I finally finished my thesis - which means graduation! The topic: Conversational Analysis of Instant Message Conversations. I’d love to hear any thoughts!

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

met with thesis advisor today. ever say really dumb things to really smart people? i proudly told her that i had put big words into my proposal, so it should be better. i also asked if she had a copy of a book that was in my references that i hadn’t had a chance to […]

i want to say that i have started a strict regiment of sit-ups. the sit-up part is true. however, i lost a 5 dolla bet about the meaning of the word regiment and its proper uses. remind me to never bet about words with the boyfriend, who literally used to walk around with a dictionary […]

once again, a great critical theorist. one norman fairclough. so, i wrote n. fairclough and thanked him for his generosity in positng free articles on the web. i mean, that’s class. and, it helps struggling students so much. he wrote back! i think his exact words were “glad to hear it…NLF.” i jumped around like […]

today was a test
japanese
a couple words i like now
kawaii +musukashi + honto + nomimashyoo ka
tonight was pupkin pie and nut brown ale
“not my most or least favorite” my dear