A Long Time Coming

I know it's been awhile, but I've been busy. Even with only three classes, life hasn't been a breeze. I've started working at a child activity center that my neighbor runs and I am co-editor of our college's literary magazine which actually takes up quite a bit of time.

That being said, it's Spring Break, and I think I might be going to grad school in the Fall. One school's response is quite puzzling and frustrating at the same time, but I've been pleasantly surprised by some other responses I've received. Right now, I think I'm leaning one way, but I don't want to say, because I'm still waiting to hear from a couple of other institutions, and I also want to talk to some other people I trust to get their opinions on the matter. Ultimately it's my decision, but I'm not so naive as to think I've thought of all the pros and cons.

My friend e-mailed me this link and no matter what your political leaning is, it's pretty funny. Of course it's more than funny--it's a pretty good picture of the image the U.S. has in Latin America. And besides that, I was there!!!

Oh! I finished up Kurt Vonegut's Slaughterhouse V yesterday. It's quite good and I would recommend it. I guess it's sci-fi, but it doesn't feel like it to me. It's definitely a protest novel, its topic being war, its specific subject being the firebombing of Dresden. Vonegut is just a really good writer and although I've read one of his short stories, I can't say I'm otherwise very familiar with his work; however, I'm glad I ordered this book using the Barnes and Noble gift card my brother and sister gave me for my birthday. : ) It's not a particularly hard read in terms of style and he handles the subject great along with all the other things that are attached to war--life, death, time, what it means to be human. (All the things that your high school English teacher tried to pull out of you, if he/she was any good.) And Vonegut treats these topics deftly with the complexity that they deserve. Oh, and I just love the style. So go snag a copy--you can probably find it at your local or college library.