Pearl: The Adventures of an American Academic in Paris

Catching up

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:27:50 -0800

Well, November is nearly done--thank God!--and so much has happened! I travelled to Albuquerque and New Orleans, again for student productions; in one case I was on the road for four days, in the other, five days. The trips were fine, even excel...

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Tuesday: the facts

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:30:50 -0700

Well, after my hopeful email about Tuesday night dinner out, I never went. Why? Because before I could get out of the house, I opened an incredibly damaging email about a situation in my department at My U. We are undergoing some internal process...

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Tuesday

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:53:40 -0700

Tuesday is the day I have established the ritual of taking myself out to dinner. So where to tonight, Pearl? I think... I'm going around the corner to Cafe Toulouse, a faux French bistro in my neighborhood that is within walking distance. They h...

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Bad news: one year later

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:52:32 -0700

Well, the weight I lost in Paris is back. It is not so much added pounds as a lack of firmness, so I am back to my familiar round plumpness. Sadly. Why? No walking. This is absolutely it. I changed my diet dramatically while in Paris and am sti...

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Boulder, Colorado

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:33:37 -0700

I am here for a conference in French history and gave a paper yesterday morning: early. Done... and done. It all went very well, including the power point pictures I used to illustrate my points. I am staying at a hotel that is not the conferenc...

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On the other hand...

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:07:19 -0700

Over on my Texas blog, I've been writing about the Texas State Fair, which I attended with friends last week, Butter sculptures, quilts, and fried foods. Go here to read all about it. I also wrote about my problems with AT&T's Customer Service, ...

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Fall break

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:51:22 -0700

Although Dallas in now way resembles "autumn" right now, My U is on its annual fall break. Which means a long weekend over Columbus Day. I am takignt he time to catch up on a/ grading, b/ housecleaning, c/ sleeping... not in that order, actually....

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On Campus

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:02:23 -0700

Hidden in the northwest corner of our campus is the law school. It has a lovely little quad in the middle as well as this interesting Grecian-like temple. Two years ago, one of our students used this is the setting for an independent produc...

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One Year Ago Today...

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:39:16 -0700

I was with my mum in Amsterdam, starting our four-day rock 'n' roll tour of that great city. Read it here. Photos of the day include: And my watercolor box... I should warn you that Mum and I are planning a trip driving down the California se...

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Julie & Julia

nobody@vox.com(Pearl in Paris) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:50:06 -0700

I finally saw Julie & Julia, the film made from the book by Julie Powell, which was in turn based on/drawn from her blog about Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. I loved it. Thoroughly entertaining, thoroughly delightful, very...

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