Yearly Archives for 2005
Beginning
R. and I were talking yesterday just before lunch about the strange anxieties and difficulties that I’m having with writing right now. Some of it’s been about jetlag, of course; some of it’s about a more general unfocusedness. Some of … Continue reading
Here and Now
The end of the year comes in a great rush of late—the leap from Thanksgiving to the end of classes; the sprint from the end of classes to finish grading; the mad dash from the end of grading to Christmas. … Continue reading
Warming Up
A sabbatical is a good thing. As is the change of scenery that comes with a trip abroad. R. and I are definitely on vacation, but these two weeks are very much a working vacation for the both of us; … Continue reading
Guilt-Free
There is something quite lovely about reading everybody’s early MLA posts and knowing that, not only am I totally not going there this year (for only the second time since 1996), I’m not even on the same continent. Why is … Continue reading
Amsterdam
Amsterdam, from hotel room Originally uploaded by KF. The flights were fine. The hotel is grand. And Amsterdam is, as we remembered, gorgeous. But it is cold. Not just cold, but snowing. And as any of my pals from my … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, All
Thus far, R. and I have managed to survive our holidays with only a modicum of fallout, which is not a thing to be said lightly. In fact, it may well be tempting fate, something I hope to undo with … Continue reading
Next Year, Miracle-Ear for Everybody!
The subject line of this post is what I muttered at my mother after several hours of hanging out with my family, each and every last member of which is suddenly deaf as a post, except for my mother, and … Continue reading
Free
It’s taken me a few days since arriving in Baton Rouge to clear up the last details of the semester, but grades are now filed, comments have all been sent to the proper students, various administrative tasks have been checked … Continue reading
Almost
Not too much left: – One job talk. – One committee meeting. – One literary interpretation final paper. – Eight new media final projects. – Two senior theses. – One revised curricular document. – Two letters of recommendation. And, last … Continue reading
Add Them to the List
Of institutions with which I will no longer do business, that is: FTD.com. I will so no longer do business with them that I’m not even going to throw them the link. Anyone who wants to ignore my boycott recommendation … Continue reading
