:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 ::

Another nice day! In fact, because of these days of warmer weather, many of the trees now actually have some very young leaves appearing! It's so exciting to see some green in the yard again. The maintenance folks have already tilled the ground and scattered grass seeds, so those should be growing in soon. They also sprayed this icky blue-green fertilizer, so the ground looks very chemical-y and gross. I can't wait for all the grass to grow out again. Unfortunately, it did start to get cold again in the evening. In fact, it will be cold for the next week or so. The warm weather was nice while it lasted.

Today, I had another appointment at the Bureau of Study Counsel, which was a good way to help me sort out my issues. Then, after lunch, I went to psychology class, which was fun once again as we continued with our discovery of the world of Freud. Today, we covered his theory of child development in regards to the oral, anal, and phallic stages. It was so fascinating. Even though Freud is dead and wrong, he does come up with some wonderful stuff. Then, we covered the Freudian analysis of fairy tales. It was so amazing to discover all these hidden psychosexual messages in favorites such as Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Jack and the Beanstalk. There are many common elements. For example, most of these stories begin with starving homes (like Jack and the Beanstalk or Hansel and Gretel). This represents the end of the oral stage. Then there's the magical land of enchantment (usually the woods, like in Snow White, where she finds a cottage filled with dwarves, or Hansel and Gretel, where the children find a gingerbread house). Anyways, it's all very fascinating. And it gets better, too! For example, the seeds the mother throws out the window in Jack and the Beanstalk are part of the phallic symbol because of the insemination. Then, the giant beanstalk is a huge phallic symbol itself. Incredible. Yay for phallic symbols, and giant ones no less!

After class, I went to UHS (the university hospital) because of a phlegmy problem (he he he... I know... too much information). Then I went to dinner, which was super exciting because they had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce! Good stuff. It was like Thanksgiving all over again.

This evening, I made it to the MAC (Malkin Athletic Center) to exercise. It was so nice to start back up the habit of being active. I haven't exercised since I got sick a month ago. That endorphin rush from running is starting to wear off now, but it was a great time.

To those of the Jewish faith, Happy Passover!

:: SL 10:21 PM [+] ::
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