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Readers Reading/Writers Writing
I just started reading Jonathan Franzen’s collection of essays entitled, How to Be Alone. I’m only 100 pages in, but the introduction promises that the essays catalogue a transformation of the author from a depressed, angry writer obsessed with saving culture-starved, depraved Americans from themselves into a happier, more accepting and hopeful ( Read more... ) -
Beginnings and Endings
I haven’t updated in three weeks. It’s been a long month ( Read more... ) -
nearly there
Handing in my dissertation this week! It’s weird for the last 6 months of work to finally be coming to a close. I’m reluctant to hand it in, in part because it’s so personal and I’m afraid of rejection (there’s still time to do a traditional paper!) and also in part because I don’t know what I’ll do with myself without it hanging over my head. Yes ( Read more... ) -
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15,500!! I'm so turning this in next week. -
Paris!
n the spirit of living in Europe for a very brief period of time, I ‘did’ Paris this week. A three day whirlwind trip is not usually my idea of a good time, but it sort of worked out this time. I didn’t realize how much one could walk and see and do in the space of one day, but I figured it out right quick!
Monday! After a 5 hour ( Read more... ) -
Epic Conference Week Part 3: Critic as Artist/Artist as Critic
This was my first ever ‘professional’ conference, and it’s still something I’m processing. My overwhelming sense a few days later is that I’m young. It was incredibly irritating all day, because once you start feeling young and insignificant it’s very difficult to shake yourself out of it. None of the other MAs showed up and the only people I knew ( Read more... ) -
stupid stupid stupid
I am being COMPLETELY IRRATIONAL right now, but facebook decided that alex and i broke up for some reason? he hasn't been online so obviously nothing's wrong, but now it's niggling my brain along with the 10,000 other doubts. bastards! actually, "10,000 other doubts" wouldn't be a bad title for a book. hmm ( Read more... ) -
Tips when travelling to America
For Japanese people ( Read more... ) -
(Untitled)
1) What author do you own the most books by ( Read more... ) -
my holding power is pathetic
I haven't heard from him in a little over a week and I'm starting to go crazy. We're on week 3 of ten and then things will get back to normal. Plus, I'm skiving to Paris on Monday for a few days, should be a good distraction :) I'm procrastinating bigtime right now. I've hit that crucial point now when I have to do more editing than writing, and ( Read more... )