(2:42 PM) | Adam Kotsko:

Yes, M!ch!gan!

I am leaving for Michigan soon, but now that I have the ability to post again, I can't stop. First, I have to tell you some things that are good.

• CD: Absolution by Muse -- This doesn't come out in the US until next month, but since Robb (whose last post I have effectively scrolled to death) gives me the inside juice, I've had it for months. Fans of their previous efforts, Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry, should not be disappointed. They have kind of an arena-rock sound, with Radioheadesque vocals and some light "tacky techno" (although production values are definitely higher on this album). High points include "Stockholm Syndrome" and "Butterflies and Hurricanes." Robb testifies that the album is so good that he listened to it for a week straight.
  
• Book: Introduction to the Reading of Hegel by Alexander Kojeve -- This was a thoroughly undeserved Christmas gift. I have not yet read it in its entirety, but I have already found it to be illuminating as I struggle to read Hegel this winter break (I'm only 410 pages away from absolute knowledge!). His interlinear gloss on the Master/Slave dialectic, which he presents "in place of an introduction," is probably worth the price of the book in itself. Kojeve is starting to look like one of the primary sources for all our favorite Frenchies, especially Lacan and Derrida. (It remained on my wish list after the person bought it for me, so if my mom somehow decides to select it to buy for me for Christmas, Anthony Smith will receive my extra copy [for a nominal fee].)
  
• Cat: Soren -- Here I thought I was allergic to Soren, but it turns out that I just have a persistent cold! I spent days pushing her aside when she needed love and affection, all because of a misunderstanding. I figure mentioning her on my web page will make it up to her, in part.
  
• Mom: mine -- December 23 is my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday, Mom.

That's about it. I need to go now.

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