The syllabus for my Seminar on Repetition Seminar on Repetition is finally complete and on my courses page. You can view it here, complete with pretentious irrelevant blurb and bad puns.. Right now, I am listening to the Swirlies, who are like a bouncier My Bloody Valentine.
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Chat Radioactif
As the picture suggests, our cat Tetrys(1) is radioactive. He’d been having digestive problems for some time and when we took him to the vet she said all indications were that he had hyperthyroid. Hyperthyroid is a condition that eventually kills cats, and can be treated through a regimen of medicine that will deal with …
High on Hot Chocolate–Fear and Excitement
I actually think I might be a little wired after consuming what is undoubtedly the best hot chocolate of my life (thank you Babette’s). Also my back is still cold from the rain falling on it while hailing a taxi. Anyway, tonight’s topic is how I am a supreme geek. Specifically, I am always struck …
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So, you heard about the English, but how’s my French?
I’m learning how to put things in the past tense. Didn’t do too bad on this exercise, though my verbal translation was running at about 50%. Still, I can’t complain. Sorry it’s been so quiet here, I’ve been moving office this week and otherwise getting started up, especially with GPD responsibilities. Also shepherding people through …
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Zee or Zed: A Different Kind of Language Politics
I am up early (mostly because I have to be in at 9 for the Big Office Move but also because of the sun) working on a revised document that explains dissertation proposals in Communication Studies. The old document has Canadian spellings. Now here’s the question: do I change them to American spellings? If not, …
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More Right Wing Stuff
On the summer list of things I finally did was hook up the digital camera and start importing images. Here’s a couple photos from our Florida trip in February, from a short patch of land between Ana Maria Island and the mainland. As to the Amazon letter, I got a form letter back about exchanging …
Here I thought Canada was a country. . .
…and it turns out that Canada is a brand. The Globe and Mail ran a story today about Canada’s #2 status (after Australia) in the country-brand sweepstakes. My favorite quote: Indeed, the survey showed that popular icons, such as Sarah McLachlan, or even the game of hockey, are doing little to bolster people’s perceptions of …