Category: academia
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The party came and went, and I was left wondering why I’ve allowed myself to remain somewhat isolated in this city for so long. Lately it seems that euro-Frankie—-my outgoing… more ›
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Last night I had the craziest dream with the most painfully obvious interpretation. I was working as a janitor at my elementary school, cleaning the trashcans of my former teachers… more ›
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A month in Prague was a good way to spend my summer vacation, though I’m still not certain it was the best way to spend my scarce monetary resources. I… more ›
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It’s been such a long time since I took the time to write on my online journal. Apologies to all who have patiently waited and secretly hoped for some word(s)… more ›
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I more or less successfully survived my first semester back in graduate school. Now I’m trying to recuperate, catch up on sleep and rest, and get over the cold that… more ›
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I’m at the First International Conference on Auto/Biography listening to a twenty-minute speech turn into a forty-minute speech in Chinese with English interpretation. It’s hot and humid in the room,… more ›
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I should be writing the conference paper that I will present in China in a little more than a week. But of course I am sick and unable to focus,… more ›