West of the Moon

Archive for January, 2009

island of snow.

Looking out the window, Manhattan is gone–the whole rest of the world is gone, covered in a blanket of snow clouds and fog, and we’re floating on a little island, here in Brooklyn. Today was a quiet day, mixed between working and taking care of myself.  Spent the morning grading while watching Battlestar Galactica, a [...]

city lights.

I’d like to take less blurry pictures.  Working on it.

sunnier days.

For the last couple of months, I haven’t been able to find the cable for my digital camera.  I found it recently, in a very obvious place, and no I don’t want to talk about how I could lose an item that was in a very obvious place.  The point is, I found it, and [...]

curtain.

historical work.

The annual meeting of the AHA was, as I’d suspected it might be, much more pleasant for me this year than previous years.  I spent a lot of time in the book room, saw a lot of grad school friends (most of whom had interviews! hooray!), and got some grading done.  (Most of the grading [...]

The Post-Christmas Bedford Avenue Blues.

Frohe Tötentannenbäumenabfallentsorgungtag 2009!  (cf. Jackie M.)

natural history.

It turns out that dinosaur nuggets are not unlike chocolate rabbits, in that it’s a lot of fun to eat their heads first.

wee subway people.

Seeds.

Happy New Year!