I have looked some things up on psychoanalysis because these novels I am looking at lend themselves to it, because it might come back into fashion. I know very little of it really, and I did not realize Freud had written so much about anxiety (although of course he would have). My anxiety, of course, … More On psychoanalysis
Now that the renters are gone I have been sleeping in the better bedroom. I dreamed that the bed was on posts above the bayou, like a camp. It was spring with birds on eggs, alligators swimming and turtles jumping. When I woke up the water was high, almost high enough to sweep me away, … More I dream of fishing
Marthe Robert says the origin of the novel is the family romance, the Oedipal conflict. Terry Castle says its origin is in orphanhood. Isaacs’ María is an orphan. Orphans are cut off from their origins. Robert says the novel is not about the Foundling but about the Bastard; fairy tales are about foundlings. If I … More On orphans and origins
I have found and cleaned the text. I wrote it off the cuff in 1989 or 1990. I had read the novel so as to teach it, and laughed all the way through (you are supposed to cry) because it was so … overt. Then someone wanted to fill a conference slot in a related area, … More Let us see
I feel claustrophobic in Maringouin for good reason and I have financial claustrophobia, and both of these situations are real and not changeable by me — I have in fact tried too hard to adjust, if anything. I also get claustrophobia from being crowded, leaned on. But the root of claustrophobia is not having enough space … More An insight on claustrophobia
I woke up this morning from a vivid dream in which I was having shiatsu massage, at my acupuncture studio in Lima. The masseur was stretching my neck, and there was a student watching intently. Suddenly he paused. He had picked up on something. “Professor Zero,” he said, “Why is it that you always strive … More Le samedi
Fridays are my day off this semester. I learned of this trick from a department chair I once had, who was unavailable Fridays because it was his designated housework, shopping, and errands day. He needed a weekday, he pointed out, since some shopping and errands have to happen when businesses are open, and he did … More Friday (non) work tracking; La casa de Bernarda Alba and academic advice
Dether er jo ikke arbejde men det er som om det var det. Jeg skal: – tale med lægen om deres nyeste idéer og planer – spørge lægen om fuldmagt – spørge advokaten om fuldmagt De ville sikkert blive friere og lykkeligere hvis de kunne acceptere hjælp, men det vil de ikke, og det tror … More At gøre
What program should I use to open DOS files in WordPerfect, circa version 5.1? In Windows I have tried Notepad and I got this. It is really old — it cites something from 1979. That is why it is in DOS. It is a talk I gave because someone wanted to put me in a … More DOS question
…and language is a set of grammar rules, and culture is a museum. These things are not true but I would have better teaching evaluations from both students and other faculty if I lived by them. I would allegedly run through my lecture and go back to the office and keep writing, and everything would … More “Christians are right, and pagans are wrong”
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