For 2010 I am adopting Undine’s resolutions. * There is one more thing to say, since there are some weeks in which I spend more time processing what happened the week before than I do participating in further events. The reason it is hard for me to move ahead after some major form of mistreatment … More Resolvido, e mais uma coisinha.
This book on Bahian poet Jacinta Passos really is worth reading. I should discuss Passos and the book in greater detail at some point, but for now I will say only that Passos has a marvelous concept, “established disorder,” which refers in effect to authoritarian situations. A Peruvian professor of history has written a book … More Reading for Pleasure Wednesday: Dalila Machado
There is a breeze, and I am over my crisis. This is, as we know, a mystical town full of spirits who jangle at you or sweep through. As usual, I have had a multifaceted crisis — it always involves a house, a writing project, and an arbitrary power from home — and have discussed … More Tropical Breeze
I have not gotten enough done these past two weeks, or enjoyed myself much, but I have learned something, perhaps, about vacation rentals; you really need guarantees and you must ask many apparently anally retentive questions because if not, you will lose. It is odd but the worst renter I ever had was someone I … More Caveat Emptor: On “Vacation” Houses
Here is his useful blog, Changing Universities. Axé.
It was raining, raising the rotten smells in this slum with its beautiful view, but now the sun is out and it is bright, oh so bright! The bay is beautiful, and I am going to the beach. I have just realized something bright. The reason there is no point in coming to an agreement … More Bright!
Durmo. Se sonho, ao despertar não sei Que coisas eu sonhei. Durmo. Se durmo sem sonhar, desperto Para um espaço aberto Que não conheço, pois que despertei Para o que inda não sei. Melhor é nem sonhar nem não sonhar E nunca despertar. I remain in Brazilian captivity. It is January 1, 2010, and my … More Fernando Pessoa
1 Amorzinho, lua nova, rica fruta de pomar. quem será que tira a prova do vinho do teu lagar? It has been a hard day. 2 I am streaming New Orleans radio live. Jazz, fireworks and white clothes on the Bay of All Saints. Olodumare let me reflect your brightness this year. A new year … More New Year / Cravos de Papel
I have said it before, and I will say it again: I should have started writing this book years ago, because I have amassed far too much material. Had I written more about some of it earlier, I would not now be wanting to stuff all of it into every piece. So I was really, … More Writing on Writing
We are going to have a major cultural event right here in my neighborhood. This should be a lovely opportunity for me, but I am trying to figure out how to escape the noise it might make and the rough characters who may be present. Today’s main headline in the city newspaper is: drug traffickers … More Die Welt Ist Ein Ghetto
coldhearted scientist وداد 