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Flux Capaciting
I have come to the conclusion that time, much like age, is a state of mind. As though to compound the Billy Pilgrim-like feelings that I expressed earlier this week, Tufts has decided that today...
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Scene-Swapping
For reasons that may or may not have anything to do with a certain production of Twelfth Night which I’m currently working on (you should come see it, by the way), I’ve been putting a lot of thought...
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Back in the Saddle
Today, after much grumbling, grousing, self-bribery, and stalling, I finally climbed back in the research saddle. Okay, “finally” may be a bit overblown (I’ve only been gone for a week), but I could...
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Welcome to Hell
Tech week seems to have one of two effects on me: The desire to run aimlessly around the house waving my arms over my head in sheer terror because everything is wrong and nothing will ever be right...
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An Open Letter to New England
Dear New England, We seriously need to talk. Now, I know you have your quirks and I have mine. And I will grant, I am not always the easiest person to live with. But this passive-aggressive behavior...
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Some random mid-week thoughts
With Twelfth Night behind me, I’ve dived head first into an insane-o week. The midterms for the course I’m TAing have come due and are in the process of being graded. This process is otherwise known...
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I’m Back!
Alright, here we go. You may have noticed that I took a break last week. This was inspired by the fact that it was, in fact, Spring Break for us Jumbos. This is the problem with “breaks”: all they...
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Learning to Float
While I won’t be a real professor for some time yet, I have been a teacher many times in my life. When I was in my undergrad, I worked as a swim instructor/lifeguard. My father was a lifeguard. My...
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Pre-Conference Panic
At its best, conferencing is both draining and stressful. It’s also wonderful, horizon-broadening, and fun; but we cannot forget the fact that it involves many particulars which can be disruptive to...
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Notes from the Road
A few passing remarks about CDC 2013 composed from an airport because the minute I hit the ground in Boston I have to deal with the mess I left on my desk in order to accommodate being at this...
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Feelings, Nothing More than Feelings
Here’s something that folks don’t normally talk about: studying art can be extremely emotionally draining. Investing one’s full self into anything is draining. If you have a career which you are...
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Afterwards
It’s difficult to know what to say in the wake of tragedy. This kind of thing effects different people in different ways and, not being someone gifted/cursed with a great deal of empathy, it’s double...
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Finals und kein Ende
This morning: I had a conversation with Hamlet on twitter about Goethe while reading snippets from Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre about a character performing Hamlet. This sprang from my new favorite quote...
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Happy Birthday, Will!
Tuesday was Shakespeare’s “birthday”. I put “birthday” in quotation marks because, much like most things Shakespeare, we don’t know precisely when the man was born. Early modern birthing and burial...
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Writing
A tip: if at first you don’t succeed, re-analyze your plan of attack and try again. Over the weekend I tried desperately to get some work done on this one paper I’ve got looming. I did get one draft...
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School’s out for Summer
Yesterday, I attended the last class of my PhD. This isn’t to be confused with completing coursework (which won’t happen until my papers are all firmly nestled into the appropriate inboxes, a momentous...
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Say Goodbye to Hollywood
Over the weekend, I had the good fortune to work on Malarkey Films’ entry into Boston’s 48 hour film festival. Without giving too much away, I can tell you this: our movie was an action movie fairy...
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Crossing a Finish Line
Alright folks, I can tell you now, officially, with all certainty, that it’s over. I’ve completed all coursework for my PhD. I wish I could say that this momentous occasion feels as wonderful as it...
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Time Out
In honor of completing my coursework, I’m taking the week off. That means no work. None. Including blogging. The closest thing I’m getting to work this week is seeing some theatre. …and watching...
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Not a Doctor Yet
Hello, all. Having taken my break, I’m back in the game today. I hit the ground running with some Brockett and Hildy (as any good Drama comps taker should) and proceeded onto some reading about...
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