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Ordinarily I would title this “ENG 5310 Readings, Week 5.” But my classmate’s wittier blog titles have shamed me into something approaching creativity in my blogs. From now on I intend to use titles that actually give a sense of what I’m going to talk about. So. I quite enjoyed this week’s reading, Shimmering Literacies by … More The Fan Culture
This weeks readings on aural rhetoric were intriguing, particularly as I did all of them while listening to music. This fact strikes me not because it is particularly unusual–most of my friends listen to music while they work, and some watch movies–but because I very specifically do NOT listen to music while writing or drawing, … More ENG 5310 Readings, Week 3
Literacy is understandably a major concern of both education and rhetoric, and with all that has been written on it, writers are bound to differ. As interesting as the readings for this week were, I found myself disagreeing with most of them. For instance, Kress in the … More ENG 5310 Readings, Week 2: Literacy Narratives
So… it’s been like half a year since I posted on this blog, but for anyone who’s actually following this, a quick heads-up. Updates will now be much more regular, but unfortunately, they will also be a great deal… drier. This year I’m taking a class in the use of Digital Resources, and as part … More ENG 5310 Readings–Week 1
This has nothing to do with the Metal Gear Solid series, by the way, which I’ve never played, but heard good things about. Then again, I’ve heard good things about Michael Bay’s Transformers, and part of this blog is about my disappointment with that series, so who knows how these things work. I haven’t updated … More Hollow Giants, Solid Ghosts
Well. It’s late at night, and I should probably be getting to bed, but dangit, I’m going to post a blog in the hour or so before I really, REALLY have to go to bed, because I’ve already gone two or three weeks without sticking anything up, and from the looks of things the next … More Up to Snuff
So. The first few weeks back at school have been a whirlwind of assignments and tests and what not, but I’m in the middle of a lull at the moment, so I have time to make one of these. Actually, I probably could have submitted one of these earlier in the year if I’d devoted … More Lessons Learned
Strange things can be funny under the right circumstances. For instance, on the trip down to Texas, my sister and I were sitting in the car, listening to a country music station (this was before we arrived in Waco). An announcer came on the air and bellowed: “It’s four o’clock IN TEXAAAAAS!” My sister and … More It’s ten o’clock IN TEXAS!
You know what’s criminal? I’m in the heart of Texas, and I can only get ONE country music station on the radio. ONE! Back home in Michigan, I could usually raise three on the car radio, but here, down in the south, down in the middle of where you’d expect country to be king… just … More Hardships and Joys of Life
This marks the first blog from my new pad in Texas. Happiness abounding! You may have noticed that to celebrate the occasion, I have radically altered my blog setup and avatar. I have also now acquired a Twitter account, in acquiescence to years of prodding from my computer-oriented friends. I am typing in a balmy … More Massively Affected
The Solomon Code 