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So it turns out my dad isn't quite as okay with my thought of changing my major as I initially thought he was yesterday, as he made rather obvious over breakfast this morning. By shouting.

Now, I can understand his concern, his worries. He's been unemployed for three years, the economy sucks, and we've had to take out loans to be able to get through college, which means debt. And he's worried because a BA is less respected than a BS in the world, which I admittedly can't argue with ...

Specifically, fantasy stories set in the historical period of Greece and Rome, or rather with those influences. Way too often we get the standard Medieval European Fantasy(tm), and the few ventures into Greco-Roman styles are marked by the usual trappings of sword and sandal "epics" and others: rehashes of the famous monsters and heroes, no unique or original plots, just a direct transplant of the mythology behind a different pen or camera lens.

Now, I'll say it outright that ...

I would like to lodge a complaint with the rest of the forum. Recently, blogs are being updated too quickly and they are burying my blog entries before they get what I consider to be proper front time.

Notice to to all bloggers: Please be more considerate towards me in the future, so that I am not inconvenienced in such a way. Thank you.

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Today I defied my nerdiness and went outside in the sun for half of the day.