"Basically, karma's gonna get 'em. Rawr."
That is what my sister, Britt, and I concluded while going through her copy of Oedipus the King earlier on this evening. For anyone who's read it, you really should understand that quote. For those who haven't, here's a bit of an explanation:
It is foretold that a king's son will kill him and marry his mother (the queen), so the king gets rid of him. Shepherds find the baby and bring him to a neighbouring kingdom, where he is raised by the king and queen of THAT realm. When the baby, Oedipus, is older, he hears the prophecy and runs away. On the road, he kills his real father because he's in the way (literally). Upon reaching the town of his birth, he answers a riddle and saves the town and marries the queen (his mother. Ew. But he doesn't know that). Later on, the town goes through a rough patch, and it is said that the person who killed the king was responsible for the rough patch. It's Oedipus' fault! But he doesn't know it. So, along comes a blind soothesayer guy and tells him, quite basically, that karma's gonna get 'em. Rawr. He's a nasty old man. Very blunt.
So, today was the first delayed opening of the year. Instead of going in and starting school at 9, we started at 10 (and finished at our normal time). I woke up around 6 ish (I'm ready to pass out right now - almost 16 hours later) and was ready and rearing to go, so I got up and went. I actually ate breakfast with the rest of the household! It was great, minus all of their peanut butter. Ew. I walked up to Junior's at 8, and he met me along the way at around quarter to nine. We hung out at his house for a bit, then walked to school. It. Was. Great.
The town is so pretty early in the morning. You can really tell that autumn is setting in. All of the trees' leaves are turning red and orange and yellow. I took a bunch of pictures! Some of the sights you see around here are simply breathtaking.
Well. That's it.
- Bre. :)
That is what my sister, Britt, and I concluded while going through her copy of Oedipus the King earlier on this evening. For anyone who's read it, you really should understand that quote. For those who haven't, here's a bit of an explanation:
It is foretold that a king's son will kill him and marry his mother (the queen), so the king gets rid of him. Shepherds find the baby and bring him to a neighbouring kingdom, where he is raised by the king and queen of THAT realm. When the baby, Oedipus, is older, he hears the prophecy and runs away. On the road, he kills his real father because he's in the way (literally). Upon reaching the town of his birth, he answers a riddle and saves the town and marries the queen (his mother. Ew. But he doesn't know that). Later on, the town goes through a rough patch, and it is said that the person who killed the king was responsible for the rough patch. It's Oedipus' fault! But he doesn't know it. So, along comes a blind soothesayer guy and tells him, quite basically, that karma's gonna get 'em. Rawr. He's a nasty old man. Very blunt.
So, today was the first delayed opening of the year. Instead of going in and starting school at 9, we started at 10 (and finished at our normal time). I woke up around 6 ish (I'm ready to pass out right now - almost 16 hours later) and was ready and rearing to go, so I got up and went. I actually ate breakfast with the rest of the household! It was great, minus all of their peanut butter. Ew. I walked up to Junior's at 8, and he met me along the way at around quarter to nine. We hung out at his house for a bit, then walked to school. It. Was. Great.
The town is so pretty early in the morning. You can really tell that autumn is setting in. All of the trees' leaves are turning red and orange and yellow. I took a bunch of pictures! Some of the sights you see around here are simply breathtaking.
Well. That's it.
- Bre. :)
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