I finally just finished my grading that I was supposedly doing earlier in the week. One of my students wrote a fascinating essay on friendship. She argued that if people took her for granted as a friend, that was fine, because her goal was to be the best friend possible (this was after years of [...]
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Quick Note
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged friendship, hateship, joys of communication on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Juxta
Posted in Booooks, Uncategorized, tagged doris lessing, joys of communication, schizophrenia, this american life on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Dear Millicent,
I just woke up feeling rattled from having a dream where I was at a party and suffered the same minute embarrassments I do at real parties. In the dream I talked too much about my work, flirted poorly with an esteemed professor of my youth, and then my mom got mad at me [...]
Mad Men
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged belly dancing, dali, firecracker friends, joys of communication, orwell, sexism, spanx on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dearest Millicent,
I envy your belly-dancing. I have tried the art twice, both times lapsing into a gawky “isn’t this hilarious” stance in order to avert all eyes from my lack of rhythm or failed attempts at sensuality. Once was at a belly dance class at the YMCA where the teacher didn’t seem to understand that [...]
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