Author Archives: Wilbur

(remembering March 20th, 2003) Our president launched this war with the promise to the Iraqi people of “no more torture chambers and rape rooms. The tyrant will soon be gone.” Robert Scheer: When We’re the Evildoers in Iraq Now at … Continue reading →

Out of all the professors Ive met at UL, there are only a few that I would care to keep in touch with after I am finished with my MA Thesis. Ian Kinsella: Instructor of courses based in English and … Continue reading →

Well Ive gone and done it. I did a comestic change to the website. I would like some feedback as to the sight especially about the new navigation menu. Is it to complicated? Too hard to read? I might never … Continue reading →

A good friend of mine, Shai, reminded me that today we should remember the Armenian Genocide. He asks that we light a candle in remembrance of the innocent civilians who were murdered in Ottoman Turkey between the years 1890 – … Continue reading →

First off, I successfully passed my MA Comps. This means I only have to complete and defend my Thesis to finish. Last week was pretty rough. Tuesday morning I came home from work coughing my throat sore. I took some … Continue reading →

I remember stuttering flashes of moments which are faintly illuminated by her wit, her humor, her smile, and even her stubborness. I remember sitting in the small brightly lit kitchen with grandfather and her, eating dinner, amazed by the pride … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I take my MA comps. I will know positively whether I have what it takes to get my Phd or pursue anything in academic studies. I am scared. I havent studied enough or worked hard enough the past 2 … Continue reading →

blahblah blahblahblah blah blahblah I blah blah blah soliloquy blah blah blah im tired 4 days till comps i want to be a fry cook at McDonald’s. fuck im tired wilbur

As I try to scramble to complete everything, I think of all the times I slept or visited with friend or watched a movie with Amanda and David or did anything which did not concern itself with my degree and … Continue reading →

Well its been an interesting few days. I was informed that April 15th I must turn in my COMPLETED thesis. *gulp* I guess I need to get off my lazy butt and finish it. Little under 3 weeks till comps … Continue reading →