So yes, it’s true that there have been four consecutive nights of parties and event to attend due to the end of the semester, even though it hasn’t quite ended for many people. That was exhausting. Like many of the students, my days have been spent writing. In my case, it was a short essay …
Category Archives: Text
Slightly Disturbing
Barbie USB Drive, courtesy my friend Alice Crawford.
Party/Theory
Party: First, a brief comment on last night’s departmental Christmas party. Usually, the phrase “departmental Christmas party” sounds like “office Christmas party” which is a particularly reviled genre of party. But this year, it was organized by the sparkling new Graduate Student Association and involved the rental of the basement of the Graduate Student Union, …
Around the Web
A few links to things I’ve looked at recently, until I can get around to a more substantive post. Reading Montreal, a cool project involving lots of AHCS types, this week guest edited by my coauthor, student and French teacher Emily Raine.
Mom Report
So I called my mom last night on her 72nd birthday (she said she “felt 73” for part of the day) and discovered that since we last talked, among other things, she’s apparently read sterneworks.org. All of it. Now, that’s pretty impressive, but she’s my mom, right? I invited her some time ago, but I …
Movie Nite in Canada
I never reported on Maurice Richard and there’s much to say. For now, I’ll just say that it was very good, especially given that I don’t like biopics. So in that spirit, tonight we went and saw Good Night, and Good Luck which was supposed to be its own kind of hagiography. Except that I …
Good News/Bad News
Good news: I’ve hired an awesome designer to update the site. Her name is Miriam and she’s at http://flinknet.com. The first bit of business was moving this blog to WordPress from B2, which is evil and unmanageable. Note the new address for the blog. The bad news is that in the fight against comment spam, …