8:00 a.m. Home
I woke up this morning much easier then usual. And with anticipation!
I downloaded Homer's Odyssey to my Kindle yesterday and began to read on the bus. I am still immersed in the introduction. It is written by Theodore Alois Buckley (1825-1856). He is one of the translators of Homer's Odyssey. Interestingly enough, it is Homer I am most curious about after having read a bit of the intro. There is much debate and many legends surrounding this mysterious man. I shall have to do a bit more research. But at this point, I have discovered that Homer was most likely blind, he was a wanderer and a gifted poet. There is much debate about weather he actually wrote both the Odssey and The Iliad...
3:43 p.m. Portland at a Library
I feel like a kid in a candy store! I just finished rehearsal for an insect musical at a grade school. The first graders are putting it on. It is written by a friend of mine. Over the past few years, she has hired me to play the piano part. It is such a sweet pleasure to be a part of these musicals. The kids are amazing. They memorize all their lines and they sing with such gusto!
I was on cloud nine after rehearsal. I had a few hours to kill, so I pulled up my library account to see if any of the books I reserved had come in.
They had!
I checked out three more books of my end of days reading list:
The anxiety and depression that have been clouding my existence are fading.
Ah, books! It is good to be reunited!
I must run now. I have a student to teach and choir practice to attend.
But I will not be alone. I have my friends, Homer, Sophocles and Aesop at my side!
Talk to you soon!
Love,
Zita
I woke up this morning much easier then usual. And with anticipation!
I downloaded Homer's Odyssey to my Kindle yesterday and began to read on the bus. I am still immersed in the introduction. It is written by Theodore Alois Buckley (1825-1856). He is one of the translators of Homer's Odyssey. Interestingly enough, it is Homer I am most curious about after having read a bit of the intro. There is much debate and many legends surrounding this mysterious man. I shall have to do a bit more research. But at this point, I have discovered that Homer was most likely blind, he was a wanderer and a gifted poet. There is much debate about weather he actually wrote both the Odssey and The Iliad...
3:43 p.m. Portland at a Library
I feel like a kid in a candy store! I just finished rehearsal for an insect musical at a grade school. The first graders are putting it on. It is written by a friend of mine. Over the past few years, she has hired me to play the piano part. It is such a sweet pleasure to be a part of these musicals. The kids are amazing. They memorize all their lines and they sing with such gusto!
I was on cloud nine after rehearsal. I had a few hours to kill, so I pulled up my library account to see if any of the books I reserved had come in.
They had!
I checked out three more books of my end of days reading list:
- The Iliad by the enigmatic Homer
- Antigone by Sophocles
- Aesop's Fables (Aesop, it seems is another man of mystery. He likely was a Phrygian slave. He is also rumored to have a "deformity of feature")
The anxiety and depression that have been clouding my existence are fading.
Ah, books! It is good to be reunited!
I must run now. I have a student to teach and choir practice to attend.
But I will not be alone. I have my friends, Homer, Sophocles and Aesop at my side!
Talk to you soon!
Love,
Zita
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