Author Archives: Susan

WRITING: Metaphorically Clean

Posted on December 3, 2004 by Susan

Down another train of thought this dark morning, rail by rail progressing in directions leading far away from the point of departure. Was about to send an e-mail to recipients who, while not easily offended, may not need the word … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: A Rundown

Posted on December 2, 2004 by Susan

Though I wanted the post about New Media to be more specific and analytical, it came out as a flow of words and since this is a weblog, not a term paper, I left it that way. It did kind … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Growing Up

Posted on December 2, 2004 by Susan

Retrospection, introspection, inspection and detection… I shouldn’t cut my hair without my glasses on, and yet it came out fairly well.  Finding and employing spectacles after the fact is finding and employing guts and honesty as well to face so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Semester’s End

Posted on December 2, 2004 by Susan

Never before have I gotten the urge to write another essay after a semester-full of them.  Even in Lit and Writing courses, while the match was lit to write, it was in a fictional vein rather than a more formal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Messing With the Mind

Posted on December 2, 2004 by Susan

Picked this Color Chart  (http://smgct.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/color_text_chart.jpg) up off the internet to illustrate in some small way the manner in which the mind is trained, or genetically wired perhaps into an order of sorting what we see. Oddly, while I fell into … Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: In Education

Posted on December 1, 2004 by Susan

Very interesting New Media class today:  The idea of education becoming a student-level oriented learning process through the use of computer gaming techniques.  Very thought-provoking, especially in light of our final project which concerns the future of new media.  Very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Mood Swings

Posted on December 1, 2004 by Susan

"Oh I got attitude with my Latitude…" (sung to a cocky rumba beat! Don’t worry, I’ll get back off the clouds and down to serious work with it soon.  Ya’ll know my pendulum mind by now.) Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY, REALITY & EDUCATION: Traveling Companions

Posted on December 1, 2004 by Susan

Goodness, Del went to school with me today–couldn’t hardly resist showing him off.  Was a bit embarrassed by the protective plastic coating still on the cover, but my mom would have been proud (remember the plastic covers on lampshades?).  Then … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: And me…

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Susan

So this is the first official entry from my new laptop.  And I screwed it up–pressed the wrong buttons and sent it out there into cyberspace with the title TECHNOLOGY spelled wrong, and a blank entry.  But I’m fixing it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: It’s Here!

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Susan

And so far, I’ve only fondled it. Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Laptops are Slow

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Susan

It’s 4:30 a.m. and the UPS man hasn’t shown up yet.  I put the lights on so he doesn’t miss the house. Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: What Shall I Wear?

Posted on November 30, 2004 by Susan

By some miracle it is already November 30th, the early morning of the day my life is brightened by the demanding freedom of a brand new laptop computer.  It is my first–laptop, that is–and I am wide awake and hopping … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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EDUCATION: Libraries as Caves

Posted on November 29, 2004 by Susan

Between classes, hiding out in the library.  Head held high since I may have aced my stats test this morning.  Good feeling.  Makes the miserable weekend of figures worth it. Must read.  Must figure out why I’m writing as Rorschach … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA: Where is Time & Space?

Posted on November 28, 2004 by Susan

New Media methods catch a glimpse, a snatch of tune, a piece of time.  The time and all within it are the past.  The past becomes embedded in the future, never lost, it is present in the spaces of reality. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY: Family & Friends

Posted on November 28, 2004 by Susan

Good to be with family this holiday weekend, though down to four of us Thanksgiving Day.  But calls throughout the day from my nieces, nephew since their mom and dad were here to share the meal.  I stumbled on the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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