February 2012
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January 2012
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But in the imagination anything goes that can be imagined, and the limit of the...
– Northrop Frye, The Educated Imagination
December 2011
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amorningcupofjo asked: Oh my gosh, did you actually finish your pair and a half of mitts in one night?! How did your Christmas go? :) I tried to stay up before Christmas to finish knitting a scarf, but I just crashed. :/ Oh well... it will just be like Christmas pt. 2 the next time I see my aunt. :P
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Listen to Cass McCombs all night
Make my soul happy. Drive my roommate nuts.
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The Case of the Self-Stealing Store | Futility... →
I, for one, am firmly in favor of grammatical intelligibility being a precondition for legal viability in this country. The word is law, right?
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November 2011
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Welcome to the Small Time!
Who is going to be my 100th follower? Only 3 more to go… :)
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The email I sent to Officer Pike
Officer Pike, I, like many others, am writing to express my horror and visceral disgust over what you did to the UC Davis students who were protesting on Friday. I can’t even imagine what was going through your head as you looked at a group of seated, peaceful protesters and decided to pull the trigger. I’ve heard that you and your fellow officers (in riot gear, holding guns and...
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The Slow Palace →
My friend wrote a book! You can’t read the book yet, but you can read about his process.
Here’s his description of the novel: “It’s set in an empire in which time moves more and more slowly as you progress toward the center, meaning, among other things, that the Emperor has been ruling for twelve hundred years or so. A clockmaker named Scrutiny is propelled by love and...
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Open Letter to Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi |... →
You write, “while these are turbulent economic times, as a campus community, we must all be committed to a safe, welcoming environment that advances our efforts to diversity and excellence at UC Davis.”
I will leave it to my colleagues and every reader of this letter to decide what poses a greater threat to “a safe and inviting space for all our students” or “a safe, welcoming environment” at...