Sordid Blog

Here’s the last thing I learned in EL that I’m going to share, which is really more a “remembered” than a “learned”: the families we make are powerful and important. I’ve spent a week with Matt and Trav, and while I knew, deep down, that they were important to me as people (and as students [...]

The third thing I’ve learned on my trip to MSU/East Lansing is this: I’m too old to hang out with graduate students! Oy vey! These folks stay up until 1:00 or 2:00 or, heaven forbid, 3:00 a.m. and then pop up in the morning to go do things like teach or present papers at conferences.  [...]

Here’s the first thing I’ve learned in East Lansing: I miss graduate school.  A lot! I spent most of yesterday and all of today on the campus of Michigan State, which is really quite beautiful, even on overcast and rainy days. I’ve eavesdropped on classes, spent several hours in the Writing Center listening to tutors [...]

I’m now one day in to my visit to East Lansing, MI, for Feminisms & Rhetorics.  Terribly excited about this trip, largely because I get to spend a whole week with two of my favorite people, Trav and Matt. Despite the joy of a week with these two, and dear-hearts from MSU to boot, I’m [...]

I really can’t think of anything about the trip to San Francisco that has been bad.  Somethings have been a little disappointment, but you know, did I really expect that I’d have free massage services at my hotel? Meetings on Thursday, parties; sessions this morning, chairing and responding to a brilliant and wonderful session with [...]

It’s been far too long since my last post.  Ugh.  School has had me so busy lately that I’ve just not been able to get any writing done for myself, or for personal pleasure, or for Susie’s pleasure since she’s the only one who reads my blog anymore.  And why would anyone read my blog [...]

Walking past the Windsor Court Hotel and thinking how empty NOLA seems right now without Thomas, Shelby, and Julia … oh that’s wonder scones w/ clotted cream.

A bumpy plane ride through stormy skies was ultimately not that interesting, though the leather seats on the ExpressJet did NOT breathe and my back was a sweat-rag when we finally landed.  Of course, that was helped tremendously by the instant humidity upon disembarkation.
Fun to be back in NOLA, especially since last time, I was [...]

When the clock strikes 5:30 a.m., I’ll be waking to shower and head to NYC until Sunday … first time I’ve ever stayed on Broadway in the heart of Times Square. Not the sort of place I’ve every really wanted to stay, but I chose it because of its convenience to the conference events [...]

It ain’t good right now. Not that I’m not looking forward to the trip to the city on Wednesday for NCTE/NWP, or that I’m not looking forward to seeing friends, or that I’m not eager to conduct my presentation on Friday … But this stage-hands strike has me in a tizzie. I was [...]