January 2012
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“I don’t want to smash the machines but neither do I want the machines to...”
– Jeanette Winterson, Written on the Body
December 2011
2 posts
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Sweet.
My paper proposal, titled “The passion in his heart and the reason in his mind”: Sons of Anarchy as Postmodern Hamlet was approved for the 2012 Popular Culture Association conference in Boston.
Which means rewatching Sons of Anarchy isn’t goofing off, it’s research.
Bonus: PCA is like the nerd rapture—lots of intelligent people with passionate interests and large vocabularies...
November 2011
6 posts
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Whose laptop is it anyway?
I’m going to talk about computers for a minute, mine specifically, since it’s what I’m using to write this. This may or may not interest you whatsoever. WHATEVER I AM NOT YOUR MONKEY.
Ahem.
So, I’m a Mac girl. Devoted. Not to the “I have an Apple tattoo and cried of Steve Job’s death” degree, but I love their products. Luckily, so is work–we’re a Mac house. This is all good.
Since the whole...
October 2011
3 posts
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“The use of black and white and the musical appeal to such classic source...”
– from my paper on Supernatural that I am presenting at PCAS tomorrow morning.
September 2011
20 posts
Balls.
So, Dr. Orthopedist Guy tells me the crazy foot pain I’ve had for a few weeks is plantar fascitis. Which sucks, as apparently that is a “take some ibuprofen and stretch” sort of condition that could last forever.
Is god punishing me for my unrelenting love of Chuck Taylors?
“I want a soul mate who can sit me down, shut me up, tell me ten things I don’t...”
– Henry Rollins (via hardlygolden)
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Ugh.
My allergies are kicking my ass so bad right now that the inside of my head actually itches. The inside. Of my head. ITCHES.
I will be the one mainlining sudafed for the rest of the day and vibrating slightly.
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nashvilleneedsmoremetaphors:
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bthny:
Just checking in to remind everyone that I still hate pretty much everything except for Bruce Springsteen, tacos, and gin.
Also checking in to remind everyone that I hate pretty much everything but David Bowie, sandwiches, and whiskey.
The Ramones, pizza, and vodka.
Peter Gabriel, cheese, bourbon.
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Dear everyone,
Sometimes, I just misdial the phone, and then I hang up because I realize my mistake.
Calling me back and grilling me about who I am and what I called you for really isn’t necessary. It’s even worse when somebody else answers the phone and has no idea what you are talking about.
So, a good rule of thumb is this: if nobody left a message, don’t call the number back. If it was...
Making an entrance...
catalogliving:
Gary, don’t forget to wipe your feet and leave your wet umbrella before walking into the brick wall.
August 2011
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Dear The Help: This.
via abwh.com
An Open Statement to the Fans of The Help:
On behalf of the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH), this statement provides historical context to address widespread stereotyping presented in both the film and novel version of The Help. The book has sold over three million copies, and heavy promotion of the movie will ensure its success at the box office. Despite efforts to...
Just stop.
On account of being in the lighting industry and all, entirely too many people have been asking me about the incident at the Indiana State Fair where the stage structure collapsed.
Well, yes, I know how all that stuff goes together, but what I don’t know is how that particular roof was put together, how it was tied down, what the load was, or any of the literally hundreds of other factors...
