6/25 Midterm

Kill me. Just kidding.
I think everyone likes to complain about midterms and finals, but I never think they're really that bad. They're just a review of everything we just learned... It's much harder to do the homework where you have to teach yourself new things. Plus, our midterm was a takehome.

Watch as I have to eat my words and Professor Leonard grades them wicked hard. Blah. Story of my life.

Didn't get much done today. Class was so-so. Went over identification of certain famous pieces. Presented our sections of the chapters in the book... I think I might've put the class to sleep. I always feel like everything is important... plus I have a pretty decent memory when it comes to history, so I manage to include every detail. No one likes details unless its about sex, love, or ... rock and roll? The mention of drugs also manages to captivates the class. It's a good thing Greek history is filled with all of the above.

Which brings me to my thoughts about Pericles (aka Perikles depending on the history book). I was doing some research on him yesterday and found out about his scandal with "Aspasia". There are many rumors that float around about her... she was a courtesan? From a wealthy family? A harlot --isn't that a courtesan? In any case, apparently she was one of the most intelligent and wittiest women of her time. Anyways, Pericles started a relationship with her after his first marriage... but the real shocking part wasn't the divorce or the rumors about Aspasia... it was the fact that he treated her as an equal (shocking for those times...chauvinistic pigs).

I think I have a historical girl crush on Aspasia. Though, I think the reason why I liked this little tidbit of history was because.... I think every woman wants just that. A man to love and truly respect her. When I read this part in the book, I imagined Pericles and Aspasia having conversations over dinner about politics or philosophy. Or maybe reading together and sharing bits of the book that they were reading to each other... Or could you imagine them watching the Parthenon being erected and discussing the psychological impact on Athenians? Ahaha..

Cheesy thoughts, I know. But really. It's true. You can even take out the love part for some. A woman just wants a man that can respect her for her thoughts. Now, I'm not saying any woman knows what she wants. In fact 90% of the time, I'd say we never know what we want (keep that on the down low). But I'm sure we could agree on this one fact: a man that loves and respects you for your intelligence? Damn. That's something. Even for this time period.