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For those whom I haven't told, I was offered a fellowship for my grad work at UT (Middle Eastern Studies MA program). Huzzah! They're paying me a stipend of $12,000 over the nine month academic year, and are also paying $4,000 of my tuition per semester, and paying for me to have medical insurance through the school if I want. That means I can ( Read more... ) -
I hate goodbyes.
One of my friends from the co-op left today for New Jersey. I'm gonna miss him a lot. He had the room next to Patrick's, so we all spent a lot of time together. I cooked a big dinner for the co-op on Saturday night as Mike's going-away dinner. Black beans and rice, vegetarian croquettas, tostones, fried bananas and lots of salsas and avocado. ( Read more... ) -
Whoo hoo!
Just received notification that I have been admitted into UT's Middle Eastern Studies MA program for the Fall of 2009. Very excited! I have missed academia terribly, and being admitted to UT means that I get to stay in Austin as well, which I very much wanted to do. Huzzah! -
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What Kind of Reader Are You?
Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane.
Dedicated Reader
Book Snob
Literate Good Citizen
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
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Daily Show weighs in on Gaza crisis...
The section with Michael Bloomberg ... oh my god, I nearly died ( Read more... ) -
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I haven't really trusted myself to post about the violence in Gaza over the last few days. I've been so horrified and distraught that I haven't had the words... and I'm also angry and what is known as "spoiling for a fight." I'll let these videos speak for themselves.
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RIP Jennifer Gale
Jennifer Gale, prominent Austin homeless citizen, dies
It makes me sadder than I can say that even in Austin, people can freeze to death from sleeping on the streets. So sad. -
Oh, ferfuckssake
A couple of pics taken at Canton's First Monday flea market over Thanksgiving. If you've never been to east Texas, these will give you some idea of what it's like. heh It's a miracle my siblings and I (and most of our friends) escaped relatively unscathed....
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Another poem
FLOWERS FOR THOSE YOU LOVE by Richard Brautigan
Butcher, baker, candlestick maker,
anybody can get VD,
including those you love.
Please see a doctor
if you think you've got it.
You'll feel better afterwards
and so will those you love.
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