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There’s nothing quite as funny as the number of drugs I’ve taken over the past few months (years) to help me sleep. But the week of Thanksgiving, I stepped down from the Amitriptyline pony I’ve been riding since September. Now… more ›
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Ah, the last of the Bullet-Point Fridays! I started this segment when I returned from Germany and began the fall semester just to ensure that throughout the long and difficult term I would sit down at least once a week… more ›
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“A mixed tape for un-mixed people.” AKA La música para coger…. I mean, let’s just cut to the chase. I’m not getting any younger! Well, kids: you witnessed the proposal as well as the acceptance here first. Now it’s time… more ›
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Today is Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. After (only) two years in Japan I still have no idea what that means or what is celebrated. But I was always thankful to have the day off from teaching. When did the… more ›
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A random selection of music to be thankful for: “Beaten Thursdays” by Prefuse 73 “The Columbia” by Lackthereof “Elvis Cadillac” by Rickie Lee Jones “Four Three All India Radio” by Echo Other “In a State” by Mojib “Kitten Who Did… more ›
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Thumb drive? Check. I do, after all, need to record the grades of the precious students enrolled in the US history course I TA for. Stack of history quizzes? Check. I finished grading them over breakfast this morning, but I… more ›
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A random selection of music to enjoy the new beaujolais with: “Ceremony” by Radiohead (a New Order cover) “Lucky Boy (I’m Free But Feeling Blue Mix By Paul)” by the Loners “I Sing, I Swim” by Seabear “Kiss, Kiss, Kiss”… more ›
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Instead of just sitting still long enough to grade 39 quizzes in US history over my break/office hour I’ve instead read through a couple of blog posts, did a search for Joris-Karl Huysmans’ novel À rebours at my university’s library… more ›
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Homeless – More than 400 veterans from America’s most recent illegal and immoral wars have turned up homeless. Veterans have long accounted for a high share of the nation’s homeless. Although they make up 11% of the adult population, they… more ›