I don’t cry very often. Even during last semester, which was hard and miserable and lonely and made me feel completely unsure of myself and my abilities as a student, teacher, and scholar, I only actually cried a couple of times. However. I find myself, the older I get, the more apt I am to …
The semester is going better than last. I just got back from presenting a paper at the Comparative Drama Conference in Los Angeles and had a blast while there, but fell a bit behind in my work, so this is going to be a busy couple of weeks. Who am I kidding, it’s going to …
My dad sent me this picture from some old University of Rhode Island yearbook. Somehow, I’m not a young man any more. How’d that happen? Oh, right. Time. I had a huge crush on Beth Corets back then and we would occasionally and idly talk about running off to Ireland where she would bake bread …
I’ve been pretty damn busy. No surprise there, considering that I’m in a PhD program. What I didn’t expect is just how lonely I am without Erin, Cassie, and Piper to live with, my friend Jen to share dinners with, and a sense of community, even it it was small. Many of you may know …
Wherein I read “The Night Dream” by Archibald MacLeish
Today was my last day as a temp for the foreseeable future. Over the next two weeks, I’m getting ready for my move to Pittsburgh and then, once there, I will probably just lay low before school starts, put together the syllabus for my Intro to Performance class (the first time I’m teaching performance, so …
I will be doing an exceedingly rare live performance of my song cycle “Paradise Falls: The Legend of Steve” at tonight’s Blood from a Turnip. Show starts at 10 pm. Tickets are $5. Considering I’m moving out of RI to pursue my PhD, this is probably my last performance in RI for years and years. …
Earth From Mars, originally uploaded by NASA Goddard Photo and Video. Perspective.