September 2009
47 posts
Hey, it’s a BSG reunion on the Dollhouse season premiere! Apollo guest starring & joining his old shipmate Helo. Loving it!
Ooh, and now I see that Kristin Chenoweth is going to be on Glee! Man, I wish I had more time for TV. Hmm. I’m not a stereotypical Eng Prof.
I-5 N on my way to Medford. Very smoky in the siskiyous,
About to head off to Butte College for a 3-hour workshop on improving academic writing. And another 3 hours tomorrow night, too. Cool work!
Here’s a more light-hearted take on Glen Beck, @ericmacknight : http://is.gd/3zBCD
Heading to the first Personnel Committee meeting of the year.
Attention, Flight of the Conchords fans: check out the Rotten Dollies plush figures of all your fave FOTC folks. http://is.gd/3xpbE
Reading student work. This class’s reading responses are really interesting and engaging. I like that they’re thoughtful & inquisitive!
Just found out (I’m not an awards-show watcher) that Kristin Chenowith won for her role as Olive Snook on Pushing Daisies! Go Itty Bitty!
How I wish:RT @nbr: go go gadget PAPER GRADING MACHINE
http://twitpic.com/ie6is - @theercs #TDC Best DD ever for me!
http://twitpic.com/ih5yx - Fwd: @theercs #TDC Official tosses.
Dear Stephenie Meyer: I can stomach a lot of crap, but “Renesmee”? Gah. That name is the real monstrosity.
Heading to Grass Valley to watch Tyler run in the Nevada Union Invitational X-Country meet. Hope he runs fast!
Just cut my finger on the shards of a measuring cup I broke while doing dishes. Urgh. Bled like a stuck pig, but staunched now.
Fringe, season 2 premiere. Hoo-yeah!
“Know your meme: FAIL” is worth watching. http://bit.ly/XF6yj
http://twitpic.com/hrx5h - @theercs #TDC
http://twitpic.com/hrxa5 - @theercs
Wondering about Pachyderm, and whether it’s worth investing in its learning curve. CalState’s server for it seems a bit spotty. Hmm.
RT @donttrythis: RT @paulandstorm: [P] Wrong in all the right ways: Kimmel’s Unnecessary Censorship—Sesame Street: http://bit.ly/K78Uf
Made my first glog on http://www.glogster.com. Not sure if I like it or not, but appreciate the non-linearity of composition it facilitates.
Words of wisdom about the absolute contrariness of writing from @stephenfry: http://is.gd/3crze
Here’s an extraordinary story of how tweets from celebs can impact sales (via @stephenfry ‘s blog): http://is.gd/3crNR
http://twitpic.com/h9i67 - @theercs #TDC Not pretty, but practice.
British PM Gordon Brown issues statement condemning treatment of enigma codebreaker Alan Turing in 1950s: http://tr.im/ynaD
Learning about some new tech stuff from @poh …
Heading to Oroville for Tyler’s first Cross Country meet of the season.
http://twitpic.com/hdpm6 - @theercs #TDC Some improvement.
http://twitpic.com/hdrph - @theercs #TDC Close!
RT @bionicrocky: Any town you can visit just for eating is a good town. That is actually why the “windy” city moniker may have been born.
From a student: “I was wondering what we did in class and if there was anything important that I missed.” My answer: http://bit.ly/BRykQ
http://twitpic.com/h5v3y - @theercs #TDC Pentathlon practice.
RT @willrich45: Reading: “Wikipedia’s Rapid Reaction to Outburst During Obama Speech” http://j.mp/nhKN8 I love the negotiation on Wikipedia.
Whole-campus furlough day today. I get to stay at home with a sick kid. Hoping it’s not a case of strep—he’s pretty miserable, poor guy.
http://twitpic.com/gxcxv - @theercs #TDC Ugly, but official.
Yikes. The cops were just shining a light in my back yard, “Just looking for a subject, sir. Please go back inside, and lock your doors.”
http://twitpic.com/gm2g9 - @theercs #TDC A nice back round!
WordPress vulnerability: if you’re running lower than 2.8.4, upgrade now! http://bit.ly/u8RoW It was quick & painless for my 2 sites.
Journey is on breakfast TV. Old & wrinkly rock & roll. Except Steve Perry. He looks like he’s 25. Oh, and Asian. Wait. What?
http://twitpic.com/g9nvw - @theercs More practice! #TDC
Uh, I don’t even know what to say about this (or why I came across it). Can’t decide if I’m impressed or distressed: http://bit.ly/mVnSF
Yeah, so this one really brought back memories of my time as a DJ at KBVR-FM in Corvallis: http://bit.ly/10xSWZ
FURLOUGH acronym: F*ck University Responsibilities, Linger Outside Under Glorious Heavens. Okay, not perfect. So do better! #csufurlough
When’s the last time you ran into the word “steatopygean”? I just did, in a letter to the editor of Car and Driver magazine. Dumbfounded.
http://twitpic.com/g5mtf - @theercs #TDC Practice!
http://twitpic.com/g5rc1 - Dollar scoop night!
http://twitpic.com/g03i3 - Furlough!
August 2009
60 posts
Epiphany while housecleaning: the Dyson vacuum is just the aging, middle-class hipster’s version of the fixie bike.
A good read for all college freshmen, penned by @ckittle19: http://is.gd/2Gi3J Nice start to your editorial tenure, Cam!