Tipsy Donne is not amused.

[mothwing]

According to our exam registration office, the title of my final paper is [sic!]:

"Event and Performativity in John Donne's Snaps and Sonnets and Divine Poems".

Needless to say, the title should be, "Event and Performativity in John Donne's Songs and Sonnets and Divine Poems" - at least that's what my professor said he'd hand in, and I sincerely doubt he'd make such a big typo. I have no idea what's up with the random text style of the title, nor what the fuck "snaps and sonnets" are supposed to be, but I do know one thing: officially, titles can't be changed after they are handed in at the registration office, especially not once they are sent out.

So I might end up writing 60-80 pages on snaps, which, according to Wikipedia, is:

"a small shot of a strong alcoholic beverage taken during the course of a meal. A ritual that is associated with drinking snaps is a tradition in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden and in some cases Denmark."

Or, of course, the plural of snap:

"a pair of interlocking discs commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing. A circular lip under one disc fits into a groove on the top of the other, holding them fast until a certain amount of force is applied. Snap fasteners are often used in children's clothing, as they are relatively easy for youngsters to use."

I think I may need some snaps now...

Comments

[lordhellebore]

Dummer deutscher Formulardschungel.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

Worst case scenario: sie müssen mir die Meldungsunterlagen noch mal schicken, dadurch verschieben sich meine mündlichen Prüfungen und Klausuren nach hinten, wodurch sie in den nächsten Turnus kommen, wodurch ich doch ein halbes Jahr später fertig werde. Aber ich glaub nicht, dass das passieren wird.

Ich werde gleich als erstes morgen meinem Prüfer mailen, vielleicht hat der eine Idee, was man machen kann.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

Oh! Danke für die SMS. *hugs* Meine Prepaidkarte ist leider alle, sonst würde ich antworten.

[lordhellebore]

Hast ja jetzt geantworter ;)