I was about to say this was my happiest teaching day ever, but really it is only one of my happiest teaching days, as there were periods with certain circumstances that made most days happy although it seemed normal then and did not stand out. I would like to say the reason is my general … More La felicidad
It is hard to believe that the book I seek is only in 2 libraries worldwide and that software wants me to request the one in England (held, I believe, in a non-circulating section of the library) and not the one in Texas. Another book I seek, costs $100 to buy. If it were less … More Interlibrary loan
I think most of our seniors are not prepared for college. It becomes evident senior year because nowadays, that is the first year in which actual college level work is not only hoped for or expected, but required. I am not sure how to handle all of this, what to do about it, but I … More Frustrating, frustrated, frustration
It is cheaper for me to stay longer at my conference location than I need to than it is for me to stay less time, and this does not mean missing any more classes than I absolutely must. Therefore, I get to spend a week and two weekends in Mexico in October and I will … More Money and a room of one’s own
When I finish my syllabi I will write a Fulbright letter and we will work on materials for Asymptote. Axé.
I have greater problems with anxiety, and also with lack of voice, than I knew–and these problems are related. Here in California, with the mountains, redwoods, seas, I have perspective and do not experience these problems, but in the swamps of Louisiana, I do. Tomorrow I have to work on: poetry selections for the new … More Anxiety and voice
ILLI is also organized in seminars now. I really like this format. Axé.
This post should describe me. I do not think it does. What I actually have is a violent workplace. It does not help to try to say the problem is internal to me. I have already tried ignoring the violence, trying to step around it, good faith negotiation with it, organizing it. I have not … More The writing-stalled professor?
Que me cago en la muy podrida leche de la puta madre que parió a mis llamados colegas. If I, on frequent flyer miles, in transit to and then in the former SSR my ancestors are from, and while looking at their names on the commemorative ghetto wall, and walking into one of the cattle … More Tu rechingada madre
THIS is why the people with their alarm clocks and hourglasses, upping their so-called productivity, seem so antithetical to the life of the mind. “The world of labor and wealth is armed against the idleness and utopia that it sometimes promises. Thinking and dreaming require unregulated time; intellectuals lingering over coffee and drink threaten solid … More On having time to yourself
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