"guess i'm doing fine." -- beck
[ prologue | tuesday, i hopped in the shuttle for a ride over to the lewis ctr (for ceramics) and after i hopped in, the shuttle driver hopped out for a smoke break. she walked up and down the left side of the shuttle, and since i sitting near the back on the left side of the almost-empty shuttle, i had a pretty good view of the lady. she lit up, and starting puffing the cigarrette, and squinting her eyes. on one of her paces she opened her mouth to breath out and i saw that she was also simultaneously chewing on a blue piece of gum. immediately, my first thought was about the taste of old and expired minty gum, mixed in with the smoky freshness of a burnt cigarette. not so tasty. ]
lately i've been feeling pretty intellectually stimulated, which to me, is more satisfying than sex. i had this amazing hour-long conversation with dr. bauer about culture. about neo-tylorian thought, neo-boasian thought, redfield's ideas of "civilization as a thing" in reaction to the durkheimian call to "treat social facts as things." dr. bauer told me about all of these papers/books i should read to get a larger, fuller perspective on the treatment of culture through the ages. i borrowed a book from him called seven theories of religion and it includes some writings by e.b. tylor himself, and then some neo-tylorians. not to mention that today in great anthro class--which i'm really starting to get even more interested in-- we watched this video about bronislaw malinowski, who basically revolutionized modern anthropology by demonstrating the importance of long-term, specific fieldwork, including the importance of communicating with cultures through their own native tongue. (even though, he still called the natives "savages".)
i have a lot of reading i want to do, and it looks like i will be conducting a ceramic analysis research project whether i receive monies to do it, or not. and this i am excited about. its all happening....
last night i ran into sam, this really cool guy that was in my ayurveda class last year. it was really nice to see him, and i got his email address. today, i emailed him and told him we should hangout sometime and eat indian food or something.
today, me and becky went shopping for art supplies to work on improving this year's initiation. i am so happy and proud to be a part of axe. it truly is an awesome organization, and the feeling of brotherhood and friendship i get from my brothers--even at different schools--is awesome. for our rechartering banquet--which is a BIG DEAL--stanley proctor (of proctor & gamble!) who happens to be a brother and an alumnus of our school, is coming, and brothers and other alumni from the alpha, iota, and a couple other chapters are coming, too! i think some of this semester's pledges will be there also. plus, we get to dress all fancy schmancy. i'm so excited.
on another note, looking over to my desk, where the certificate i got from my best friends reads, "YOU DON'T DEAL DRUGS and we are so proud of you," just reminds me of how supported i feel by them. and how i know that i wouldn't be this far along, this successful, if it weren't for them. thank you all. you keep me going through my toughest times. because you're real.
lately i've been feeling pretty intellectually stimulated, which to me, is more satisfying than sex. i had this amazing hour-long conversation with dr. bauer about culture. about neo-tylorian thought, neo-boasian thought, redfield's ideas of "civilization as a thing" in reaction to the durkheimian call to "treat social facts as things." dr. bauer told me about all of these papers/books i should read to get a larger, fuller perspective on the treatment of culture through the ages. i borrowed a book from him called seven theories of religion and it includes some writings by e.b. tylor himself, and then some neo-tylorians. not to mention that today in great anthro class--which i'm really starting to get even more interested in-- we watched this video about bronislaw malinowski, who basically revolutionized modern anthropology by demonstrating the importance of long-term, specific fieldwork, including the importance of communicating with cultures through their own native tongue. (even though, he still called the natives "savages".)
i have a lot of reading i want to do, and it looks like i will be conducting a ceramic analysis research project whether i receive monies to do it, or not. and this i am excited about. its all happening....
last night i ran into sam, this really cool guy that was in my ayurveda class last year. it was really nice to see him, and i got his email address. today, i emailed him and told him we should hangout sometime and eat indian food or something.
today, me and becky went shopping for art supplies to work on improving this year's initiation. i am so happy and proud to be a part of axe. it truly is an awesome organization, and the feeling of brotherhood and friendship i get from my brothers--even at different schools--is awesome. for our rechartering banquet--which is a BIG DEAL--stanley proctor (of proctor & gamble!) who happens to be a brother and an alumnus of our school, is coming, and brothers and other alumni from the alpha, iota, and a couple other chapters are coming, too! i think some of this semester's pledges will be there also. plus, we get to dress all fancy schmancy. i'm so excited.
on another note, looking over to my desk, where the certificate i got from my best friends reads, "YOU DON'T DEAL DRUGS and we are so proud of you," just reminds me of how supported i feel by them. and how i know that i wouldn't be this far along, this successful, if it weren't for them. thank you all. you keep me going through my toughest times. because you're real.