It took me longer than expected to finish reading my prof’s book because it turned out to be too enjoyable to skim.
Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburo, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religion in Japan
Categories: edjukashun
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- 8 . September . 2009 – 12:58 pm
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- By CP
They’ve added a class on Religion in Modern Asia which is, obviously, right up my alley. Regretfully (because it looks like a really cool class), I’ve had to drop Visual Evidence in Modern China for this. However, as a result of the reading assignment (just spent a couple days reading 100+ pages on visual culture), [...]
Categories: miscellany
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- 7 . September . 2009 – 10:51 am
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- By CP
Registered for classes this morning.
ANS390 Readings in Modern East Asia – Stalker
(required proseminar for new grad students in East Asian studies)
ANS385 Visual Evidence in Modern China – Tsai
(related to my field as it concerns ‘reading’ a variety of visual media)
JPN320K Readings in Modern Japanese, Intermediate Level – Aida
(3rd year Japanese, semester 1)
I’ll also be TA’ing [...]
Categories: edjukashun
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- 20 . August . 2009 – 1:18 pm
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- By CP
It’s official – I got my diploma today.
© 2009 Flash Photography
Categories: edjukashun, gradjumaketed
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- 20 . June . 2009 – 6:58 pm
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- By CP
(The last one will be once I have the diploma actually in hand.)
Got my official grade report, and it appears that not only did Genji to Godzilla go in as for-credit and not pass/fail, resulting in an A for the course, but I also somehow managed an A in the Sufism class. So that means [...]
Categories: edjukashun, gradjumaketed
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- 28 . May . 2009 – 6:17 pm
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- By CP
I don’t seem to have the Comficker or whatever it’s called, but something made Kaspersky cack three times in a row. =:-O
The computer suddenly rebooted out of the clear blue yesterday morning. In the evening, Kaspersky reported that protection was turned off, and that some components were corrupt and needed to be reinstalled — [...]
Categories: breakdown
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- 2 . April . 2009 – 1:51 pm
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- By CP
March 6, 2009
Dear Mr. Feldman,
I am pleased to tell you that you have been admitted to the Graduate
School of The University of Texas at Austin for advanced study in Asian
Cultures and Languages. Your admission is for the Fall 2009 semester.
[. . .]
I welcome you to the Graduate School and I wish you well in your [...]
Categories: edjukashun
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- 12 . March . 2009 – 9:07 pm
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- By CP
Finally off the damn crutches!
Now I need a snazzy cane — maybe one with a sword in it. Or a flask.
Categories: this daily life
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- 3 . February . 2009 – 2:52 pm
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- By CP