Moonie's Ramblings

[Prof. Moonie]

I'm wearing the pair of earrings that my Mom got me for my birthday. They're dangling earrings. They have cats on them. 3nodding  

[Prof. Moonie]

Off to eat lunch.  

[Prof. Moonie]

I'm back from lunch.  

[Prof. Moonie]

I'm going to start off by reading the poems by Momaday first, and save to do the other half of House of Dawn later.

So... here we go with my responses to certain things - that is if there is anything I want to say to it.  

[Prof. Moonie]

Momaday's focus on language seems to appear again in his poem "Angle of Geese."

The meaning behind the poem sort of confuses slightly. Though with rereading it several times, I think I might be picking up on something. Perhaps it referring to the Natives' original language, and then the Whites coming around and trying to "civilize" them, and force them to speak English. And as a result, they become like sheep. Always following each other one by one, never straying away from the new life they've been forced into.  

[Prof. Moonie]

His poem "At Risk" also mentions language, specifically words, which he mentioned in his essay "Man Made of Words."

Towards the end it sounds like he's addressing stories being told, and with his imagination (possibly during a ceremony dance) he is able to picture the ancient myths that are being told/danced about. Hence the reason for the mention of masks - the dance contains people wearing masks representing the animals.  

[Prof. Moonie]

With "The Colors of Night," it doesn't seem much like poetry. It seems more like short stories contributed to the various different colors mentioned. For some of the stories, it's easy to identify the significance of the colors in the stories (i.e. white for the bones, yellow for the moon (?), etc.), while others it takes a bit more work to figure it out. And what is up with the Green story? Is it a tree or is it smoke? Make up your mind, Momaday! Stop messing with our heads with this whole "it was only an appearance."  

[Prof. Moonie]

And so ends the poems I needed to read.  

[Prof. Moonie]

Now to read the other half of House of Dawn...  

[Prof. Moonie]

Can you tell how enthusiastic I am about this book? xd  

[Prof. Moonie]

I'm going to go out into the living room and read there. I'll come back when I'm done reading. So talk to you in awhile.  

[Prof. Moonie]

I'm back. Still not finished with the book. Seems to be taking forever to finish. Blah...  

[Prof. Moonie]

There several parts in the book in the section I'm at right now that I wanted to fill out here. 3nodding So here we go...  

[Prof. Moonie]

((All context, except for my responses, are from the book.))

Age and date of birth: 21; June 21, 1989
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 117 lbs.
Color hair: Golden Blond
Color eyes: Forest Green
Married: No
Children (ages): None
Religious affiliation (optional): Christian-Other
Education (circle appropriate completed years of schooling): High School, College (2+ years)
Father's name (age and occupation if living): 46 (?), Computer Programmer
Mother's name (age and occupation if living): 41 (?), Paralegal  

[Prof. Moonie]

Do you prefer the company of men or of women?
Either is fine with me. Though I tend to be more comfortable around women.

Do you drink alcoholic beverages to excess often, occasionally, not at all?
I don't usually drink alcoholic beverages. It's a rare occasion if I do, usually only for certain events/holidays.

Which would you prefer to watch, a tennis match or a bullfight?
Tennis match

Do you consider yourself of superior, above average, average, below average intelligence?
Above average