It is not that I must protect my time and project, with management and discipline — it is that I must allow my time and project to protect me. My mother has been saying I was an organized person since before I started school. I never knew how she had seen this so soon, how … More Slightly Spontaneous
Now that I have been paid, I will buy two standard shams of this type, spending $110. A lot of money, you say, but I run a miniature hotel and these shams hold up well for decades — in fact they become more, not less beautiful. I need another top sheet, too, as one of … More Fine Linens
The issue, we decided last night, was finding a technology whereby to make life in Maringouin consistently bearable enough so as to be able to consistently work. The problem is the amount of energy that goes toward making things bearable, and the fact that efforts in this regard do not produce a reliable enough result. … More Ce que je ferai / White Rabbit
Really I have been justifying my anti-pornography, anti-sadomasochism attitude via Gail Dines. These things are part of mainstream fashion now because they have been sold and not because we have been liberated to do what we really want. The view of women constructed by the pornography industry does not only affect wives and girlfriends, but … More Contradictory … but contains face exercises, important
1. I repeat. And I cannot believe how many people make this mistake, which even I have always been smart enough not to make. Do not speak poorly of faculty to other faculty. You do not know who is friends with whom, or who may owe favors to whom. You also may not realize which … More More advice to new and prospective new faculty.
This allegedly finds salons that use Davines products. It is hard to find the hair dye for sale. On their Italian site you can see color swatches, though. Davines’ ad copy might have been written by a shade of Rubén Darío: …un precioso regalo para obtener tonalidades cromáticas que generalmente sólo la Naturaleza es capaz … More Davines
What I notice is that you have to put more, not less time into everything. I do not mean larger blocs of time, of course, although that is fine too. What I mean is, more total time into everything that matters. That means less into what doesn’t, of course, but it does not mean starving … More Time Time Time
A large part of the problem, as a local friend points out, is the abusive environment. One could, theoretically, move about as freely as one does elsewhere and enjoy local delights, but one learns that it is not so simple — unpleasantness comes when you least expect it, but often, and “just avoid it” or … More Things I do automatically when abroad, and did here before Reeducation, but have a hard time doing here now.
I have gotten quite interested in the food ideas on this blog, and I have bought a small rice cooker for the fall. I will live mostly on brown rice, CSA vegetables, and miso, with the occasional raw fish, egg, ginger root or fermented dairy product. I will avoid most groceries, and drink expensive tea. … More Pork floss and more
In Mexico, as an experiment, I had a lifting facial, costing me $60, and everyone is shocked and says I look nearly 10 years younger. This is in part due to my having gotten a lot of exercise and eaten and slept well, but it is true that the facial got rid of my wrinkles. … More Nos visages
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