Wedding, Latin

So my cousin is going to be married sometime in Fall of 2008. I guess I’m just surprised that any of us grandchildren are getting married. We all seemed, for so long, to be averse to the very idea of it. But it’s good news, I guess. Just quite unexpected. It already was incredibly surreal back at Christmas when she and her fiance announced their engagement. And while I’m happy for them, it’ll take some getting used to. Might I even be an aunt within the next few years? Now that would be strange. I wouldn’t bet on it though, given how career-minded both of them are. I can’t see them throwing kids into the mix. They’d be a serious impediment.

Turning to school now, this Latin exam tomorrow has got me tied up in knots. All I can think about is how insanely difficult it will probably be, despite how much I’ve been studying already. I have this terrible habit of expecting the worst in that class, and for good reason. Believe it or not, I’m trying to remain mostly optimistic, telling myself that even if I screw up some parts of it, I can still do relatively well. I will go back to studying madly again very soon, and I hope that more of this stuff begins to click as I go.

I am excited about the Colloquium on Saturday. I’m looking forward to presenting my research in a more professional setting. The pressure to speak well and present well is of course there, but it’s welcome pressure. I just hope I can polish my Powerpoint presentation sufficiently enough before then, so maybe I have a shot at winning the ‘best presentation’ prize. It will also be nice to see everyone else’s lectures, especially since there were only four of us last year. Ten or eleven is certainly an improvement.