Midnight Musings

Well, it's 12:23 a.m. and I don't think I have enough intellectual stamina to continue my analysis of Aimé Césaire and his view of humanism. I think it would be wisest to leave that for tomorrow when my mind is fresh, as much as I wanted to have finished my homework today. I just have so much this weekend:

• Six modules of Gen. Psych.
• One chapter of Political Statistics and some homework
• Three French Grammar/Comp readings
• Several pages of French workbook exercises
• Twenty-something pages of "Discours sur le colonialisme" d'Aimé Césaire, and then a reread of the entire book
• A one-page response/analysis of Aimé Césaire's view of humanism, in French

And it's not that the work isn't interesting; it's just complicated and assigned in huge quantities over a very short period of time. I would love to have more time to delve into this study of Francophone culture, but as it is, I feel rushed. Just as a result of reading Aimé Césaire, I've discovered so many people and concepts, both pertinent and extraneous, that I would like to research if I had the time. Unfortunately, I don't. Gosh, tonight I felt like I was drowning in a sea of -isms: humanism, colonialism, surrealism, communism, fascism, racism, tribalism, capitalism, nazism. Each of them plays an integral role in 20th century Francophone culture; figuring out how is both fascinating and mind-boggling.

*sigh* It's one of the things I hate about the traditional college education system: it really isn't about education. Simply turning my assignments in on time doesn't mean I've learned anything. I think spending a day with Google and Wikipedia would be exponentially more productive, not to mention intellectually enriching.

Anyway, I suppose those are my thoughts for the night. My goal is to finish all of my homework tomorrow so that I can enjoy the rest of my long weekend, because I don't want to think about any assignments on Monday - none at all. I think it's an achievable goal.