axe and if at the end the Green Knight was still alive then in one year he would get one swing at Sir Gawain. Gawain fails.. sort of.. and is given a year before he has to take his final blow. The story continues with his journey to meet his destiny and the trials and temptations that he faces. Overall good story. Read it, it's fun and doesn't take long.
On to other thoughts. I worked on a few riddles this week thanks to tyger. They were very interesting. Surprisingly I am sure to him, I actually got them right. I am looking forward to a few books I am about to start reading. Catch-22 by Heller, and The Once and Future King by T. H. White. Looking forward to those. I have also been working on learning more about Etymology and just general Vocabulary. Been a very good way to keep things interesting. Fatuous is a pretty good one. I will leave you with my favorite for of the last few days, Scrumtrulescent. Enjoy it.
More to come later.
-Colin
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