the little things

Blog migration complete. Yes, I have other things to worry about at the moment, but what the hell.

I did spend the day - the past few days - dragging my feet with this lecture I have to give on Wednesday… and it’s slowly taking shape. I have this bad habit of getting too detail oriented and I’m thinking that the time-constraint (length of lecture, as well as the time I have left to actually write it) is going to force me to explain myself in generalities… and I think that is only a good thing at this point. I still think (hope) that it’s going to turn out to become something interesting. Got to wrap it up tomorrow so that I have time to practice it.

me

Originally uploaded by sa_ku_ra.

(originally posted 4/9/05)

Late night last night - should have been writing my lecture but I had to play with my camera. I’m not the most photogenic person (since I was … ten or so? before then, I was super-photogenic. Thanks to my dad I have loads of great childhood photos) so it should be interesting if I can take pics of myself that seem more… myself. I was actually shocked that I looked so worn out and tired. Age and grad school, I guess. But yeah, this seems more like me right now.

I have got to put away my camera until I’m done with my very important interview next week!

(originally posted 4/6/05)

I guess this is why the Neil Young song has been stuck in my head all day… I’m going to Ohio next week for a job interview. I’ve struck out so far with my academic search this year - though I interviewed with a few schools - but this possibility popped up over the past couple of days after not hearing anything from anyone for many weeks. I have a campus visit under my belt at a very similar institution, so I’m not as nervous as I was a few months ago. Since I was getting to the point of not expecting to be teaching come fall, this is like a bonus to me. I’m pretty excited to go and hope it all goes well.

I have to prepare a lecture, so I’m brainstorming about possible topics: I think I have something fun I can run with. The only drawback is the fact that I have to leave the house at 5AM the day of my visit to fly to Cleveland… and I have to be on performance mode not only for the lecture (scheduled for later in the afternoon) but basically all day through the usual barrage of meetings and interviews. That’s going to be a LONG day.

Felt exhausted the last couple of days, perhaps due to the adjustment with daylight savings. Think I’m gonna go to bed early tonight.

goodness, discipline, knowledge

Originally uploaded by sa_ku_ra.

(originally posted 4/4/05)

What I need (lots of it) to finish my fourth chapter in the next 3 weeks

But what an awesome upset of the mighty Ice Dogs! I might have to go to a game during Round Two.

Had a great day - got some work done, continued cleaning up the yard, and got some positive vibes for a prospective job for the fall. Didn’t get enough sleep, though!

its first true leaf

Originally uploaded by sa_ku_ra.

(originally posted 4/4/05)

a propos to the objective of this new blog… my tough, proud cucumber seedling. This was taken about a week ago. It is now double this size.

me

Originally uploaded by sa_ku_ra.

Testing the Flickr connection.

I was playing with the camera.

This is my second blog migration in a week.

Why do people start blogs? Or in this case, why do people re-start blogs? I had kept a blog for over an year now - while there were some ups and downs - I have been increasingly annoyed with its general tone, well, my “voice” for the past year. Too much whining, negative navel-gazing, unproductive distractions: continued evidence of my life in slo-mo (starting with the old blog title, which I’ve regretted for the past 10 months). I got sick of dragging around that shadow behind me constantly, even though I have to reconcile myself with my personal history, however unfortunate and stupid. Well… I can do that in my real life, I say - beginning a spanking new, fresh, personal space on the internet sounded like a great idea. So here I am, in a completely new virtual space. Enough purgatory, I’m moving onward and upward.