Notes From a Discrete Continent
R. Christian Moya
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- Birthday
- June 12
- Bio
- An American enjoying 'the grime and thrill' of London, where I have lived since Autumn 2006. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I have since studied, live and worked in New Hampshire, Edinburgh, Montevideo and London.
MY RECENT POSTS
- ‘Naturally, we were all
there…’
January 25, 2012 10:26PM - ‘I am NOT SOCIALIST’:
Obama, ‘Liberals’ and
Socialism
January 25, 2012 09:50PM - No Judgements, Only Prayers
January 25, 2012 07:51PM - Finishing Where We Will
January 25, 2012 07:49PM - On Passion: ‘Is it not
enough?’
January 25, 2012 07:47PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Thanks for the kind
notes, Ablonde and Kathy!
Though, I'd
note, I'm a
male--perh…”
June 09, 2010 09:22AM - “Hilarious.”
June 08, 2010 05:29PM - “Teyuna! I want to
apologise, I misspelt your
name originally.
That was a
stupid m…”
June 08, 2010 04:49PM - “Norway, Sweden and
Portugal have also taken the
plunge. And
civil partnerships
wi…”
June 08, 2010 04:42PM - “Thank you, Tayuna, and
thanks primarily for your
own
insightful comments. I'm
alw…”
June 08, 2010 02:09PM
‘Naturally, we were all there…’
It was enough for her to say, at a certain moment: “Oh, if I only had some room, how I’d like to make some tagliatelle for you boys!” And in that moment we all thought of the space that her
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‘I am NOT SOCIALIST’: Obama, ‘Liberals’ and Socialism
[Originally posted at my Wordpress blog]
What makes a socialist a socialist in the 21st century? I owe it to myself one day to provide an answer to that question. As Owen Jones has argued over at his blog:
There are issues that the left must be at the
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No Judgements, Only Prayers
Sin necesidad de dramatizar, la más modesta objetividad era una apertura en absurdo de París, de la vida gregaria. Puesto que había pensado en los poetas era fácil acordarse de todos los que habían denunciado la soledad de
… Read full post »
Finishing Where We Will
[Originally posted at my Wordpress blog]
Some late-night reflections on life and life’s choices by Tony Judt, just months before succumbing to Lou Gehrig’s disease:
I have never thought of myself as a rooted person. We are born by chance in one town rather than another and pass
… Read full post »
On Passion: ‘Is it not enough?’
They journeyed when the darkness of night had let down her curtain; and I said to her: ‘Pity a passionate lover, outcast and distraught,
Whom desires eagerly encompass, and at whom speeding arrows are aimed wheresoever he bends his course.’She displayed her teeth, and lightning flashed,
… Read full post »
On Longing–Desiring the Gleam
He saw the lightning in the east and longed for the east,
but if it had flashed in the west he would have longed for the west.
My desire is for the lightning and its gleam, not for the places and the earth.– Ibn
… Read full post »
On Passion: ‘Is it not enough?’
They journeyed when the darkness of night had let down her curtain; and I said to her: ‘Pity a passionate lover, outcast and distraught,
Whom desires eagerly encompass, and at whom speeding arrows are aimed wheresoever he bends his course.’She displ
… Read full post »
No Judgements, Only Prayers
Sin necesidad de dramatizar, la más modesta objetividad era una apertura en absurdo de ParÃs, de la vida gregaria. Puesto que habÃa pensado en los poetas era fácil acordarse de todos los que habÃan denunciado la soledad del hombre junto al hombre, la irrisoria comedia de los saludos, el “perdÃ
… Read full post »
The House Party Is Over…Or Is It?
For the uninitiated, this video needs some explaining. It’s the very end of the night at our house party, but that stops no-one ’round here. Joining in on Rebecca’s infamous-silly-times dance, Kyle, Courtney and JOE–all very inebriated–dance to Janelle Monáe’s … Read full post »
Finishing Where We Will
Some late-night reflections on life and life’s choices by Tony Judt, just months before succumbing to Lou Gehrig’s disease:
I have never thought of myself as a rooted person. We are born by chance in one town rather than another and pass through various temporary homes in the course of ou
… Read full post »
On Longing–Desiring the Gleam
He saw the lightning in the east and longed for the east,
but if it had flashed in the west he would have longed for the west.
My desire is for the lightning and its gleam, not for the places and the earth.– Ibn Al-’Arabi (1165-1240 CE), The
… Read full post »
‘Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end?’
'The recovery has finished, we are now contracting.’
– Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit (22 September 2011)
I’ve never liked Niall Ferguson. You see, Ferguson has always struck me as a stereotypical English academic–arrogant… Read full post »
Britain in Recession: A Snapshot
[Originally posted on my Wordpress blog]
A talented graphic artist friend over at Accuracast came up with this neat little infographic for AlertMe. I wanted to post it here so you can all see some interesting facts about the average British household, which is currently facing an unprecedented incom… Read full post »
Learning from History–Ancient Greek Style
ON DEBT REDUCTION: Ancient solutions to age-old
problems
From the Financial Times’ letters section,
30 September 2011
Sir, History offers a useful guide to resolving the Greek sovereign debt crisis. As recently as 173BC, Livy tells us: “The Aetolian… Read full post »
That Word
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
-- Martin Luther King
Ignorance is a spectacular thing. My grandfather (predictably enough) used to say that it is the single-most dangerous thing of all. But I've/…
Unnatural Sympathies: On Bias and American Self-Regard
I have managed not to blog at all for so long, I've almost forgotten what counts as an actual blog post. And so it is here; this isn't a complete post, but rather an off-the-cuff response to a long-winded, and ultimately ridiculous, post by Sgt. Mom. on why Americans continue to… Read full post »
Blogging 2.0
To past and future readers: Welcome.
I have been blogging for some years now—most recently here on Blogger and Open Salon. And though I haven always enjoyed the experience, I haven't always found the energy to keep constant blog posts coming.
This is an attempt to rectify… Read full post »
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