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Drunk on a world served straight: through the lens of a travel junkie, movie slut, foodie, music lover (no country twang please), queer liberal, English prof.

November 2008


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Fall Semester Countdown

Sunday, 30 November 2008 8:54 A GMT-07
Only two weeks left for the fall semester, and it's time for that old bulleted list of stuff to get done.Respond to a set of visual analysis essaysGrade a set of argument essaysGrade a set of visual analysis essaysGrade a set of comp portfoliosGr
Amy Braziller

Wii Fun

Saturday, 29 November 2008 10:51 P GMT-07
It's been quite awhile, or so it seemed this weekend, since I've played with my Wii. When I first got it, it was nonstop with Golf or Super Mario Galaxy. Eventually, with the start of this crazy semester, the Wii became silent. This weekend,
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Australia--a quick review

Friday, 28 November 2008 9:22 P GMT-07
Usually I don't go for the Hollywood epic--too hetero shmaltzy trying to jerk the tears out with the big screen. Even though the Jackman/Kidman love chemistry meets some of the hetero shmaltzy definition, Australia redeems itself with beautiful c
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Thanksgiving Exhaustion

Thursday, 27 November 2008 11:53 P GMT-07
Plenty to write, but not much time. Food turned out great, even if the timing ended being off by almost two hours. Seriously, me brain is tired, my feet are killing me (how do people have jobs that require them to stand for hours and hours?), and I w
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Thanksgiving Menu

Wednesday, 26 November 2008 10:26 A GMT-07
After a lot of pondering, along with surveying the contents of my fridge and yesterday's veggie haul, here is the bountiful feast menu.TurkeySourdough stuffing with apples, mushrooms, celery, and onions (cooked inside the turkey)Sourdough stuffin
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Things I'm Tired Of

Tuesday, 25 November 2008 10:07 P GMT-07
My litany of all the work I have to doConstant gloom of economic newsPeople I know suffering from cancerFeeling cold when the sun goes downBut even with the list, I am looking forward to a few days where I can disconnect from work some, have a break,
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To Do List Update

Monday, 24 November 2008 9:59 P GMT-07
Below was my ridiculous goal for today. Here's an update of what actually got accomplished.Finish responding to a batch of argumentative essays (1/4 done so far)Almost all finished. I ended up not doing two because of things I still need from the
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My Impossible To Do List

Sunday, 23 November 2008 7:57 P GMT-07
Before Tuesday afternoon, I somehow need to accomplish the following:Finish responding to a batch of argumentative essays (1/4 done so far)Grade several narrative essaysRespond to about 18 short storiesWrite a letter of recommendation for a student t
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Oh happy day

Saturday, 22 November 2008 8:57 P GMT-07
After a nerve wracking week, I finally feel that I have begun to recover from a week that should be forgotten. Today proved to be a fabuous day for the following reasons:No alarm, waking actually early with plenty of time to linger in bed over coffee
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Surreal Day

Friday, 21 November 2008 9:22 P GMT-07
Perhaps it's the fogginess of my car, seats and floor damp from a thorough cleaning, that characterizes the day. While driving down to the film festival I found out that a former colleague of mine, Walter Nelson, died after struggling with illnes
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Last Night's Film

Thursday, 20 November 2008 9:29 P GMT-07
Megalopolis is a beautifully filmed documentary. The strength is not only in the cinematography (blurs of Tokyo trains, octopus-like freeways in L.A., the dessert of Cairo's pyramids), but its concept--a vision of six huge 21st century cities (Ca
Category: Movies
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Film Catch-up

Wednesday, 19 November 2008 10:48 P GMT-07
Even amidst all the school craziness, I have been managing a steady diet of films at the Denver International Film Festival. Here's a brief review of the films.Lord God Bird Nope I'm not a birder, although I do imagine it to be a rather cool
Category: Movies
Amy Braziller

Why not to take over a class in the middle of the semester

Tuesday, 18 November 2008 10:15 P GMT-07
It complicates the workloadYou never really get to establish community with studentsYou begin in the middle without knowledge of the beats that came before Playing catch-up never quite worksPlease feel free to add on to this list
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Peasant Kale Soup

Monday, 17 November 2008 10:35 P GMT-07
The weekend again brought a round of soup making due to the surplus of veggies. Again I made a fresh batch of vegetable stock to use as the base for the soup.1 batch of kale1/2 batch of Tuscan kale1 batch of swiss chard (I had a rainbow variety)4 clo
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No energy

Sunday, 16 November 2008 8:43 P GMT-07
I know I have made a commitment to blog daily, so this is a cop-out blog, one that merely satisfies the requirement of a blog. But I am worn out from a hectic weekend, with few words to convey at the moment. Forthcoming will be at least short reviews
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An Eclectic Day

Saturday, 15 November 2008 9:31 A GMT-07
My days don't seem to follow any particular pattern, mostly a ramble of the different ways my mind travels. Today is characteristic of just such a day. I got up early (seems to be a pattern lately, waking up by 7am without an alarm) and decided t
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DIFF First Films

Friday, 14 November 2008 7:16 A GMT-07
Tonight was my first night at the Denver International Film Festival. and as usual, the films
Category: Movies
Amy Braziller

Taking Action

Thursday, 13 November 2008 9:33 P GMT-07
This morning I woke up energized to do something more active to fight against all the anti-gay hate. I did some research to find out what companies tend to support anti-gay measures. I ended up coming across the Human Rights Campaign 2008 Buying For
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Time for a revolution

Wednesday, 12 November 2008 9:00 P GMT-07
After reading Dan Savage's editorial in today's New York Times, "Anti-Gay, Anti-Family," I became angry again about the hate that continues to exist as an agenda run by social conservatives. With lots of funding, the Mormons (along
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$1.99

Tuesday, 11 November 2008 9:47 P GMT-07
Need I say more. It's ridiculous that I celebrate now when gas is below $2.00 gallon. No longer does it ring up to $45. Tonight just a bit over $20--woohoo. Simple rewards for a long day.
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Exhausting Days

Monday, 10 November 2008 9:45 P GMT-07
I long for the leisure of summer, even if most of the past summer days were filled with work on the textbook. My days seem so long lately, with work running well into the evening. I'm not bitching, just feeling a sense that my days are way too lo
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The done and undone

Sunday, 9 November 2008 8:40 P GMT-07
Once again a busy weekend rears its head and with the night falling quickly, I am between the done and undone. N and i had an ambitious weekend planned, including a vast amount of housework on top of other work. Both of us did not make our goals, but
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Pumpkin Peanut Soup

Saturday, 8 November 2008 11:18 P GMT-07
Still unable to settle down to any work after a 5 day very long week, so I figured I'd do a bit of cooking in between a bunch of yardwork with N today.I made another batch of vegetable stock with the tops/ends of all the veggies, finishing off th
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Thinking of Food

Friday, 7 November 2008 9:01 P GMT-07
With the weekend approaching, it's time to ponder what to do with the veggies that are all over the fridge. Between the last two weeks I have potatoes, spinach, leeks, spring onions, cauliflower, broccoli, different kinds of kale, beets, pumpkin,
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Time

Thursday, 6 November 2008 10:15 P GMT-07
Why I thought I could write a blog a day with so much going on is just indicative of my impetuous nature. In the moment, it sounded good. A way to get a steady rhythm of writing back (not that I don't have a steady rhythm of writing with the text
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