A “child of Asia”.
I have wrapped up my last meeting of the day. I skip the metro to take a long, slow walk back to my hotel. I walk past several eateries. Suddenly, […]
Six first impressions of the US.
Phoenix is basically Western Australia with cacti. – As punishment for being Internet researchers we now have to dine in the desert. It’s like academic Survivor. – These are so […]
Politics, everyday life, and habitus.
After having spent ten days closely following political rallies and campaigns while tracking social media discourse out of academic interest, I took to the polls on Friday morning to cast […]
Political rallies and the tactility of collective effervescence.
I’m in the stands at a sports stadium watching a […]
Academic precarity and transient intimacies in 28 Tweets.
A series of brainfarts about the most memorable ten-minute cab […]
Bob.
“Weber is overrated. The only good thing he wrote was the Protestant Ethic. That really impacted society, how we thought about life. Every thing else was forgettable. He was a […]
Kids say the darndest things
Germaine: “Aunty Crystal, so when you graduate you are going to be a doctor?” Sheryl: “Can you cure people?” Megan: “Huh you’re going to be a doctor? Then you must […]
Grandmotherly Folklore
My grandmother is a woman of many stories. If you spend an afternoon with her negotiating Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew, or Hakka, she might even go into what she was wearing […]
机场安慰
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Brainfarts on a dramatic but totally professional and non-chaotic flight.
29Sep14, 23xxhrs. Live monologuing to myself on the Notes App […]
Fairy godmother, agony aunt, companion.
Some times, working the 0215hrs shift is like being a fairy godmother, agony aunt, and companion all at once… while juggling shelving, printing, scanning, document delivery, and manning the reception […]
0215-0745hrs.
Here is a sneak peak into my day as 24/7 Postgraduate After Hours Librarian in the Reid Library. Yes, we are the warriors who keep your dearest Reid running round-the-clock […]
WISHCRYS 