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Weekly Journal Entry #1666 Jan. 6, 2008 - Jan. 12, 2008

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Daily Journal Entry #11695 01/06/08 Sun

Went to eat breakfast at the scary McDonald's in downtown Dallas with Matt and Jacqui, then started my trip home to Champaign. I left around 11 a.m. and got to Champaign at about 1 a.m., which wasn't bad considering my trip to Texas. I listened to some Slate podcasts on the way home, and enjoyed seeing my subjectivity reflected in their mention of Sarte and David Lynch. My tribe is out there.
I was finally able to pick up some presents that had been waiting for me when I got to my dorm. I got Rant from Chris, and Paprika and a digital voice recorder from Yvette et al.

Daily Journal Entry #11696 01/07/08 Mon

Lots of time on the Internet: feeds and chatting. The only significant and coherent activity I participated in was to look at microphones online. I also discovered two new terms: Electric News Gathering (ENG) and Electronic Field Production (EFP). In the evening I went to El Charro for dinner and their tacos were excellent. I opened a gift from Rosanne on the way there, and found that she got me a wonderful black thong with hot pink writing that says, "Mrs. George Michael."

Daily Journal Entry #11697 01/08/08 Tue

Helped Carolyn find another word for "bidirectional." I decided that reciprocal captured the relationship between humans and nature she was trying to get at best.
Sent my unused copy of XP to Chris and got a Pilot Precise retractable .05 mm needle point pen at the Art Coop.
Went to Cafe Kopi in the evening to eat dinner and write about pleasure. I got an open faced turkey and brie sandwich.
After Kopi I walked across the street to read at The Blind Pig, ran into some friends, and talked to them about Boellstorff's The Gay Archipelago. They were playing great music, like James Brown and Curtis Mayfield ("Pusher Man"). When everyone left I did a little bit of reading while finishing up my Young's Double Chocolate Stout (so delicious).
Told Marylee that the Rilo Kiley song I Never reminds me of Freddy Fender's Wasted Days and Wasted Nights.

Daily Journal Entry #11698 01/09/08 Wed

Stayed in my room all day and picked up when I wasn't on the Internet.
I think I may be switching from my Pilot Dr. Grip Gel to the Pilot Precise retractable .05 mm needle point pen as my main pen. I have trouble writing on surfaces sometimes, either because they are slick from being touched or because I am not writing on a hard surface. It is a bittersweet decision that, at the moment, is more bitter than sweet.
Read a little of Mexico Profundo by Batalla while rummaging and it was pleasant to see how he thought at certain points. On pages 41-42 he says, "A basic causal factor in cultural diversity is the land base. Geographical variation, without being an absolute determinant of cultural differences, without doubt underlies many distinguishing characteristics of regional lifeways," which reminds me of Diamond's argument in Guns, Germs, and Steel, as well as Becker's notion that "everything has to be someplace." On page 54 he is critical of the fact that all of the Indian materials in the National Museum of Anthropology in Chapultepec Park are on the second floor, "[Since] many visitors do not go through those rooms, because of fatigue or lack of interest, both factors [being] directly related to the layout of the Museum space," which reminds me of my own emphasis on pleasure when considering the human construction and experience of a space.

Daily Journal Entry #11699 01/10/08 Thu

Daily Journal Entry #11700 01/11/08 Fri

Finally sent my pony tail off to Locks of Love. Only took me five years.
Looked around Jane Addams Book Shop, which is "a full-service antiquarian bookstore."
Emo haircut at Ippatsu.
Caught up on Weeds (surprised by the philosophical Mexican in the finale, and also left wondering if the series would continue).
Pen sadness mitigated by figuring out that I could put the Precise cartridge in the Dr. Grip shell.

Daily Journal Entry #11701 01/12/08 Sat

Worked on my journal and caught up on feeds.
Went to Ricky's to watch Touch of Evil. It was funny and ironic to see Charlton Heston play a Mexican. Though, I didn't have a strong response to this, or the way that Mexicans were represented in the film more generally. The movie itself was just okay, though Welles's performance was quite humorous.