elaby | *pats Gawain*

I'm working on my paper for Medieval Epic and Romance this morning, which involves Gawain's treatment of kin loyalty in "The Death of Arthur." It's pretty fun to write; however, I am seeing me going onto about seven or eight pages of "blah blah blah whee Gawain angst familial relations poor Gareth blah" when I'm only supposed to have 5 e_e Oh well. Better too much, and having to condense, than too little and having to BS.

I also am having a fun time thinking about how this dialogue would translate into modern English.

"Alas," said Sir Gawain, "that ever I should endure to see this woeful day!"

Modern English translation:

"Man," said Sir Gawain, "this BLOWS."

Just wait'll I get to the part where everyone keeps swooning for very pure sorrow.

Random rerouting of conversation time. At the end of May, I'm going to be going to a middle school around here and teaching kids how to draw anime-style for their Student Enrichment Day. I've asked if they want me to teach them any Japanese, because that seems more enriching to me (as

_melisande_ suggested) but I think it's more that it's just a fancy term for Field Day. They e-mailed me today, and somehow got the impression that I have no car O.o even though I didn't mention a car at all in my reply to them. Oh well. They're going to get me a list of anime characters that the kids like, because my luck would be that they would say "We want you to draw Naruto!" and I'd be like "... er, how about Sailor Moon?" And they'd all go "Who?"

Fifteen minutes until I should go heat up lunch. *ponders getting further into her paper, but isn't sure she wants to open up that can of worms, or kettle of fish, or saddlefull of venison, yet*