Eryk Rocha
22/10/2012
I would really like to see this film. Axé.
Vanity sizing for lingerie? and, my identity in shoes
21/10/2012
I do know how to measure for lingerie and I have not changed. But the lingerie appears to have done, such that I have had to go one number down and one letter up. Is this a trend in vanity sizing, or has it only happened to me? Also, now that I am one whole … More Vanity sizing for lingerie? and, my identity in shoes
On deprofessionalization
21/10/2012
DCLioness left a comment on a recent post that contained an important word: deprofessionalization. I keep trying to figure out why it is that I shrink and do not grow in the profession the longer I work at the kind of institution I do, and deprofessionalization would be the answer. I know one is expected … More On deprofessionalization
Academic Myth #1: “Administration is useless, and service is easy”
20/10/2012
You only say this because you have never held an administrative position or undertaken major service. In the meantime, I will remove the services of your IT department and those in charge of your physical plant. If you are foreign language faculty, I will remove the study abroad office from your university while also requiring … More Academic Myth #1: “Administration is useless, and service is easy”
Assumir
19/10/2012
It may just be my perception but it seems to me that the verb assumir is or embodies a Brazilian cultural value. People are always talking about the importance of taking responsibility, taking charge, assessing, declaring and facing the reality of a situation. It seems to me that much academic advice goes in the opposite … More Assumir
On sizing
19/10/2012
I never knew blisters were the result of the wrong size shoe. I always thought it was a matter of “breaking shoes in” or “getting used to them.” Axé.
Lee Miller
17/10/2012
There is a letter of Man Ray to Lee Miller in which he expresses concern that around Zizi she will become one of those directionless women made for adornment, who are agreeable to everything and available for any intrigue because they have no focus of their own. Axé.
Leroy Carr
13/10/2012
Here are some interesting comments on Leroy Carr by Elijah Wald. Axé.
E cil d’Affrike e cil de Califerne
10/10/2012
The name California might have come from the Roland, and it might refer to northern Africa, which would make sense. Here like a river finding its course, like shards of bone finding each other in the current and composing themselves again. Axé.
What I did today, 8AM-8PM, on one cup of orange juice and one of coffee
08/10/2012
– Conferences with students. About 25 of them. – Started unraveling a bureaucratic mystery. – Received e-mail announcing the existence of a book which supports one of my theses. This was my research gesture for the day. – Continued to be very far behind on grading and syllabus revision post hurricane. No good deed goes … More What I did today, 8AM-8PM, on one cup of orange juice and one of coffee
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