Friday, January 11, 2008
(12:00 AM) | Adam Kotsko:
Friday Afternoon Confessional: Amid Fears
I confess that I'm having trouble getting into exam preparation mode. I confess that I need to start working on a dissertation proposal. I confess that I got the typeset proofs for the Zizek book this week and so need to do the index soon. I confess that I need to eat more vegetables, particularly greens. I confess that I need a haircut.I confess that I sent an e-mail to someone through the online personals that made me seem like the absolute most boring person in the world. I confess that despite my internet addiction and despite the cultural associations surrounding aspiring academics, I am actually much better in face-to-face settings.
I confess that sometimes I just want to write, "Hi, we should meet -- we'd probably like each other," but don't think that would be very effective. You know how "busy" everyone is! They have to be discerning, even if the discernment process ends up being more or less random. I don't think that the hypothetical hipster makeover would help with this basic problem. I confess that actually dressing like a hipster would feel like wearing a Halloween costume -- which I hate to do.
I confess that on Thursday I mailed back a Netflix DVD without watching it. My goal in doing so was to get as many discs of The Wire as I could, as soon as possible. I confess that I woke up at 10:30 in the morning for reasons that are unclear to me, and knowing that the collection time for the nearest mailboxes is 10:00, I confess that I went directly to the post office specifically to expedite my Netflix viewing. I confess that I sometimes suspect them of purposely holding back on me due to my high volume, but I sincerely hope that they don't do it this time, so I can get two more discs of The Wire on Saturday.
