caue ides martii!

[ricardienne]

There really is no other point to this entry. 2050 years ago today. (Unless I calculate incorrectly; I am not very good at Counting). Although, frankly, old C. Iulius had it coming.

I really do not like Nietzsche. And I wish that he hadn't written 300+ pages of pseudo-Confucian style philosophy.

I could also whine about the essay that I am currently not writing, but I won't.

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[ricardienne.livejournal.com]

I'm reading Thus Spake Zarathustra, which has the feel of Confucius, or maybe Mencius, in that it consists of short (1-2 page) exhortations of Z. or anecdotes about him observing some aspect of human folly and commenting on it. But the tone is very… annoying, at least to me. It has that fake "and thus spoke the Master to his disciples, saying unto them…" format, which is what really reminded me of Confucius. Possibly also the Bible. Oh, and EVERY such chapter ends with "Thus spoke Zarathustra." See, I don't have a huge problem with this kind of language if in the proper context. But he's obviously putting it on, which irritates the hell out of me. Also, I don't particularly agree with him.

And my essay isn't actually on Neitzsche, but on Chrètien de Troyes (who is much prefereable, but I'm still lazy and don't want to write it.)

[voglia-di-notte.livejournal.com]

Thus Spake Zarathustra does sound exceedingly irritating.

The Geneaology isn't half bad, though...even though I don't think I agree with him, most of it is at least amusing. Well, some of it is, anyway.

...I'm avoiding an essay on Nietzsche right now. And a dramatic analysis email journal. And one and a half dance papers.

*sigh*

What was that about a spring break?