Accident & Emergency

I'm not sure if I've written about this here yet, but I've been taking a class this term for fun. As a staff member, I'm able to take one class a semester for free. So I decided to take Postmodernism in Philosophy, and we've been studying Habermas, Lyotard, and Rorty. It's been a fascinating class, and I've thoroughly enjoyed diving deeper into some of the philosophers that I only briefly studied in college, but I'm a bit nervous because I have a paper proposal due on Wednesday for the first paper I've written in almost three years. The process is a bit daunting to say the least. I have a general idea of what I'm wanting to write the paper on, postmodern aesthetics (more or less), but I'm having a hard time writing my proposal. I think I just need to find my way back into that process. The problem is that I've already fallen into the habits of college in which I start some sort of large scale reorganization/restructuring/cleaning as a procrastination attempt. I've already reorganized my bookshelves and DVDs (according to subject and author for the books and genre and quality for the DVDs). It's pathetic.

On a completely unrelated note, I've been thoroughly enjoying the new Goldfrapp album, Seventh Tree which I was a bit disappointed with at first. It's a lot more subdued than the previous albums, but it's grown on me the more I've listened to it. It didn't hurt that it fit the somewhat morose/resigned mood I found myself in most of last week. My favorite tracks at the moment are 'Eat Yourself' and the first single 'A&E.' I've included the video for the latter below.



Something I found interesting: 'A&E' stands for accident and emergency. Patrick Wolf had a song on his last album, The Magic Position, entitled "Accident & Emergency," which I also am quite fond of. Here's the video for it:



Edit: It has been brought to my attention that the "Accident & Emergency" department is the British name for the Emergency room. Good to know.