No, really. As term draws to an end (at last) I am left to face the mountain of housework and other general upkeep things that tend to get pushed to the bottom of the to-do list when school gets busy. One of the things I’ve fallen behind on is this blog, not just in terms [...]
Posts under ‘Miscellanea’
In Memoria
Many of you will have already seen the post entitled Sad News posted on Dewey’s blog by her husband. She passed away last Tuesday. I can’t pretend that I will miss Dewey in the same way that her family and (offline) friends will. But I respected and admired her, and I will miss her posts, [...]
In Lieu of Actual Content
. . . Here are some things that amuse me: Book-A-Minute Classics. A study in the art(?) of hyperbole. With snark.
Reading Ulysses: Introductory Notes
I haven’t really mentioned it here before, but I’ve been reading James Joyce’s Ulysses this term, for one of my seminar classes. In some ways, I regret that I’m reading it now — not because it’s overly difficult or crazy, but because I’m finding it to be thoroughly enjoyable, and the rest of my schoolwork [...]
A Change of Pace and Policy
There’s been a certain amount of debate in the book blogosphere recently about the role that book bloggers do and/or should play in reviewing books, and about authors behaving badly (here too), and such other sundry things. I haven’t been commenting on this much on other people’s blogs, but I have been ruminating thereupon, and [...]
Apropos of Nothing
When I was a wee bairn in French Immersion, we learned the following song for Hallowe’en: “C’est L’Halloween” C’est l’halloween! Hey! C’est l’halloween! Hey! C’est l’halloween! Hey! C’est l’halloween! These are the types of stories of which our lives are made.
Hello, hello
Still alive; still reading. School is rather busy. Regular posting might resume in a week or two. In the mean time, anybody here know Episode 9 of Ulysses (“Scylla & Charybdis”) really well? Because I have an essay and a presentation due for tomorrow …. email me! For the rest of you, here is a [...]
Some Small Notes
1. Congratulations to Kim who, with help from random.org, has won a copy of In the Land of Invisible Women. It will ship shortly. 2. Have you ever considered taking (free) online courses? Here are 100 to choose from. 3. Fun with etymology! 4. Odd instruments. Hooray. 5. I will not be participating in this [...]