Two weeks ago, the Pacifica Alumni of Texas descended on Austin for the first ever Texas Alumni event. It was fascinating to connect with a new calibur of Pacifi-peep (as I call them). Some graduated in the Nineties, while some are still working through their dissertation. The weekend began with a Friday night reception, followed by a Saturday strategizing event (i.e., how to make the Alumni Association a… Continue reading
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Connections and Pacifica
Author: PriscillaOct 6
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Waiting in Line
Author: PriscillaSep 21
According to my Twitter feed, a lot of people are lining up today to be among the first consumers to play with the fifth incarnation of the iPhone. For all my love of consumer culture, this is a behavior I just don’t get. First a little background:
I’ve waited in line. I have fond memories of waking up at Unholy Hour O’Clock to go to the nearest Ticketmaster to… Continue reading
Reflections: Hello 2012!
Author: PriscillaJan 4
I was able to finish 2011 on a positive note. My dissertation is completely drafted and in the hands of my chair. Now begins those agonizing few weeks of waiting to see if my draft will be approved. My conclusion opened a few conceptual doors for me, and I’m a little nervous that my chair is going to ask me to flesh out that tiny chapter. Since we’re entering 2012… Continue reading
Welcome to Mythic Thinking Version 3.1.bluuuurrrrgh
Author: PriscillaJun 26
Since I launched Mythic Thinking, I’ve had to rethink my hosting on three separate occasions. The first time, I tried doing a Website Tonight account on GoDaddy, but that was just too difficult. While I appreciate all of the attempts by “geeks” who made web development easier for us Muggles, I struggle with the lack of intuitiveness many of these programs provide. I’m an intuitive person, and dealing with the Continue reading
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Day-By-Day Dante, or: a book you must read
Author: PriscillaMar 3
Dennis Patrick Slattery, one of my professors from Pacifica Graduate Institute and Dante Scholar extraordinaire, just recently published a book about exploring one’s personal myth through Dante’s opus, The Divine Comedy. He took daily selections of The Divine Comedy and mediated on them, exploring how each of the passages serves “as passageways or corridors into understanding many of the shared sufferings and joys of being human, regardless of one’s belief… Continue reading
Is Civility Dead?
Author: PriscillaNov 2
I caught a piece of that show, Today, which is on a station I don’t normally watch, and they were running a segment about civility versus rudeness. Today’s installment focuses on the use of technology and how it helps disassociate people from each other, and suggests that this issue compounded with social tensions – especially concerning the economy – is to blame for the endemic rudeness and aggressiveness running throughout… Continue reading
On Turning 30
Author: PriscillaOct 27
When I was in my early 20s, 30 was the dreaded age. I’m sure there are a lot of reasons for this, least of which were the stories circulated such as Sex and the City and Bridget Jones’ Diary that suggest that after 30, you become too old to have any kind of romance. Of course, there could also be the factor that, by the time one turns 30, the… Continue reading
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The Meaning of Tea
Author: PriscillaSep 30
I decided this year that my birthday party needed to be a Mad Tea Unbirthday Party. This idea really has nothing to do with the new Tim Burton Alice, though it has been helpful in finding Alice themed merchandise. On my quest for tea cups, I found a lovely antiques store in Buda, Texas called, appropriately, “The Looking Glass,” which, appropriately, sells some Alice stuffins and all sorts of tea… Continue reading