When I logged into vdeck to upload my photo, I was informed by ipowerweb (my hosting service) that my account was being “migrated” to a new server and that it was in the “quality assurance stage.” This can only mean one thing: something will go totally haywire with my website in the next few days …
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A Couple Montreal Moments
1. The “Wile E. Coyote” Moment. Although Slavoj Zizek apparently prefers those moments when Wile E. Coyote has gone over a cliff but not yet discovered he is about to fall, I prefer moments of sheer, deliberate denial. In the climactic moment of his run-in with Bugs Bunny, he is inside a train car, praising …
Truer Words Have Never Been Spoken
I just received a spam that said “you have no need to look for a reliable online drug store.”
Why I Hate WebCT, Part I
This may or may not become a series depending on how much bile I have left over after the term ends. If you’re lucky, it won’t be a series. I do really hate WebCT. It being 2007 and everything, I figured there must be an easier way to manage multiple choice exams than to put …
3 Trips in November = Quiet Blog
Looking ahead, I see that I have no academic travel scheduled for winter term until mid-April when I embark on the first of two speaking tours in 2008 (UK/Netherlands and Australia). There is the small matter of a trip to Mexico over McGill’s “Study Break” (you can’t call it “spring break” since it’s in February) …
Flashback — the Bad Kind
My first year teaching — ever — was in the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Illinois. The course was SpCom 111-112, a year long speaking and writing course. One of those “skills” courses with no official content, though students had to read a minimal amount of stuff. I still remember the first …
File Under Banal: Pittsburgh Shopping List
My trip to Pittsburgh will be a whirlwind affair — about 48 hours in all, with two defenses and a lot of catching up to do. Given the short trip, I’m prioritizing time with friends over places to go, but one can’t help thinking about it. I won’t have a real chance to take advantage …
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