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I teach French.

I will never cure cancer. I will never be the first female president. I will not argue essential court cases or invent a new car. I won’t make enough money to have multiple houses or get involved in inside trader … Continue reading

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We weren’t made to starve in fig trees.

Remember how I’m a commitaphobe? Well this semester has been especially painful for my indecisive self because this is the last semester of my MA which means… picking a thesis topic. Even though I selected the extra class/ shorter thesis … Continue reading

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PROCRASTINATION, Fall 2012 Edition.

Ways to put off doing work during the final weeks of the semester: Make soup. Put up Christmas tree. Instagram pictures of books spread out. Craft witty facebook statuses. Constantly try to get a better seat at the Capital Hill … Continue reading

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Deception, Frustrated Desire, Nothingness: THIS IS PROUST

In 15 minutes, I have my final exam for my Proust class. Which obviously means that it is time for “Quotes from my notes on Proust II.”  (See part I, the midterm edition, here.) After all that happy love on … Continue reading

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Anguish, suffering, deception, separation: This is Proust.

I am supposed to be studying for my Proust midterm that starts in 45 minutes, but I was instead wasting time on Pinterest (totally legitimate precursor to studying). I came across this and I love it: However, I am skeptical … Continue reading

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NASHVILLE*

Sometimes weekends are for fun, sometimes they are for work, and occasionally those two things happen to be the same thing. Such was the case last weekend when I was… ….for a graduate conference and also got to spend the … Continue reading

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Reality hits like a stack of Proust

Chances are, if you have been reading this lately, you have two emotions: “Hey, it’s kind of fun reading these daily posts since Hannah used to post only once a week … And those pictures are kind of cool… Aww, … Continue reading

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Gravity gets me down

Hi, my name’s Hannah, and I just can’t seem to master that thing called walking. I fall a lot. Maybe it is a tall thing, that whole further from the center of gravity reality, but whatever the case, I fall, … Continue reading

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First World Problems

Hi, my name’s Hannah and I have first world problems. The reality of my situation truly struck me last fall when my computer was stolen. My darling, tiny, perfectly delicate, new, purchased for a steal, Macbook air. Was stolen. From … Continue reading

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La Carte de Tendre: The Map of Love

I would like to say that I have spent the last week giggling blissfully about being engaged and starting to plan my wedding. Ok, so actually that would be true. Unfortunately, what I should have been doing ALL last weekend … Continue reading

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