I've been working on this wiki instead of my essay on "the use of stage space in A Midsummer Night's Dream," which is probably not a good thing for my grades, but I've really enjoyed it.
I'm learning a lot more about how wikis work and am constantly getting lost in the network of pages that do and don't exist - and I'm intrigued by the notion of this mysterious "css" I keep hearing about - but I really think any exploration of that should wait until exams are over.
As mentioned on the home page, I'm working on getting a solid base of 50 or more articles started, as Wikia recommends that many before starting to publicise the wiki and attract more users.
In real life[]
My three university courses this semester are "Nation and Narration in New Zealand Literature," "Shakespeare: page, stage and screen" and "Digital Literature." I really like all three, though I have to admit, Shakespeare does drag a bit (says the future high school English and Drama teacher).
Unfortunately, I handed in an essay for NZ Lit on Thursday that I thought was due in on Friday, but was actually due the previous Wednesday (what's it called when you mentally reverse numbers when you read them off a page? It was due on the 12th and I read it as the 21st) Ouch! That's a 30% penalty on an assignment worth 20% of the whole course. This could be the first time in my life I might face failing a university course - I already skipped handing in a 10% report on the assumption that I would do every thing else, and I don't need an A in this course, and I missed two of a total of eight tutorials when I went to my friend's wedding in Japan. Oops. In reality, I don't think I'll fail, as I've got a 50% exam still to do, which I reckon I can get 80% in (making 40% for the course), and I've done well in the tuts I have attended, as well as the other 10% report that I did hand in! But it could be close...
In Digital Literature, we're currently focussing on video games, so I played a game called Journey in my workshop last Friday. I'm a complete novice (I believe the correct term is n00b) at these things, but it's fascinating looking at them in literary terms.
And in Shakespeare, there's that essay I really must get onto...
Kiwiatwikia (talk) 08:36, September 22, 2012 (UTC)