Sometimes I have to state the obvious June 14, 2008
Posted by P.J. in Language, The mechanic's wife.add a comment
My SO (of many, many years) has been generous and patient enough over the years to point out to me when I need to be more mindful of my audience in my speaking and writing. It’s a tough habit for a geek-grrl who is deeply attracted to the complexities in people, and objects, and especially language.
I’ll admit that his advice has helped a LOT as I’ve waltzed into the academy with a skillset (personality? let’s not go there) that neither my colleagues nor my students have been entirely prepared for, especially that part about, as he puts it, “not using the unfamiliar to describe the unfamiliar.”
(OK, maybe I slipped that one time when I compared certain Metaphysical poets to certain progressive rock bands, but that doesn’t count because one of my students actually got it.)
But the help has its limits. Oddly, he has been getting after me today for using my regular blend of jargon in our conversations… never mind that I’m directing these statements to him, who I’m willing to assume understands what I’m saying. (Or at least he *should* by now IMHO.)
After the last jibe, I had to call him on it:
“You know, if you’re going to get after me for using big words… you picked a helluva point in our relationship to start.”
Thankfully, he’s smart enough to see the humor in it. But he still complained that I made his eyes water. Again.
Getting after me for using big words…. good grief…
Literary Scholars: It Is Now Safe to Display Your Comic- I Mean, Graphic Novels June 9, 2008
Posted by P.J. in Literature, New Media.add a comment
Courtesy of Bruce Sterling’s Beyond the Beyond blog:
The NYT reviews works that take stock of the 20th Century Multimedia Wars, noting in particular the eminent silliness of ghettoizing “genre” fiction.
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When FOX News ambush journalism goes horribly, terribly awry :-) June 8, 2008
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Original thx to Current; this version (compatible with wp) from YouTube. Shows that there are still good… and brave… and un-sold-out… journalists in this world:
(We’re in Iraq for $20/barrel oil… I’d completely forgotten Murdoch had said that! TYVM Bill!)
Your Job, Except in India: What It Really Looks Like June 7, 2008
Posted by P.J. in English, Future trends, Tech, humans behaving badly.add a comment
Courtesy of Tim Ferriss’s blog: a-whole-nother perspective on globalization and the outsourcing thing. It’s worth a look if you’ve got about 40 minutes (commercials excluded except for the evocative “priceless”-ness of Spurlock’s voiceovers).
Trading Places with Indian Outsourcers
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Men: Pay Attention! You want to see *this* list of babes June 4, 2008
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For your consideration:
The 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100 | AfterEllen.com
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My concerns: Why is Naomi Watts so low on the list? And WTF is Nicole Kidman still doing on it? (Sorry, but I find her – her being – incredibly unconvincing sexually.)
Wait. Where the hell is Anne Hathaway? Hmmph… maybe next year…
Tragedy as Drunk Driver Collides With Cyclists in Mexico : TreeHugger June 4, 2008
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What more can be said? …
Tragedy as Drunk Driver Collides With Cyclists in Mexico : TreeHugger
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