Repurposing

I'll admit it. I'm awful at keeping up with blogs and diaries. So, yet again, I'm using this blog for a new reason. Or rather, I'm not going to put a big ol' label on how I'm going to use this. When I want to write, I'll write here. My thesis director suggested that I write my ideas for my thesis on a blog so that I can see my overall thought process and so that both of us can access these ideas quickly.

While I'm thinking about it, let me attempt to explain my vague idea on my thesis. I want to write about Milagros de Nuestra Señora. It's a series of stories from medieval Spain about sinners who are saved by the Virgin Mary because they were devout to her. As a catholic, this is very close to my heart. I love Mary. Pretty cool lady, if you ask me. Anyway, as for the thesis, I want to discuss the affect of Mary in Spain or how these stories are still relevant today and why they are so popular. I want to really focus on Mary. I've found a prayer that is a petition to Mary that might bring some inspiration. We'll see.

In other news, the semester is drawing to a close and I have so much to do! I have three papers to write (all in Spanish) and loads of studying to do. Today we had no class so I took the time to clean up my place, do laundry, organize my work space, go to church for a rehearsal, and get ready for a presentation tomorrow. The rehearsal is for Palm Sunday. I get to be the narrator for the Passion! I'm so excited! I just have to figure out how to say 'Cyrenian' and where the emphasis is on 'Golgotha'. The presentation tomorrow is a little "world fair" for a nearby elementary school. Myself and a few other grad students will be representing Spain. I'm bringing my fan and music box plus the books Don Quixote and Poema de Mio Cid. As you may guess, I will be showing LOTS of photos from my trip there. :) It sounds like fun and I might be dragged into attempting to do the flamenco.

Well, I have plenty of work I ought to be doing. We'll see when the muses next strike me.