Austin says I work too hard. I’m not commenting on this, just noting it. Axé.

Salaita, on another topic: “I used to think that the failure to let go was an emotional condition, some type of compulsion or maybe a form of nostalgia, but I’ve come to understand that it’s a starkly intellectual choice, one I make every day in conjunction with millions of sisters and brothers around the world, … More It’s a political choice

Neue Galerie Film Forum Find the right blondish Russian rye Axé.

This book has been on my list for over ten years for reasons I had forgotten, but finally I ordered it because I see: it is about family novels and how the split between Americanized protagonists and their families is usually resolved through the killing of a character representing origins. I can use this for … More Killing Spanish

Njoy Indian Cuisine. We will see — I haven’t been to a good Indian restaurant in this town although other people like the ones we have. I say you have to go to Baton Rouge or the West Bank for real Indian food. Five Mile Eatery. Maybe. But everything sounds so sweet and fatty. A … More Restaurants I have not been to and should go to

Sunday: located the abstract I wrote and didn’t use, to revamp for the MLA. My goal this week is to work on this abstract so now I have done one thing toward that. Also this week I must do more toward that speaker, and work on syllabi and exams. Re syllabi, one is the Bolaño … More Log 18-23 February

I have had a hard time the last couple of days, I wanted to take them off but it seemed I couldn’t get a cat sitter, so I engaged in heavy procrastination. Or did I? I read a lot of news and thought about it, and I enjoyed that, actually, although I felt I should … More Luz Gambás