Author Archives: Susan

REALITY & TECHNOLOGY: = Happy

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

Good day.  Happy day.  Managed to maneuver my way through DOS in the old computer to fix it up to a WIN 98 reinstall. Don’t know if that was the problem, but it seemed that the hard drive, which is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Stiff

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

Couldn’t help but peek into Mary Roach’s "Stiff – The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers."  She hooked me right in with this statement in her introduction:  "A book about dead bodies is a conversational curve ball.  It’s all well and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Blogbinders

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

Blogbinders is a web service I heard about through Katey at One Good Bumblebee and I decided to try it for a quick bound journal of the entries I’ve made on New Media.  While I don’t think it’s going to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Duality

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

One of the hardest things for me to reconcile in life, I think, is balance between the worlds of the material and of the mind. If in fact there is a place beyond our given years on earth, and soul … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Philosophy

Posted on January 17, 2005 by Susan

Oh great to be a Greek thinker. Wearing long dress and sandles; sitting, writing, contemplating.  Family fortune replacing need to make a living, civilization not caught up yet to an eight-hour day.  Spouting bits of wisdom based in time sought … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Snow

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Susan

Snow smells like fresh nothing.  It feels wet, and cold and soft, and tastes like cool clean spring water.  It sounds like swooshes and soft plops on cement, and lands without sound on the bush tops.  It looks like white … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Hard day

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Susan

Just seems that things can go from bad to worse in a hurry. Software problems are tougher to fix, I thought, than hardware for me, but I’m stumped. Have been trying all day to fix my dad’s old computer for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: History

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Susan

What a day; lapwarmer (Del), reading material (Suttree, Macromedia Studio Training, Glimmertrain), pesto/garlic wraps ready to be stuffed for lunch, didn’t have to make the trip to my dad’s house, a computer to fix, bills paid, grocery shopping done, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Spinning Wheels

Posted on January 16, 2005 by Susan

Here I am, up to my eyeballs in new media methods, have some of the best software installed, even tried to use a service that supposedly can do it all for me with a simple click of the button (anyone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Resolution

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Susan

Rather appropriate I guess, that in the midst of my waffling about story beyond the opening paragraph, I am in fact about to publish an unfinished narrative, the story of my introduction to and progress through new media research and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Motive

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Susan

Huh?  For the creative, unemployed writer, motive doesn’t really enter the picture.  Deadlines, money, nothing to spur one on except pure desire and inspiration, or need to speak out. Well they’re all with me now (although deadlines and income would … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Another Definition

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Susan

Via Marginal Revolution, an excellent post on what makes up a good weblog, referring to Blogging, What It’s For, How It Pays at Grant McCraken’s weblog. Continue reading →

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WRITING: Learning Story

Posted on January 15, 2005 by Susan

As I have written here many, many times, I am a strong believer in learning all the various forms of writing narrative as aids in applying each method to all others.  For imagery, there is poetry; for brevity, there is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Honk if you love Willie!

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Susan

Thanks to J-Walk for this one, on my man Willie once again helping America’s farmers by backing Biodiesel–a fuel made of corn oil.  Special treat here, so keep your speakers on, and a more in-depth technology on the fuel here. Continue reading →

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REALITY: Well, just that; reality

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Susan

Made something very, very yellow but delicious for dinner tonight.  Threw chicken, oysters, celery, Chinese baby corn, and straw mushrooms together with turmeric, curry, dried mustard, ginger, hot prepared mustard, and garlic over lightly fried spaghetti.  Excellent flavor; astounding color. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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