this brief article is ominous - internet censroship.
in my little world - in two weeks, my study of japanese will no longer be shaped by the confines of the jordan method. this method promises that one will spend many hours studying a language only to find they are incapable of conversing understanding japanese past […]

after 5 months of research and writing, i had my proposal meeting today. although i answered most of the questions, i am quite sure my body temperature was raised by some 10 degrees and least throughout the entire event and even now, i have a hard time remembering the details. the good news : it […]

art. there’s more info at Hello! Video (and neat videos, too).
to remember…june 2 - 7 pm - newspace

today wound up the linguistics conference. these last few days may have taught me more about the discipline than some entire quarters of study. it was just an incredible whirlwind of information and inspiration. today’s highlight was indeed pennycook’s plenary session on hip hop music worldwide. something about all of those linguists analyzing rap music […]

in a strange turn of events, the language in the new capitalism is now administered by one k. rae (that would be me). how did this happen, you may ask? i’ve been a voyeur on the list-serve for months. and, these folks have got it, you know. and, the incredible person in charge seems quite […]

I first saw the pictures here. Appalled…yes. Shocked…no. When people are called “vermin” and words like “eradicate” become o.k. to use about human beings, how can I be shocked that this sort of action follows?
This is what came in my mail today from the J. Kerry camp: “The images of abuse in a U.S. run […]

this day, the first day of our second year, is unfolding like one of those fly-eating plants (which i have secretly always longed for). ray is off to the tooth fairy (alright, poor guy, dentist) and i am heading to day 3 of the applied linguistic conference where i am feeling like i, too, have […]

this day, the first day of our second year, is unfolding like one of those fly-eating plants (which i have secretly always longed for). ray is off to the tooth fairy (alright, poor guy, dentist) and i am heading to day 3 of the applied linguistic conference where i am feeling like i, too, have […]

where’s all the time flying to anyhow? this weekend, i am missing the blue sky days outdoors for some linguisitics revelry indoors. i am hanin out at the marriot (in the basement, it appears) watching some of the great minds in linguistics. it’s been a treat thus far. i strikes me that i learn with […]