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I DO NOT WANT to write this paper. It's nothing to do with the topic - I love the virgin martyrs generally, and I love St. Katherine (although my favorite is St. Juliana, who whipped the devil with her own chains) - it's just the end of term, and close to Christmas, and I either want to go home or go to Paris or go anywhere (my medieval history professor made the mistake of showing us pictures of medieval wall paintings of St. Katherine in a church in Pickering, not to far away. Do want) - anything, except study.
I wish I had some chains to beat my restlessness. Where's St. Juliana when you need her?
Does anyone know how to fight off this sort of failure of will?
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In other news, I've been reading Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey in preparation for going to Haworth this weekend.
So far, the heroine is mostly bemoaning the fact that she can't beat the children she's governessing as they deserve, the little brats. This is hilarious (in a horrible sort of way - it was a different time), but does not incline me to the sympathy that I think I am supposed to feel for her predicament. Children who don't hop to obedience instantaneously! Imagine that!
I wish I had some chains to beat my restlessness. Where's St. Juliana when you need her?
Does anyone know how to fight off this sort of failure of will?
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In other news, I've been reading Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey in preparation for going to Haworth this weekend.
So far, the heroine is mostly bemoaning the fact that she can't beat the children she's governessing as they deserve, the little brats. This is hilarious (in a horrible sort of way - it was a different time), but does not incline me to the sympathy that I think I am supposed to feel for her predicament. Children who don't hop to obedience instantaneously! Imagine that!
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Date: 2009-12-08 12:34 pm (UTC)Still haven't read Richard III--still ready to. Dang work -_-
It's hard to get motivated--terror is usually what motivates me. Sometimes little rewards can help, for me anyway. (Such as... work for 15 minutes, read an LJ entry, work for half an hour, read an LJ entry--that kind of thing.)
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Date: 2009-12-08 02:33 pm (UTC)I'm not very good at using LJ as a reward, because I say I'm just going to read an entry...but there are three new entries up...and of course I must reply...and of course this reminds me of my RL friends, so I need to check Facebook...and look! My beloved friend X who is never online is on Facebook chat, so obviously I must talk to her!...you see how it goes.
But perhaps I should go into town and see if the baklava stand is still there. Baklava is a good reward. And there's a chocolate shop...
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Date: 2009-12-08 03:14 pm (UTC)...actually, this happens to me, too -_-
Well, here's to baklava as a delicious motivator!
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Date: 2009-12-08 09:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-08 09:13 pm (UTC)ETA: Should read comments first! But do read TOWH - it's definitely the better book by far.
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Date: 2009-12-08 10:37 pm (UTC)