I’m battling the last gasps of a miserable cold. I’m not up to leaving the house, doing laundry, or working on art for my thesis, but I’m fine to read books, stare at screens, and tap out text. Since this is the best I’ve felt in four days, I’m tackling [...]
stanislav petrov saves the world
stanislav petrov saves the world
back at base, bugs in the software flash the message: something’s out there… Twenty-seven years ago today, a man named Stanislav Petrov saved the entire world. Petrov was a Lieutenant Colonel working in a top-secret Soviet nuclear defense bunker outside of Moscow. One of his co-workers called out sick, and [...]
inspiration—influence—reference
inspiration—influence—reference
We will be revisting these ideas in near-future posts: “Inspiration is that unexpected moment of discovery when the mind leaps to a new place triggered by something interesting. That something interesting can be a thing you’ve read, or seen on the street, or in a book or gallery, or a [...]
Keepin’ On, Carry Calm
Keepin’ On, Carry Calm
So I understand that “Keep Calm and Carry On” is more or less over.
young hollywood can’t
young hollywood can’t
I didn’t think it was possible to pull together pantslessness and stylishness. I was damn wrong. Grace Kelly, via theimpossiblecool: Eat your heart out, Lohan.
let’s get a few facts straight
let’s get a few facts straight
Things the Nazis said about the Jews:
1. Communist/socialists
2. Not “real”/loyal citizens
3. Had a homosexual agenda …
Happy Bloomsday!
Happy Bloomsday!
105 years ago, James Joyce received the first handjob he didn’t have to pay for afterwards. As a tribute to Nora, the entirety of his masterpiece Ulysses takes place on June 16, 1904, just like their memorable first date.
Monday misguided cleverness
Monday misguided cleverness
Apparently TS Eliot was the first editor who rejected Animal Farm for publication. The Times Online has the text of the actual rejection letter.
Recommended nonfiction reading
Recommended nonfiction reading
After watching The Kid Stays in the Picture, Robert Evan’s egotistical documentary about how awesome Robert Evans is and how awesome it is being Robert Evans, with my boyfriend and a bottle of Perrier Jouet a few weeks ago, I decided to mention some of my favorite works of nonfiction, and why they are so awesome.
Leave Michelle’s arms alone!
Leave Michelle’s arms alone!
Anyone who has a problem with Mrs. O’s off-one-shoulder beaded white gown obviously doesn’t remember that Nancy Regan wore an almost identical dress at her husband’s first inauguration
A slight digression
A slight digression
I mentally promised myself, when I began blogging under my own name and for professional purposes, that I would avoid talking politics in this forum. Easier said than done. However, without prejudice or commentary, I would like to set a brief call-and-respond.
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
This can’t be copyediting because this isn’t English. How do you generate a template for text that does not conform to any known linguistic patterns, a stylesheet for an anti-grammar? I’m taking a break from a massive freelance-consultant project to bemoan the fact that techies cannot write. This is a dangerous blanket assertion, and one that begs proving-wrong.
The clothes make the man, but the women make the clothes.
The clothes make the man, but the women make the clothes.
In my last post, I promised a movie review, and delivered a tangent. You only might get the movie review today, but I’m entering it through a tangent, and bonus book review or two. My friend Emily had the most religious upbringing of anyone I know. This is in part because Floridian black Baptists and Irish Catholics were vying for her soul.
Let’s giggle at imperialism.
Let’s giggle at imperialism.
I watched a dark and whimsical film over the weekend, of the sort that most reviewers would call a “romp.” I’m not going to call it that, despite the self-aware (and, at times, even self-righteous) rollicking. One of the things I find incredibly intriguing is the extent to which culture impacts popular culture, and how ignorantly unaware most people are of this.
