Me in California, The Audible Past in Korean, and “The MP3 as Cultural Artifact” in Portuguese

As you read this, we (that’s Carrie, me and the cat) are airborne over North America, destined for our new temporary digs in Mountain View (and at Stanford).  The last few weeks have been as “full time” as I can remember between work and socializing.  It’s good to be back in “normal” but I’m definitely …

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I am now officially at the “I am sick of this shit and ready for it to be done” point. This is the feeling I remember vividly from February: an absolute surplus of will and energy, all driving at getting me out. Of course, my confinement is only temporal now, with a 2.5 hour hole …

Monday Night Update on Jonathan (Update #2)

Hello friends, family and colleagues: Thanks so much for all of the well wishes you have sent to Jon and I in the past few days. I wanted to write with a brief update to tell you how he’s been doing since his surgery Friday. Jon spent the weekend in the post-op recovery room, because …

Update on Jonathan’s Surgery

Jonathan got out of surgery this afternoon at 4pm and is now resting in the recovery room at Montreal General Hospital. He’ll be in recovery tonight and will move to the ICU for the weekend. Following Jonathan’s lead, I too will tell you exactly how it is, without overwhelming you with too too much detail. …