Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the seventh such post, and is one of one about Charles Dickens’ Bleak House.
Month: July 2014
Geoffrey of Monmouth (1)
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the sixth such post, and is one of one about Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain.
Mt. Scott via Johnson Creek Blvd
Length: ~3.5 roadway loop
Height: ~750 feet of elevation gain
Time of Hike: Thirty-four minutes to summit, fifty-five minutes back down (longer route)
Hiking Partner(s): Joe Orndorff
Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden
Last night was the Portland Art Museum’s Free Fourth Friday for July, where museum admission was free and it was only five dollars to see the special exhibition of The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden.
Biopsy
I am reminded of something that one of my writing teachers at PCC said during one of the first days of class, “Three of the most beautiful words you can hear someone say to you, “It’s not cancer.” ”
I don’t know that for certain yet myself, I still have 7-10 days until my lab results come back.
Robert Hughes’ Rome (3)
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the fifth such post, and is three of five about Robert Hughes’ Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History.
Robert Hughes’ Rome (2)
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the fourth such post, and is two of five about Robert Hughes’ Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History.
Robert Hughes’ Rome (1)
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the third such post, and is one of five about Robert Hughes’ Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History.
A Room with a View (2)
Part of my study abroad trip to London and Rome in September is a series of blog posts about some assigned readings, and reflections upon them. This is the second such post, and is two of two about E. M. Forester’s A Room with a View.
To The Dump
Out of the shower, and still don’t feel clean. I blow my nose and the tissue is still marked with black flecks, decay I inhaled while at the dump. I dislike Oregon City in general, but the dump in particular is symbolic of everything I hate.