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Yooperprof and his world

yooperprof

yooperprof

  • Sex: Male
  • Occupation: university educator
  • Member since: Nov 2005
  • Login status: Offline

About me

Solitary wanderer through life, traveller, dreamer, art-lover, music-lover, seeker. Educator who is constantly being educated.

My work

Associate professor of History (British, European) at a minor provincial university in one of the cold blue states.

Fast facts

  • At the movies I like to see:sensitive Brit-lit adaptations
  • Last movie seen:The Artist
  • Music I listen to:Telemann flute sonatas, Boards of Canada, Keith Jarrett, Rossini operas, DJ Sasha
  • Favorite author:John Updike, A.S. Byatt, Simon Schama, W.G. Sebald, Czeslaw Milosz
  • Last book read:1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
  • I wish I could:grout
  • Favorite travel destination:Chicago, Copenhagen
  • On my vacation I..:bring home all the hotel shampoo I possibly can
  • If I won 1 million dollars, I would:Open a theatre
  • Fashion I rather not see again:Bling
  • Food I like:scallops wrapped in prosciutto
  • I don't like:earwax
  • Hardware I use:phillips screwdriver