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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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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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 …
…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 …
I dedicate this entry to my readers residing in the United States. “They insisted that cheese production must be carried out in licensed, fully hygienic facilities, which rules out the bottom of a lake.” “He says he’s also looking forward to tasting the cheese.”
In my post below about my Mellon application, I’ve got a comment basically calling me out as a privileged academic for declaring that I intend to take six weeks’ vacation a year from here on out. Well, regardless of how much time I take off, I’m guilty as charged. I am a privileged academic. But …
You’d think that after three major life moves (Chambana, Pittsburgh, here — okay, that’s probably not all that much), I’d have figured out how to “get in” to a city as fast as possible. Then again, as Emily (one of my grad students) told me, it takes three years to really live in a place. …
