i don't know what you're thinking about when you read the title of this post, but i'm referring to blog posts :-D
on my way to work this morning, i thought of a bunch of things i wanted to write about, but i've forgotten almost all of them...stupid work taking up too much brain power.
work update:
1) they decided to not give me a fancy new title, but who cares because that stuff in nonsense anyway.
2) i do get two raises - one for my yearly review (which was supposed to happen in april) and one for the addition of some new duties. retroactive pay = YEA!
3) my new boss had a meeting yesterday with all the people who report to her. she said, three times no less, that she wants us to make her look good, so that means paying lip service to some programs we're implementing. so, remember folks, don't care about trying to make a difference in a child's life, just make your boss look good to her boss. yeah, right. at least this means i'll get to do what i want with the damn program.
i have a huge addiction to JT's Blocks (http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/games/jtblocks.html)....once i start playing it, i can't stop. seriously. it's tetris-level addiction. i play that and listen to npr at the same time. i'm not sure what that combination is doing to my brain. i might have to get into a 12 step program to break it's vicious hold on me.
finshed reading "JPod" by Douglas Coupland (http://www.jpod.info/) and i just started "Every Visible Thing" by Lisa Carey. i really liked jpod, although it was a bit esoteric and not for everyone. and i didn't like that he put himself in the story (a big no-no for writers) but then i read an interview with him and he explained why he did it:
but the big thing i want to mention is that when i started to read carey's book, i was struck by the voice she used for her 5 year old character - it seemed way too adult and observant compared to the average 5 year old i've interacted with (which is funny considering a reviewer said carey's "characters are absolutely real; it's a rare writer who can depict the voices of children and teenagers with such pitch-perfect accuracy." i completely disagree.) in coupland's book, because he set up the story to be slightly askew, then i can excuse certain phrases or thoughts if they seem out of context for that character. but carey's book is supposed to be realistic, so therefore i can't get over the overexaggerated sophistication of the prologue.
it took me 6 hours to finish that post. hope everyone's happy with the abundance of postings today. i feel like i've neglected this blog (among other things) during the summer, but i hope to get back on track now (with everything).
btw, i'm so looking forward to fall today. we had a bit of a preview today, with the weather not getting above 70 degrees today, and i can't wait to feel the crispness in the air. i think this is the first autumn i'm looking forward to (instead of dreading) in a long while.
current mood: sleepy
current song: rerun of "sex and the city" on tbs
on my way to work this morning, i thought of a bunch of things i wanted to write about, but i've forgotten almost all of them...stupid work taking up too much brain power.
work update:
1) they decided to not give me a fancy new title, but who cares because that stuff in nonsense anyway.
2) i do get two raises - one for my yearly review (which was supposed to happen in april) and one for the addition of some new duties. retroactive pay = YEA!
3) my new boss had a meeting yesterday with all the people who report to her. she said, three times no less, that she wants us to make her look good, so that means paying lip service to some programs we're implementing. so, remember folks, don't care about trying to make a difference in a child's life, just make your boss look good to her boss. yeah, right. at least this means i'll get to do what i want with the damn program.
i have a huge addiction to JT's Blocks (http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/games/jtblocks.html)....once i start playing it, i can't stop. seriously. it's tetris-level addiction. i play that and listen to npr at the same time. i'm not sure what that combination is doing to my brain. i might have to get into a 12 step program to break it's vicious hold on me.
finshed reading "JPod" by Douglas Coupland (http://www.jpod.info/) and i just started "Every Visible Thing" by Lisa Carey. i really liked jpod, although it was a bit esoteric and not for everyone. and i didn't like that he put himself in the story (a big no-no for writers) but then i read an interview with him and he explained why he did it:
In JPod, you write yourself into the story, or at least a character called Douglas Coupland, who's a writer. Is it a fair representation of you?
Yes and no. The antiDoug is my response to Google and search engines and archives that never go away. In the future everybody will have their real selves and their shadow self that exists purely inside computers. Take this interview, for example. It'll be archived and will follow me the rest of my life and beyond. Sometimes press people will say, 'Gee, you do a lot of interviews,' but the truth is, I don't...they just stack up and up and up.
but the big thing i want to mention is that when i started to read carey's book, i was struck by the voice she used for her 5 year old character - it seemed way too adult and observant compared to the average 5 year old i've interacted with (which is funny considering a reviewer said carey's "characters are absolutely real; it's a rare writer who can depict the voices of children and teenagers with such pitch-perfect accuracy." i completely disagree.) in coupland's book, because he set up the story to be slightly askew, then i can excuse certain phrases or thoughts if they seem out of context for that character. but carey's book is supposed to be realistic, so therefore i can't get over the overexaggerated sophistication of the prologue.
it took me 6 hours to finish that post. hope everyone's happy with the abundance of postings today. i feel like i've neglected this blog (among other things) during the summer, but i hope to get back on track now (with everything).
btw, i'm so looking forward to fall today. we had a bit of a preview today, with the weather not getting above 70 degrees today, and i can't wait to feel the crispness in the air. i think this is the first autumn i'm looking forward to (instead of dreading) in a long while.
current mood: sleepy
current song: rerun of "sex and the city" on tbs
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