( Meme Defense 11-14 )

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There are no rules for this meme. Indeed, I wouldn’t call it a meme so much as a meta-meme. The exigence for this note is the flurry of criticism levied at the oh so popular “25 things” meme on facebook. Claire Suddath, in a small editorial in Time magazine lampoons this particular meme and the writing it produces as “stupid,” “not insightful ( Read more... )

So I've got two on board so far. YAY! If anyone wants to join in at any point, just jump right in. I've pulled a good site that has the full text of Montaigne's essays. He deals more with concepts rather than words, but that's kind of part of what got this whole thing bouncing in my head. The relationship of concepts to words and the ( Read more... )

So I've been thinking about doing a weekly word post. I'm thinking choose a word, or if I can get fellow participants in this endeavor, we can collaboratively choose a word or take turns choosing a word or whatever, and write a Montaigne-esque word study on it ( I use Montaigne merely as an example, not as some sort of model that must be followed ( Read more... )

Taking a page out of dindrane 's book, I have been going through all my old entries and adding tags.  I've only gotten through the first four months so far. I'm thankful for having been faithful to lj for as long as I was because a lot of the stuff that I reported would've been long forgotten otherwise.  But I am amazed at how different I am now than I was ( Read more... )

And once again, I am making a vow to start blogging again.  I started a blogger account too; thinking of cross-posting or something.  I just can't leave LJ behind.  I loved it so.  We'll see how this goes.

dindrane asked, and I figured rather than simply replying to her comment I would share it with all who might care to know. GSU doesn't have an essay requirement (eg, 6 for comp 1 and 2 at UAH), and the norm is 4 in a semester here. I feel that teaching a comp class with that little writing is a bit on the pointless side (and to be fair, most of the other ( Read more... )

I'm using a blog component in my comp class this semester. Any favorite blogs anyone wants to throw my way for possible inclusion on a list of selections? Please? (dindrane, I fully expect suggestions from you ( Read more... )

4 years and 1,165 (as of this one) posts.

Dear Live Journal Account,
You've helped me remember my life when I was beginning to despair that my zoloft-pitted brain would never allow such a thing.  You've taught me to share my personal life even when I know people might be listening.  You've led me to new friends from all over the world, and you've ( Read more... )