December 2010
36 posts
Anatomy of line edits, or: art of overthinking
I wish I had two more months to write this article. Instead of doing last-ditch research or writing all the things I promised myself I’d write, I’m doing line edits. I’m panicking. I can’t stop.
Here, from the beginning:
…newcomers waddle around like little birds because…
The anatomy of a line edit follows:
First, “little” needs to be cut, due to...
I might cut this part of my article out
I remember the first time I ever went to a church. I was seven years old, and I was soon cornered by another child about my age. I smiled at her and waited for her salutation.
“Your parents are dead,” she told me.
“No, they aren’t,” I said.
At that time neither of my birth parents were yet dead.
“Yes they are,” she squeaked confidently. “My mom told me that’s why you’re living with those old...
“One who uses foreignisms mainly for show will show up mainly as ‘un...”
– Arthur Plotnik, Spunk & Bite: “Words with Foreign Umami.”
The Best Video Games… of the DECADE →
Anyway, Kevin and I wrote this a year ago, and it’s been hanging out in my drafts folder ever since.
As a special holiday surprise to Kevin, I quickly tried to find the last of the mistakes and then clicked “publish.”
“The process of estrangement from self and others results from a declining sense...”
– Christopher King, “Cultural dimensions of dementia and care-giving.” Care-giving in dementia: research and applications, 1997.
Salon.com - The meaning of the modern hipster →
This is a good read. I think I want to read the whole book, ‘What Was the Hipster? A Sociological Investigation.’ In college I took an Asian-American class to fill my history requirement. We had to pick some Asian-Americans to write about—it was like this weird, wide-open prompt. I wrote about Chinese-American writer (and flapper!) Flora Jan Belle, and about Mimi Thi Nguyen, a...
The 60 Best New Tumblr Blogs Of 2010 →
lolslater:
mattstopera:
What did I forget?
Guess what nerdz? LOLSlater made Buzzfeed’s list of The 60 Best New Tumblr Blogs of 2010!
this is how you will die →
Spelling Activities - 6th grade
Write the words and find a word within the word.
supervision - vision complexion - ion reputation - put education - cat impassioned - imp pleasure - sure sociable - CIA
—Jenny F., 5/2/94
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If you were called "Captain Awesome" What would...
Captain Awesome
She has an androgynous name
Captain Awesome
She’s awesome, all the same
If there’s a song that needs singing or a bell that needs jingling
Or a shirt that needs washing or a squash that needs squashing
Or a glass that needs filling or a beer that needs spilling
Captain Awesome
Will drive if warned in advance
Captain Awesome
Would be awesome if you just gave...
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How much money would it take for you to change...
My given name is actually Glee Smickles. ‘Jenn Frank’ is just a pen name I use.
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Twitter #fatindiebands (in progress)
@joebottherobot: Death Carbs for Cutie
@joebottherobot: CocoaRosie
@joebottherobot: Bacon Social Scene
@winged_things: Broken Social Seam
@stephencelis: Neutral Milkshake Hotel
@mikemcg: Sugar Ros
@robertloerzel: Bonnie "Pringles" Billy
@jeremywatt: Rage Against the Vending Machine
@jasonschreier: The Chins
@jasonschreier: The Can't Get Up Kids
@dantelfer: Metric Ton
@joshmalina: The Horizontal Stripes
@mintzplasse: Hot Hot Pockets
@andyjscott: Burger Kings of Leon
@brianyarvual: Chubbywamba
@jasonbob7: Modest Mousse
@laurentrisler: She [ate] Him
@maxsilvestri: The Sit Back Down Kids
@maxsilvestri: The Chew Pornographers
@maxsilvestri: Fatatat
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@metempsych: The Hebrew National
@thomasteal: At the Drive-Thru
@mdrapes: Mates of Steak
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@namesforbands: Mazzy Starving
@modysoul: I love you but I've chosen doughnuts
@lawrence_august: Picnic! at the Disco
@lawrence_august: Panic! for Nabisco
@tombrazelton: Cake
@soulproduct: Animal Cracker Collective
@jarednixon: Bigger Than Ezra
@milehighdreams: Bon Bon Iver
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@loresjoberg: They Might Be Giant
@bwolowitz: Sebadough
The Incredible Flying Nonagenarian →
The Social Media Amber Alert: A Personal Story →
theatlantic:
At the end of November, Joe Sjoberg went missing. He was last seen by his roommate on Monday, November 29, in Madison, Wisconsin, where the two shared a home. A graduate of Carleton College in Minnesota known for his extroversion and warm, welcoming personality, his disappearance was a shock to those who knew him. Distraught, Joe’s family filed a missing persons report, and a...
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What is your recipe against the winter cold?
Right now I am in South Texas, where the winter cold is about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. But that’s OK! I have plenty of happymaking recipes sure to cure that chill of yours. Here’s one! Ready?
You will need:
1 slice of bread, toasted or untoasted, and buttered
1 bowl
1 spoon
1 microwave
1 can of Spaghetti-Os
1 can-opening device
Perhaps you prefer organic foods! Annie’s...
Why you should be watching Craig Ferguson
One of Salon.com’s resident TV-watchers, Heather Havrilesky, published a persuasive op/ed titled Why you should be watching Jimmy Kimmel. I liked the column OK, but in her account of the Late Night Wars, Craig Ferguson was suspiciously absent. Of course this is almost understandable—during the Leno/Conan brouhaha, Ferguson kept his nose clean—but I prefer his weeknight interviews...
Wikipedia - Misophonia →
“I have the same problem, and it’s getting worse. I’m 31 and first...”
– Mental Conditions Forum - Can’t stand listening to people eat
The Evolution of "Home on the Range" →