Author Archives: Susan

LITERATURE: Space and Place

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

Just got in a copy of Space and Place by Yi-Fu Tuan as recommended. With a bit of pushing, I may be able to dig into it this weekend as soon as I finish Blood Meridian which I’m bound to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Extreme Tactics

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

From the Associated Press: “Sniper Witness Made Racial Remarks By JOHN SOLOMON WASHINGTON (AP) – Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms forensic chemist Edward C. Bender gestures (photo missing) during his testimony in the trial of sniper suspect John Allen … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY ?: Morning Shots

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

Strange, strange morning sky today; multilayered textures, smooth plane of space with every form of cloud a part of the morning traffic jam north to Hartford. The lowest, a ragged factory-smoke colored curl is also the slowest moving. And colors…at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: My Man

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

A word from my man Willie, noted by his daughter, Lana and taken from www.willienelson.com: Dad (Willie) and Toby Keith were nominated for 3 awards for the song, “Beer for my Horses” at the Country Music Association awards ceremony Wednesday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Education

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

In finding out that in fact I must take an additional 4 courses to obtain a Liberal Arts degree, it occurred to me that computer media courses were not included nor even left as options in the program. How odd, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: At Long Last

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

Another brief sojourn into the twisted mind of some techie-tainted writer. I finally was able to spend but a few minutes playing—no, interacting—with Anchorhead. Once more I am reminded of my smallness as I scurry like a rat around a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Creative Writing Folk

Posted on November 13, 2003 by Susan

Check out when you can, a couple links on this page to Creative Writing students’access to their work in progress—it’s rare (except with me, I suppose, who lays my soul bare to the world at large in desperate need of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGY: Computer Guts

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Susan

Oh yes, procrastination has paid off big time. My room is littered now with two full working systems, two dead towers, one working monitor and bags of parts. Today UPS hath delivered the killing blow: a new printer so that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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BLOGGING: Oopsies!

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Susan

Just realized that I’ve lost some links as I’ve been adding more–must find out if I’m limited by number as to what will show up, and replace and rearrange. Sincere apologies to those who have been somehow dropped–I assure you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: A Soft Landing

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Susan

A dreamless night for lack of sleep. No spiral down, but up and up and up to ride one last great wave exhausted to the shore. I reach my goal of gritty sand, rolled in by foamy bubbles that gently … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Blogging as a Self-analytical Tool

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Susan

Okay, so even I am getting tired of my own whining. Huge ego hidden within a cloak of deprecatory rhetoric. Too easily led by encouragement to go off the deep end and believe more than what is there. Creativity used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Cohabitation

Posted on November 12, 2003 by Susan

Why for some is it so easy? For me, writing is getting into character. Multiple Personality Disorder with order and control. Suspension of reality. Distance from laundry and the like. Disassociation from while intensely analyzing the mob. Full screen TV … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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WRITING: Effort

Posted on November 11, 2003 by Susan

Cannot, cannot, cannot do it. Mix business with pleasure. Live reality and fantasy concurrently–the simultaneous worlds of Dr. Manhattan time. And give them each their due. Working in the shop it was easier—my mind can go one way while my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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PEOPLE: Their Own Deeper Meaning

Posted on November 11, 2003 by Susan

I shouldn’t let myself get too far away from people again. My neighbor called me this morning to come over and check out two dresses she picked up for me at Filene’s. Knowing my lifestyle, my time schedule and my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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REALITY?: Time and The Spending Thereof

Posted on November 10, 2003 by Susan

I have earned this day. A day of just reading—required reading, but to me, just about any reading is a joy and grudgingly done only when I could be writing instead. Only a few little errands to run, a phone … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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