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Read Sir Orfeo for Medieval Lit class . . .

. . . Read Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog.

Decisions, decisions.

(Last night I read one of Heloise's letters to Abelard for this class. Holy crap, HOT:

God knows I never sought anything in you except yourself; I wanted simply you, nothing of yours. I looked for no marriage-bond, no marriage portion, and it was not my own pleasures and wishes I sought to gratify, as you well know, but yours. The name of wife may seem more sacred or more binding, but sweeter for me will always be the word mistress, or, if you will permit me, that of concubine or whore.

... I beg you, think what you owe me, give ear to my pleas, and I will finish a long letter with a brief ending: farewell, my only love.

I think I know what I'm stealing next time I write a letter.)

ETA: ahahaha now we're getting into Guinevere-Arthur-[knight] stories. CHARACTER BLEED AHOY.

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*rueful* I'm not atheistic enough to discuss Job the way Doc wants to. Same issues I had with Preacher.