Author Archives: Susan

WRITING:

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Susan

I cannot do the dawn, nor watch the skypeel back in colors of confusionand yet not think of all the knowledge within its boundries of infinityhidden in the scarlet streaks that slash the black horizonsyawning into time. Continue reading →

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STORIES: Color Guard

Posted on January 11, 2005 by Susan

The King Goes to Battle He woke in the morning and showered and shaved,and dressed for the day in the great robes of purpleand strode through black streets,his robes rimmed in ermine untouched by the dirtheld aloft by the boys … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: SH 2

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

Okay, another day, another coupla defeats.  But, I think I  know what I need to do in this fight with the monster.  He’s big and swinging a sword at me (James) but he’s slow.  It doesn’t look like the handgun … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA & LITERATURE: Suttree

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

Even as I learn the ins and outs of new media, the question is always there, popping up in various forms:  Can new media carry the impact of the words of some of our greatest writers?  And if so, in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: SH 2 – Learning Control

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

or, "Learn to Love Your Arrow Keys" Well, James and me is doin’ the Texas two-step in the hallway just inside the Blue Door to Hell.  One of the necessary learnings of gameplay for the novice gamer is the arrow … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Involving the Senses

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

With words alone, a winter day: Silent, cold, grey overtoned white,  smelling and tasting of water. Elaborated: A chill dampness that penetrates a soul to color it grey, leaving the mind wanting of flavor and sniffing like hounds after rabbit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Hot Stock Tip

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

In this morning’s  BBC:  "Pocket-sized devices that let people carry around video and images are set to have a big year in 2005, according to industry experts." Now I’m smart enough to know that once it hits the news, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Unfortunately

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

Unbelievable; that a heavily biased piece of propaganda can win the People’s Choice Award for best film, Moore’s Farenheit 9/11.  Kinda makes me lose a little bit of faith in the American public.  Of course they/we also voted Will and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: SH 2

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Susan

Okay, so I succumbed to the sword of cone-head again and again.  At least I "learned" to save the game to the point prior to entering the fatal hallway encounter. I believe what I am learning in this meeting of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Mental & Physical

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Susan

Just finished a few hours of hard labor organizing the cellar.  What makes that exhaustion from physical effort feel so good?  Mental exertion from watching a documentary on tsunami on the Discovery channel.  La Palma, in the Canary Islands; an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Labor Market

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Susan

I have been a housewife, live-in lover, seamstress, decorator.  I am a cook, stewer, baker, little winemaker.  I have been an executive secretary to presidents, a customer service rep; have worked in production control, advertising, inside and outside sales.  I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: SH 2

Posted on January 9, 2005 by Susan

Man, I just don’t have the heart for this.  I’ve been fiddling all day, in and out of the game, stopping just short of entering the hallway where I met my doom the first time around.  I’ve saved three copies … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: SH 2: A Second Coming

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Susan

Wipe your tears, I have been resurrected. There are obvious differences between static story (books, movies) and interactive work (IF, video gaming, hypertext) that I’ve noted here in my New Media studies.  One of the best, I’ve just discovered, is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Of Books

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Susan

Jim and I sat side by side this morning, our computer desks in tandem, our attentions on our separate screens. "What books were you looking for?" he asks me, and I give him names of several that I’ve already ordered. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Icy Hyperlinks to Memories

Posted on January 8, 2005 by Susan

Funny how sometimes an executive decision such as yesterday’s to finish cleaning off the driveway in foresight of a storm, and despite the fact it was a wrong one (the driveway is a sheet of ice) it still leads back … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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