August 31, 2005 – 12:07 pm
Got a surprise call this morning from my friend Rudy who was the only of my friends to stay in NOLA. He was on the roof of the American Can Company apartment building where he lives. He was only up there so he could get better cell phone reception. I couldn’t believe he got through [...]
August 30, 2005 – 4:58 pm
I’ve tried again to stay away from news reports but the news of levees breaking near my parent’s house and my childhood home have me dizzy with depair, literally. I’ve been editing reports in a daze and trying to contact people on the phone but just want to go home. All I can do now [...]
August 30, 2005 – 12:34 am
Forgot to mention that I have been reading some of these blogs: The Weather Channel blog Miles O’Brien’s hurricane blog UPDATED TO INCLUDE NOLA.COM’S BLOG I’m also quite interested in the Citizen Journalist section at CNN where By submitting your videos/photos/audio, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, [...]
August 30, 2005 – 12:10 am
Due to the cell phone signals being out of whack, I’ve yet to hear from my parents since yesterday when they were in Laurel, MS. I did just get an email from a friend who made it up to Shreveport, LA, and I spoke to other friends in Baton Rouge this afternoon. No one has [...]
August 29, 2005 – 12:55 pm
I’m at work but in a daze. Can’t get through to anyone, for obvious reasons, but hoping that the storm’s worst has passed my city. CNN’s reports are scary and I’m trying not to read much, but here’s one article that talks about the worst of the water damage, with more sure to follow. Got [...]
August 28, 2005 – 5:07 pm
I’m really scared about this hurricane. All my closest friends have called to talk of their evacuation plans, but I can’t get in touch with my parents. I spoke to them last night and no one answers at the house now, so at least I know they’re on the road somewhere, but I wish I [...]
August 25, 2005 – 11:53 pm
Got the word from JW today that we’ll be doing a directed study this Fall. I am so excited! The central focus will be the idea of community in online spaces and I can’t wait to start reading. The new job has kept me busy and distracted from academic things, but frankly, I feel like [...]
August 21, 2005 – 9:47 pm
Via Jill/txt, who I always go to for inspiration on my writing nights, this “nonist public service pamphlet” on Blog Depression [PDF]. Here is my favorite of the 6 pages: I mean really, have they been reading my mind the past few months?
August 21, 2005 – 7:10 pm
Went to 2 little girls’ birthday parties yesterday and managed to steal the crown for the photo I just added to my gallery. Only about 2 more weeks til I turn 30–eek! And i know this blog site promotes Flickr, but I’ve still got most of my travel snaps over at my dazzling Buzznet site.
August 17, 2005 – 10:09 pm
Have never really explored MySpace.com, have been a Friendster kind of gal, but looks like there is a page there for Franz Ferdinand fans. Go here to listen to the new single. I cannot wait to see the MTV taping I went to at Hard Rock last month! That concert was so good! AC is [...]
August 14, 2005 – 8:50 pm
Got the call from JH too late that Howard was on Face the Nation this morn. But found some video from it here. Looks like CBSNews.com also has the video, although only for PC users, and a PDF of the transcript. Back to writing…
August 14, 2005 – 5:25 pm
Just reminding myself of the link to the Technorati blog since I seem to be reviewing its data on the “State of the Blogosphere” quite often.
August 13, 2005 – 9:20 pm
and I’m cleaning instead of writing. But I had to work this morn, so I figure my coming home to watch some Remington Steele and Law and Order should fall under the heading, “through subsequent investigative efforts…” Not much else to report here, but I hope to be able to say I made progress on [...]
August 10, 2005 – 5:55 pm
Can’t wait for Broken Flowers to get here–damn Florida! Til then, enjoy this retrospective on the man himself…
Since my VAIO is still without Internet at home, I’m taking a quick break from editing reports to use the PC at work to see if I can paste writing from a Word document that includes hyperlinks without having to re-insert the links: Maura Keany blogs at Democracy for Virginia and on Daily Kos, and [...]
August 8, 2005 – 11:14 pm
I can’t let today go without posting a link to the Washington Post obituary for Peter Jennings. He was always mother’s favorite as she had the pleasure of meeting him at a United Nations dinner over 30 years ago. I just talked to her on the phone and she was still gushing over how handsome [...]
August 8, 2005 – 11:02 pm
Thanks to Mike for his comment on ethics and surveillance–I’ve only skimmed it because I need to get to bed, but felt I should make the connection between it and seeing The Island tonight. Ever since I started the new job, I’ve felt a bit more “tracked” and “branded” myself. Not quite the cloning conspiracy [...]
August 7, 2005 – 10:22 pm
Didn’t get as much writing done today as I would have liked but think I’m in a good place. Draft isn’t even due til end of August but I’m hoping the bulk of it is done in the next week and a half or so because I need to start preparing for the Fall semester. [...]
August 6, 2005 – 11:01 pm
So I’m trying to draft an article on blogs for publication in an upcoming volume on Digital Tools and Composition Studies, and the fact that I’ve currently got half a dozen blogs is freaking me out! Talk about heteroglossia…But so far I feel good about what I’ve written. Plan on getting another 5 + pages [...]
Once again, my fellow bloggers have saved the day and gotten me back blogging and linking as much as I wanna from my Mac. I figured Firefox would be the solution but last time I tried it with Blogger and blog-city it still acted strange. Oh well! Here we go! As for an update, today [...]
