On and on

Got the first essay for history in a couple of days ago, getting an assignment for literature ready for next week. I've got this countdown sort of thing happening with assessment ratios. 7.5% complete for lit. (will be 37.5% done next week) and 20% complete for history.

I'm really enjoying lit. It goes at a fair pace though, not only a new piece to study each week, but often surrounding issues to study as part of it. For instance, with the film Memento, we were encouraged to go have a look at existentialism. With Heart of Darkness and The Tracker we were encouraged to learn more about the history of colonialism in Africa and Australia and race relations and such.

In history the off-campus students seem to be almost totally ignored. It's all interesting stuff, but not as compelling as lit. I think the difference is mainly in the presentation though, and how the off-campus chair in lit. really makes an effort on the message boards to get people talking, involved and engaged. With history there's no effort spent on us at all.

Meanwhile, the tot has come down with shingles. Here's the pic for the grandparents:
That rash continues on around the front in a similar narrow band in her armpit and across her chest. It was ok for the first couple of days, it didn't seem to be bothering her, but last night when this photo was taken she was having a Pinetarsol bath every half hour or so to relieve the pain and itching. Last night in her sleep she kept writhing, crying and screaming "Ants! Ants! Ants on me! Get them off!" Which was pretty awful. Needless to say I've had little sleep for the last couple of nights.