Yes, that’s an obligatory reference to Benjamin’s essay on unpacking his library. But it’s a different story, you see. At some point when I was moving around during my undergrad years, I dumped my entire collection of cassette tapes into a giant box. the kind you put your kitchen dishes into. ALL of them. Immediately …
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You may or may not recall my post from last fall about tenure (linked here in case you missed it), but the gist was that after 5 years of epic labor, it all ends with a giant, kindergarten-like arts and crafts project. And then waiting, a lot of it. For those of you who aren’t …
Too cool:
Welcome to the official “I’m jetlagged or there’s no way I’d be up at this hour” edition of Super Bon. It’s too early to work and anyway I was going to take the day off (except for answering a slew of emails). So here’s a long, detailed blog entry instead. We returned last night from …
A couple years back, I called my American Long Distance provider to inquire about calling card rates for various parts of Europe. I was put through to the international division. The rep I spoke with was happy to help me but had never heard of Prague or Zagreb. Today, I call Fido Wireless to activate …
and I don’t expect to have much web access, so sorry in advance for the continued slow blog. I’m back for the summer (with a few short trips) in early June. Here’s the latest report, in the style of Harper’s Index. All passive voice refers to me and/or Carrie. Number of cool new people met …
At this very moment, Montreal public works is planting a bunch of trees on our street.
