Misc.6/28/2009

Not much going on. Work is going fairly well. We have stuff to do but we aren't getting slammed. I'm working on an upgrade to an existing report. The director had some ideas about how this needed to be done. Implementing his ideas will make the project harder, less reliable, and will not imho, add much value to it. But, he's the type of guy who doesn't gets pissed when people disagree with him. So it's going to be done his way because people don't want to have to look for a new job. Fair enough. This doesn't really bother me. It's part of the job. It took me a while to get to that attitude though. I care enough to make sure the project is successful enough so that I can keep working. Other than that I'm not invested in this stuff...

I'm still working on reading Paradise Lost. Still stuck on Book 9. Nothing happens as far as I can tell.

Also reading The Wanderer (AKA Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier. I'm on page 70. It's going a little slow too. Maybe I need to read more thrillers. Least shit happens in them.

Paradise Lost

It was going along pretty good then I got to Book 9. Not sure if I'm going to be able to get past this. I am having a hard time figuring out what is going on. I have Spark Notes to help me though. Haven't given up yet though.

I've found the criticism of PL to be interesting. There's some speculation on who was the model for Satan - Cromwell? They talk about what life was like back in Milton's day - the English Civil War, the restoration of the King (I think that happened.) Milton was a big advocate for free speech but seems to have lacked a sense of humor. Lots of interesting stuff.