March Madness

Things have been pretty crazy lately, as I’m sure they are for most students. I’m getting married on June 12, so things are starting to heat up a little. There are so many little things to take care of — like who is going to set up the centerpieces at the reception hall? As if I have to worry about that now!

We’re having our honeymoon in Greece. My fiancée and I are really into history and we took a course together on classical Greek history at the U of M a couple of years ago. She’s taken a few other classics courses and I’m familiar with Greek history, since it influenced the Renaissance quite a bit. Needless to say, we’re very excited, but planning a two week trip of a lifetime is also a bit stressful, considering all the other things we have to worry about.

I’m also working on projects for my honours seminars. I’m doing an extended online project on the collected works of Chaucer that I blogged about a little while ago. It will be an introduction to editorial practices in the early modern period, using that book from our library as a case study. Well, it’s interesting to me, at least.

I’m also working on an essay on Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, which is a famous play about a professor who sells his soul to the devil. It explored the limits of human knowledge and raises interesting questions about free will.

At the Manitoban, we’re also working very hard on our annual joke issue, which will come out March 31. We didn’t win our referendum this year to get $1 more per term from undergrad students, which is disappointing, but we’re determined to continue to put out a good product. I won’t tell you what the concept is for the joke issue, but we’re putting a lot of effort into it and I think we’ll have a great result. In the meantime, we’re working on just putting out our regular issues. We’re also currently in the process of hiring an editor in chief for next year. It’s a tough job, but pretty rewarding I’m sure.

Last, but definitely not least, I have to decide where I’m going for grad school. I have attractive offers from a few places, so it’s just a matter of determining which school is the best fit for me and which city is the best fit for my new wife and me. Currently in the running are University of Alberta, University of Manitoba and the University of Western Ontario.

Well, back to work — I’m falling behind. But as an undergrad, if you’re not behind, you’re not doing it right.