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I’ve been under the weather after a fabulous Thanksgiving with the parents and close friends. Even started some wedding planning! But since I’ve been back, I’ve been dealing with my 2 sparring cats and grading papers. It’s strange, now that I’ve written that Katrina narrative, I feel a weight lifted and it’s hard for me [...]
she haunts me
I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been on a narrative project writing streak. Usually I put off writing and end up rushing to a conclusion, but this Communicating Loss, Grief and Illness class has really changed things for me. Once I started writing my story and sprinkling it with dialogue, I was fully back [...]
resources and movie recommendation
I’m at the Pew Internet and American Life site right now and am finding all sorts of stuff on blogs and health care [click on the Powerpoint] and online searches for health-related issues. I also came across a PDF on “Expressing Social Relationships on the Blog through Links and Comments” Oh and Clancy blogged about [...]
placeblogger preview
From the Berkman Buzz: Here is a video of today’s talk and here’s a link to the podcast, both of which are available on the Media Berkman blog. You can even reach it via Second Life. Lisa Williams will introduce Placeblogger, a project she’s about to launch in conjunction with the Center for Citizen Media [...]
meta meta meta
I’ve been on a writing spree the past week and quite proud of the strides I’ve made on my narrative, even if writing it has left me in tears on most days. Today I’m making notes toward the analysis section and have been referring to my blog posts from August, September and October 2005. There’s [...]
pros and cons of blogging
“At Gallaudet U., Technology and Influential Blogs Helped Galvanize Protests”–note that “the Internet had proven to be a transformative technology for deaf people.” “Students, officials locking horns over blogs”–note the move toward a First Amendment fight with “school districts now reaching into students’ home computers, severely punishing and even expelling students for what they write [...]