Kasper - congratulations on all your academic studies - and on moving into a
live-in relationship. Major step! Don't let it distract you from your main
game.
Fatherly Andrew
On 16/01/2008, kasper salonen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> well it was supposed to be an 'international' school, teaching in english
> &c.
>
> studies are coming along thanks; just took a course called Renaissance
> Studies and another one called Literary Theories. in addition to which
> I have 'Introduction to British & Irish Literature II' (Romantics -
> Victorians - Moderns) which I'm very much looking forward to, as well
> as a Literature Tutorial, which does all the things I've been doing
> for years (analysis, interpretation, description). I have to go soon
> to get to my Linguistics Tutorial actually.
>
> AND
> I'm moving to western Helsinki with my girlfriend on the first of feb.
> fab!
>
> KS
>
> On 15/01/2008, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Of course Kasper it could be a Finnish thing????
> > P
> > Ps hope the old studies are going well(all those wild student parties
> and
> > suchlike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of kasper salonen
> > Sent: 15 January 2008 15:38
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: University ad - awesome
> >
> > they're really tapping into the college-kid mentality with the word
> > 'awesome'. how hip!
> >
> > reminds me of a confusing poster I saw in my junior high school in the
> > late 90s, with a picture of an orange cartoon cat wearing sunglasses,
> > and the text in 'wacky' yellow lettering beside it, "Too Cool For
> > School!"
> > I'm not sure if it was an incentive for students to study or to
> > consider vagabondism.
> >
> > KS
> >
> > On 15/01/2008, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > The university I taught literature in for decades
> > > now advertises itself thus:
> > >
> > > Unique campuses, top lecturers,
> > > fresh ideas! La Trobe is an
> > > awesome place to learn, kick
> > > off new friendships and set
> > > yourself up for a career. Sounds
> > > like an offer too good to refuse.
> > >
> > > You'll love the La Trobe life.
> > > See you at enrolment!
> > >
> > > Ah well, the venerable University of Melbourne
> > > runs ads with, in largest type, their new slogan
> > >
> > > dream large.
> > >
> >
> >
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> > 17:39
> >
>
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Andrew
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