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Mr. Deity and the Help Meet
2008-02-24 01:20:00 Lucy's definitely not happy with how the Script dictates human biology, especially for women. From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Help Meet - Season 2, Ep 9
You don't have to use glue! You can use RICE!
2008-02-23 10:59:00 Yesterday, I had one of those very odd serendipitous days. I kept having chance meetings with people I knew all day in various locations, and I happened to run in to my friend Brian (not to be confused with the other Brian) at Horton Plaza. During our conversation, he told me about Stuff White People Like, which amount to an anthropological view of white people. Well, not just any white people.While others may take pot shots at white trash or neoconservative types (too easy), this blog's targets are liberal middle class. It's quite an unflattering spotlight with a nice dose of biting humor. I'm just jealous that I didn't think of it first.White guilt, hipster snobbery, sushi, and weed connoisseurs are just some of the fun observations to read. I have to warn you: You just can't read one post. Stuff White People Like is very addictive. More About: Rice
Project Runway: Reunion Episode
2008-02-22 08:38:00 This is probably one of the most civilized reunion episodes on Project Runway . No bitchfights and no super incoherent rants to answer fan questions. The producers must have kept the contestants away from the alcohol.There is, however, some never seen before footage. Heidi Klum questions if Kevin is gay and pulls out some of his odd gay humor moments. Ricky has some incredibly emotional out takes, and Heidi Klum also says some of the darndest things that doesn't make it to the final cut of any episode.Poor Victorya - she gets tagged as uptight by Heidi and Tim. However, she manages to have a Fashion Week show independent of Project Runway.As for Sweet P, it's nice that she's getting some celebrity recognition.Christian, the most likely winner in the Fashion Week Challenge, gets the viewer's choice pick. Hopefully, he'll put that $10G to good use.The reunion went through some interesting questions, but no major spoilers for next week. We know for sure that Jillian's in, but whet... More About: Episode , Reunion
Project Runway: The Art Of The Show
2008-02-15 09:53:00 Getting inspiration for art from art. This is not as pretentious as it might sound. Fashion students really do study art history in school and also clothing of the past, and this episode certainly brought me back to classes I took a lifetime ago.For this challenge, the five hopefuls for fashion week go to the Met to get ideas for creations to propel them into fashion week. As Tim Gunn points out, there were thousands of artifacts in this museum, so the field trip was only limited to three galleries: Greek and Roman, European art, and the Temple of Dendur.We all know that Rami is the queen of the drapes. In all fairness, a lot of his style has yielded some successful results. However, it has gotten to the point where we all (not just Chris March and the judges) can predict he'll look to the Grecian statues for inspiration. He creates a lovely, wearable dress, but it's no match for what Christian, Jillian, and Chris March create.Speaking of Chris March, I like that he guffawed in th... More About: Project Runway , Runway , Show , Project , Art History
Remembering Jospeh K
2008-02-13 20:10:00 Yesterday's post took me down the proverbial memory lane regarding Professor Joseph K*. I've written several posts about him in the past, starting with when I first met him. Like the relationship itself, looking back upon the whole experience has been an emotional roller coaster. Several years ago, when my friendship with him disintegrated, I was hurt and angry. I've had some time to process those feelings over the past several years and I can now look at it a little more calmly and objectively, but I don't think I'll ever have anything close to "warm fuzzy feelings."At any level in college, students find mentors in their professors. That was the nature of my relationship with Professor Joseph K, or Joe, as I'll refer to him from time to time. At the time, I thought he was different from all the other English professors at my university. He had a post-modern cool about him. He wore black clothing and sunglasses indoors. His course materials were outside of the canon, which I f... More About: Remembering
Monkey II
2008-02-13 03:35:00 In my last post, I discussed the joy of dealing with incomplete grades for students. For anyone who doesn't know what this entails, it is a basic right students have in the event they are not able to compete the coursework for a semester. There may be some variations on this policy from school to school, but here are the basic conditions:The student needs to fill out an agreement with the instructor regarding their need to finish their coursework beyond the semester.There is usually one assignment that's needed to satisfy the requirements for a student's grade, but there may be more.The student has one year from the end of the semester date to complete their work.After the conditions have been outlined in the agreement and the instructor turns in the agreement, the student's grade is recorded as "I" or INCOMPLETE.Here is the dangerous part: If a student does not complete the work necessary for them to get a passing grade, their "I" or INCOMPLETE will turn into an F.I've never t... More About: Monkey
Monkey
2008-02-12 09:45:00 One of the joys I have returning to teaching this year is letting students take on incompletes. Actually, it's not, but I somehow got into giving a student one at the end of a very short term summer course, the one that caused me to take marathon naps.It was not my intention to enter into an incomplete agreement. With this student, I didn't get all of her work, and I originally set out to assign a substandard grade. The grade gods must have been looking over her, because I wound up entering the grade as an "I" and I couldn't change it, even with a grade change form. I could have pressed on, but it was difficult once she accessed her grades.It's also been difficult as she's claimed to have e-mailed me the paper I never got. She has stuck to this claim and I've stuck to mine about never getting it. I have obsessively checked my e-mail many times for it. Recently, I have told her to print out the e-mails she sent me, attach it to a hard copy of the paper, and put it in the studen... More About: Monkey
Ursula K. Le Guin in Harper's
2008-02-11 23:45:00 It's almost been a year since I commented on an article in Harper's. While there's no shortage of great writers and articles featured, it's not very often when I see one of my favorite writers in one of my favorite magazines. Last year, Jonathan Lethem explored the definition of plagiarism in the 21st century, but this time, Ursula K. Le Guin tackles the popularly elitist idea that reading is declining.*Le Guin establishes that "Books are social vectors." Along with other "social vectors," such as television, film, and music, people do talk about what they have gained from this solitary activity. However, she questions if many people read less than they did back then. In addition, there is the modern problem of the book being made into a commodity by publishers. The literary establishment also seems to get off on a moralistic doom and gloom about how people don't read.That books are a social vector is evident in Goodreads, a website where people share what they've been readin...
Mr. Deity and the Good
2008-02-09 19:15:00 Mr. Deity and Larry discuss the finer points of some things in a business meeting. From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Good - Season 2, Ep 8 More About: The Good
Project Runway: Raw Talent
2008-02-08 10:15:00 Here is this week's episode, scientifically reduced to pill form. This episode is indeed where no designer has gone before. Has Project Runway ever gone camp, high or low? The personalities of some... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Talent , Heatherette
The Daily Planet
2008-02-08 08:30:00 ElectionUnspun.Org recently chose my pic of Superman for their article "Super Influential Super Delagates." I took this pic at Comic-Con last year, but it's nice to know that people still check it... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Daily , Planet
Lent
2008-02-06 21:24:00 I don't know what to give up for Lent this year. Basically, I have all day to figure out what I can go without for 40 days before Easter. I wish I could give up toxic people, but the best I can do... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Episcopal church
ĦAy, ^@%#&%! Office 2007
2008-02-06 05:37:00 Today, Chris went on this crusade against e-mail priority flags (a God-awful invention if I ever saw one) and I went on some mini-tangent about Office 2007, which I saw as another useless Microsoft ... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Windows , Apple , Mac
Back to reality
2008-02-04 19:03:00 I've endured this awful cold last week and got a little behind with all my work. The worst of this cold is over, but I'm still dealing with the post-cold sinus congestion, which makes it a nightmare... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Reality , Back
The Apple tastes weird
2008-02-04 05:22:00 Did someone fall asleep on writing the copy for this lovely Apple e-mail I got tonight? "iPhoto ready on your Macis packed with beautiful templates for you to customize." Perhaps they were awake;... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Weird
weird copy [Flickr]
2008-02-04 05:19:00 shindohd posted a photo: Did someone fall asleep writing the copy? More About: Weird , Flickr , Copy
Being Sick is Bitch
2008-02-02 17:45:00 This past week has not been fun. I got sick on the first week of school and I'm the one who winds up playing hooky, partly because I felt horrible and partly because I didn't want to be "incubus of... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Bitch , Sick
No PR This Week
2008-02-01 07:56:00 Project Runway takes a break this week. Next week, they will go where no designer has gone before. At least the promos make it out to be making clothes for professional wrestlers. While everyone's... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Project Runway , Week
I write this blog because I'm sick
2008-01-31 20:28:00 Perhaps this should be an apt description of why I blog. Alas, the truth is that I have a head cold and it has put me out of commission on the second half of the first week of school. I've made it to... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Write , Blog , Sick
Mr. Deity and the Limbo
2008-01-26 20:27:00 Thanks to Rome, Mr. Deity and company face an administrative crisis. From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Limbo - Season 2, Ep 7 You can also view the episodes by podcast. check out the frequencies on shindotv
Project Runway: Even Designers Get The Blues
2008-01-25 17:49:00 Here is this week's episode, scientifically reduced to pill form. Little did the designers know in this week's episode is that they would be jazzing for blue jeans. Last season, when Tim Gunn took... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Blues , Project Runway , Runway , Project , Designers
Mr. Deity and the Murder
2008-01-24 21:37:00 Here's the latest Mr. Deity episode, one of their funniest ones so far. If only Jesse/Jesus would drop whatever he has draped around himself. From Crackle: Mr. Deity and the Murder - Season 2, Ep... check out the frequencies on shindotv
Call Me When You Have A Real Problem
2008-01-23 08:56:00 It's been quite a week. It wasn't my intention to go dark on the blog last week, but I didn't have the time nor the inclination to post anything beyond the one that announced the death of my... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Heath Ledger , Problem , Real , Call
Project Runway: En Garde!
2008-01-22 19:46:00 Here is a recap of the episode, scientifically reduced to pill form: This has now become Project Burnout. As each new challenge is revealed and as Tim Gunn reveals more details and even more last... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Project Runway , Runway , Garde
Appropriated Warhol
2008-01-21 09:54:00 This is a sequel of sorts to a post from last year where I posted some pictures of the Metro in response to a post Brian wrote. I took this picture around the same time period as those of the Foggy... check out the frequencies on shindotv More About: Flickr , Warhol , Andy Warhol
Chinatown, DC [Flickr]
More articles from this author:2008-01-21 09:43:00 shindohd posted a photo: I took this a couple of years ago. More About: Chinatown , Flickr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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