• The folks I at my interview to whom I floated the idea of hosting #thatcamp SE were all very excited. #jobmarket #
• @ltwunder Welcome, then! in reply to ltwunder #
• @lindsaymartini bow-ba in reply to lindsaymartini #
• @KeepWundering I think your mom (@ltwunder) is following me on Twitter now. Although the day in class was probably enough to warn her. #
• I was very glad to have a campus interview last week. But I'm also regretting the non-existent spring break. #
• What someone just said to me: "you're practically the rocky horror picture show at this point." #
• @nowviskie I know. I'm looking forward to that. in reply to nowviskie #
• Wishing I was at #uvashape just so I could hear Todd Presner talk about what Hypercities is FOR. I haven't quite figured it out yet. #
• @DrewBrittain I'll have to give it a try. in reply to DrewBrittain #
• @cscannella True. I'll have to try that. in reply to cscannella #
• @nowviskie Why does UVA get all the cool conferences? in reply to nowviskie #
• Curses. I just got a beta invite to the Lego Universe MMOG, but it's PC only. #
• Grading #eng465 papers. #
• @DrewBrittain I like that Fang Island record. #
• @eetempleton I'll raise a magic grading pencil in salute! in reply to eetempleton #
• @eetempleton So you're on Spring Break now, right? #
• I'd like the Lego Prince of Persia sets a lot more if they weren't labeled PoP. #
• @FelixSmerd Wise choice. in reply to FelixSmerd #
• @erinsells And you're a flatterer. All good reasons to <3 you. in reply to erinsells #
• @erinsells I have 70 students. But constant grading with wikis, Zotero, papers, exams, and more. Lame. in reply to erinsells #
• And just got a request for another phone interview. Score! (For those keeping track, it's another #alt ac position.) #jobmarket #
• @erinsells I've told them that I feel very badly about things as they are. But I'm already working until 1am. I won't do 4am. in reply to erinsells #
• @erinsells Or you could just not grade them. I'm more than a month behind on stuff. in reply to erinsells #
• @captain_primate Yes, I thnik it did. Fingers are crossed. in reply to captain_primate #
• The real success of the interview was my ability to conceal that I had forgot my belt. Or they were too nice to stare. #jobmarket #Fail #
• Interview done. #Jobmarket #
• Successfully ate lunch w/o spilling anything. #jobmarket #ftw #
• Thanks all for the hellos. I seem to spend a large part of each #jobmarket interaction talking about Twitter. #
• I'm talking to a group of librarians about Twitter. Can people please say hi? #
• @mattthomas –I do not believe you will be able to pass this class. [3/3] in reply to mattthomas #
• @mattthomas Given the syllabus's attendance policy–where I write that "after six absences you risk failing the course"… [2/3] in reply to mattthomas #
• @mattthomas In looking over attendance for my classes, I noticed you have only attended X days out of the semester & have missed X days. 1/2 in reply to mattthomas #
• @roopikarisam The skeletons tied to everything always seem a little too much like lynching. Especially if you've been reading Baldwin. in reply to roopikarisam #
• Prepping for tomorrow's #jobmarket interview. #
• .@AlxJrvs My plan is twofold: Google Wave, but more important, a discussion teaching portable skills to humanities undergrads. #thatcamp in reply to AlxJrvs #
• Writing emails to students who will now fail my courses because of their attendance. #
• @cscannella It's a good album. I think it's like a rocked-up Fleet Foxes. in reply to cscannella #
• I'm trying to figure out if there is anyway to combine @readitlater with Readability (http://bit.ly/czGBkX). Thoughts, anyone? #
• @nickproth Mistakes have been made in a few places. All will probably still be well. in reply to nickproth #
• For everyone in #eng465 that wants to share links through Twitter, check out http://bit.ly. #
• @KeepWundering If they *weren't* more exciting, that would probably be a problem. in reply to KeepWundering #
• @FelixSmerd So you've just perfectly demonstrated the capability of Twitter as status update. in reply to FelixSmerd #
• Who on earth let me put Ginsberg and Plath on the same day? Cursèd TTh schedule! #eng399 #e399 #
• @samplereality How do you like Ribbon Hero? in reply to samplereality #
• @andthensydsaid Score one for @zotero! in reply to andthensydsaid #
• @DrewBrittain @sydthe_kid Well, the bibliography was originally due on Tuesday. I bumped it back because I thought y'all'd like that. in reply to DrewBrittain #
• Dear Poetry Archive: I refuse to kruft up my computer with Real Player. Thank you. #
• @sydthe_kid Because. It builds character! in reply to sydthe_kid #
• @samplereality T-shirt size? You mean they didn't ask *you* for your Social Security number. in reply to samplereality #
• The oldest has a dinosaur project to do. He got Psittacosaurus. #saythatfivetimesquickly #
• @betajames Dan Cohen. in reply to betajames #
• @AlxJrvs So you get a little liquor in you, and you start knocking over pop stands. This *should* be entertaining. in reply to AlxJrvs #
• I'm tempted to extend apologies to #eng465 for the length of tomorrow's reading assignment. But…I won't. #
• @samplereality THARCamp is being held on the Appalachian Trail, right? in reply to samplereality #
• @lindsaymartini All the papers say, "Johnny is Truant!" in reply to lindsaymartini #
• @ryancordell Drat! But yay for graduation, right? in reply to ryancordell #
• @AlxJrvs Too bad you *still* won't know the rules for Munchkin. in reply to AlxJrvs #
• I'm in for #thatcamp 2010! w00t^7. #
• @ddchamberlain Cool. Thanks for this link. We'll ask you for more tips, I'm sure. in reply to ddchamberlain #
• @amndw2 @jcmeloni @samplereality Curses. in reply to amndw2 #
• @jcmeloni Right. I'm wondering how to get more people interested in doing the same. in reply to jcmeloni #
• .@samplereality Also, how can we kick a little fiscal love Twapper Keeper's way? in reply to samplereality #
• @samplereality Hmm. Useful. But what if other events are getting planned at the same time? Not that we couldn't deal with that, I suppose. in reply to samplereality #
• @samplereality I think there's good reason to use the standard hashtag and good reason to have our own, for Twapper purposes. in reply to samplereality #
• @nowviskie We'll have to see if you can make it through our rigorous vetting process, of course! http://bit.ly/anvItg in reply to nowviskie #
• @tigress31485 You don't *have* to be excited about it. After all, it's just an assignment. in reply to tigress31485 #
• @nowviskie @samplereality Which means that the lunch menu has already been set, right? in reply to nowviskie #
• @samplereality Hmm. That's a definited buzzkill. We can still work with Southern (Fried) ThatCamp: #S F)THATCamp. in reply to samplereality #
• @academicdave Universities are medieval institutions, designed to train clergy/priests. Some traditions have survived. in reply to academicdave #
• I missed this great news ystrday since I was teaching: Support for Regional THATCamps http://bit.ly/b6voos. We really *do* need #thatcampse #
• @academicdave Colleges are tradition-bound institutions.It's a big part of their imprimatur.Those subjects are also conspicuous consumption. in reply to academicdave #
• Newest mp3 of the week features @loscampesinos as well as my own quirky relation to the band: http://bit.ly/9efQUj. (fixed link) #
• Newest mp3 of the week features @loscampesinos as well as my own quirky relation to the band: http://bit.ly/aEuIjy. #
• This video on @pitchforkmedia of The xx is fascinating for how the drums are done: http://bit.ly/9pfFyo. #
• @jcmeloni I'm checking out Fallen London. I really enjoy passive games. in reply to jcmeloni #
• Grading #eng465 responses to our playing of @thenethernet. Most are (understandably) complaining about performance issues. #
• @amandafrench I know. The jerks should know they need to pay you $10/word. in reply to amandafrench #
• @omg_dinoz Extra double points for the name of your tumblog. #
• @Sethuality That's perfectly fine, as long as it's related. in reply to Sethuality #
• @erinsells SCORE! in reply to erinsells #
• RT @ProfHacker: Poll: How often do you take your lunch to work? (pls RT) http://twpyf.com/NG (via @billiehara) #
• @amandafrench I'm waiting for the reshoot of http://bit.ly/98PbMR. in reply to amandafrench #
• @erinsells You can certainly do that. But I'd buy board books rather than the originals. (But no one else will do med. kit.) in reply to erinsells #
• @erinsells The latter. But I told you some of the key things. They'd all be available at Target. Orajel would be good too. in reply to erinsells #
• @erinsells We frequently buy a medicine kit: infant tylenol, mylicone, nasal bulb, thermometer, etc. in reply to erinsells #
• @eetempleton You know, of course, that *all* @profhacker writers are automatically drafted. in reply to eetempleton #
• @eetempleton @chutry @billiehara Welcome aboard! in reply to eetempleton #
• @erinsells I might know a few people. in reply to erinsells #
• .@erinsells coins the hashtag for #THATCamp South East: #thatcampse #
• @foundhistory @benwbrum How terrifying to see how large my head is on that Twitter feed! in reply to foundhistory #
• .@samplereality I've been talking in #jobmarket interviews about running a Southern (Fried) #THATCamp We can do it together? in reply to samplereality #
• @KickakiteWunder That's good to hear,coming 15 minutes after #eng465 in reply to KickakiteWunder #
• @sfirth605 Good thing such stuff never happens in #eng399 in reply to sfirth605 #
• Thanks to everyone who said "hi" to #eng465 It's always great to have such a real-time demonstration of what Twitter can do. #
• @DelaneyKirk This is also just one of several "weird" assignments I've given this class, so I think I've broken their spirits. [2/2] in reply to DelaneyKirk #
• @DelaneyKirk I am using a class hashtag (#eng465). A few of my students are on Twitter already, so I don't think it will be a problem. [1/2] in reply to DelaneyKirk #
• Showing Twitter to a class. Can people please say hi? #
• @amandafrench Congratulations! #
• @amndw2 I think people see it as dumbing down. A commodification, where patrons can't work w/o lattes. The Starbuckification of the world. in reply to amndw2 #
• @nowviskie Excelsior! in reply to nowviskie #
• @samplereality That, and it wants you to click "Ok" after doing each thing poorly. in reply to samplereality #
• Here's the Twitter assignment for my upper-level course on media, technology, and literature: http://bit.ly/cngLcB. #
• @roopikarisam I learned when teaching last year that professors *invite* Dooley to come to their class and dismiss things. in reply to roopikarisam #
• @sfirth605 Alas. And alack. in reply to sfirth605 #
• @sramsay Isn't getting buzzed VR in a rather literal sense? We could all make our avatars sway. in reply to sramsay #
• @sramsay You mean you're looking for bourbon at affordable Linden prices? in reply to sramsay #
• @iantrevor What really makes it richer is reading it alone, at night, and with as little illumination as possible. in reply to iantrevor #
• @AlexRAAWR That's right: Brooks and Roethke. #eng399 in reply to AlexRAAWR #
• I am never more aware of how slowly I read than when I'm confronted by *House of Leaves*. #eng465 #
• @cscannella Which model of ultimate ears do you have? The custom molded ones have taunted me for 5 years. in reply to cscannella #
• @mattthomas Hmmm. in reply to mattthomas #
• Finally finished grading the first set of timelines for #eng399 and #e399 Now I can start doing some reading and #classprep for tomorrow. #
• @captain_primate Nope. Koss KSC75. Not all that expensive, but cheaper to mail them in and get them replaced than buying new ones. in reply to captain_primate #
• Curses. These headphones have a short. Good thing they have a lifetime guarantee. I'm on my fourth or fifth pair. #
• New song by Team @ProfHacker –uh, The Hold Steady: http://bit.ly/d3YdeQ. #
• @academicdave As long as he's done one miracle, why *not* try for the second. in reply to academicdave #
• @eetempleton OH? in reply to eetempleton #
• Finished the writing. Now on to #grading #
• What @joguldi *didn't* say is that we've plotted to crash #thatcamp if we're not invited. Notice has been served, @clioweb! in reply to joguldi #
• RT @jcmeloni: my new @ProfHacker post: "Steer Students Toward Google's Summer of Code" http://bit.ly/b0zH51 #
• Got a deadline bumped up on Friday afternoon that I've got to finish writing. And then it's on to #grading Where did spring break go? #
• Humanities are perhaps the *only* self-sustaining part of a university: http://bit.ly/cnB0TW. (@chronicle's paywall rides again.) #
• RT @samplereality: My graphic novel class paid for microscope. The humanities subsidize the sciences in higher ed: http://bit.ly/clu1PQ #
• …is not a fan of sinus pressure. At least my 4-week sore throat has retreated at this point. #
• @whitneyboles Excellent. in reply to whitneyboles #

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• @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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• 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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• @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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• @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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