The view out our back. Peaking out from under the snow is our grill, and believe me, the cats make think they want to go outside, but if we opened the door, it would be another matter. The first real snow of the season arrived, and like everywhere else, it’s a doozie. We spent a …
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Stand Up for Accountability
Stephen Harper’s “Accountability” ad (click “Accountability” in the right hand column of the conservative site) looks like it was made during 9th grade Video Arts class. The conservative site also looks a bit amateurish. That is all. Good night.
[Exhale]
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 …
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 …