Marvin‘s Sturdy Helpmeet Keisha recently posted a link to this mindbending little bit of reformatted lit: The Cuddly Menace. It’s truly a laugh-out-loud experience.
Category: PERSONAL
Warrior Schmarrior
Yet another mistaken fellow in need of correction. He thinks people who enjoy war are fine and dandy. Go on, help enlighten him.
Language Cross Training?
Here’s an interesting idea from The Linguist: on the idea of cross-training in the area of language study: In sports it has been found that to improve in sport A it is often a good idea to practice sport B. Tennis or ping pong or gymnastics may improve strength or quickness or balance needed for ice hockey, for example. I think the same works in language learning. If a person speaks only one language and starts to learn a second language, I believe there are many advantages to starting to learn a third language as well. First of all I …
I see.
You are a Folkie. Good for you. What kind of Sixties Person are you? brought to you by Quizilla Nabbed at Adam’s blog.
Blog Posting Styles
Amy Gharan over at Contentious has some posts up about Blogging Style: The Basic Posting Formats (Series Index) which are worth a read for some people out there. I know I got at least one good idea from them. via Blinger. After reading blogs for awhile, I’ve come to see some patterns in the ways postings in text-based blogs are formatted. As I see it, there are seven basic formats for blog postings. Each serves a different purpose for bloggers and their readers. The format of a blog posting, if chosen consciously and carefully, enhance communication ??particularly the delivery of …
One Draft Down, One Major Revision To Go
앗싸 가오리! (God I hope I spelled that right.) Well, there’s good news and then there’s more work—but hey, no bad news. I’ve finished the first draft of my foreigner-in-Korea ghost story novel, which currently had no proper title though the working title is “Dead Abroad.” (I know, it sucks… I need to find a title for this thing.) I don’t want to get into more detail about it for now. Partly, I’m just tired of typing. It’s 270-some pages, about 80 or 90 of which I’ve written in the last 5 or 6 very productive and inspired nights. Whew! …
Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are Unlikely To Respond
Ever want to write an open letter to someone you figured would never read it anyway, or would never respond if they did read it? McSweeney’s has a place for you to do just that.
From Weird is Relative
Weird is Relative is a kind of websmorg of bizarre, weird, interesting, and surprising news. As I was cleaning out my bloglines subscription lists (and ongoing, and unfinished, project), I finally looked through the old posts there and found a lot that turned my head. Here are some highlights, which show why this lj is staying in my subs list, and why you should add it to yours. American kids think the Constitution is permissive. Are they the New Bush Jungen or are they just ignorant kids? Available everywhere, but just a reminder: there was good press about the vote …
Stats?
Actually, I rarely look at the stats for this page anymore. If people are reading, they’re reading. If not, then I am writing my journal just the same. But this is a neat toy, and it’s nice to know I’m ranked 135018th in the blogosphere, which is really not too bad. Thanks for that link, Adam…
Activity in Other Places
I’m trying to get back into other side-projects of mine, and two of them I’ve tested out… (I can’t say I’ve dived in, but I did put a toe in the water to see what the temperature was like.) I’m back to scratching my head at New Sophists’ Almanac. And I’m trying to make real sentences that make real sense over at the 한국어 연습장. Trying was operative word in that sentence there.