February 2012
5 posts
dammit self doubt and nervous breakdown, not yet, it’s only the third week of the semester
January 2012
3 posts
The SAAs
Next year I need to get in on an organized session, dammit.
Next year is Honolulu. Fuck.
In two years I need to get in on an organized session.
December 2011
26 posts
Ohio
it’s not so bad, after all.
(and I kind of miss it and wish I was here all the time, or at least closer)
living at elevation has made me a superhero
powers:
can run long and not get tired as quick
doesn’t get drunk on traditional drunk-inducing levels of alcohol
making snarky remarks about how humid everything is, and being constantly surprised at the amount of green around and all of the Ohio license plates
that’s all I’ve got
working paper title
Tawantinsuyu, Spain, and Portugal: Comparative Perspectives of Imperial Strategy in South America
possibly for LAII, possibly for HAHR
challenge us in football, we’ll probably lose
just don’t put us next to a barstool
almost done
so close
so close
so close
so close
this really seems more like an late 80's/early...
so I’ve been rewatching Star Trek: Enterprise and I’m at the part of season 2 where T’Pol gets raped forcibly mind melded by a v’tosh ka’tur and contracts AIDS pa’nar syndrome. and the Vulcan medical mission to the interspecies medical exchange conference refuse to give Dr. Phlox their research because only gays v’tosh ka’tur get AIDS pa’nar...
I'M KEVIN KURGIS AND I'M A LAWYER
sometimes, it’s the little things from home you miss, like the really terrible personal injury lawyer commercials.
John Green's tumblr: Why We Hate Tim Tebow →
qts:
fishingboatproceeds:
It’s not really about his religiosity, or even the way he uses his fame to evangelize. People, including me, are put off by Tebow because he is SINCERE, and cynical people dismiss all sincere worldviews, whether secular or religious.
Tebow exposes our cynicism. He is unafraid to care deeply and…
I disagree. What galls me is how Tebow is constantly referencing God;...
macklemore & grieves & brother ali & blue scholars & p.o.s & common market
indigenous black african complexity
is really interesting.
also I found a potential NAA study doing readings today. not sure if I will pursue it or not. I’ve got a lot of other stuff going on, but it’d be cool to undertake and write about.
November 2011
22 posts
if you're not in ANTH527 next monday, you'll be...
“… The city of Kerma became dominant during the Pharaonic Second Intermediate Period, but can be traced back to around 3000 BC, indicating it has strong, pre-egyptian roots. During the Second Intermediate Period, there is evidence of Egyptian abandonment of anything above the second cataract of the Nile, suggesting that Kerma reached its most powerful state during a time period when...
GRAHAMCONNAHAFRICANCIVILIZATIONSANARCHAEOLOGICALPER...
all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and no play is no good at all work and...
more thoughts on post-processualism
Ok, so if everything beyond observation is an inference, why not just go balls out and infer all the things? I mean adhering to the processual framework of “we can’t know that so we won’t guess” while still making guesses feels like Captain Janeway violating the prime directive… she only adheres to it when it disadvantages her, but breaks it for no god damn reason...
My assessment of the television show "Stephen Fry...
Never before has a show transitioned from talking about the shortcomings of our penal system, showing heart-wrenching scenes of parole board hearings, and illustrating the problem of homelessness in America to making jokes about sheep’s vaginas and deer shit so eloquently and efficaciously as this does.
My NSF essay statuses—
Proposed Research: Done and Submitted
Previous Research: Completed but needs some retooling
Personal Statement: First draft completed, needs polishing Done and Submitted
The end is so nigh right now
