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.
2003 MLA Round-Up
I’m nearly recovered from my adventures on the left coast just in time to start thinking about spring semester in specific detail. The temporal dislocation associated with air travel and the self-indulgence of dining out are still taking their toll…
New Year’s Eve
I’ve returned from the MLA adventure, and the Louisiana adventure before that, and the London adventure before that. I’m not, as Liz is, the kind of person who ordinarily prefers sleeping in her own bed, but after the better part of three weeks on the …