goodbye my lover

the title has absolutely nothing to do with anything; i just really love that song (james blunt). i cried when i heard it the first time, on the train from milano to firenze. the real title of this post should be I'M NOT WRITING MY PAPER or THE ACADEMIC HONEYMOON IS OVER. for real! Matthew Arnold, "The Buried Life." and my brain is muddled.
also my nephew called me the other day and said "come bahk! come on, jahmay!" oh, bear, would that i could. but i really do need to go write my paper now ... haha ...