Ohhhh it's carnival time….everybody's having fun!
If you’re looking for me this weekend, this is what I’ll be busy with. To keep yourelves busy, go check this documentary out which is being hosted at NOLA.com. Jeremy Campbell of www.ten18films.com’s “Don’t worry honey, I live here (how locals celebrate Mardi Gras.”
Lessons Learned
I have to keep working on a presentation for tonight so I’m just including the link to the CNN story about the White House report released today. Nola.com has a link to the full report here [PDF]. I still haven’t found the PDF for the House committee report that came out last week. Anyone know [...]
a very merry half-birthday to me–mark you calendar
On March 6th, after being inspired by MegFest, I will begin the celebration now to be forever known as Daisy-palooza. It will be my 30 and a half birthday and considering I never got the Big Fat Italian birthday in New Orleans that I had planned last September, I think I’m long overdue! Before then [...]
Meet the Press
I woke up too late to watch this live but here are the links for the netcast and the podcast. I hope Tim Russert made Chertoff squirm.
you're fired!
OK last one for the night. Also from the EFF site, I just came across this “definitive list of people who have been fired or disciplined for blogging.” I’m not sure when it was last updated though because Spohn isn’t on it. De Vry isn’t on the Blogophobic Companies/Organizations list either. Reviewing all these sources [...]
legal mumbo jumbo
As a follow up to my previous post this evening which linked to the EFF, you really must read their Legal Guide. Also, their page on labor law is quite comprehensive. Another eureka moment for me! Perhaps I will get to grade my students’s papers tonight after all…
Eureka!
I’ve been researching the topic of bloggers’ rights at the workplace for my First Amendment and Society course ever since I heard about Meg Spohn’s case and now have to present on it this Thursday. I’ve been scouring all sorts of sites for cases/legal precedents rather than anecdotal tales, and finally came across the following [...]
Prize winning story & the winner of my heart
While we’re bummed that he can’t publish it anywhere else now that it’s up online, we might as well still plug it. I know I am biased but I’ve read a lot of his work and this one shines. I especially loved the way he created the voice of the narrator, a young Chicago boy [...]
NOLA blogs
Found this list of NOLA bloggers via Poppy. Thanks!!!!
the power of webcams: ME-OW!
One summer in the late-90s, I spent a lot of time at Cats Meow–but I NEVER sang and never will! Here’s the story of its reopening and the last image its popular webcams took the day Katrina hit.
busy bee/Mardi Gras on the brain/blue dogs
I haven’t been blogging much this week because of English dept. duties, deadlines and the amount of work I need to accomplish before flying to NOLA next Saturday for Mardi Gras. I CANNOT wait! After some friends read my emotional dream analysis, even ones who lost much more than I did, they told me to [...]
deer in headlights
“Our investigation revealed that Katrina was a national failure, an abdication of the most solemn obligation to provide for the common welfare. At every level — individual, corporate, philanthropic and governmental — we failed to meet the challenge that was Katrina. In this cautionary tale, all the little pigs built houses of straw.” Hmmmm. As [...]
publishing and publication
Via Jill/txt, I found these two posts quite helpful. [how to retain the right to publish your own work] and [identity online and reading list] I have got to subscribe to New Media and Society! Their themed issues look fascinating–I have so much to catch up on!
fly tomato fly
Like The Flexible Generalist, I thought it strange that the Olympic athletes marched in at the Opening Ceremonies to 70s dance music. From the many folk dance festivals I’ve attended, it’s always made blatantly clear that other countries have their own unique sound, so why this random disco mix? And if Torino is a club-hopping [...]
A Comarda in Time
I blogged about this way back when, and came across the Time Magazine that the story appeared in, but at that time it was for subscribers only. I planned to go to the library to peruse a hard copy, and still will to see the pictures, but now looking for it again I see that [...]
the blame game continues
Grrrrrrrrrrr that Brownie…Friday’s Senate hearings were a waste of time Bob Schieffer’s got it right: By now we know this was a failure of government at every level and that the Department of Homeland Security is a monumental flop, a bureaucracy so huge it is unable to move in spite of itself. FEMA, the disaster [...]
olympic loss
Michelle is out Go here for a tribute to figure skating written by fellow blogger Julie a few weeks ago. It’s so wonderful and comprehensive!
emotions & plans
Since I have my students blogging these days, and I often use this blog to air out my emotions post-Katrina, I wanted to post about the number of posts that mention me crying. I’m certainly not in a state of depression, and to see me around campus or at home, I’m quite calm. Just sometimes, [...]
facebook politics
Interesting case of blogs and social software hurting your parents when they’re running for office and you’re out underage drinking. Go here and here for the details, I gotta go to bed!
Throw me something mistah!
Preparing myself for the costumes and revelry, I visited several costumes sites that SGA recommended. I’m torn between 2 but will make a decision soon. I can’t wait for scenes like the ones below, again courtesy of artist friend Tony Green.
Words and Music
Tried writing my dream analysis today (an assignment for Criticism and Theory) and cried nearly all the way through composing the introduction. Setting up what New Orleans means to me and attempting to figure out why I keep dreaming about being in my childhood home either alone or surround by people is beyond me this [...]
favorite superbowl commercial
Hollywood Rag has links to various Superbowl commercials, but the Busby Berkley Whopperettes were dazzling! After having the commercial video up and realizing it wasn’t playing all the way through, I took the Quicktime clip down. Go to www.whopperettes.com to see it or the link Doc recommends in the comments section.
link roundup
From Bitch Phd: Michael Bérubé on Academic Freedom and CC Dean on Elephants. From Ernie the Attorney: the Brian Williams blog post on why the network continues to cover Hurricane Katrina. I just wish W had read this or included some of the same sentiment during his State of the Union–I didn’t watch, but heard [...]
rainy Friday
Spent most of today updating the i-pod with my entire Pet Shop Boys collection. Tons of cds and rarities, and I couldn’t be prouder! Having fun this evening and back to work on Saturday–lots of fun assignments ahead, but we all know I work better under pressure.
Wheel of Fortune
Make sure to watch my PSB pal Joe hit the big time tonight! Go here to find your local channel and programming time!