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Colder than a witch’s … oh, you know.
I. Cold as … well, just plain cold today. The daily low was further below 0 than the daily high was above; it gets worse in the coming days (tomorrow and Monday our “highs” are supposed to be below zero). … Continue reading
… requires a minimum of three points in space
“Release of nuclear weapons is now authorized.” — BSG (Season 3, Episode 11)
Did the deer shy away? / As I regret calling.
Music of the day: Aimee Mann. She came after Aerosmith but before Alanis Morissette. Book of the day: I referenced pages in both Special Topics in Calamity Physics and The Historian for another writing project today.
A New Year, A New Season
I Early in the morning I finally hit the sack after pushing my way through season five in all its glory. Seven hours later I was awakened by the ring of the phone as Andrew called, nominally to wish me … Continue reading
It’s the end of the year as I know it …
… and I feel fine. “The Worst Tribute to a Great Poet” “Many bad poets have paid tribute to the greats of their profession, usually in appropriately atrocious verse. Shelley is the victim in thie lines below.” from English Poets … Continue reading
It takes all my self-control not to call you lot ‘bloody colonials.’
MySpace, YourSpace, we all space for MySpace … One thing (of many, I assure you) that I dislike about this site is its feeble ‘blogging’ system, in particular its refusal to give me a more ‘advanced’ editor … curiously, the … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, baking, Buffy, House of Leaves, Marburg, Neal Stephenson
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Blurred Visions: Spaces & Places
At least that’s what the free advertising postcard that I’ve been using as a bookmark says on the front. On the back it lets me know that the opening reception — which I missed — was November 3, 6-10pm at … Continue reading
“But we certainly won’t be naming any of the hatchlings Jesus.”
Monday The other day I mentioned Miorad Pavic’s Dictionary of the Khazars, subtitled “A lexicon novel.” Monday afternoon I left the department later than expected after having spent much of the day grading and waiting for students to show up … Continue reading
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Tagged die Prinzen, dragons, German literature, islamophobia, Khazars, Nabokov, stupidity
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Es fährt kein Zug …
Es war Ungarn Österreich früher groß wie nie It was also 1991 and then 1992 (no longer Austro-Hungary, and years before I visited either); Adrian introduced me to EAV (Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung) and their brand of humor. “Wo ist der … Continue reading
A termite walks into a bar and asks …
“… so, where’s the bar tender?” The lines of the day, courtesy of friends and conversations: “doesn’t get nearly as hot and it lasts a lot longer” “she was mistress of statistical anomalies”