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and the semester finally ends?
I went in this afternoon to grade and to email, and to acquire the most recent episodes of Bleach … even though I’m still back in the mid-60s (and 126 is the newest subbed one out there).
A master of nighttime posts …
That’s me. Mr. Post At Night.
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Another week ends … updates
This evening I went out with Jen and Christoph and William. I am fond of run-ons, near-run-ons, hyphenated phrases, and either over- or under-use of commmas. But let’s back up.
Today in a nutshell …
Which reminds me that I need, at some point, to return to Hamann’s “Aesthetics in a Nutshell,” one of the earliest works to use the word “aesthetics” in its title. But it’s not reallyabout aesthetics — it’s about the limits … Continue reading
Caught up … again. Sort of.
By “caught up” I mean with regard to TV — Lost, Doctor Who, and Heroes.
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So, 30+ dead a Va. Tech.
I taught in a relatively quiet classroom by comparison; my class of 15 (14 today) would have been small-pickins for a would-be-gunman.
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You can never have too much coffee …
Thursday evening: more Metallica listened to, some Captain America (vol. 5) read … and then, sleep.
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Two months down, ten to go
Already the end of February? I’m not even done with my dissertation yet! (insert maniacal laughter, followed by weeping)
Pumpernickel and Cornbread, or: it snowed again.
My new 320GB hard drive arrived today. $110.00 via amazon (sold through them for Office Depot); I ordered it Monday and it arrived Thursday, but I didn’t go in until today. It works fine so far, and will be a … Continue reading
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I’ve tried to get off their list …
I have little to report today. It was my “day off” — a Tuesday, no teaching, just dissertation work … supposedly. February 13, the day before my least favorite Hallmark Holiday of the year. My colleagues and I have discussed … Continue reading