day fifty-two: finally, a course on violence!!!

yes people, I am more than excited about this discovery. after my postcolonial theory course (of which, as some of you know, I've been feeling quite unenthused about...and it is the focus of my bloody program), I was chatting with one of my classmates and kablammy! she told me about this course on genocide and violence that she's taking with this brillant seminar. sounds so fascinating with a killer syllabus. after finishing my regular course reading, I'm going home to do some reading for the course and crossing my fingers that the professor will allow me to sit in. brillant! I can barely contain myself...

aside from all of that, the blue dye has throughly been washed out of my hair (crap dye), so I'm looking into more permanent alternatives. I also picked up a name of a girl who does henna, so I may be able to indulge a bit more in that. quoi d'autre? have bought tickets to belgium for the thanksgiving holiday, went to a fantastic concert in a beautiful space last night (iron & wine...could sam beam be more brillant of an artist? what a voice), and am planning on a night of dancing for the weekend (finally). well, either dancing or the orchestra. either way, it will be fun...at different ends of the spectrum, obviously.

am thinking of you all as it becomes dark at 4:00pm here...not that it's all that great of a contrast to the neverending grey of london days. hope that it isn't getting to brrr cold/drab/dark where you are.

oh, and a belated birthday wish to the sister in seminary. while they say that jesus loves you, I think that I love you more jraep. welcome to your mid20s!

off to read some theory so that I can read about violence while watching sex and the city in my flat c'est soir. (what a brillant combination, yeah?)

love to all.