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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Posted by Brian in Tweets on March 7, 2010

@KickakiteWunder You and me both. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@mattthomas We've discovered that grandchildren and great-grandchildren are great inducements to learning new technologies. #
@mattthomas No. I was just doing that weird parent thing where one talks from their kids' perspective. in reply to mattthomas #
@billiehara You're very welcome. We had it last weekend. And then Amber ate the leftovers behind my back. #
@cscannella It just gets better and better. in reply to cscannella #
@DrewBrittain But to be snarky, I *did* own it well before the beginning of the semester. So don't front! Or some such… in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain Sadly my reviews and picks aren't in real time. I follow the muse and write when I've got spare time. in reply to DrewBrittain #
Sunday afternoon Skype-ing with the grandparents. #
My latest mp3 of the week features The xx. If you want dark, gloomy, and spare w/pop sensibility, this is for you: http://bit.ly/cVa4Hd. #
Resolved. Our next water heater needs to be bigger than 40 gallons. #
I kid you not. I just received a rejection letter from the NEH for a job I applied to in February…2009. #jobmarket #
@xentahl Haven't heard of Clubroot before, but I will check them out certainly. in reply to xentahl #
Time to prep for the next #jobmarket interview. #
@drnels Oh, I didn't even apply to any jobs there. It's just the dream logic. My id has decided *you* are the job fairy, apparently. in reply to drnels #
@academicdave You've absolutely got to check out Burial's album *Untrue*: http://bit.ly/bpUlQ0. in reply to academicdave #
@boonebgorges Oops. Forget to append the hashtag for that previous: #dontknowwhatimtalkingabout. in reply to boonebgorges #
@boonebgorges Which is why there should be an update of the standard that allows people to push comments from readers. in reply to boonebgorges #
I dreamt last night that @drnels wrote and offered me a tenure-track job. #
Trying to write a quick resume to apply for an #alt-ac job. #jobmarket #
@Scrivenings I'll see what my schedule can handle. Phone interview this morning and tons of grading to do. in reply to Scrivenings #
@Scrivenings For most of the day, I think. in reply to Scrivenings #
It's a very good day to be on Emory's campus since Spring Break is on Monday, everyone's already cleared out. #
@ryancordell You better be rubbing her feet, sir. in reply to ryancordell #
@kelseyagnew Trust me: that is the slamfizziest reason for getting the PhD. in reply to kelseyagnew #
@williamjturkel As long as you're not wearing someone else's wearables, I think you'll be okay. in reply to williamjturkel #
@amandafrench Yes. From students. #fail in reply to amandafrench #
@DrewBrittain That album is brilliant. One of my favorites of last several years. I listen late at night while working most of the time. in reply to DrewBrittain #
I was supposed to grade for the last two hours. Instead, I juggled the 70+ emails that I received in the last 8 hours. #
@DrewBrittain Have you listened to Burial's album Untrue? 'Cuz there's a song called "In McDonalds." #
Oh wow. Lego is now making board games: http://bit.ly/b8fEPV. I'm sold. #
Sorting out students' access to the timeline's spreadsheet less than one hour before their work is due. #
@DrewBrittain You didn't take @kickakitewunder or @jociland to the doctor with you, did you? #
@eetempleton What an awful category. I might not listen to them again. #snob in reply to eetempleton #
@emusic I think we should be able to subscribe to artists and you email/RSS us when new album, EP, or single is added to their page. #
@eetempleton Not where I would have thought that they would play, however. in reply to eetempleton #
@eetempleton It's an interesting venue. Old mill. Floor creaks when heavy bands play. But it's nice and big/open inside. in reply to eetempleton #
Short review: the Local Natives album is Fleet Foxes with a little more rock. Good stuff. Will get better with more listens. #music #
Playing around with the Cooliris FF plugin (http://bit.ly/am2NSj) for the first time in a while. Surprised Apple hasn't bought this company. #
@DrewBrittain No. I meant the regular Quarter Pounder. Maybe they've changed the numbers since I worked there? in reply to DrewBrittain #
I'm amused by how many students are telling me they are "bad at technology." #
@DrewBrittain So that's you and @HannahRabon. That makes 2 out of 20. I'm writing an article on this experiment, you know. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@HannahRabon That's what Twitter is for. Or something like that. Too bad the rest of #e399 doesn't agree. in reply to HannahRabon #
@DrewBrittain @JociLand The answer should always be #3. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@HannahRabon Not really sad. It just means you're on the Internet less than I am. #
@DrewBrittain I was trying to suggest that only boring people get bored. But I was trying to not be rude. I should've just thrown a grenade. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain Only boring people get… in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain The Atlanta Beach House show sold out faster than anything I've seen in a while. Should e good. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@drewbrittain Did you ever listen to Washed Out? #
@nickproth @AlexRAAWR This has been happening to few people.Email me a regular Gmail address and I'll add to sheet when I'm home from gym. #
@eetempleton Well, @jbj developed the first round of the assignment while I did code. I've adapted & newly added geospatial stuff to asnmnt in reply to eetempleton #
@triproftri Good question. Here's the rubric: http://bit.ly/aSBnIl. And here's the assignment: http://bit.ly/6xuoAk. in reply to triproftri #
@zachwhalen Something for us *all* to hope for. in reply to zachwhalen #
@zachwhalen Now *there's* a way to spark interest. in reply to zachwhalen #
A problem with the timeline, however, is how long it is currently taking me to grade them. Need to go faster. #
Students are starting to populate our #eng399 #e399 timeline: http://bit.ly/9jWNSn. #
@HannahRabon TTIWWOP in reply to HannahRabon #
@academicdave This is true. But educators also need to be paid. (Not that one can't start new models. But they're hard to start) in reply to academicdave #
@mlaconvention I had you pegged as the judge. You are our Probst. (Not to be confused with Proust…) in reply to mlaconvention #
@samplereality I think that we give that role to @mlaconvention. I'm okay with being the closet addict. I've always loved a good closet. in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality The Republican. in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality This seems easy…although potentially libelous. But saying that, I'll put you down as the "Puck" character. in reply to samplereality #
New at ProfHacker: “What’s for lunch? Bean salad!" by @billiehara http://bit.ly/cWWLrT (via @ProfHacker) #
@samplereality So we have to pitch it to the right network. And supply a *lot* more coffee/alcohol. in reply to samplereality #
@cforster I'm just saying that I've seen things in grad school that would make good TV. in reply to cforster #
@triproftri @samplereality It's both. I think we need a reality show based on the professoriat. Or grad school. in reply to triproftri #
@kelseyagnew Much luck of the shamrock-shake variety! in reply to kelseyagnew #
Second phone interview of the week completed. Fairly successfully, I think. #jobmarket #
@samplereality If the bears had published another article or two, then they certainly would have made it to escape velocity. in reply to samplereality #
@HannahRabon That's an interesting connection that I hadn't thought about previously. in reply to HannahRabon #
@erinsells What do you think of new Shout Out Louds? I listened yesterday for first time and was bored to tears. #
@nowviskie That sounds like an awesome event. Will be interesting to hear what @the_real_jizzy_mcgann has to say. in reply to nowviskie #
@JociLand Will never happen. Halting State is too good to skip out on due to weather. in reply to JociLand #
@DrewBrittain Of course! You don't think a pesky job search is going to keep me from enlightening the likes of you, do you? in reply to DrewBrittain #
Campus visit scheduled. It *must* have been mentioning Google Buzz in that letter. #jobmarket #
@KickakiteWunder I knew there was a reason I liked that guy. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@JociLand Awesome find. in reply to JociLand #
@ryancordell @Scrivenings If @jbj is out-hipstering us, it's because he's…uh…got a…uh…hip. in reply to ryancordell #
@ryancordell @Scrivenings I suppose it's 2 to 1 until @jbj weighs in with his pronouncement. in reply to ryancordell #
@ryancordell Don't let @jbj fool you. Boys & Girls is the superior album. in reply to ryancordell #
@erinsells Weird, huh? in reply to erinsells #
Strangely enough, I received a phone call to set up another interview while on the phone with the current group. #jobmarket #whenitrains #
It might not be surprising (http://bit.ly/bxLDVA) but I *might* have pre-drafted a thank-you note for my just-ended interview. #jobmarket #
I'm so not above name dropping. And you'd be surprised how many of you figure in my upcoming phone interview. #jobmarket #
My fingers are not lining up quite right with my keyboard today. Not quite sure what's going on. #
@academicdave I'm listening to The Embassy for the same reason. in reply to academicdave #
@captain_primate @jbj Well, provided the original Greek is a 7th-grade reading level. in reply to captain_primate #
@sfirth605 What's the problem? Boring assignment? Or is it just not working? #eng399 in reply to sfirth605 #
@captain_primate @jbj Don't let him tell you how often they've read the Iliad to him. in reply to captain_primate #
Am trying a new approach to scheduling my days today. All aimed toward the 3pm phone interview. #jobmarket #
The newest by @jcmeloni at @ProfHacker discusses "A Few Ways to Back Up Your Website" http://bit.ly/b1cJbF. Avoid your own @samplereality. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

Posted by Brian in Tweets on February 28, 2010

Not sure what I did to my shoulder yesterday. But it's sure it isn't happy. #
@amandafrench See, I thought it was CC-licensed. Consider attribution given! in reply to amandafrench #
Twitter, tweeps, et al ftw. #
@erinsells I actually negotiated around our lunch. Not to worry. in reply to erinsells #
And…I just scheduled a second phone interview for next week. Witty things to say elude me. #jobmarket #
In good news, however, I've managed to take an @amandafrench shot. #
I have a piece coming out soon, and I've been asked to send a photo. You wouldn't believe how this is testing our marriage. #
Always nice to see the LARPers smacking on each other in the quad. #
@HannahRabon Try http://bit.ly to truncate your links. in reply to HannahRabon #
Well, hell-o there, Impostor Syndrome! It's been a while, but it's nice to see you back again. #
@kgoldschmitt Hopefully not. in reply to kgoldschmitt #
FWIW I still hate my insurance company. #
@nowviskie @jcmeloni That's a great post idea! in reply to nowviskie #
@kgoldschmitt The thank-you note is a gift, although not really in Bataille's or Mauss's sense. [2/2] in reply to kgoldschmitt #
@kgoldschmitt Book reviews don't serve the same function as I see it. It shows you've read it, but it goes on your CV. So seems self-serving in reply to kgoldschmitt #
@ryancordell Those suck. And it's a reason for why peer review needs to be changed up a bit. in reply to ryancordell #
@loscampesinos No love for Atlanta? I'm officially sadded. in reply to loscampesinos #
@samplereality This means we can launch the DOS attack now, right? in reply to samplereality #
@DrewBrittain Feel free to st. Nick her in return. Although you'll need to earn some DPs first. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain If it's St. Nicks, you can only have 5 attached, so lay down five mines to get rid of them and then drop more. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain Is she using St. Nicks or Watchdogs? If the former, the location doesn't matter. If the latter, just go elsewhere. in reply to DrewBrittain #
Another reason for building your academic network (see http://bit.ly/bxLDVA) is that they can help you prep for #jobmarket interviews. #
Is there a shortcut key for switching between OS X widgets in Dashboard? #
@pitchforkmedia It took you long enough. That was apparent within the 1:29 of the first listen. in reply to pitchforkmedia #
@JociLand Their best album is Citrus, but Hush is good too. It's shoegaze-y. in reply to JociLand #
@nickproth You should check out http://bit.ly to truncate your links. in reply to nickproth #
@JociLand They = good. I'm now on to Asobi Seksu. in reply to JociLand #
This was a close runner-up for the image on that @ProfHacker post: http://bit.ly/avQ4dI. #
My newest post at @ProfHacker explains how to "Expand Your Academic Network in 5 Minutes": http://bit.ly/bxLDVA. #
Those with concerns about the academic #jobmarket should look at the Coalition on the Academic Workforce's new brief: http://bit.ly/a0vakd. #
Band of Horses. #music #
There's so many different choices I have for #grading today. And so I'll start with a @profhacker post that's not at all related. #
@kickakitewunder @jociland @drewbrittain First person to my office in the next 20 minutes gets a free *print* copy of Halting State! #
@erinsells Well, if you don't care, then it's not a problem. But if it's going to affect grade, I think you owe it him to give him heads up. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells To try curing non-participating students, give out preliminary participation grades. And make his brutal. in reply to erinsells #
@samplereality Not sure, but it gives me the excuse to do this: http://bit.ly/atxKU3. in reply to samplereality #
@mattthomas Right. The name probably refers to how few (%-wise) of that generation use social media, etc.But other titles aren't descriptive in reply to mattthomas #
@samplereality I found it interesting that the generation before Baby Boomers was the "Silent Generation." Seems reductive. in reply to samplereality #
@mattthomas No. But tweeting about your results afterward and obsessing about them is. in reply to mattthomas #
3 out of 4 classes took a mid-term today. I graded. And then got talked about Halting State in 4th class. Not a bad start to the weekend. #
@KickakiteWunder Ah. That explains the laughing perhaps? in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@jcmeloni Well, it's been a while since I read it, so I should probably qualify my statement. IOW, forget I said anything. in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni I look forward to hearing how it goes. It's a piece that I have mixed feelings about. in reply to jcmeloni #
@JociLand You can do it. Or at the very least recognize it will be over soon. in reply to JociLand #
@JociLand Cite the name of the lexia in parentheses. in reply to JociLand #
@ktcrow I shifted part way through grad school. One space sneetches are the best on these beaches! in reply to ktcrow #
Glad to be doing a #geoinst pow-wow over Google Chat rather than voice. Cause this way they won't know that my voice is naked. #
@KickakiteWunder You don't say? in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@DrewBrittain Not a chance. Nice try. in reply to DrewBrittain #
My day is rapidly slipping away. And I've still got a test to write and #classprep for #eng465. Thus was it ever. #
@drnels I am using the #e399 and the #eng399 hashtags for a couple of classes. #eng465 is another, although it's not seeing heavy use yet. in reply to drnels #
Nikola Tesla's letterhead is a-maz-ing: http://bit.ly/b7Tpxy. At Letterheady, which @foundhistory was kind enough to share. #
@erinsells If you play with the settings afterward, you can see that single answers have a large sway on the score. Seems strange. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells No tatts. No piercings. Parents are still married. And I subscribe to a newspaper. in reply to erinsells #
@cscannella So that means I'm 55? Or do you subtract your score from 100, so I'm 45 and you're 38? in reply to cscannella #
I'm only a 55/100 on the millennial scale. I am officially old. http://bit.ly/aCSt1S #
@boonebgorges Make that #cunypie charts? in reply to boonebgorges #
@boonebgorges Are there any pie charts? in reply to boonebgorges #
@JociLand @DrewBrittain @KickakiteWunder And now I'll go back to playing Bejeweled. in reply to JociLand #
@JociLand @DrewBrittain I'll look forward to hearing more about this. in reply to JociLand #
@KickakiteWunder @JociLand @DrewBrittain You can also buy it from Barnes and Noble and read on your computer. http://bit.ly/aVEmYn #
@KickakiteWunder Both Barnes and Nobles in Greenville have it. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@KickakiteWunder You could buy it for the Kindle app and read it on your iPhone. (Which wouldn't be pleasant.) in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@KickakiteWunder I understand that this isn't Emory. But I also have no control over the bookstore's stock and when they remainder books. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@KickakiteWunder @JociLand @DrewBrittain This is why you need to buy texts at the beginning of semester. *sigh* in reply to KickakiteWunder #
@JociLand Well, see if you can find a copy on campus or in the neighborhood. Let me know if you can't. I *might* have an extra. Can't recall in reply to JociLand #
It's a double-Sweden day! New albums from Shout Out Louds and Sambassadeur! Excuse me, now, while I go twee by myself. #music #
Commute home was epic: the Fuck Buttons album finished right as I pulled into my driver. #music #
@JenHoward At some point people will catch on to me and start paying my way. *Then* where will I get my buzz? in reply to JenHoward #
Congrats @barbarahui and @ryancordell for #DH2010. I didn't apply because I knew cash flow would be a problem. #
@JociLand They send extra copies back to the publisher after a while. Did they have it at the beginning of the semester? in reply to JociLand #
@rusackas What do you mean? You've been following me for months! in reply to rusackas #
@jbj So…you're saying you're the judge for the award for the best story? And I thought only @amandafrench was reading romance today. #
@eetempleton It's unusual. And it means that I'll have some serious prep work to do as I have no excuse not to be awesome. in reply to eetempleton #
@jonbecker Please do! in reply to jonbecker #
@KickakiteWunder I will be exonerated. My class comes with an iron-clad EULA that you accepted by not dropping after the first minute. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
They've sent questions ahead of time, which is nice. But it also means I've got some serious prep work to do. #jobmarket #
@KickakiteWunder You are *not* safe from own bombs & if you switch tabs on a place where you placed a mine and switch back, you get nailed. in reply to KickakiteWunder #
Phone interview scheduled. #jobmarket #
@samplereality It's too bad that @Pierre_Menard_ appears to have not noticed your blog. in reply to samplereality #
@erinsells But you then feel compelled to make it collaborative by asking questions to get them to do your reading for you. Which fails. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells I think it's because if one knows it well then one tends to have a particular reading to get to. in reply to erinsells #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @billiehara on "Writer's Bootcamp: Commitment (to Write)" http://bit.ly/blwu5d #
@samplereality Curses. Condolences. And I hope it gets back in one piece. Would hate to lose what you'd done. in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality But you've got the backups, right? Since you're big on that IIRC. in reply to samplereality #
@zachwhalen Thanks, I just joined! in reply to zachwhalen #
@clioweb I think it only appears if someone else is logged in to the same document. in reply to clioweb #
@clioweb I *Swear* that there used to be a way for chatting in a previous version of GooDocs. I think you still can on spreadsheets. in reply to clioweb #
Preparing to talk about ARGs, esp. Year Zero today in #eng465. #
I just finished my assignment for a class to play @thenethernet for next 3 weeks: http://bit.ly/9RlzMG. #eng465 #cantbelieveigetpaidforthis #
@HannahRabon "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." in reply to HannahRabon #
@samplereality Whoever is running things needs to learn a lesson from today's XKCD: http://bit.ly/diAUsJ. in reply to samplereality #
@dancohen That's a staggering figure. in reply to dancohen #
Which just shows how strange our language is when we talk about what we do. [2/2] #
"The word "whit" examined by a social philology is point at which cross both lateral metonymic associations and a vertical semantic coring" #
@kelseyagnew Put me on the top of the list for some of that Shamrock shake. in reply to kelseyagnew #
@bitchphd I'm not entirely sure yet I won't just walk away from it all. Which seems scary. It's good, however, to have a Bitch on my side. in reply to bitchphd #
@readitlater The checkmark has disappeared from my FF location bar. Any options for getting it back? #
I t appears that I'm finally rated on ratemy… My ship has arrived. #
@bitchphd No. No offer for me yet. Just know that current situation is a last-resort for next year. in reply to bitchphd #
@TCMcClernon I did mine *before* work today. Highly recommended. in reply to TCMcClernon #
@bitchphd Lucky, lucky them. Although I *do* get a 400/600-level course since I'm an adjunct with PhD (read, all the better for exploiting). in reply to bitchphd #
Just got my schedule for this Fall's courses. Too bad I'm not planning on being there, if I can help it. #
Just had a flashing inspiration for a paper assignment. Beware, #eng399 and #e399! #
Digital office hours (http://bit.ly/6d8hha) are through so I guess I better see to some #grading. #
@joguldi FYI I'm fluent in Dutch in case you need a confirmation on translations. in reply to joguldi #
Whoops! I got the URL wrong and just submitted an application for TATTCamp. Can't wait to see how you write "Digital Humanities" in kanji. #
The newest mp3 of the week, in which I become a parody of myself while trying to talk about Swedish duo Marching Band: http://bit.ly/cLNrdx. #
The cold medicine I took last night had me seeing double this morning. Took nap. Feel a bit better. This should make #grading fun. #
@DrewBrittain If you want something similar to Neon Indian, then you should look at Washed Out. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

Posted by Brian in Tweets on February 21, 2010

Enjoying the weather in a t-shirt only family walk. #
Emory has Schwarzenegger speaking at graduation. That's so much better than Vincente Fox. #
Despite what I said in my #mla09 paper, I assign lotsof things that aren't papers. Which means I'm *always* #grading. #
@amandalicastro I'm lucky enough to have insurance in my current gig. But I've been told I'm the only lecturer/VAP out of 30 that has it. in reply to amandalicastro #
@GeorgeOnline And I'd rather have a bound thing than a shelf of loose printed PDFs. But I'm a bibliophile. Can you survey your students? in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@GeorgeOnline But what's the total cost of PDFs? And what's the cost of used Nortons? in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@GeorgeOnline You mean it's going to write grant proposals for me?! in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@GeorgeOnline I wouldn't want to read things off a screen. I'd rather pay the $20 for a Norton. Or the $5 for a Dover. in reply to GeorgeOnline #
One problem of adjuncting is that I don't have time to apply to the things that helps one move out of adjuncting. #downwardspiral #jobmarket #
@billiehara I'm surprised you saw that since I'll *never* unfollow you!!! #stalker in reply to billiehara #
@HannahRabon That was a quick turn-around. in reply to HannahRabon #
@billiehara @billiehara You mean you're unfollowing people that are aren't unfollowing you? in reply to billiehara #
More #grading accomplished. Now to tackle some #steampunk or the #jobmarket. #
@eMusic “I think we need more post-coital and less post-rock" in reply to eMusic #
@fearv I hate YOU! <font="small"> just kidding </font="small"> in reply to fearv #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @acavender asks: "Got Milk? Using Remember the Milk for Task Management" http://bit.ly/c5pEpY #
I'll second this! RT @sterflu: congrats to @zotero for moving out of beta yesterday: http://bit.ly/18AKCZ #
@popcap_games To Crazy Dave: What can I get you for Christmas? in reply to popcap_games #
It's the not-teaching day, so that means #grading, email, and general catching up on 3 different projects. Sigh #
@buzzdad No. It's not. in reply to buzzdad #
@cscannella Also good. Am fan of Ambling Alp too. I think Mondegreen is a full-on Boingo song. in reply to cscannella #
@jbj Bitch. in reply to jbj #
@jbj It's just the first track of the debut. The circus stuff? Intentionally awful. The rest of the album is solid gold. in reply to jbj #
The new mp3 of the week is up. Yeasayer's newest is designed to make you dance. http://bit.ly/aS4Vbd #music #
@sfirth605 You officially win. in reply to sfirth605 #
Tell me what's worse: when visiting my parents this weekend I discovered their browser homepage is Fox News. And their browser default is IE #
As I was #grading today I found myself reflecting on this @ProfHacker post by @nmhouston: http://bit.ly/d3Qtko. Really helped me. #
@mirk79 I'm also trying very hard to cut down paper feedback. I now use a timer any time that I'm #grading. in reply to mirk79 #
@mirk79 Overprepping is 5 hours prep for a 75-minute class. I tend to want to know *exactly* what I want to accomplish. Even for discussion. in reply to mirk79 #
@mattthomas Amen. in reply to mattthomas #
@erinsells TTIUWOP in reply to erinsells #
So I still over do it on #classprep. But I'm also reaping major rewards for last year's overprepping. #
@johnmjones Depends. What's the text on it? in reply to johnmjones #
@tcarmody Google #Buzz. in reply to tcarmody #
Discovering that most of my #eng465 students want to write about Hacker and the Ants. Last time I taught the course, everyone picked Lot 49. #
@eetempleton Yes, in those instances they are. But I'm not dealing with comp class now. Sorry for the confusion. in reply to eetempleton #
In comp classes, I should mention, I tell students to write an argument that we HAVE discussed in class. Don't worry @ content, just form. #
Question: what do you do when students' proposed paper topics are more or less what you already discussed in class? #
@billiehara @jbj @georgeonline Do you know how @drnels is feeling these days? in reply to drnels #
I was observed teaching yesterday.Observer said nothing when leaving (fine since I was talking w/students), but I still have no email. #lame #
@HannahRabon Consider them crossed. in reply to HannahRabon #
@billiehara @academicdave I tend to talk about branding issues when a lot of students are wearing Coach or Burberry rain boots. in reply to billiehara #
@academicdave Grand Theft Auto? in reply to academicdave #
RT @amazonmp3: 2/17 Daily Deal: Matt & Kim's Grand, sugg'd if you like Mates of State or Passion Pit. $1.99 today: http://bit.ly/aDL8LT #
@ktcrow Complete article, as long as it meets the job requirements/focus. in reply to ktcrow #
I never have time for email on teaching days, which means that the non-teaching days are full of it. #
Is it just me or is the @chronicle ghoulishly milking the U of Alabama shootings? #
@eetempleton I think you mean it's been an especially *brutal* three decades. in reply to eetempleton #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @billiehara asks "What's for lunch?" and answers "Cafeteria Food!" http://bit.ly/a4gVCB #
@mkgold That is an AMAZING syllabus. Bookmarked, delicious'd, favorited, and everything else for stealing later. in reply to mkgold #
"In some cases, dissecting a poem can be as complicated as dissecting a cat." #grading #
@amandafrench I tried that a few weeks ago, and it didn't go as well as this. Admittedly, it was the end of Lot 49, so it was a hard class. in reply to amandafrench #
@filmsnob That's an essay I *have* to get the citation for. in reply to filmsnob #
@joshbrez No. I believe they rejected me (along w/250 others). And the Chair decided to let me know s/he is aware of me & paper. Courtesy. in reply to joshbrez #
@ryancordell I think they did. And to be honest, it worked. Nice to know that someone REAL (not mail merge) composed part of it. in reply to ryancordell #
@katrinagulliver It's something to consider. May be inadvisable. But at this point in my #jobmarket search I can't not do it. in reply to katrinagulliver #
@katrinagulliver Said that they read it with interest and sympathy. Didn't sound like it counted against me. in reply to katrinagulliver #
RT @ProfHacker: @jbj introduces "TeuxDeux: The closest thing to an online version of your post-it note" http://bit.ly/ayMNaY #
Just received a #jobmarket rejection that mentioned my #mla09 paper. I'm not getting jobs, but I'm not getting form letters anymore either! #
@erinsells That IS good. Congratls. in reply to erinsells #
Tried the @ProfHacker- (http://bit.ly/aECnIN) & @eetempleton-approved Zen Ten approach (http://bit.ly/9TjevJ) today. Very pleased w/results. #
@jbj Consider this the evidence of the efficaciousness of voodoo. in reply to jbj #
Does anyone have recommendation for screen cleaning of laptops? Wipes? Moose saliva? #
Getting really obsessed with Victory Garden again. #classprep #
Just got home. No sign of snow anywhere. I'm pretty sure this was all a fabrication of the media. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-14

Posted by Brian in Tweets on February 14, 2010

@academicdave Wow. Hadn't seen the nation's weather for a while. 12" in Dallas is much more #snowpacalypse than DC's 50 inches. in reply to academicdave #
@mkirschenbaum I know. Southerners are silly. And this is about 5x as much snow as all my previous 8 years combined. in reply to mkirschenbaum #
@kelseyagnew I hope there's blue and raspberry flavors. in reply to kelseyagnew #
Apparently there's 4-5 inches of snow on ground in ATL. Just like the flooding in Sept, we're out of town (at my folks) for extreme weather. #
So THAT was fast. Just got a request for reference letters for the job I applied to at midnight. #jobmarket #fingerscrossed #
Application is out the door. Fingers crossed, as always. #jobmarket #
@eetempleton 1 to 1. in reply to eetempleton #
RT @HASTACscholars: Check out CFPs for the @mlaconvention on tech, digital humanities, new media, etc. http://bit.ly/bjK2rj #mla #mla2011 #
@sfirth605 Water's fine in Georgia, by the way. in reply to sfirth605 #
Writing my first #jobmarket letter that mentions Google Buzz. Do I get a prize for being (obnoxiously) bleeding edge? #
RT @dancohen: Brown University launches Center for Digital Scholarship: http://j.mp/ctvyea #
@mlaconvention No, I hadn't. I *am*, however, a master of the Renaissance of the Postmodern Asian. Too bad that's not what they want. in reply to mlaconvention #
Glad to see poetry beginning to creep into #eng399 and #e399 students' tweets. #
@clioweb It wasn't one of these, was it? http://bit.ly/drsz0b in reply to clioweb #
Oh, and that impossible #jobmarket ad? They also want you to teach play-writing! Here's the ad: http://bit.ly/cPPoZo. #
@loriemerson Would love to be there, but I'll be commuting. Good luck with it all! in reply to loriemerson #
"Preference given to candidates with expertise in Asian literatures, Postmodern theory, and Renaissance literature." #jobmarket #impossible #
@TCMcClernon And miles to go before you sleep, no doubt. in reply to TCMcClernon #
@samplereality I'm not seeing anything here about source code. What am I missing? in reply to samplereality #
Just wrote @eastgate the longest email ever. Condolences, Mark. #
I just let a class go early by 10 minutes. There mist be something wrong with me. #
Have just installed Victory Garden on office computer, & I'm now sure that it's been behaving strangely on both my Macs. Will call @eastgate #
@academicdave Is it problem w/system so much as it is youth not understanding value? I cheered when I ended piano lessons, & I now regret it in reply to academicdave #
Thinking that my current mood swing is suggesting that I need a massive infusion of sleep. #
@samplereality What about Cadigan's *Synners* or Nagata's *Bohr Maker*? The former more than the latter, I think. in reply to samplereality #
@wpwend42 I'm going to do a fresh install on office computer tomorrow and see if I can replicate. in reply to wpwend42 #
@HunterStofan But poetry isn't my thing either. I'm out to teach you skillz though. (Believe it or not.) in reply to HunterStofan #
@HunterStofan In my 310 course, I make students write a paper on a single word in a poem. Beware! in reply to HunterStofan #
Victory Garden is being SO weird. Am hitting loops much sooner than I ever have before. #
@eastgate Should be more clear. Now that I can compare the two side by side, it appears that OS doesn't affect the text. Map still prob tho. in reply to eastgate #
@eastgate Not seeing differences myself. Am having problem clicking on any portion of the map of garden though, in either OS 10.5 or 10.6. in reply to eastgate #
@digitalcampus So…I look forward to hearing your take on #buzz. #
How to kill #buzz (via @foundhistory): set "hide" under settings -> labels, unfollow everyone, and check "turn off buzz" at bottom of gmail. #
@ryancordell HOOOOOOO-RAAAAAAH!!! Congratulations! They are lucky to have you! #jobmarket in reply to ryancordell #
@foundhistory Do you mean to say that you're a #buzz kill? in reply to foundhistory #
@foundhistory I just got it on my account and am checking it out. @nowviskie has made me (rightly) gun shy. in reply to foundhistory #
@HunterStofan So what you're saying is that you'd like the *next* paper assignment to be on Whitman? #eng399 in reply to HunterStofan #
@jaheppler I think the point is that it's based on those you email most.And your email habits didn't take introduction of #buzz into account in reply to jaheppler #
I'm also thinking that Storyspace is working differently on Snow Leopard than on Leopard. Can you confirm this @eastgate? #
This is a strange time through Victory Garden. Haven't seen some of these lexias before. #
Whoa. Google moves toward becoming an ISP with GIGABIT downstream speeds for home users: http://bit.ly/d9u8Ru. via @michaelwillits #
@MsAnastasia Congrats! in reply to MsAnastasia #
RT @GLThatCamp: It's here folks – the final day for submitting an application to Great Lakes #thatcamp! http://www.greatlakesthatcamp.org/ #
@footnotesrising It works just fine on Mac OS X and on current Windows versions–except for 64-bit Windows. in reply to footnotesrising #
@TCMcClernon They *are* short, but that's part of my purpose: to dig deeper than you might otherwise do.I'll grant that's an annoying answer in reply to TCMcClernon #
Time to start *Victory Garden* again. #eng465 #
@BryanAlexander I use Twitter in my classes, so Buzz would be a good alternative/supplement. Helps that Clemson uses Google Apps. in reply to BryanAlexander #
@BryanAlexander I appreciated your write-up. Agree with commenter that this is possible working alternative to Wave. in reply to BryanAlexander #
@kfitz I'm jealous. No Buzz in my inbox yet. in reply to kfitz #
@chutry I'm at http://bit.ly/bkEn8Q for a Google Profile. in reply to chutry #
@Nico28love It's only fair. I misspelled your name last night. Congrats on finishing. #eng399 in reply to Nico28love #
Just now taking the time to read about Buzz. Have to say this: buzzing is a better verb than tweeting. #
@TCMcClernon A struggle because it's too hard? Not enough lines to write about? What? in reply to TCMcClernon #
@sfirth605 Invisible monkeys. in reply to sfirth605 #
@HunterStofan Suggestion: don't worry about the first draft. Just get one done and them start editing. #eng399 in reply to HunterStofan #
@samplereality On my watch they can! in reply to samplereality #
I taught all day/had solid students in office hours. Get home and just realized that Google did something. What's the best link to look at? #
@samplereality If you go to Disneyland, you're an adult at age 3. in reply to samplereality #
@Nico28love Dear Nice, Emily <3s you. in reply to Nico28love #
@jeffreywindsor I'd say that Adium gets you out to more students since it can handle more accounts. #
Commuting with the amazing new Yeasayer album. #music #
My notes for tomorrow's survey class are nowhere as detailed as they normally are. My OCD wants me to massage them, but I think I'll be fine #
@eetempleton @rachaelsullivan #mla11 *is* the approved hashtag. @samplereality is Twappering it already.Try to beat him on tweets this year in reply to eetempleton #
Writing the editorial board of our #steampunk journal issue to deal with problems a certain unnamed bald aggressive guy in CT keeps raising. #
@DrewBrittain It's not intuitive the first few times you use it, that's for sure. Glad it's working now. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@eetempleton It's available in email form too, if you prefer. And I can make the back issues available on request (and via US mail). #
@DrewBrittain In a good way or a bad way? #eng465 in reply to DrewBrittain #
@eetempleton And be sure not to miss my own brand of @pitchforkmedia overwriting at the mp3 of the week: http://bit.ly/aEuIjy. in reply to eetempleton #
@nickproth 'twas an honor to read it. Have never been myself. Feel like I've got a bit more of the flavor now. in reply to nickproth #
@eetempleton Have you heard the new Four Tet? It's really good. And only 9 tracks. in reply to eetempleton #
@eetempleton That's a great way to use it. It's my primary source for music at the moment since I = poor. in reply to eetempleton #
@paulallison So far, it's just getting used to interface. How to add to group folder.How to edit notes.Should have done more in-class w/them in reply to paulallison #
@tjowens @samplereality Excellent. Thank you. I'd looked there, but had missed it. Think it should be at top of page. in reply to tjowens #
My #eng465 students are working out the kinks with @zotero before their first bibliography assignment due tomorrow. #
@zotero How does one go about *leaving* groups? #
@kelseyagnew Wow. No one should endure Beowulf or middle English until they've committed. in reply to kelseyagnew #
RT @anneburdick electronicbookreview.com is now @ebr_barker. Critical writing produced & publd by emerging e-literary network since mid-90s! #
@eetempleton It's no connoisseur plan, but it'll do for much of what I need. in reply to eetempleton #
@eetempleton I normally know what I want, and since I can get it for $0.40/track, it's half as much as @amazonmp3 or others. in reply to eetempleton #
Preparing to teach Virilio's *Desert Screen*, as well as some Borges. #eng465 #
@boonebgorges Dance! in reply to boonebgorges #
@wpwend42 @eetempleton @erinsells It's still cheaper for me on @emusic. I too was disappointed, but they *are* the cheapest still. in reply to wpwend42 #
Dear student in the library: Tik Tok isn't such a good song that you should listen to it 3 times in a row. I promise. #
RT @therefore: In a blow to imaginary / fake locations everywhere, Google maps is working on interior mapping http://selnd.com/br8V7F #
@erinsells It's going to be available on @emusic tomorrow, FYI. in reply to erinsells #
@brettbobley I wish. Then I could sell them. I just talking about board games. in reply to brettbobley #
@DrewBrittain Nope. #eng465 in reply to DrewBrittain #
@amndw2 All we can do is hope that students start publishing this data because no one else will. Hmm. New project? in reply to amndw2 #
An appalling amount of my net worth (which is small, granted) is locked into pieces of card board. #
Best part of Benton article is he points out the lie of "doing homework and research" @ grad school before going. http://bit.ly/c3Cmip. #
Thomas Benton knocks it out of the park again on why no one should go to grad school: http://bit.ly/c3Cmip. #jobmarket #fail #dontgo #
"For most, grad school is @ implicit promise of mid-class professional, @ not hating your job & wasting your life." http://bit.ly/c3Cmip #
.@BenRobertson Anything that sounds like the opening of a movie trailer is epic fail for a paper. "From the beginning of time…" in reply to BenRobertson #
@KatieBelle432 You *don't* want to know. Srsly. in reply to KatieBelle432 #
A guest post by @academicdave at @ProfHackeron "The iPad and Higher Education": http://bit.ly/dyALAh. #
Dear students: defining "wife" might seem like a good way to start a paper. But we *all* know English. #
Of course, if you're away from Twitter for 2 days, there's that much *more* that you can procrastinate with. #
Most #eng399 students using Twitter to talk @ procrastination. They have to learn that if you follow enough people Twitter does it for you. #
@HannahRabon The ladybug infestation at Clemson is truly epic. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Posted by Brian in Tweets on February 7, 2010

Taxes > Potty Training. #
Balancing the checkbook FTW. Just saved myself some major grief. #
@sramsay Can you just bring it up with A & B? in reply to sramsay #
Taxes have been filed. Now to pay bills. Whee! #
@MsAnastasia I haven't played it. I don't have a PC or an xbox. And no Wii means I havent played the newest game either: http://bit.ly/zS5Nk in reply to MsAnastasia #
@MsAnastasia Wow. Looks great. Those are the best games evar. in reply to MsAnastasia #
@eMusic As Busta Rhymes would put it, Woo. HA! in reply to eMusic #
Listening to the new @Phantogram album on @allsongs' First Listen series: http://bit.ly/bzYQbj. This is really good. #music #
Finished what I've been writing this week and sent it off to my editor who, for once, isn't @jbj or @GeorgeOnline. #
@nickproth Still broken. Will check again later. in reply to nickproth #
@eMusic Can you tell me if we're going to get Phantograms album on Tuesday? They're on Barsuk. #
Trying out as as a futurist of the university. #
@dancohen That sounds really useful for the LAMU community. in reply to dancohen #
@HannahRabon Links? in reply to HannahRabon #
I've run out little tasks that I was using to keep me away from the writing I've now got to do. #
RT @nmhouston: My latest post @ProfHacker: Myers-Briggs, or how to learn to get along. http://bit.ly/a3wZLf #
@samhoff Undoubtedly. in reply to samhoff #
I'm using Twitter in 2 identical classes with a 3rd not using as control. #eng399 has embraced it while #e399 won't touch it. Interesting. #
@loriemerson That rules. In a psychotic kind of way. in reply to loriemerson #
@negaratduke Not ideal, but a very good air mattress. Better than all the others, I think. in reply to negaratduke #
@emarsh I've already done mine. What's taking you so long? in reply to emarsh #
@eetempleton @erinsells the @allsongs coverage is perhaps good enough for me then. in reply to eetempleton #
@erinsells Nope. It's all or nothing. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells That's what it looks like. For a 5-day music pass. in reply to erinsells #
Whoa. Wet snow falling in Clemson. #
So this is the first time I've considered going to #sxsw …but not if it costs $700. #
@mattthomas Although everyone in my class was unborn or only1 when the Gulf War went down. (And thank you very much,) in reply to mattthomas #
All four classes went really well today, especially the Baudrillard. Not really what I'd expected. #
@eetempleton @GeorgeOnline I have the first Midlake. It's nice, but I haven't been compelled to go back to it much. in reply to eetempleton #
@eetempleton @GeorgeOnline Pitchfork *is* infuriating in a number of ways. But I feel that way about most writing @ music, mine included. in reply to eetempleton #
@erinsells I wrote about Washed Out in October's mp3 of the week. in reply to erinsells #
@chellebelle13 Are you feeling ready to be done with the Editor-in-Chief bit? in reply to chellebelle13 #
@chellebelle13 Hmm…I'll have to look for that. It says Faculty on it. Would that be a problem? in reply to chellebelle13 #
@chellebelle13 I saw that. And I'm trying to figure out how Imma gonna sneak in. in reply to chellebelle13 #
@billwolff I probably won't even have time to tell them that they should be reading Prufrock. Double curses! in reply to billwolff #
@erinsells Curses! Although to tell the truth, I more wanted to see Washed Out than Beach House. in reply to erinsells #
@eetempleton Midlake got skewered today by @pitchforkmedia. in reply to eetempleton #
@eetempleton It shouldn't be too bad. After all, I'm only teaching "Station" and "A Pact." Oh. And "Cantos." in reply to eetempleton #
My discussion of modernism in #eng399 and #e399 is really just an excuse to get to show this Charles Sheeler photograph: http://bit.ly/nt45. #
In 75 minutes tomorrow, I'm going to try to get through an overview of modernism, Pound, Frost, and Sandburg. I've made a huge mistake. #
To counter @jbj's upcoming THS concert, I'd like to mention that Beach House and Washed Out are in Atlanta on 29 April. #
@jbj You know me too well. I'll defer song writing duties to @georgeonline. I will simply look slovenly and menacing. I will *be* the townie in reply to jbj #
@jbj Actually, come to think of it. If we start a band called The Townies, THS is *obligated* to let us open for them, right? #poeticjustice in reply to jbj #
@jbj Watch out for the Townies. I hear they'll be there as well. in reply to jbj #
@grbaum We can sneak into see Girl Talk, right? in reply to grbaum #
@jbj Without Franz, of course. in reply to jbj #
The letter K is probably going to be the hardest to talk through: http://bit.ly/c4k4nU. #
The oldest can now read our framed Edward Gorey "Gashlycrumb Tinies" poster.Now to explain why his parents taste in art runs to infanticide. #
@sleonchnm Backlogs are overrated. None of us were *that* interesting today. in reply to sleonchnm #
Not feeling smart enough for Baudrillard at the moment. General malaise. #
I've posted a description of how my students are building a geotagged timeline for an assignment: http://bit.ly/dgLlrD. #geoinst #
Are you more likely to point people to your blog or to your Twitter if you're only giving them one URL? #geekpoll #
@loriemerson It is strange, but I have to figure they want uncluttered feeds. in reply to loriemerson #
@viola_lasmana That's why I turn off Twitter when I do write. I'm also working (very slowly) on a @ProfHacker post on this subject. in reply to viola_lasmana #
Writing is HARD, when you haven't had the chance to do it for a while. #
@mlaconvention Was there ever a total count released on #mla09 attendees? #
@ryancordell Knock 'em dead. in reply to ryancordell #
Put the wrong Norton anthology in my bag. Good thing I'm not supposed to be reading but writing. #eng399 #
Just chatted with someone from my undergrad who's doing a prospective visit to Emory this week. Glad I'm on this end of things. #
@GeorgeOnline Cixous or Mulvey might be good choices. in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@netwurker You've seen http://suicidemachine.org/, right? in reply to netwurker #
@saschel Felicitations! Hup hup hoerja! in reply to saschel #
@sterflu Oh, it's not blameworthy at all. Was just intriguing, and makes me wonder what class it is for. in reply to sterflu #
@jbj It's intentionally borked so as to provide me with better tweet fodder. in reply to jbj #
I and many of the DH tweeps I follow are suddenly getting followed by plenty of people at UT Austin. @johnmjones, is this your doing? #
I just received an email from @jbj with the subject line "sauciness." #beafraid #
@sterflu That's what Vonnegut said in Cat's Cradle about 50 years ago. in reply to sterflu #
@erinsells And RESPECT! in reply to erinsells #
@cscannella t00w! in reply to cscannella #
@erinsells I had one at Emory too, sucka! in reply to erinsells #
@mkirschenbaum He's in the next office over. Call back, and I'll pull him in here. in reply to mkirschenbaum #
My office phone just rang for the very first time all year. Wrong number. #
@AntArch That's what @nowviskie, @joegilbert, @barbarahui, @joguldi, and I are trying to figure out. #geoinst in reply to AntArch #
I've posted the newest mp3 of the week, w/Pains of Being Pure at Heart. It's The Smiths run through a shoegaze filter: http://bit.ly/90DrBF. #
@fearv Yes I do: http://thenethernet.com, in reply to fearv #
As a favor to @erinsells, I'm going to quickly write up the new mp3 of the week. #music #
Trying to do #classprep in record time as I'm a bit sick, like half of Twitter, it appears. #
And since I've got writing to do, I'm going to cautiously withdraw the toes from Twitter. Just as @academicdave was getting going, too… #
RT everyone: Legal Piracy today! Get a free copy of Adrian Johns's new book. http://bit.ly/9TK8Ol (via @dancohen) #
After a weekend away from Twitter (thanks, hellacious moving-a-friend experience), it's always interesting to wade back in. #
@erinsells Not new, but good. I guess I need to send out another mp3 soon, huh? in reply to erinsells #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Posted by Brian in Tweets on January 31, 2010

@erinsells I've decided Surfer Blood sound like The Shins more than anything else. #
@erinsells I think there are similarities, but the sound of the band is so different over the whole album, IMO. Diff production too. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells So you're right about Surfer Blood track 3 and Vampire Weekend. Guess I'm just another backlashing hipster wannabe. #music #
Am convinced that my co-editor is so much smarter than I am. #soitgoes #
@erinsells I cleverly avoid them by taking on more (and less important) commitments. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells I haven't applied to anything since December. Am in a bit of a mental rut. #jobmarket #fail in reply to erinsells #
@loriemerson Isn't it obvious that one close reads #elit by getting #iPad & then zooming in to the text? Srsly, people. It's not that hard. in reply to loriemerson #
@erinsells I wouldn't say it's a subtext though. It's just in your face much of the time. VW are omnivores. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells Will listen to those. But I don't think of VW as surfer rock/pop. Sounds more like world (music) rock/pop. #
@erinsells I like the new Vampire Weekend more than the first. But I don't really hear the similarities. Examples? in reply to erinsells #
@nirak Right. And my mom trumps my dad in all things technical. It's a bad rhetorical move, although I still think a nuanced position. in reply to nirak #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @acavender talks about Wikipedia with her students in "Ah, Wikipedia": http://bit.ly/bFPhiW #
@kelseyagnew Schivelbusch? Great book. in reply to kelseyagnew #
@johnmjones @jbj That would be an important step. Also, when iPad gets a camera. in reply to johnmjones #
@seabright I see your point, but I don't know that it's tech-ignorant so much as not needing the tech. Wld be safer if he'd chosen his dad. in reply to seabright #
People, people! I live in the *South*. I'm not trying to compete with you Calvinists who insist on ritual self-denial and coldness. #
@theyellowedpage Done, sir. Sending it your way. in reply to theyellowedpage #
One of the best things that I've read on the #iPad, as far as positive evaluation: http://bit.ly/d4O7ji. Read it with http://bit.ly/cN6WRi. #
I am not amused by our having 60-degree sunshine yesterday and 45-degree dark clouds and wind today. #
@moosewizard Write that thesis! in reply to moosewizard #
@BryanAlexander Health insurance? No. I've heard it's fairly common in Europe. Not so common in the US, alas. in reply to BryanAlexander #
RT @ProfHacker New at ProfHacker: @jcmeloni explains how "How 15 Minutes Can Save 24 Hours of Stress" http://bit.ly/1eFEq #
Now listening to Starfucker while trying to make sense of Clemson's homegrown student evaluation tool. #music #opensourcefail #
@cscannella Same thing happened to me. I think Catcher must be read in high school. in reply to cscannella #
Today's xkcd does a better job tackling ethics of robotics than Kubrick's AI did. http://bit.ly/a6MB8J. #
Amber reports that Finn is running around a store shouting "Surf Blood!" #
This Surfer Blood album is really, really good. #music #
Fun zombie #jobmarket spoof of #MLA09 on @chronicle: http://bit.ly/bVBbnO. #
@triproftri I know the feeling re:user error. Glad that you've got it sorted out now. in reply to triproftri #
@brentwalker500 Glad that it looks useful. Let me know if you have any questions. in reply to brentwalker500 #
RT @avantgame: Mad TV predics the iPad in 2007. Seriously Apple? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs #
@triproftri Answering the page! Shoot me an email so I can look at page/HTML? in reply to triproftri #
@SybilV That's not scripture. That's Spider-Man. in reply to SybilV #
Sneak preview for #eng399 and #e399 students. Paper 1 assignment is up on the wiki: http://bit.ly/a1CIUI. #
Thinking about using two pieces by Nicholas Carr in tomorrow's media class: http://bit.ly/ajVWFe and http://bit.ly/9QovSi. #eng465 #
@j_l_r That is *so* you! in reply to j_l_r #
And now that I read @eetempleton's post for @ProfHacker (http://bit.ly/9wpmeP), I'm even happier. Go, read, and post, people. I need ideas! #
The newest @ProfHacker post, "Silence is Golden…" is by the newest ProfHacker author, @eetempleton: http://bit.ly/9wpmeP. Welcome! #
And with that, I suppose I should be getting back to Hacker and the Ants. #classprep #
Just signed @lessig's petition for a Constitutional amendment to protect our democracy #changecongress #lessig http://bit.ly/dj4E9O #
@DrewBrittain Consider it a sacrifice for "Reading Technology." #eng465 in reply to DrewBrittain #
@sgsinclair No. No orders for now. Kind of like when they announced iPhone. strange how/when they make these choices. in reply to sgsinclair #
@johnmjones No. But it can transmute our money into #iPads. in reply to johnmjones #
@samplereality I mean, dammit. What if I get jonesing for some insurance banner ads? in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality This absence of Flash is such a strange #iPad fail. I don't program, so I don't know intricacies. But it's ridiculous. in reply to samplereality #
@DrewBrittain Because. Buy it. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@seabright The look of the real pages will help #iPad. But everything else? Blech for reading. in reply to seabright #
@patrickgmj Touche. ; in reply to patrickgmj #
Can I use Prezi on the #iPad? #
@foundhistory It sacrifices VIRGINS!! in reply to foundhistory #
@seabright Yes, the backlight flicker. It's not how eyes read easiest, in my experience. in reply to seabright #
@ericrettberg But $499 to do what? I don't see how it differentiates itself from any other device. in reply to ericrettberg #
Can I Second Life on the #iPad? #iSnark #
.@seabright Printed books don't flicker. If they do, you should go to an emergency room. #iPad in reply to seabright #
Very excited, however, to see Goro Fujita's work (http://bit.ly/cpAvT0) show up in the presentation. #ipad #
What I want to know is how easy it is to read the #iPad screen. Kindle is great because you escape the flicker. #
I am about 40 minutes behind on reading the live blogs on the #iPad, but I'm not yet sold on the what and why. #
Looks like #applerapture is seriously slowing down Twitter. #
So the #applerapture is upon us. But the Apple oline store hasn't closed. Unusual. Nothing to sell? #
@kfitz Right there with you. in reply to kfitz #
@boonebgorges Good man. in reply to boonebgorges #
2010 digital humanities workshop @ Nebraska will be hard to attend. It requires building a time machine to meet April 2008 submiss. deadline #
@jcmeloni Gah! Nope. You didn't. It just seemed like we were pussy-footing. Must be tired. Ignore me. in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni I love how we're being so careful to make sure the other's feelings aren't hurt. Ain't digital communication a gas? in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni And I didn't really have pedagogy classes. This might explain much. in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni I could do that more when I wasn't doing lecture courses. Wish I could do it that way. Would be more efficient. in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni A few bullet points? Wow. I have 6 pages of notes for most classes. Granted, I'm insane… in reply to jcmeloni #
@jcmeloni You mean that you don't practice dissertation spiels or lectures? in reply to jcmeloni #
@mkgold @samplerealtiy Mithril is an element, right? in reply to mkgold #
@jcmeloni Site design? Things you do during the commute? Different blogging tools? Linux basics? Workflow for task X or Y? in reply to jcmeloni #
@samplereality Hey! I resent th…[yawn] in reply to samplereality #
@xentahl "It Started with a Mixx," then? in reply to xentahl #
@loriemerson Are you nominating yourself? Because I know someone with pull at @ProfHacker… in reply to loriemerson #
@pbenzon Which is funny since it's both the too-new and too-old vis a vis the rest of Gibson's oeuvre. in reply to pbenzon #
@xentahl They're my favorite band of 2006-2009. in reply to xentahl #
@xentahl I've listened to the new one several times already. Not as great as first two LPs, but still good. in reply to xentahl #
@erinsells The album isn't as good as their others. Not yet at least. But they get points for titles. in reply to erinsells #
New at @ProfHacker: @billiehara writes about "Humor in the Classroom." http://bit.ly/dgcIoC #
@sherah1918 Do you have a posting number on that? Having a hard time finding it on the site. in reply to sherah1918 #
@BenRobertson Really? I <3 Virilio. I find his ideas/writing incredibly provocative. Always gets me thinking something new. in reply to BenRobertson #
@allsongs I just bought the Givers EP. Good call on it. #
The most important thing I had to do today is now done. I've purchased the new @loscampesinos album. #
@GreatDismal Not a chance. It's my favorite of yours. </sycophancy> in reply to GreatDismal #
@emusic If you've got us Sony and Warner, when are you going to snag us @subpop? #
@GeorgeOnline I haven't been invited either. We can "Grrr" in harmony. You take lows, I'll take highs. in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@BenRobertson Unknown Quantity is much better. in reply to BenRobertson #
@jdrouin Now go celebrate! in reply to jdrouin #
@cscannella One can never be sure. But it's not me impersonating him. in reply to cscannella #
@pbenzon I did a diss chapter on @GreatDismal's Pattern Recognition. Haven't taught it yet though. in reply to pbenzon #
RT @JHabermas: Sorry for not following anyone. I'm still trying to lear how to use this tool. JH [This makes me all kinds of giddy.] #
For #eng399 today, I need to get through both *Daisy Miller* and "The Yellow Wall-Paper." #incomingfail #
@BenRobertson Pynchon himself thought the novel was crap. And Oedipa wonders the same thing re: 2nd question. Read via McLuhan tho, it's <3! in reply to BenRobertson #
@kelseyagnew Louisville Slugger museum. Decent minor league team (useless at the moment). in reply to kelseyagnew #
@emahlee Curses! I slipped on the reply button. It had been intended for @jbj. Pardon me. (And thanks!) in reply to emahlee #
@HunterStofan Well, it all depends on whether or not I manage to get us through Daisy Miller first. #eng399 in reply to HunterStofan #
@emahlee @boonebgorges Un-conference, my ass. This will be a CAN-DO conference! in reply to emahlee #
@profsyn Well, you can take heart that *I* was rejected by that program. in reply to profsyn #
@jbj @boonebgorges I'm sure that we could get the organizers to do a via*gra conference as well. #VLA10 in reply to jbj #
@jbj I think you mean the definitive conference *schwing*. in reply to jbj #
Lot 49 finished yet again. Fun as always. Wonder what the rest of #eng465 thought. #
Just discovered Firefox smart keywords. Can't believe I never paid attention to these before. #
New at @ProfHacker: @drnels on "Handling the Stress of the Tenure Process": http://bit.ly/5ngNrf #
@dradrea That's an interesting project. I've done the timeline assignment once before. The mapping is new. in reply to dradrea #
@melissaterras Hmm. They're not as minimal as I wanted today. I've only heard one of their whole albums, and it wasn't that impressive. in reply to melissaterras #
All of my students in #eng399 and #e399 should take a look at the timeline assignment: http://bit.ly/6xuoAk. #
@melissaterras Will check them out. Although I probably should have said I was doing a minimal *house* thing today. in reply to melissaterras #
I'm definitely doing a minimalist electronica thing today. After Fuck Buttons, it's been Farben and now it's The Field. #music #
Working on some materials for #geoinst. #
@jenterysayers I was listening to the '09 album. I have the previous one too. This newer one is light-years beyond though. in reply to jenterysayers #
Is it possible to take two items in a @Zotero collection and make on subordinate to/nest within another? #
@mirk79 Wow. Thanks for passing his along. in reply to mirk79 #
@samplereality Which might sound snarky, but wasn't meant to be. Great album. in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality You and everyone else. in reply to samplereality #
@samplereality Which album? in reply to samplereality #
@mkirschenbaum I'm teaching Halting State again this semester as well. Looks like a great course. in reply to mkirschenbaum #
I won't lie to you: the last two nights' dreams have featured airships, submersibles, and bowlers. This #steampunk journal is getting to me. #
@mkirschenbaum Will look forward to seeing that talk. in reply to mkirschenbaum #
@dancohen @wynkenhimself @academicdave If there isn't, I suppose we can start one for parents with same dilemma. Hello, #jobmarket solution! in reply to dancohen #
Listening to the new Fuck Buttons for the first time. This first track is mesmerizing. http://bit.ly/66pCps #music #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: @nmhouston considers the metaphor of working in "The Salt Mines: http://bit.ly/6gM2vO #
@wynkenhimself @dancohen "I learned it by watching you, all right! I learned it by watching you." http://bit.ly/8rSpUX in reply to wynkenhimself #
@dancohen Simple: http://bit.ly/7vpWvu. in reply to dancohen #

Tweets, twitter

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Posted by Brian in Tweets on January 24, 2010

@erinsells Turn off the "age me" filter. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells That or looking in the mirror while getting one's hair cut. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells But I use Brizzly once a week. Twhirl is constnat. Just my preference. @wpwend42 in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells Brizzly requires you to have web open and be on the tab to read. Twhirl runs in background. I use both for different things. in reply to erinsells #
@roopikarisam @erinsells I know people who have a blanket statement on syllabus that says they'll use student's essays, barring opt-out. in reply to roopikarisam #
@roopikarisam In an ideal world, yes. But in an ideal world, you'd also be paid a fair wage for your labor. in reply to roopikarisam #
@erinsells Click "home" at the bottom of the Twhirl app. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells You pass! in reply to erinsells #
@ibogost Didn't they re-release New Coke within the last year as well? in reply to ibogost #
My newest on @ProfHacker discusses how to hold "Digital Office Hours": http://bit.ly/6d8hha. #
@zephoria It probably has something to do with its moral crisis since you're asking it to work at Microsoft Research. in reply to zephoria #
@sfirth605 Congratulations. in reply to sfirth605 #
Trying to quickly finish a @ProfHacker post. Perversely decided to turn on Twhirl. That won't distract me, will it? #
Going home! Commute (and westward) ho! #
@chutry No more of those "foreign" films for you! in reply to chutry #
.@mattthomas Thanks. I think I *might* indeed be going too hard, trying to get them to parse hard book (Lot 49) with hard theory (McLuhan). in reply to mattthomas #
@clioweb Don't look too deep into this mystery. The last person who did was MC Escher. And we know what happened to him. in reply to clioweb #
Somehow my tweet count has ballooned ridiculously. I *promise* you that I haven't tweeted 21,000+ times. #
@stakats Looks like it could be a centrifuge: http://bit.ly/8CxC15. in reply to stakats #
@HunterStofan Read "Yellow Wallpaper"? in reply to HunterStofan #
@kfitz "Priming"! That's exactly what I need to think @ doing. I don't expect them to know it all, but to react in some way & they won't. #
@kfitz They're silent as the grave. Not even incredulous whimpers about how weird/hard Lot 49 is. Thanks for ideas. in reply to kfitz #
@kfitz @billiehara Maybe I need to try using pairs more often rather than small groups. I probably throw too many lifelines. in reply to kfitz #
@buzzdad Hmm. Don't have the tech for it, but I could maybe kludge something together without the tech. in reply to buzzdad #
@erochest That's the sort of suggestion I want! in reply to erochest #
@billiehara Haven't tried that. Will give it a whirl. in reply to billiehara #
@micahvandegrift I like that idea and use it myself, altho this classroom lacks the capability. in reply to micahvandegrift #
Thanks to everyone who said hi to my class earlier today, by the way. #
We're doing *cool* (to my mind) stuff in class: media, technology, Pynchon, wikis, etc. But it's like pulling teeth. #
I'm having the hardest time getting my 400-level seminar (http://bit.ly/5MYDBo) students to talk. No natural talkers among them.Suggestions? #
Trying to explain hashtags to #e399 #
i'm show twitter (not tqitter) to a class. say hi! #
@BenRobertson You get another chance in just about 5 minutes! in reply to BenRobertson #
I'm not sure if I'll ever live down that misspelling of Twitter. But I'm going to show another class Twitter in 10 minutes. So I'll try. #
Now explaining hashtags to #eng399. #
demonstrating tqitter to a class. can people say hi? #
@retius I really like their album. Haven't heard the EP. Worth checking out? in reply to retius #
@publichistorian Will have to check out Wan Light. in reply to publichistorian #
@fearv So where's the Peggle slash fiction? in reply to fearv #
Each time I've clicked on a @nytimes link today, I've wondered how what will be my dominant news source when they start charging in 2011. #
@publichistorian Do you have any favorites there? I'm partial to Acid House Kings and Club 8. in reply to publichistorian #
@publichistorian Oh, I know. Labrador and I are old friends. I guess I don't know their whole roster as well as I thought I did. in reply to publichistorian #
How have I not heard of The Radio Dept. until now? I'm *supposed* to be the master of all things Swedish, gauzy, and sweet. #music #
@roopikarisam I really prefer *Passing* for this reason. in reply to roopikarisam #
Wait. Is it 10pm and I'm done with tomorrow's #classprep? Not really sure what to do with myself. #
@avantgame The cake is a lie! in reply to avantgame #
I <3 me some http://www.random.org. #
@kfitz I sent it to this person's Gmail. I've sent a test invite to one student to see how quickly it processes. in reply to kfitz #
@cscannella This explains why I have still to figure out how to use QS effectively, right? #
RT @markgammon: The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now http://bit.ly/7Otg2j /via @rww #
@kfitz Hm. Haven't invited students yet, but a colleague still has to receive hers that I sent a few weeks ago. in reply to kfitz #
Listening to The Lodger for the first time. Despite owning this album for an embarrassing number of months. #music #
@kfitz @jmcclurken @captain_primate @billiehara @billwolff Have you invited students to #Wave yet? Wondering how long invitations will take. #
Why am I only now figuring out how wonderful Stickies are in OS X? #
@mattthomas It's not exactly mellow, just not as bouncy as I expected from a group connected as closely to Tough Alliance as they are. in reply to mattthomas #
Rolling through the morning mail and listening to Little Dragon. #music #
@mattthomas I have yet to really get into jj. A little more mellow than what I want most of the time. But it's Swedish, so I keep it around. in reply to mattthomas #
@jbj Epic. Win. in reply to jbj #
@jbj That's some weird rhetorical figure that I just used, isn't it? Not quite catachresis, but I can't think of the name at the moment. in reply to jbj #
@jcmeloni Hmm. I wish I could see him with eyes that hadn't met him in person first. in reply to jcmeloni #
@jbj #1: Because you jump on them. #2: Because you proselytize for THS. in reply to jbj #
@sherah1918 Well, today was only first 30 pages. They've got time. in reply to sherah1918 #
@sherah1918 Didn't get the reaction I wanted. Normally expect them to be full-on befuddled. Just silent instead. Trying to draw them out. in reply to sherah1918 #
@viola_lasmana There are 13 students in the class. They looked a bit dubious when I explained it today. Fingers crossed. in reply to viola_lasmana #
@georgeonline Love your Spring 2010 soundtrack! #
Just submitted course request form for Fall 2010…despite being very unsure if I'll be here. #
@cscannella The whole album is fantastic. in reply to cscannella #
@jmcclurken I'm not sure how *I* would cite it, but for @jbj and @georgeonline it's just another line under the heading "Kickassery." in reply to jmcclurken #
@ibogost Sappho. Her work's only fragments, so it's easier to fill in the gaps (read: lesb[os]ian scenes!) in reply to ibogost #
RT @JenServenti: NEA is seeking a Program Analyst for their Office of Res & Analysis. Apps due 2/1/10. More info: http://is.gd/6zg54 #
@jcmeloni P'rhaps so re: @georgeonline. @jbj is going to hypnotize you into buying it. (And then will jump on you.) in reply to jcmeloni #
@jbj George is holding a map of Level 1-1 of Super Mario Bros. You aren't going to jump anyone. You're going to sell them a timeshare. in reply to jbj #
@jbj I've always thought of you and @georgeonline as mandarins. in reply to jbj #
@sherah1918 Since we're doing Pynchon after McLuhan, his take on the postal service explicates "medium is the message" rather well. in reply to sherah1918 #
@BenRobertson This is my 4th semester in a row teaching it. Kind of a standard for me now. in reply to BenRobertson #
Time to start #reading *Crying of Lot 49* for the first time this year. #classprep #
@lnakamur We can haz linkz? (To syllabi?) in reply to lnakamur #
@kfitz We did gyros tonight! in reply to kfitz #
@jlredu Nice looking course site. in reply to jlredu #
@dradrea Thanks very much! in reply to dradrea #
@cforster @sterflu Not necessarily. But understanding how data is orgnized matters. I want all of my undergrads to read HTML too. in reply to cforster #
@sterflu @cforster And undergrads *do* need to learn such informational literacy. #
@sterflu @cforster I like @zotero (or Endnote) b/c they teach metadata manipulation in ways reg. bibliographies don't. in reply to sterflu #
@ryancordell I really like Plath's "Morning Song." But @joegilbert's got great suggestions too. in reply to ryancordell #
@sterflu So linkable metadata is the desire? Or the elimination of dupicate entries? in reply to sterflu #
@sterflu Hence the need to tag things yourself. Creating metadata *is* an important thing we need to be aware of. Just look @ Google Books. in reply to sterflu #
@sterflu Do you mean that I should require students to fill out the Author, Title, etc. by hand? Or that we shouldn't trust @Zotero? in reply to sterflu #
@samplereality Thanks. That was one I'd stumbled across. Good to know it's worked for you. in reply to samplereality #
Here's the final version of my Annotated @Zotero Group Bibliography: http://bit.ly/67K3Rl. #
@theyellowedpage Well, the wiki is for my classes to use. It's where the assignments get accessed by students. in reply to theyellowedpage #
@theyellowedpage There's both. Naturally. in reply to theyellowedpage #
Never sure if I should point people on Twitter to finished assignments on my wiki or on my blog. #
@kakennedy @billwolff Don't miss @samplereality's assignment from Fall 2009 either: http://bit.ly/8tDrxa. in reply to kakennedy #
@billwolff I like the *idea* of them annotating each other's entries…but seems like it might be one step too many. in reply to billwolff #
Ditto. RT @amandafrench: I wish there were a Twitter client that synced w/ iPhone Twitter client & remembered last tweet I read both places. #
@billwolff Hmm. That's interesting. <cogitating> in reply to billwolff #
@samplereality What plugin are you using for CC on your blog? #
@billwolff Will do. Have a draft up at my blog now, but it's changing this morning a bit. in reply to billwolff #
@erinsells And your top 10 is listed where? in reply to erinsells #
As I'm finishing my @Zotero annotated bibliography assignment, I'm wishing that changes in your library could be made to sync to group libs. #
@erinsells But I'm pretty behind on 2009 music still. My favorite of 2008 that I got to in 2009 was Crystal Castles. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells They have a good chance of being in top 10 as well. Phoenix would be up there too and Pains of Being Pure at Heart, I think. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells I haven't gotten around to that. But I can tell you that Animal Collective was at the very top. in reply to erinsells #
Stream the new @LosCampesinos album, *Romance is Boring*: http://bit.ly/6ssHnv. Will almost certainly be in my 2010 top 10. #music #
Having lost a full day's work due to stomach flu on Friday, I'm working until late afternoon, when it's time for some Haiti-related service. #

Tweets, twitter

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

Posted by Brian in Tweets on January 17, 2010

@derekbruff Except I always threw in a "Select" before start, since I always played with my brother. in reply to derekbruff #
New mp3 of the week is up and features New Zealanders Cut Off Your Hands imitating The Smiths http://bit.ly/7uTcsK. #music #
Time to write this month's mp3 of the week. #music #
@danlowlite No. But my *next* band will be! in reply to danlowlite #
@captwhiffle Ting Tings are the @amazonmp3 special of the day. You liked that one, right? in reply to captwhiffle #
@coryb Made me look. in reply to coryb #
Finding myself wondering if it is possible to name an album "Contra" and *not* be thinking about this: http://bit.ly/8RhQBN. #
@captwhiffle "Giving Up the Gun" (my current track) is also very good. in reply to captwhiffle #
@captwhiffle "Horchata" is very good. I was very meh about the first album. This is one is better. Only first time through. in reply to captwhiffle #
Clearing out email while listening to the new Vampire Weekend. #
@cscannella We're watching that too right now. in reply to cscannella #
Found out today that I'm going to UVa's #geoinst. Now to break into #thatcamp to make it a full DH sweep in May. #
Have emerged from the worst part, I think. Feel like I've been fasting and doing crunches. #
@erinsells That's really weird. in reply to erinsells #
Up most of the night with two people throwing up, it now appears that it's my turn. #tmi #
I've convinced my book club to take on *Dictionary of the Khazars* for February. #
@barbarahui But I liked the Asus keyboard. HP and MSI were also good. Battery life of Asus clinched it. Could also be hackintoshed. in reply to barbarahui #
@barbarahui I returned it after 30 days when I decided I needed a full-sized laptop instead. Couldn't afford both. in reply to barbarahui #
@barbarahui I really liked the Asus Eee 1005HA that I got: http://bit.ly/5BquDU. in reply to barbarahui #
@triproftri It's a 400-level course, so they shld understand bibliographies. But they are novices w/ @zotero and other tech we're using. in reply to triproftri #
@samplereality Thanks for the comments. Very helpful. in reply to samplereality #
Came home early because Amber is super sick. Walked in just in time for the middle kid to throw up everywhere. Score. #
Here's a draft of my @Zotero Group Bibliography Assignment: http://bit.ly/4S9HD2. Would love to have your thoughts about it. #rtingoneself #
@DrewBrittain That's kind of what I was thinking. Although I don't know how extensive any grading commentary would be on my part. in reply to DrewBrittain #
Here's a draft of my @Zotero Group Bibliography Assignment: http://bit.ly/4S9HD2. Would love to have your thoughts about it. #
Hmm. @Zotero and @TheNethernet don't play nice with each other. This could be problematic. #eng465 #
@benmiller314 I haven't shown it to students yet. Just designing the assignment now. Will let you know, though. in reply to benmiller314 #
Writing my assignment for the collaborative annotated @Zotero bibliography. #eng465 #
60 minutes to finish #classprep starts…now! #
@cscannella I like GG, but I kind of made a hash of it yesterday. That's what I get for doing it in one day, and UM in one day. in reply to cscannella #
@eetempleton And I don't feel like I can penalize them for missed assignments when they weren't yet enrolled. in reply to eetempleton #
@derekbruff I like teaching McLuhan for a start to media/tech course: http://bit.ly/5MYDBo. He's kind of eye-opening. Same as Virilio. in reply to derekbruff #
@eetempleton Oh, I don't really catch them up. But there's already been assignments due. in reply to eetempleton #
I dislike add/drop period so much for the having to catch people up to what we've already done. #
@loriemerson I always wanted more structure from seminars. Often felt unsure if prof had idea other than saying "what'd you think?" in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson And by "reading," I mean "reading." Off the page. Using jargon that we were in the class to learn. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson Just don't do what one of my profs did: starting the seminar by reading a 25-page paper. (S/he did it in both classes I took!) in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson I think that's the real key. That, and coffee. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson It is. Be stunned. And then be awesome (AKA yourself). in reply to loriemerson #
Doing #classprep for McLuhan's *Understanding Media*. My goal is to be 100x more clear to students than I was with *Gutenberg Galaxy*. #
@jcmeloni Congratulations! in reply to jcmeloni #
@fearv Because we're not sincere. And because we all believe that we're the best, and we're not above letting others know. in reply to fearv #
And a rejection from the ACLS/Mellon post-doc fellowship. Not surprising, really. #jobmarket #
@samplereality Smooth. in reply to samplereality #
Felt like my 3 survey courses went really well. Felt like I blew chunks all over McLuhan. <sigh> #
@megavark Now you've got me thinking. in reply to megavark #
I've got 6 pages of notes for tomorrow's survey class. This shouldn't be a problem at all. #overkill #classprep #ilovethis #givemeajob #
New term: Whit-maniacal. Adj. Wildly exuberant and expansive. Ex. "The 9th section of 'Crossing Brooklyn Ferry' is really Whit-maniacal." #
@sramsay And now it's 50% off! Thanks, the boys will love this. in reply to sramsay #
@sramsay Do you have a link for that? in reply to sramsay #
@samplereality Aren't you glad the recession's over! (My sympathies. I'm on second day of my commute tomorrow.) in reply to samplereality #
.@JenHoward's (of the @chronicle) newest is a *must read*: http://bit.ly/5bAs67. #
@bitchphd I guess we're glad that we have hardwood floors. But now we'll have to *clean* them. Blech. in reply to bitchphd #
We just learned that the oldest has a dust mite allergy. This explains much. #
For the first time, I'm re-teaching two classes. Trying to figure out how to old notes effectively but still be my brand of overprepared. #
RT @ProfHacker: New at ProfHacker: "Tools for Synchronous and Asynchronous Classroom Discussion," by @jcmeloni http://bit.ly/7IrEWI #
@allsongs I can haz backstage pass? in reply to allsongs #
@DrewBrittain Those are the perks fo the profession. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@erinsells 2 out of 3 ain't bad. in reply to erinsells #
@clioweb Hi from Atlanta and/or Clemson University! in reply to clioweb #
Don't miss @academicdave's newest post about the need to "Be Online or Be Irrelevant": http://bit.ly/87GG6B. #
@lubar I'll tell you what doesn't make a great teacher: wearing a bluetooth earpiece in the classroom. See lead image. in reply to lubar #
@ibogost Perhaps it's just standard humanist's move to look at others & say they make the same moves we do. Deconstruction, badly done. in reply to ibogost #
@academicdave Maybe it's just that I've been followed too much recently by business-speak bots on Twitter. in reply to academicdave #
@Intellagirl I'm likely to buy it…and then poo-poo it. #snob #music in reply to Intellagirl #
@academicdave Good point. But is that world any less insular than ours? Is point to escape the ivory tower? Or to argue about our relevancy? in reply to academicdave #
While I thought their first album was good, not great, new Vampire Weekend is only $3.99 on @amazonmp3: http://bit.ly/4sk9BA.(via @cforster) #
@performaddict @captain_primate If I'm Bethlehem, then it's slouching this way. in reply to performaddict #
I'm intrigued by @ibogost's piece (http://bit.ly/55qyVq). But to what extent do other fields of study look at the "great outdoors"? #
Trying to avoid #classprep. But it lurks. #
@AlxJrvs Wait. What? in reply to AlxJrvs #

Tweets, twitter

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10

Posted by Brian in Tweets on January 10, 2010

@GeorgeOnline Aw shucks. But the class of 2004 (those bloggers) led the way. in reply to GeorgeOnline #
@GeorgeOnline DOH! in reply to GeorgeOnline #
Unfortunately, no one who *didn't* go to #mla09 added to newest @ProfHacker post on why Twitter matters. Fixed that: http://bit.ly/7hnKHx. #
@ryancordell It was never a contest. Hats off to the king! in reply to ryancordell #
New at @ProfHacker: "Academics and Social Media: #mla09 and Twitter," by @GeorgeOnline: http://wp.me/pAGUw-19K #
@mlaconvention Thanks for the link! I didn't know this was here. in reply to mlaconvention #
Now I'm prepping for an interview with a reporter from the Greenville News about contingent faculty. The #MLA09 ride continues! #
@erinsells I'm about 100 steps from it. Want me to break in? in reply to erinsells #
My newest post at @ProfHacker tackles a problem I've recently faced, "Shifting the Days of Your Syllabus": http://bit.ly/4GDrk0. #
Prepping before a phone interview as part of a post-doc. #jobmarket #
Wow. A Community College job, but it's in Key West… #jobmarket #
Okay. Post scheduled. Took 12 minutes longer than I'd hoped. Need to get faster at this still. #
@triproftri I don't know. But we should form a pact not to send any students to grad school. Poor devils. in reply to triproftri #
@triproftri Which is why repyament should also be pegged to cost of living in people's areas. After all, TT Eng profs don't make tons. in reply to triproftri #
I'm giving myself one hour maximum to write this afternoon's @ProfHacker post. Let's see if I can do it. #
@triproftri Well, right now I pay nothing. Although I'd prefer to not make what I do now for the rest of my life. in reply to triproftri #
@academicdave Not saying your idea is wrong though. The problem is also that many of best grad schools are in expensive places to live. in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave Emory was nice. I had two years where I didn't have any thing to do. And I got stipend too. in reply to academicdave #
@academicdave My PhD *was* free. It was just eating and living someplace that I couldn't afford. in reply to academicdave #
@triproftri The new IBR program will erase debt after 25 years of repayment. http://bit.ly/8G04Zv in reply to triproftri #
Diff btw housing bubble & studnt loans: law doesn't let one drop loans if education has less value than purchase price. http://bit.ly/7X2TJP #
Oh and that's with well less than 1 inch of snow. I *so* live in the South. #
All schools closed. public buildings not opening until noon. #damnweathersissies #
@digitalhumanist Right. But it's percentage read, right rather than page numbers, since you can change text size? Small quibble, I know. in reply to digitalhumanist #
RT @dancohen: Transcript of my talk "Is Google Good for History?" for those following #AHA2010 online: http://bit.ly/8qn90g #
@captain_primate Georgia's expecting less than an inch today–if that–and they closed schools ahead of any clouds forming. in reply to captain_primate #
@digitalhumanist I just have a hard time with losing the page numbers of what I'm reading. Feels wrong somehow. in reply to digitalhumanist #
@wpwend42 Make sure you see the final version. There's a bit less to it than the one that I linked to then. in reply to wpwend42 #
@wpwend42 Or rather this semester is 75 minutes. I assumed you were reading syllabi for this one. #
@clioweb 11th grade Eng teacher made me read all of Moby Dick and write @ each chap over winter holidays. Still hate the book due to that. #
If you #mla09 (like me) read this piece on Cathy Porter's translation initiative. http://tinyurl.com/ygf5nak (via @mlaconvention) #
And now I'm off to meet with a Dean about the two students who plagiarized last semester. #
Apparently I put spring break on my survey syllabus 2x: once as days off and once with readings. Not looking forward to cutting more of it. #
@mlaconvention I spend the last 7 minutes on syllabus. The other 68 were spent diving in. And it's my favorite way. Get hands dirty quick. in reply to mlaconvention #
@mlaconvention Too much talking. It's syllabus day, & I have to more or less run everything on those days. 4 classes later, the jaw is sore. in reply to mlaconvention #
I can't believe my jaw hurts this much after only 4 weeks of not having classes. #
yes. totally #
Getting a jump on my survey students by starting them off with Dickinson. #
O hai, commute. Haven't seen you for a while. No. I didn't miss you either. #
@billwolff I think you're thinking of Nicholas Carr. As I did at first. in reply to billwolff #
RT @mlaconvention: "Why Twitter Will Endure," from the NY Times: http://bit.ly/6feETg #
@amandafrench I thought the same thing re: Nicholas Carr. in reply to amandafrench #
@samplereality @dancohen It has to be #AHA2010 so the historians of the AHA don't get these tweets confused with those of #AHA1910. #
@jbj Maybe *you're* being weird for posting to the MLA forums. <small font>maybe</small font> in reply to jbj #
@betajames Glad to see you back, Sir. You are definitely not me. in reply to betajames #
@eetempleton That's probably right. I knew how the classes gelled last semester. This semester I'm not sure yet. in reply to eetempleton #
@betajames Hmm. Are you me? in reply to betajames #
@eetempleton I'm wondering if it's related to these being modded versions of classes I taught before. Nervous I won't do as well? in reply to eetempleton #
@seabright I grab photos from Facebook for the few students that don't have pics in the Clemson system. You could do same. in reply to seabright #
@betajames You mean you're not a cartoon in real life? in reply to betajames #
@seabright I don't really use it that way. But I plug photos into the Attendance app on my iPod, which makes roll taking a snap. in reply to seabright #
Clemson gives us photo rolls of students. But photos come from IDs, taken when they're freshmen. They're seldom accurate. (But fun.) #
Trying to get ready for first day of classes tomorrow. Feeling (inexplicably) the tiniest bit nervous. Not sure why. Post-break jitters? #
@loriemerson Surveys *do* tend toward men, however. Shakespeare's sister problem again. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson The modernism section is guy-heavy. But I try to make up for that in the postmodern section. in reply to loriemerson #
@seabright Oh, I know *Boxer* backwards and forwards. And it is great. Trying to get an appreciation of this one though. in reply to seabright #
And now it's time for The National's *Alligator*. Perhaps only my second listen. #music #
@BenRobertson Who cares? Historians are at #5 and philosopher at #11. Problem solved! in reply to BenRobertson #
Listening to The Most Serene Republic for the first time–despite owning three of their albums for more than 2 years. #music #collectingprob #
@parezcoydigo Why don't you have *me* read it! in reply to parezcoydigo #
I'll be interested to see if #AHA10 can hold a candle to #MLA09. #
Lunch. I definitely need lunch. #
RT @markgammon: Interesting read: Google's biggest announcement was not a phone, but a URL http://bit.ly/4WdPuL (@NYTimes) #
@dougreside Not only a surface but also a @digitalhumanist, by the looks of things! in reply to dougreside #
@finnarne Maybe they're not remixes but "edits"? http://bit.ly/5Dz8lH I have first 3 tracks. in reply to finnarne #
Listening to @twittledragon's Machine Dreams. And trying to figure out what I think. Am embarrassed to admit knowing they're Swedish helps. #
@brettbobley The problem with that approach is that the iPhone can't download the pizza's pictures wirelessly. in reply to brettbobley #
@bitchphd Saw that one coming. Ducked. in reply to bitchphd #
@erinsells @bitchphd Just cut me some Philip Roth out of the syllabus. #
@tanyaclement Yes. Yes, you can. in reply to tanyaclement #
@tanyaclement You should see @nowviskie and @joegilbert's ghetto, DIY Surface at Scholars' Lab in reply to tanyaclement #
@roopikarisam No. Do it. Love, the College. in reply to roopikarisam #
Getting help from a close friend in whittling down the last few changes to my syllabus. #classprep #
@finnarne I only have the 3 original tracks. How are the remixes? (I'm generally skeptical of remixes). in reply to finnarne #
I think this library has entered into a pact with local coffee ships to freeze me out. #
Listening to Lindstrom's *Where You Go I Go Too* for the first time. #music #
The interface on http://www.scribblemaps.com seems a little easier than basic Google maps for annotations. #
@samplereality I see what you're going for. But I prefer @Pierre_Menard_'s version: http://bit.ly/53o7ZL. in reply to samplereality #
I very much like @academicdave's new post on #mla09 and the non-rise of the Digital Humanities: http://bit.ly/7AmME2. #
@jenterysayers Can I say "Death of a Salesman"? in reply to jenterysayers #
Just reading yesterday's IHE piece on #mla09's @mlatweetup: http://bit.ly/8VnwQt. Ft. @ryancordell, @mkirschenbaum, & @kfitz in comments. #
@ryancordell Congrats! Glad there are positions for innovators. #
@karikraus Or is just that the MLS has changed a lot in the lat 10 years? in reply to karikraus #
@nowviskie As opposed to what it is now, which is *supposed* to be on-the-job training. But the jobs have vanished. in reply to nowviskie #
@williamjturkel I tell all of my students that they should absolutely not go. Most of them don't believe me. #
@karikraus The problem is that *you* know the difficulty of the profession now. Hard to think that way as an undergrad. in reply to karikraus #
@dav2b WOOT! Thanks for this! in reply to dav2b #
@DrewBrittain Ah. I've obviously progressed beyond the point of clarity. We're reading a small portion of Fear and Loathing. 2 pages or so. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@derekbruff @academicdave I do sometime wish I'd gone with a shorter online name, but decision was made pre-Twitter. in reply to derekbruff #
@derekbruff @markgammon It's true re: my one-name-to-rule-them-all decision. But I, like @academicdave, put my Twit avatar on badges too. in reply to derekbruff #
Thinking that all of my sites need a color face-lift. Will have to have Kuler take care of that for me shortly. #
@ryancordell You def. need both.They need to see you do some close reading and some theorizing.Remember that you're TEACHING, not lecturing. in reply to ryancordell #
@DrewBrittain It gets other toys, including Twitter. #eng465 in reply to DrewBrittain #
@DrewBrittain Thompson? I can't think of an author with that name that I'm teaching. You've baffled me. 465 doesn't have a timeline. in reply to DrewBrittain #
Ignoring the final changes to my syllabus for the moment in favor of getting the timeline started. Will include geotagging this time. #
Job: Sr Prog Officer, Digital Library Found, Council on Lib & Info Resources. In DC http://bit.ly/7hh3VP (via @jasonrhody, @mkimarnold) #
@chutry Hi from Clemson! Along with Twitter, my students will be experimenting with Google Wave this semester. in reply to chutry #
@billwolff I like, but the problem is that I have only 2 days for the poetry at the moment. in reply to billwolff #
@erinsells I'd like to see that when you're done. in reply to erinsells #
@roo_bee You always tweet! in reply to roo_bee #
@billwolff I meant to add him since last year I spoke about his work repeatedly as example of "shoring up fragments."But not seeming to work in reply to billwolff #
@billwolff Pound works well with the phrase "Make it new" and w/reading YHCHI's Dakota. Eliot is a lot in one day w/others. in reply to billwolff #
Amazingly beautiful mad scientist/steampunk alphabet blocks: http://bit.ly/Ebo4c (via @seabright) #
For those who still care, a draft of my survey's reading list is posted at http://bit.ly/8cWGMy. I invite comments here or on the wiki page. #
@jcmeloni Good call. in reply to jcmeloni #
@DrewBrittain Let's do this. in reply to DrewBrittain #
@billwolff (And if I were getting paid a real salary.) in reply to billwolff #
@billwolff Maybe if I wasn't dealing with 3 sections. But I don't think I'd get everyone to buy in. #
@jcmeloni Safe to assume that Huck Finn has been covered before? I'm thinking of dropping Twain since he'll not get sufficient coverage. #
@twel I normally teach Dakota, Operation Nu Korea, and Traveling to Utopia in this class. in reply to twel #
@j_l_r Woo! Congratulations!! in reply to j_l_r #
Also worried that I'll have to cut Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries. #
@jcmeloni I'm doing "The Storm" and "Desiree's Baby." Very much regionalism there. Plus she's paired with Jewett. in reply to jcmeloni #
@ktcrow The final version will be posted. But right now it's all up in the air. in reply to ktcrow #
@billwolff It's 1865-present. Worked fine with MWF. Condensing is what's killing me. in reply to billwolff #
@jcmeloni Just one day on portions of Huck Finn. It's intro to regionalism. But I have Harris, Chesnutt, Chopin, Jewett in there as well. in reply to jcmeloni #
I *need* 2 more days! What to cut? Twain? Do only one day on naturalism? <rips hair out> #
@samplereality It's actually back on at the moment. Indecisive. Would love to hear/see your approach to teaching it. in reply to samplereality #
@billwolff This will be 4th semester in a row teaching it. I think it deserves 3 days, but… in reply to billwolff #
Wondering if I can tackle Lot 49 in 2 days to get some extra time on the syllabus… #
@megavark You'd think that with the same number of minutes you could teach the same stuff. But you can't. in reply to megavark #
Another cut, this one for @erinsells: John Cheever's "The Swimmer." #
@seabright I've found "Sunday Morning" to be unteachable. At least for me. Have tried several times. in reply to seabright #
@amandalicastro Have to do Fredrick Jackson Turner. It's how I start my survey. in reply to amandalicastro #
@erinsells Sexton was never there. I've cut Moore, Rich, and Bishop. Suck it, Sells! in reply to erinsells #
@seabright Eliot is in limbo right now. And Loy as well. in reply to seabright #
@cscannella Well, then you should take a class from my friend @erinsells. She specializes in all things 24-hours long. in reply to cscannella #
@seabright Looks like "Snow Man," "Emperor," "Anecdote of the Jar," and "13 Ways." "Sunday Morning" got the ax. #
@roo_bee And thanks re: syllabus. This was Emory version. Clemson's is getting smaller. in reply to roo_bee #
@roo_bee The key is to get students to describe the women. Someone will call one white or black. Others will disagree. Discuss. in reply to roo_bee #
.@seabright Ginsberg, Lowell, Alexie, and Harjo. in reply to seabright #
.@seabright Whitman, Dickinson, Stevens, Sandburg, WCW. Cummings, Pound, Frost, Dunbar, Hughes, McKay, Cullen, Brooks, Roethke, Plath in reply to seabright #
@samplereality Oh. He's not totally gone. Just the number of poems I'm teaching are getting reduced. in reply to samplereality #
For those keeping track, I have culled some of the Frost off my syllabus. Some Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams are dropping too. #
@samplereality @loriemerson I think @georgeonline had the same problem with Hayles's book. in reply to samplereality #
@bitchphd A black GAY man. Let's get my perfidy completely straight. in reply to bitchphd #
@erinsells Some of the Frost is being reduced, you'll be glad to hear. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells Although I also cut the one Marianne Moore poem. in reply to erinsells #
@erinsells This syllabus is surprisingly diverse qua race and gender. Take a look at the original: http://bit.ly/6T0UVU. in reply to erinsells #
@academicdave I have a post stewing about the reaction to my paper, but it's gotten out of hand simply in my head. in reply to academicdave #
Next loss from the great survey reduction: James Baldwin. #classprep #
@twel That *is* surprising. I didn't really connect with any #slsa tweeps in 2008. Wasn't as "out" w/Twitter as I am now. in reply to twel #
@wpwend42 Switching a comp course would be even harder than a survey one, I think. Still moving from TTh to MWF is harder still, I think. in reply to wpwend42 #
@kgoldschmitt Wow. Sounds like a great class. What other cities? Paris and Vienna? Sao Paulo? Tokyo? in reply to kgoldschmitt #
@kgoldschmitt What was left for NYC? (I hope there was some Reich in there! I almost did a PhD in music so I could obsess over him.) in reply to kgoldschmitt #
@kgoldschmitt Teaching "One Art" is always wonderful. in reply to kgoldschmitt #
@kgoldschmitt I feel the same. But she doesn't fit into the story that I'm telling, which involves Beats and Confessionals at this point. in reply to kgoldschmitt #
I'm sad to report that the first two casualties of the Survey syllabus reduction appear to be Elizabeth Bishop and Adrienne Rich. #
@jbj Singularities are impossible to detect. Whether this Starbucks's music is too loud…that's another thing altogether. in reply to jbj #
@johnmjones @jbj He's the bellweather. If you see Kurzweil there, you *know* the film is solid. in reply to johnmjones #
@loriemerson Absolutely! Sounds interesting. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson Like code, grammar is under the surface. Throw in some Chomsky, and you're good. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson It's also the possibility of language as process, as something that has rules that control what happens. in reply to loriemerson #
@loriemerson I love talking through things like that in front of others. Always jars something loose. in reply to loriemerson #
Trying to convert a MWF survey to a TTh schedule. Isn't easy. #classprep #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-03

Posted by Brian in Tweets on January 3, 2010

@johnmjones Goah, wasn't that awful. Dick Clark's voice will give me nightmares for years to come. #
RT @JenHoward: Some thoughts on the story/stories of #mla09. Some of you are mentioned. Happy New Year, all! http://u.nu/88ge4 #
Getting kids into bed and then to prep for friends coming over. #
@ChrisKubica Thanks. I was worried about the initials, but I didn't have time at the moment to check myself. Kudos. in reply to ChrisKubica #
@JenHoward More to the point, the only women are at numbers 39 and 40. At the bottom. in reply to JenHoward #
@academicdave The 3rd party control is why @spikenlilli advocated building our own system way back at the #MLA140 panel at #MLA08. in reply to academicdave #
Disheartened by how little time I've had to read most end-of-year #music lists thus far. #
@sterflu Step 1:Fix Twitter's ephemerality. Step 2: Get over yourself? in reply to sterflu #
@nowviskie Good point. I don't see @jerrymcgann doing much here yet. in reply to nowviskie #
@foundhistory Do you mean that we'd marginalize older DH scholars on listservs? Or the wider body of the profession? in reply to foundhistory #
@foundhistory This won't be it in reply to foundhistory #
I agree with @academicdave: Twitter isn't a backchannel anymore. it's the primary means for communication for DHers and related folks. in reply to academicdave #
@ryancordell Great news! Glad things are moving along for you and some other friends. in reply to ryancordell #
@captwhiffle Thanks. It strangely got picked up by the @chronicle too. Weird week. #
Great post by @amandafrench on the need to amplify and speed up scholarly communication at #MLA09 and everywhere else: http://bit.ly/7SRgqZ. #
@samplereality Tell it man, tell it! (I'm partial to turkey "bacon" myself.) in reply to samplereality #
Spending some quality time with Black Moth Super Rainbow (#music) as I clear a suddenly very full inbox. No #jobmarket offers yet. #
The #MLA09 / @chronicle / @bitchphd / Twitter jump in my blog stats: http://bit.ly/5M33rX. #
@kfitz @samplereality So is DH just something that we know when we see it? Or when we mean it? in reply to kfitz #
@samplereality It does seem that DH *does* rely on tools; tools in addition to those the rest of the profession uses. #
@kfitz Insofar as DH tends to be about collaboration rather than single scholarly production, and social media goes in the same direction. in reply to kfitz #
And with the fading of #MLA09, I can leave Tweetdeck and go back to the comforting simplicity of Twhirl. #
@kfitz Yes, I think you're right. But is digital communication the same thing as DH? #MLA09 & #MLA08 proves Twitter matters. Not sure re: DH in reply to kfitz #
@kfitz @mkirschenbaum I'm still wondering, howver, if it was just that DH broke b/c it was visible via Twitter in a way other panels werent in reply to kfitz #
@jcmeloni Happy birthday!! in reply to jcmeloni #
@mkirschenbaum Only good news to relate in a generally dismal environment? in reply to mkirschenbaum #
Wondering why there weren't more #MLA09 tips during the actual convention? Sad to say things aren't as funny when you're actually there. #
.@mkirschenbaum et al After all, it's much harder to get attention 4 panel tht stays inside room @ #MLA09. Twitter did most the work. [2/2] #
.@mkirschenbaum @nowviskie @kfitz @amandafrench The fact that @chronicle covered it should spur more to use social media [1/2]. #
.@mkirschenbaum After all, attention is the coin of the realm, and it's easy to share attention online. And that shift is part of DH. #
.@mkirschenbaum I agree with @nowviskie that it shows the generosity of a group of scholars. Or how easy it *is* to be generous online. #
@nowviskie Pick me! Pick me! There's pumpkin bread in it for you! #
@chellebelle13 Thanks so much. I loved the class too. Teaching it again this semester, but I don't know of it will be able to compare. #
And now my #MLA09 paper has been picked up by @bitchphd: http://bit.ly/4EuIz5. #
@theyellowedpage Thanks very much. I don't know how else to describe higher ed's labor situation other than "sad." #
@jcmeloni Knock 'em dead! #
Trying to explain @chronicle to my in-laws, I've settled on saying it's the academics' *Daily Prophet*. #
While I was building Legos this morning (in Georgia not Philly), the @Chronicle picked up my #MLA09 paper: http://bit.ly/8ez27z. Wow. #
@academicdave I was really intrigued to go and meet him as well (and to ask for a job). Glad you got the chance for the former. in reply to academicdave #
@ktcrow Strange things, huh? Thanks though! in reply to ktcrow #
RT @academicdave: Only at the #mla09 : reading one's iPhone with the help of a monacle. #
Thank you all for the kind comments on the "Absent Present" paper. Ironically, it was probably heard better by my not being at #MLA09. #
@mkirschenbaum Congrats again on the very well-deserved award you're collecting. #MLA09 #
@coryb Attendance. Read It Later. And Remote. #
@NewFacMajority Glad that you saw it. And I'm glad that subjects like this are getting more and more play at #MLA09. #
@amandafrench I <3 me some lmgtfy. in reply to amandafrench #
@amandafrench The interest on these goes on hold for 3 years. And then it accrues with IBR. (Oh, so you've *heard* of Google? ) in reply to amandafrench #
@wpwend42 Check out http://bit.ly/8Fgs49. in reply to wpwend42 #
@amandafrench http://bit.ly/8Fgs49 Lowered my monthly payment from $400 to $0. It took just a few weeks to process. in reply to amandafrench #
@amandafrench Thanks much. The loans are on hold thanks to new IBR program that started this year. Thankfully. #
.@joguldi I still *do* qualify for food stamps. I'm just above the poverty line, whatever that means. #MLA09 #
My #MLA09 panel is happening right now. I'm publishing my talk in absentia on "The Absent Presence: Today's Faculty": http://bit.ly/5qdX9H. #
@captain_primate Dont miss @samplereality's blog post about how he grades blogs. #
@ryancordell Best of luck! #
.@academicdave re: living dead, are you talking about the people, about the academic monograph, or about the book itself? #MLA09 #
RT @kfitz: RT @mlatweetup: #mla09 tweetup 5pm Monk's 16th & Spruce #
@nowviskie What about those rude attendees twittering? #MLA09 #
@samplereality I've always found those threads almost impossible to navigate effectively. #
.@kfitz What we need is platform for new forms to become so dominant tht reading new texts on them=inevitable. Comp obv not there yet #MLA09 #
.@academicdave @amandafrench There won't be Nobel for videogames. Not one for film. Can't look to old means of recog. for new forms. #
@kfitz There is no try. Do or do not do. (Srsly: appreciate your efforts to keep us in loop) in reply to kfitz #
@academicdave It means economic crisis has been hitting @mlaconventin hard too. No more free rides or free talks! in reply to academicdave #
RT @MLAdeconvention: #mla09 Program scheduler looks suspiciously like a dance card. Confirming once again that MLA = Prom. #
@coryb I liked the messenger bag for several years, but it's started to kill my back. Being cool/stylish isn't worth that. in reply to coryb #

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