happy halloween. this looks like my cat but is not my cat. i would not dress my cat up like this. meaning, my cat would not allow me to dress him up like this. also, i don't actually have my cat here in brooklyn and my sisters would say that he's not really "my cat" anymore.

meowl.


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"While known as a painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer, Leonardo da Vinci was the first to record that the number of rings in the cross-section of a tree trunk reveals its age. He also discovered that the width between the rings indicates the annual moisture. He could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. Despite his ( Read more... )

being back in grad school makes me feel like i should start using livejournal again. i don't know exactly why - though i think it's probably something to do with an (over)emphasis on self-reflexivity. something to do with this essay by michel-rolph trouillot, talking about how the field of anthropology has become so self-critical in its reflection ( Read more... )

pinochet died!!!

keanu reeves was born in beirut? why did i not know this? is he lebanese? no! right? what was he doing there? or, rather, what was his mother doing there when she gave birth ( Read more... )

Sekine is a brand of bicycle. It's also the brand name of high-quality hairbrushes. It's also the name of a river, a school, a swimming pool, a bridge, and a street near my grandparents' house in Tokyo ( Read more... )

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i am in love with uruguay. ours is a love affair that began only this morning, so perhaps i am being rash. i arrived on a ferry from buenos aires. but it has been a lovely day. the beach had the best sand and a dog that galloped about who we named teda. yes, i really have a good feeling about this one. i also fell for argentina. we had three ( Read more... )