April 2011
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Past, Future glimpse and fade Through some slight spell, A gleam from yonder vale, Some far blue fell; And sympathies, how frail; In sound and smell!
- Early Spring, Alfred Lord Tennyson
"Nothing but time and a face that you'll lose"
Not quite at not being sorry or not regretful, but getting there.
YOUR EX-LOVER IS DEAD Stars, Set Yourself on Fire (2006)
God, that was strange to see you again Introduced by a friend of a friend Smiled and said, “Yes, I think we’ve met before” In that instant it started to pour Captured a taxi despite all the rain We drove in silence across Pont Champlain And all...
May 2009
8 posts
coming up
Posts on kotatsu construction commentary
Sapphire’s novel Push synopsis and commentary
Importing old entries
Tumblr does not offer a way of importing blog entries. I will be doing it manually with some of the older posts.
Short fiction: Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Last night, while avoiding the call of my thesis, I came across Yiyun Li’s short story about loneliness again. Gold Boy, Emerald Girl is a story about three people: a zoology professor, a librarian, and the professor’s son returning from the states. Although everyone can be considered a “catch” - they are all handsome and intelligent - they all suffer similarly from being...
In the Biomedical Library
Someone has fallen asleep in front of the computer and is snoring loudly.
Feelings about the job market and an unstable...
I can’t really tell whether the job market will be harder or not, since I didn’t bother with it when I graduated with my undergrad degree.
At any rate, as a graduate once more, it’s a new experience to search for jobs. I am more determined about it, which might help buoy my attitude in an uncertain economy.
April 2009
1 post
