Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Forcing the Mood

Posted on March 11, 2005 by Susan

Have never really had to do this before; sit down and write something creative without a thought in mind but with a deadline about two weeks away.  That’s enough to sweep the dust of fantasy quickly from the brain and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Surrounded

Posted on March 10, 2005 by Susan

I have been driving around for a week with a disassembled Christmas tree in my car.  Underneath it are pots and pans, a cake-tester, some tins of nails, a quilted tablecloth and a matching runner I made years ago, along … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Song & Dance

Posted on March 10, 2005 by Susan

Unhappy friend.  My own mood brightens necessarily because of need.  I shall make tortillas with all the trimmings, and practice up my Buster Brown rendition.  We’ll go and eat with him, stare in each others’ eyes and laugh around the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Editing

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Susan

Aw, history’s not so bad.  I can turn in a 10-page paper for a required 8-page essay exam and not be told to compress it. Maybe essays are the way to go… Continue reading →

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REALITY: Telephone Etiquette

Posted on March 9, 2005 by Susan

Caller I.D. removes some of the wasted time, but curiousity sometimes gets the better of me and I answer it. "Hello?"  No answer.  I know then that this is a solicitation call.  But, in for a penny, in for a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Essays

Posted on March 8, 2005 by Susan

Well, so it finally snowed on History class night! While I’m in essay mode, I’m finishing up my Western Civ exam and may start in on the book analysis of Voltaire’s Candide.  Might also do some of the short story … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Feedback

Posted on March 8, 2005 by Susan

As I’ve said here before, I’m a huge fan of workshopping.  Sometimes however, it produces feedback that is unexpected and confusing.  Everything said is legitimate.  But the problem then is to weigh everything and consider what counts and what doesn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Or not.

Posted on March 7, 2005 by Susan

After tonight, I think the only writing I feel like doing right now is essay style. Which is good because I have an 8-pager due for Western Civ tomorrow night.  Maybe it’ll be a good break for me from the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Cars & Birds

Posted on March 7, 2005 by Susan

First the birds; a cardinal chirping outside my shop all day.  Beautiful music to work by. On my way in to class tonight, drove behind a Mini-Cooper (love ’em, but they’re too much money for what they are) in a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Home

Posted on March 6, 2005 by Susan

A house doesn’t die fast and easy, if it’s truly a home.  It is a death watch and like waiting for cancer to eat away dishes and curtains and much used tools.  Recipes written in her hand, house notes written … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Password Protection

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Susan

Every now and then something raises my concern about having so much of my original material online, most recently a number of yahoo and google searchers as well as a post on another weblog that indicated a poem used without … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Sigh….

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Susan

Mood goes up from 0 to 10 on a phone call.  A diffused bomb that threatened a family relationship.  Lord, help us all with the power of words and understanding. Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Playing with Flash

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Susan

Nice post at The Great Lettuce Head on "Image captions in Flash."  This is something I want to get into after the spring semester, and what I’ve set up the software already to do.  It starts by playing, digging deeper … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: The Much Maligned Aspect of the Computer as a Waster of Time

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Susan

Starting often at five am, the next hour seems to be nine in the morning.  Four hours–not one–have gone by.  This is where the anti-computerists point fingers as a loss in life time; a meaningless gap stolen from something more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: The Cover Letter

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Susan

Interesting spin here, as well as frustrating, on the selling of creative work via a professional yet creative cover letter.  Sort of like sticking a spark into a woodpile.  Combining two voices, or, if possible, mediating the creative one into … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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