LJ tagging

[elaby]

hak_42 kindly brought it to my attention, through asking about some of my HP fanart, that I apparently am teh suck at LJ tagging. Because I can't find ONE PIECE of HP fanart through using my tags. And I know I've posted some. WTF. I also have been thwarted many times in the past looking for things and not finding them because I apparently haven't tagged them. In the move over from DeadJournal, which was a thousand times less complicated than caitirin's move, I managed to organize things very badly, I think.

So I've been going through my posts and tagging them better. Most of them are all right, but sometimes I miss stuff. I've also created some new tags - one for "words," and one for "utena" that's separate from my "anime" tag, which I usually file Utena stuff under.

Also, reading some of my posts about Brit Lit class when I was a sophomore = MORTIFYING.

Sophomore Year elaby: *rants about how stupid Gawain is and totally misinterprets everything* *goes on to talk about how Poe is so much more talented than Shelley*

MA elaby: *pulls shirt up over head in embarassment*

Yeezus, how could I have said that the alliteration in Gawain was ANNOYING? It's hysterical! And after reading Malory for four weeks, OMFG give me alliteration ANY DAY. I also didn't even APPROACH understanding of Gawain's character or the narrator's attitude toward purity and being a normal human. *hides under desk*

And while Shelley may drive me BANANAS sometimes, and while I might like Poe's lyrical style better and enjoy reading his poetry more, there is no denying that Shelley kicks Poe's ass in terms of being a... a... a wordsmith, I guess. Poe's stuff is beautiful and musical, and I can read it without my head threatening to explode, but it doesn't approach the level of care and attention that Shelley's does. You could probably write twenty pages on how Shelley's use of grammar mirrors his subject matter and never even have to break out the BS. His stuff is masterfully constructed in every aspect, not just in how it sounds.

That doesn't mean I have to like his poetry. But not to respect it would be just dumb.

Er, I think I got a little off track... what I was I talking about? Oh, yes, tags. I got up to 2004 and stopped there for now.

Comments

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

*pulls shirt up over head in embarassment*

*quickly covers your head with a blanket before Greg can show up and start making comments about melons or shower pics!*

Silly Elaby! I [heart] your old literary thoughts!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

O.O Thank you!

*adjusts clothing and wears blanket on head* I'm glad you [heart] them :)

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm going to walk down to the bank and get some cash out for tomorrow, and then I'll meet you at BioSci or at the car, depending on how long it takes me :)

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

Sounds fantastic!

[anonymous-greg.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you [heart] them

What?? O.O




Ohhhh, the old literary thoughts.

Never mind.