That's right - commuting. Fifty miles exactly from my driveway to the parking lot of my new workplace. One hour in the morning, and one-and-a-half to three hours on the way home. Happily, my car seems to be getting close or over forty mpg with this type of driving, as long as I don't run the air conditioner. I went to the library to see what audio books they had on CD, and found that they only had about six, at least three of which are intolerably lame. I checked out Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and that should keep my mind off the time I'm spending for a couple of days at least.
In school news, I am working on my senior research project for my History degree. It is as hard as one might expect to be a medievalist and try to find an event with enough primary sources (accessible in the part of the world I live in, at least) to fill a thirty page paper. I have therefore decided to do an historiography on the perception of the Norman Invasion by 20th century historians before and after WWII. I'm sure you'll all find it fascinating when it's done. Anyways, stay cool, and Write on.
R.
1 comment:
Ouch! Nasty commute. Does your library do that interlibrary loan thing? Or, if you're commuting brings you closer to some other library, you could try there. I've never read Wuthering Heights. Let us know what you think of it and how it compares to Emily's sister's book.
Actually, the subject of your senior research project sounds pretty interesting to me. It's hard to make a direct comparison of Hitler to William the Conqueror, but one does wonder if some of the prevailing opinions about Hitler rubbed off to some degree or if at least the current events gave historians a new perspective on the past. It also set me wondering whether historians value objectivity these days, or has relativism taken over like it has in literature? Why would modern historians be interested if 20th century historians' perceptions of the Norman Invasion did change after WWII? Would it just be a way of showing how futile it is for humanity, and historians in particular, to achieve objectivity?
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