That is a picture from our annual cochon-de-lait. I went there, then came home and read fifty pages of literary history. In the morning I woke up again without having to talk myself into facing the day. Someone told me about these motivational tricks, the idea being to keep them in mind when planning teaching. … More Motivational Tricks
De gorja son y rapidez los tiempos. Corre cual luz la voz; en alta aguja, Cual nave despeñada en sirte horrenda, Húndese el rayo, y en ligera barca El hombre, como alado, el aire hiende. ¡Así el amor, sin pompa ni misterio Muere, apenas nacido, de saciado! Jaula es la villa de palomas muertas Y … More Amor de ciudad grande 1
Axé.
→I woke up and did not even have to talk myself into getting up, so I must be improving. I have had good dreams for two days. I still say I threw my life away. However, I am only teaching three classes and they are all interesting. →This blog gathered together some interesting old posts, … More Le samedi
We live in a corporate state and corporatism is always in danger of turning fascist. One of the signs, in my opinion, is what Heidegger called “an atmosphere of incisiveness”, i.e., the idea that we’ve got to “get out there” and “get our teeth into it” and “get the thing done”. Something important is lost … More Thomas
We had this very good first day of classes yesterday and I am happy today. It is amazing how quickly you can heal your organism if you set your intentions in that way and turn your attention to it. Last year at this time I was waking up in the morning with my mind stayed … More Le matin
I should read Blogenspiel more often. Perhaps we all should. Not just on the adjunct “crisis” but on the Adler issue and surely, on more. Easily Distracted also has a good post on the adjunct “crisis.” It is not just new workers vs. artisans, though, I intuit: it is also graduate students against each other, … More Blogenspiel
Five months un-depressed. (This running outfit I threw together is so comfortable and also charming that I wish I could go teach in it.) Running is a truly excellent activity and this is a very good time of year to do it. What I was thinking as I woke up: that I do not have … More Cinque
…on which I awoke in a beautiful room, in pain from tortured dreams. You do not have to go through this, I said. #OccupyHE Axé.
Perhaps one can consider caring for oneself, believing in oneself, as a first and not last order of the day. This is what I thought of, with the sun rising, on the theme of integration, self-care, self-love, and becoming strong enough to move ahead. “Stamani mi sono disteso / in un’urna d’acqua…” #OccupyHE Axé.
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