Sigh not so, ladies sigh not so...

So I had a panic moment today. They cancelled ALL the Latin and Greek classes at the Mediterranean Center for the Arts and Sciences, because there weren't at least 3 students in any of them. They also cancelled my Roman Archeology and Art class that I was so excited about. But they said that for the Latin and Greek classes, I could arrange for individual instruction from a Ph. D. professor for an extra $1200 for each class. Obviously, if I had $2400, I probably would have already spent it on shoes. So I didn't know what to do, but after a few calls and emails, I was told that I didn't have to pay the extra fee. Something about Baylor being an affiliate university, and scholarship waiver, or something. The point is that I get individual instruction. For free. Also, I replaced the Roman Archeology and Art class with History of Archeology and Art in Sicily, which oddly enough is going to count as a history credit. The other one was only going to be an elective, which I certainly didn't need - I have so many already. So now I think I will be able to get away with taking 16 and 18 hours my last two semesters, and stay in the Honor's program, and get the Philosophy minor.

What started out to be a nightmare ended up the solution to some of my problems.

Also, I downloaded songs from the movies made of Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Much Ado About Nothing, and I discovered Superpoke on Facebook, which is so addicting it's scary. It's been a good day.

It starts in my toes makes me wrinkle my nose....

Forget that I ever considered dropping Honor's. Chalk it up to a passing weakness and an interest in Philosophy that I don't think will be quite so passing. I think I may still try to get the Philosophy minor. I can take 19 hours while writing a thesis. Can't I?

So thanks for all the support and advice about that. No one mentioned on the blog, at least, an answer regarding the hair question, so I did what my heart (and Lulu, H, and Erica) told me and I died it "warm auburn." It's still a really dark auburn but in the sun it looks bright red. I like it a lot, most of the time.

I'm so excited about studying abroad. :-)

Serious Questions and Crazy Dreams

First of all, should I change my hair color more? Should I go redder, or lighter, or back to the natural color?

Now that we got the important one out of the way...which is more important, the Honor's Program or a minor in Philosophy? I can't do both unless I take 18 hours and 19 hours the two semesters of my senior year. I can study Classics and write a thesis about Classics in Grad school, but will I get a chance to take Philosophy classes when I go to Grad school for Classics? No.

These are the things I'm taking in Sicily:

1. Advanced Readings in Latin: Tacitus

2. Advanced Readings in Greek: Thucydides

3. Roman Archeology and Art (field trip class - whoo!)

4. Plato (enough said)

5. Beginning Italian.


Yes, that's right. I have been given permission to commit suicide and take Advanced courses in Latin and Greek when I should be going into 2nd semester of Intermediate. Unfortunately the Mediterranean Center for the Arts and Sciences just isn't offering those this Spring. If I choose to remain in the Honor's Program, I will be taking Independent Readings as well, but if I dropped Honor's now, I could take 6 hours of Italian instead of 3.

Decisions, decisions...I've actually started thinking about where I want to go for Grad school and I'm thinking it may be somewhere hard to get into....