Monthly Archives: April 2012

Saturday: How the Other Half Lives (p. 1-11)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by theoditsek

The good doctor Henry Perowne, our hero, wakes up unseasonably early, walks over to the window, and takes in his surroundings. That particular façade is a reconstruction, a pastiche—wartime Fitzrovia took some hits from the Luftwaffe—and right behind is the … Continue reading →

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Why “Saturday” Sucks: A Deconstruction

Posted on April 26, 2012 by theoditsek

Why does this exist? Because Saturday is, objectively, a pile of crap, a heaping mound of neoliberal white supremacist propaganda penned by a neoliberal white supremacist author. You mean that nice British chap responsible for Atonement? The one who won … Continue reading →

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In Which a Schedule is Developed

Posted on April 18, 2012 by theoditsek

…and hopefully followed. I have a considerable (for me) archive of posts documenting my visits to Australia and Japan, and I’m also two-thirds through a deconstruction of Ian McEwan’s Saturday. So I was thinking of doing the travel stuff on … Continue reading →

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Where I’m Moving

Posted on April 16, 2012 by theoditsek

The multiverse of possibilities re: grad school resolved themselves to one concrete certainty faster than I thought. In five weeks I will have exchanged the backwoods of Pennsyltucky for the backwoods of East Central Indiana.

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 10

Posted on April 15, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 28: The right gear can make or break your trip. What is your favorite/must-have gear item? Apart from aforesaid iPod and camera, I cannot go anywhere without my passport. What can I say; I don’t have any other photo … Continue reading →

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 9

Posted on April 14, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 25: Family shapes who we are, but sometimes the family we create plays a bigger role in our lives than the one we were born into. Tell a story about how either of your “families” have impacted your life … Continue reading →

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 8

Posted on April 13, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 22: The word travel comes from a French word meaning “work” and sometimes, getting there is work. Between crowded buses, long airline delays, overnight trains and crazy rickshaw rides, transportation can be stressful, but it can also be a … Continue reading →

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 7

Posted on April 12, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 19: Some places have the power to make even the most die-hard agnostic reconsider their position. Have you ever been in a place where you felt more alive or more connected to nature, the universe, or a higher power … Continue reading →

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 6

Posted on April 11, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 16: Mental baggage can weigh us down as much as physical baggage when we travel. How do you travel lightly – either emotionally or physically? I don’t, that’s how. But that doesn’t mean I’m not working on it. [I … Continue reading →

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30-Day Travel Challenge, Pt. 5

Posted on April 10, 2012 by theoditsek

Day 13: For some people, no matter how much they love traveling, there’s always no place like home. Other travelers make their homes wherever they happen to be. Tell us about your home – where is it and why do … Continue reading →

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