who'd have thought -- it's a buzz

I've learned 46 lines! Out of ... No, I utterly refuse to work out how many lines there are. One verse at a time, that's the way.

But I'm kinda impressed with that 46 lines; I didn't realize how many it was until I counted them just now. And it's ... sort of addictive. I mean, I haven't spent a huge amount of time on this (God knows I don't have the time, although, okay, I have a damn sight more time right now than I'll have when school gets back), but ... I thought it would be more of a chore than it is. I thought it would just be my stubbornness, okay, my desire to show Carla (and maybe Leanne too) that I can do this thing (that I can do anything? Okay, now we're being egotistical).

Anyway, it turns out that it's actually quite fun. I don't know if it's just the memorizing or whether it's tied up with the ancient history of the piece, but I'm actually getting a kick out of this. And I'm curious about the rest of the poem ("ancient folk-song", "oldest folk-lore") but I'm utterly determined not to read ahead. It's my incentive to learn more. Although I'm not sure I need it. Like I say, it's a buzz.

I don't know whether I'll do the whole thing, like I told Carla; I'm not thinking about that. I reckon I'd just be overwhelmed and just give up. Like I say, one verse at a time, no looking ahead. Anyway, I'm pretty sure if I just knock off the first rune, she'll be pretty damn impressed. And then ... we'll see how it goes.