There’s still so much to do. With less than a month to go now, I still feel like I’ll never be ready. Yet, classes and plans are coming together, so I know all the hard work I’m doing now will pay off. It will. Seriously.
Archive | May, 2011
A Crisis of Interpretation
After September 11, 2001, the United States has arguably entered a continuum characterized by the capitalist drive to just do it. This is a zeitgeist that emphasizes action over thought — movement over contemplation. A trend toward anti-intellectualism had been growing since the last century, and the fact of terrorism seems to have been the final blow, toppling American thoughtfulness along with the twin towers.
Growing Up Digital (Redux)
I received my first computer when I graduated from high school: an Eagle PC. Instead of getting what I really wanted — an Apple Macintosh — I had to settle for a generic IBM clone.
London Journal 2011
Thus begins my newest journal, documenting my trip to London and other sites abroad in the summer of 2011.