Monthly Archives: October 2004

lost in time

switching from daylight savings time back to normal time always causes my internal clock to be sort of confused. today seemed to drag on forever but at least i managed to look up the scenes of the sci fi films … Continue reading

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halloween in europe

what is the sudden hype with Halloween here in good ol’ Europe? don’t get me wrong, i have nothing against Halloween, it surely is a great festivity and an American tradition. so here is what bothers me: why do we … Continue reading

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j’ai mal à la tête

i am supposed to give an one hour presentation about my thesis next wednesday. so i really wanted to get down to business today and start working on the powerpoint slides and stuff. unfortunately, i woke up with a splitting … Continue reading

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life after…

actually i am making plans what to do after graduation. i expect to be unemployed for a while, so i guess i will be writing letters of application. i find actually some solace in the fact that many young academics … Continue reading

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yet another amazon raid…

i am going shooo-ooooping. some of you may have already noticed: each time i feel sort of fed up with my thesis (or any matter related to it) i usually raid amazon.de. i am in the middle of reworking my … Continue reading

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room raiders

today i found yet another example of the so-called “perverse landscape of the media”. again, a show of MTV managed to catch my attention while channel-surfing. it is called “Room Raiders” and took “socially accepted voyeurism” to the next level. … Continue reading

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drive thru…

i am supposed to be of full energy since my head cold is almost gone, but somehow i am still tired. i drove 135 km today for a meeting that lasted 10 minutes. it was worth it in the end, … Continue reading

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the french factor

as i was reviewing the chapter on the key principles of Lacanian psychoanalysis today i had a revelation! i suddenly realized why i am learning French. it is not to understand Lacan better but to fill my lack. it was … Continue reading

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head cold

my productivity is sort of limited right now because i came down with a full-blown head cold. (no, i do not think it was triggered by the flu shot… i figure i must have caught the bug in the waiting … Continue reading

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le journal sur tv5

i enjoy watching “le journal” (i.e. the news) on tv5 as i mentioned a few days ago. usually i do not like watching the news because the anchors are mostly middle-aged men or women. but tv5 is different — big … Continue reading

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