Eid Mubarak! Despite all of my curmudgeonly grumblings about how we should just accept that we’re in the 21st century, there is something exciting about not knowing when Eid will be until the night before, and hearing the reports roll … Continue reading
This morning, while procrastinating working diligently on job materials (specifically, a sample syllabus), I came across this the New York Times blog post about “the value of a tattoo in higher education”. Finding it somewhat relevant to the work I … Continue reading
i. maternity clothes.my pregnant body is clothed, both figuratively and literally, in the good wishes of my friends. literally: i walk around in shirts from maggie and jenny, pants from mary catherine, skirts and dresses from friends i made on … Continue reading
today didn’t start out promisingly: i awoke with the cold i knew i was coming, and i had to go spend a whole day at a conference at which i was forced to present (for my fellowship). so i was … Continue reading
yesterday on my way to school, a mom and her one-year old daughter got on the train at 59th street. they sat next to me, and i couldn’t get over the way that the baby was just like a slightly … Continue reading
my altogether-too-sparse crocuses emerged this weekend. i bought these heirloom bulbs years ago now, and i don’t know what possessed me because they were so expensive and i was living on such a strict budget that i didn’t have enough … Continue reading
