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The New Style
I'm moving. Not from Tuscaloosa - not yet, but from LiveJournal to Blogger. I could list a gadzillion reasons, but it's time. Past time. So friends, come see me at the NEW Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse. I'll be looking for you.
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Couches
I bought a couch today. It's a beautiful, gently used white leather couch from Rooms-to-Go. I paid next-to-nothing for it thanks to a Tuscaloosa tradition: departing students bequeath their belongings to continuing students. We do our best to make living here as comfortable as possible. One problem: I can't get it through the door ( Read more... ) -
Nut, the Goddess of the Sky
I used to post here all the time. Then I got busy, and I got out of the habit, and I moved, and I moved overseas, and, and, and...
I suppose it's too much to ask everyone to tell me what they've done for the past several years.
Why am I posting here again? That's a good question. I ask my students this questions all the time. Why did Faulkner write ( Read more... ) -
Google Yourself
You know how they say you should never Google yourself? They're wrong. While double-checking my CV, I discovered someone may have misappropriated something of mine. This is concerning, even annoying. I hope this doesn't turn into a deal, with lawyers and all, but it almost has to ( Read more... ) -
Interview
I got interviewed the other day. That was cool.
My interviewer turned out to be kinda famous. That was even cooler.
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Sh*t My Dad Says
[from a few months ago, while I was still in Liberia.]
ulitave: I caught some local bug.
dad: what's it's called?
ulitave: Puffy leg or puffy foot. The foot and lower leg tend to swell up, the skin turns colors and falls off, it's pretty gruesome.
dad: How do you get it?
ulitave: According to the traditional healer, someone put roots on my doorstep. I ( Read more... ) -
Contending with Du
Du is a concept by the Dan (Gio) people, but most of the 16 tribes of Liberia have a similar concept. Du (similar to chi) is the spirit behind everything - every person, every animal, every song, everything. Du belongs to the spiritual realm. Du is inherently original and authentic; whatever we see in the physical world is only a manifestation of ( Read more... )
