November 2006

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Empire Falls

Published by on November 21, 2006 | Leave a response

So, I finally caved and bought the DVD version of Empire Falls based off Richard Ruso’s novel. And the first thing I have to say is that it was good. Not as good as the novel, but still good. I actually didn’t know that Russo himself had written the screenplay. If I had known that [...]

Justin Tadlock On Writing

Published by on November 20, 2006 | Leave a response

This is a little something I wrote to help me out with a presentation in Fiction Writing I. I gave each student in the class a copy of this and a copy of “Claws.” My teacher actually asked me if she could use this to show other classes. Interview With Aspiring Author Justin Tadlock On [...]

Here’s a neat video to watch that was posted in one of my Technology, Literacy, & Culture WebCT discussions: Caroline Ting: RAM. We’re discussing Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology. So, the video definitely goes along with that.

Yes, I’ve been influenced by Facebook. So, I’ve decided to mimic their design for my next theme. I think I’ll call it Facebook Mimic. It’s not finished yet. I haven’t decided whether I’m keeping the same colors, and I need a good header.

What Next?

Published by on November 15, 2006 | Leave a response

What can you do with an English major? That has been a concern for me ever since I stepped into my first upper-level English course. This runs parallel to the major question in any person’s life, especially a soon-to-be college graduate’s: What am I supposed to do? Or, what next? We’re always trying to find [...]

Fiction Writing, Cell Phone GPS, & Narnia

Published by on November 7, 2006 | 4 Responses

It’s been a long two days. And I’m not even through with the stuff that I was supposed to have done today. Well, the only thing I have left to do is finish my short story for Fiction Writing I. I was determined to finish it today, but I simply couldn’t get it done. Fortunately, [...]