GeeCee's Not-Entirely-Original Miscellany

O_O I wish this class had been offered when I was there and trying to fill the second of my two theology requirements. (I took "Christian Perspectives on War and Peace", which was a good class and I enjoyed it, but HOW COOL DOES THIS CLASS SOUND?)

THEO-025 The Bible and Horror
Fall only
Faculty: Linafelt, Tod
The Bible can be a scary book. From chaos monsters like Leviathan and Behemoth, to God's terrifying nighttime attack on Moses in Exodus 4, to the beast with seven heads and ten horns in the book of Revelation--the Bible often reads more like horror literature than religious literature. In this course we will explore why that might be. That is, what might religion and horror (or the monstrous) have in common, and how finally do they differ? Why does the horror genre draw so often on biblical and religious themes (as in Dracula's favorite quote from the book of Leviticus, "the life is in the blood")? And is the supernatural a necessary part of religion, or can religion exist within the bounds of reason alone? The class will engage in close readings of selected biblical texts, and move on to Gothic literature and modern films. A good deal of writing and reading will be required.

Self, main campus undergrad part-time tuition is $1,609 per credit hour. This is a three credit course. You are not going to sign up for this.

Note to self: Virginia residents qualify for in-state tuition for the MSIS program at UT Knoxville.

Addendum to note to self: your GRE scores are too old (must be five years old or less). Also, not good enough on the quantitative anyway and so you'd need to retake it regardless of the age.

Today is Boomtime, day 10 in the season of The Aftermath, 3271.

I just dropped my program design class because I'm several weeks behind in my assignments and just can't seem to force myself to sit down and catch up; I also don't see my performance here getting any better. I was doing well grade-wise, but I found myself using any excuse to avoid sitting down and doing homework. I really don't seem to have the discipline to take an online class that has no official assignment due dates (there are recommendations so that you finish your work in time, but there's no penalty if you don't turn your work in or take the exam when the syllabus suggests); I had similar problems last time around with my web design class, and I should've taken that into account when signing up for this one. It's especially hard to stay motivated if the class is in a subject area that doesn't particularly interest me all that much. I was taking this class, to be honest, more because I felt I ought to and because it was listed as a prerequisite for the other programming classes than because I seriously wanted to. Maybe I'll try again in the spring, or even better, take the class on campus if there's a section that doesn't conflict with the four to six conference calls I have to listen in on at work during a normal week and isn't at 9 AM. Or perhaps just read through the book before January and then go straight for the intro Java class.