Sur le verbe bouder
20/03/2014
Bouder. It is said that they wake up boudés and they boudé all day until they begin to drink, and then they forget they ever was boudé until the next day, when they start again. Axé.
Category: News
Preying upon…
20/03/2014
Being vulnerable to being preyed upon, that is what Dame Eleanor Hull diagnosed me with, and it is true. Most specifically I am preyed upon by a certain kind of individual with a certain type of protection, when I am in a place I appear not to be able to leave. That is when I … More Preying upon…
It is true, I do not like to rush
19/03/2014
My worst work block is thinking I have to rush while working. I greatly dislike rushing, I like to do things calmly. So when I started to be told that as an academic, you had to always do everything as quickly as you possibly could and as superficially–or you would be cut–I decided I preferred … More It is true, I do not like to rush
Assia Djebar
19/03/2014
I am clearing my shelves, looking at things I have loved, imagining the French Caribbean, the France we were. I am thinking of naming someone Vèvè or Damballah. One of the most interesting people, the deeper people I have met is Assia Djebar. I am looking at some pages of rich prose now and I … More Assia Djebar
A sentence to add…
18/03/2014
I am finished writing about teaching, or thought I was, for the document in question. But I should actually add a sentence on style. Also: I think I am not quite qualified for what I am applying for, but it has been brought to my attention that I could also be perceived as overqualified. I … More A sentence to add…
Those pesky courses
17/03/2014
“Vos podés estar en el lugar que te proponés,” me han dicho, but it appears I should be at Cambridge since they do things as I would. I should simply do things and not worry. ♦ The freshman introduction to modern Spanish literature at Cambridge starts in 1800, not 1700, and uses these four texts: 1. … More Those pesky courses
Octavio Paz
16/03/2014
El interlocutor de Piedra de sol no es una mujer, ni la humanidad en abstracto, es el hombre de la modernidad, es el hombre urbano que pretende involucrarse en los asuntos de la polis y al que se le advierte “amar es combatir”. La otredad que es el cuerpo de la mujer en Piedra de sol se resuelve y … More Octavio Paz
Paul Mickiewicz
15/03/2014
He was our neighbor, and his great-grandfather was Adam Mickiewicz. He apparently starved to death because arthritis made him unable to work and people did not bring him food. He helped me move once when it was important. Axé.
Notre ville 1976
14/03/2014
Axé.
Ninety seconds of insight
14/03/2014
As I clear out files, I find scraps of paper; the one I have just found had this title. It says that it is not a comment on writing or research, but on other aspects of work. It says that the amount of time I have to spend managing other peoples’ emotions about my degrees … More Ninety seconds of insight
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