everything’s up to date in kansas city

It might be sunny in San Diego, but it’s still winter in KC. Some highlights of MLA 2003:

  • Met Rowan Trilling-Hansen (aged 3 months) for the first time.
  • Ate a lot of fish.
  • Laughed a great deal at infantile jokes with my friends.
  • Attended a fascinating panel on Olaudah Equiano.
  • Watched a hummingbird at rest in a tree out by the bay.

Update: I met Steven Shaviro in a crosswalk as he and Chuck were on their way to get coffee. Shaviro has posted a handful of photos from the conference.

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