Version 7.0ish. Digital Humanities. Running. Pedagogy. Linux.

• According to her monthly Web Site column, Jeanette Winterson is creating a children’s show for the BBC.
• Scott Esposito on the role of research in Infinite Jest.  Also see the comment section for some discussion from myself and others on the difference between the sort of notes Wallace and Borges created for their imaginary works.
• Jacket Copy on John Barth’s The Floating Opera
• Henry Jenkins on the role of fan fiction as critical commentary on texts.
• The new issue of Open Letters is, as always, worth your time.
  

• The Guardian on interactive fiction, partnerships between authors and game developers, and a little bit of Douglas Adams.
• Laurie Halse Anderson is interviewed for her new novel Wintergirls.
• Open Letters reviews a recently Broadway performance of Waiting For Godot.
• Kathleen Fitzpatrick on the recent collaboration between HASTAG and MLA on new tenure guidelines.

• via @jadande: the Lakers replayed the Marvin Gaye national anthem tonight at their game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRvVzaQ6i8A #
• Good night/morning, off to bed once I finish watching @biz on Colbert #
• @ginatrapani haha that happened to me the 1st time I used Second Life too. Page down also fixed it. in reply to ginatrapani #
• Ars Technica on Ubuntu 9.04 (out in 3 weeks!) http://is.gd/pDO0 #
• @DoubleCrossXX Say Hi to everyone for me; I have too much going on down here to make it up. in reply to DoubleCrossXX #
• Remixing my GCal. NP:Curtis Mayfield-Curtis #
• testing something #
• testing it again #
• Test #fb #
• Test 4 #fb #
• Ok I tried to add that selective Twitter app to Facebook, but it won’t update at all now. #
• @anyaixchel Good morning. in reply to anyaixchel #
• @anyaixchel I am listening to an Australian band right now. in reply to anyaixchel #
• Oh now it is working. Good. #
• @anyaixchel The Birthday Party in reply to anyaixchel #
• @anyaixchel One of my favorite bands. Early eighties postpunk (I guess? That’s the best description I suppose) http://is.gd/qNAp in reply to anyaixchel #
• @anyaixchel Oh wow. Yes very small! in reply to anyaixchel #
• Emily Short on agency in Interactive Fiction: http://emshort.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/types-of-action-and-types-of-agency/ #fb #
• Good morning/evening. Have to write weblog posts and work on thesis revisions today. NP: Harmony In My Head podcast from last week. #
• @calpino Did you go last night? in reply to calpino #
• @johnmjones you can interchange the “well, Obama didn’t change that policy, so BUSH WAS RIGHT” meme as well. the worst crap. in reply to johnmjones #
• Oh, I added @laurenelkin and @amandafrench to weblog roll last night too #
• New Weblog Post: Weekly Reader http://www.wpwend.com/?p=1708 #fb #
• If you’ve sent me an email in the past 3 or 4 days, I am answering it right now #fb #
• Writing weblog posts for the week #
• Posts written on John Joseph’s book + Backtype. Scrapped two others. #
• NP: Ornette Coleman-Sound Grammar #
• @violetblue I am very envious of you + others power to get that done. in reply to violetblue #
• watching @justjen live tweet women’s pro soccer. NP: Miles Davis-Cellar Door Sessions Disc 4 #
• Watching first two episodes of the Second Doctor adventure “The Seeds Of Death” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seeds_of_Death #
• Hmm…an Australian job Twitter profile added me… #
• @lianneh Thanks for adding me, big fan of OLM #
• Good morning/evening. Starting in new school district today. Going to leave a little early b/c I am not sure on the map where the school is! #
• Long day (in a good way) at new work. Ran into old friend from shows. Also, mother of deceased best friend. Which was sad but awesome too. #
• Just listed myself in the http://localtweeps.com local Twitter directory in ZIP 08050 #
• New Weblog Post: Evolution Of A Cro-Magnon http://www.wpwend.com/?p=1715 #fb #
• Working on some thesis revisions. Want to have new (final?) draft by end of week. Listening to new ep of All Go No Slow! http://is.gd/r5Dh #
• @christydena Twhirl isn’t showing either yours or my icon either right now! in reply to christydena #
• RT @johnmjones: From The Onion: “Scholars Discover 23 Blank Pages That May As Well Be Lost Samuel Beckett Play” http://bit.ly/jxYr #fb #
• @lianneh They were so kind to add me to their weblogroll, so am especially excited to promote them. need more + more digital pubs like it. in reply to lianneh #
• @christydena I’m not losing anything but icons, so plenty of room over here in reply to christydena #
• @christydena your pic is back now in reply to christydena #
• @christydena added! in reply to christydena #
• RT @christydena: The Alternate Reality Game database is now on Twitter. Let them know what sort of info you’d like to see: @ARGdb #
• @christydena Hmm, now all of my msgs are gone from Twhirl! in reply to christydena #
• @digitalhumanist I get the same from English. in reply to digitalhumanist #
• Watching eps 3 + 4 of The Seeds Of Death #
• @mollywood I update a few accounts (and FriendFeed) using Twhirl in reply to mollywood #
• @mollywood Twhirl is great in Linux too! in reply to mollywood #
• Good morning/evening. So far, not working today (but already scheduled for Thursday!). Need to email adviser w/ a thesis idea. #
• @lianneh Yes, a Twitter presence would be great. RSS is good, but being on Twitter gets attention much easier/quicker. A great idea. in reply to lianneh #
• Finished rereading Woolf’s “Three Guineas” this morning. Next up: Barth’s “On With The Story” #
• Vermont FTW http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/07/us/AP-GayMarriage-Vermont.html?_r=2&hp #fb #
• Just submitted a proposal to Transformative Works & Culture: http://journal.transformativeworks.org #
• @scd An interview proposal about MMOs. I loved the Ashby essay on fan fiction and anime in their first issue. in reply to scd #
• @violetblue they def look awesome on women in reply to violetblue #
• Printing off pieces of original thesis draft and working with it for new version. Had a great idea today for one portion #fb #
• @christydena Yes! I think I have a solid breakthrough. One of the original portions I might just cut out however b/c it’s just not working in reply to christydena #
• @christydena A few pieces that are gonna not make the cut might be flippable into journal articles however. So hooray. in reply to christydena #
• @christydena Yep It looks like I will have plenty to keep myself busy with for awhile… in reply to christydena #
• @scd I don’t play much right now, but the proposal is about literature + 2nd life, especially the work of @anyaixchel (but don’t tell her!) in reply to scd #
• @anyaixchel you got a DM in reply to anyaixchel #
• @christydena Have a wonderful day Christy in reply to christydena #
• Hey, 7 of 9 is on Law & Order tonight. #
• Ok time for bed…have work in the morning #
• Good morning/evening. A lot to do today after work. Have a run, thesis revisions, and then more and more and more. #
• @slamhita Wow, there is a New Jersey one now? I can just imagine now bad. in reply to slamhita #
• RT @anyaixchel: Tweflth Night in Second Life – pics from the performance http://tinyurl.com/dahlln #
• Back home. Today was Greek day so I got to teach myths all day and discuss Greek mythology in general to pretty interested sixth graders. #
• @calpino How is the weather up by you? It got real cold down here in the past 24 hours. in reply to calpino #
• Listening to Amy Goodman repeatedly sneeze but make it throw the news headlines on DN!. Over power, over come. #
• @austinkleon 9th grade. Just getting into punk more seriously. friend i was w/ was bummed “Kurt is gonna go to hell” defriended him quickly. in reply to austinkleon #
• @slamhita is there a way on Feministing to get a feed on weblog comments that I “like”? I’d love to add that to FriendFeed. #
• Oldie but goodie: Mr. Rogers was a proponent of fair use: http://tinyurl.com/38pxob #fb #
• @slamhita I skim comments on Feministing + occasionally hit “like” button. I’ve kinda got comment thread burnout in general from all sites. in reply to slamhita #
• @slamhita But yeah, glad you like my idea. Would be a cool way to share even more stuff. in reply to slamhita #
• Typing up notes I found for a fiction project I never started. Prob 2 years old. Still looks pretty good. #
• @slamhita Yeah, you are totally right, that’s a way better way to describe it. in reply to slamhita #
• I’m surprised there isn’t a “Twitter Crush” Web Site yet. #
• I like having subbing listings Online, but hate that I am now obsessively refreshing. #
• Also: new district I am in has morning announcements available via RSS. Cool. #
• Democracy Now! is on Twitter: @democracy_now #
• @christydena I’m sure there already are and probably always have been. Just seems a lot more transparent nowadays. in reply to christydena #
• @christydena A live event I really enjoy is the nightly/morning set of tweet links you offer! in reply to christydena #
• @christydena we can work on that in reply to christydena #
• Nice! Just got email to upgrade GrandCentral account to Google Voice #
• Watching final 2 eps of The Seeds Of Death #
• Ah! @miraclelaurie from Dollhouse is on Twitter. The best part of the show by FAR. #
• Oh, Good morning/evening. Eating breakfast right now then shower and then food shopping w/ Mom. Cat is sleeping under desk. #
• A site that auto runs a “virus scan” just showed up in my Google Alerts. New method for scummy malware/virus creators to get you to click? #
• @CjCapozzoli Thankfully I am not running Windows. in reply to CjCapozzoli #
• @slamhita In WordPress I use a plugin called Twitter Tools in reply to slamhita #
• Kristeva + Moi essays on de Beauvoir in new PMLA #fb #
• RT @slamhita: Hey folks! Follow @feministing on twitter–NOW!!! #
• @feliciaday Fox cutting Dollhouse’s last ep=I don’t think will invest in a Fox show ever again. Sick of this bullshit network screwing shows in reply to feliciaday #
• New Weblog Post: Backtype http://www.wpwend.com/?p=1717 #fb #
• @pukeysuzuki Selena! #
• @levarburton With #
• @backtype I blogged about Backtype today http://www.wpwend.com/?p=1717 in reply to backtype #
• @MRRRadio Ugh, yes. in reply to MRRRadio #
• @ginatrapani They’re pissed their 2000 year old scam is falling apart. Only people I’ve banned have been Christians too. in reply to ginatrapani #
• @littleturkey We got extra this week *passes you some* in reply to littleturkey #
• Piecing new thesis draft together from original draft. Devoting all morning/afternoon tomorrow to tinkering w/ some ideas. #fb #
• Great new Firefox Add On=Tree Style Tab http://tinyurl.com/3bhosa I now have my tabs at bottom of screen #
• It lets you hide your tab bar too. FTW! #
• Welcome my pal (going back to IRC and Newsgroups!) Selena @pukeysuzuki to Twitter #
• Good morning. Slept in bit this morning so late start. working on thesis until run at 3pm.have last.fm library on shuffle: http://is.gd/rM6L #
• Just had a proposal accepted for a journal #fb #
• Strongly considering scrapping portion of thesis about PWG. just isn’t working for me & is kinda redundant now given section on TWOG/Dracula #
• @calpino I love my Gateway laptop. I mostly run Ubuntu Linux on it, but have XP partition also. No big problems ever. in reply to calpino #
• @GPCChris Mine gets really hot once in awhile, but I figured out the combo of programs that did it and then it ceased. in reply to GPCChris #
• RT @netflix: Tip of the Week– A dating web site actually uses your Netflix rental and rating history for matching: http://twurl.nl/mg6ta4 #
• @christydena OHH a piece of my thesis might be spinable for that journal. thanks for linking in reply to christydena #
• @leolaporte please thank SG for recommending Tree Style Tabs. Really changing my Firefox experience. I love the tab auto hide feature. #
• Off for run and then dinner. Be back. #
• RT @feministing: The Consequences of Anti-LGBT Bullying http://tinyurl.com/cw2ayw #
• @backtype How many years back with Backtype eventually crawl for comments? Seems to be going further back for me (which is great!) in reply to backtype #
• @ohnicole haha people do that on garden state parkway too. total epic fail when they almost plow into a cop responding to an accident/etc. in reply to ohnicole #
• @ohnicole socialist class war spreads to our highways! alert glenn beck! in reply to ohnicole #
• @kentompkins No, but I am now. in reply to kentompkins #
• Finishing up a few odds and ends before Dollhouse. NP:Mahavishnu Orchestra-Birds Of Fire Morning to @christydena and @anyaixchel #
• @christydena Erm, there was supposed to be a “good” before morning. Wishing a good morning, not just a morning in reply to christydena #
• Going to channel @christydena for next few hours & offer links to what I reading NP: The Blue Humans-Live New York 1980 #
• Taken from: http://delicious.com/wpwend42/read #
• @desifeminista rip slamhita long live desifeminista! in reply to desifeminista #
• Reading about Shia Family Laws in Afghanistan. Boy freedom sure is on the march there ugh: http://is.gd/rVWl #
• Reading about UofM going digital: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/23/michigan #
• Nice comment about UofM from In The Middle: hopefully the turn to digital is the end of the $90 scholarly book: http://is.gd/rW0j #
• Reading Double Cross @doublecrossxx excellent interview w/ Ivo from the NJHC band Vision: http://is.gd/rW11 #
• Reading about misogynists on the Internet: http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/31/sierra/ HT to @feministing #
• @backtype Ok, sounds good. I’ll try to submit more weblogs/individual posts that are older to help out. in reply to backtype #
• NP: Hendrix’s Peel Session 12-15-67..the version of Spanish Castle Magic on here is really wild. #
• Freja Beha Erichsen is really beautiful (pics NSFW probably) http://tinyurl.com/dyk698 #
• Reading about evolution on weaponry on BTVS http://slayageonline.com/essays/slayage27/Hoffmann.htm #
• @meechele7 Hey you’re coming to the bash right? in reply to meechele7 #
• @foxdollhouse I really enjoyed last night’s ep. Great work by @miraclelaurie & I love the development of DeWitt further. Bummed 2 week wait. in reply to foxdollhouse #
• Rushdie on Bolano: http://tinyurl.com/c3swom HT to @scottesposito #
• Checking out TOC for new issue of Open Letters Monthly http://tinyurl.com/c953yr #
• Daily Kos on “perfect storm” of right wing hatred: http://tinyurl.com/co99jl #
• More on Internet misogyny http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/06/gender.blogging #
• I was thrilled to see @Scobleizer as a big supporter of the woman profiled in those two articles. #
• @backtype Yep, will do. I have years of comments saved on the dying Furl website I need to go through and submit to Backtype in reply to backtype #
• NP: Lon Moshe & Southern Freedom Arkestra-Love Is Where The Spirit Lies #
• Lars Weiss of Uppercut/Judge/etc interviewed by @doublecrossxx http://tinyurl.com/cl4fra #
• Reading @glenngreenwald on drug decriminalization in Portugal http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/02/portugal/index.html #
• Wired on @barackobama filling his admin w/ RIAA people http://tinyurl.com/crqgc4 #
• The hair on my arms stands up when they play the old TWiB theme at the end of the new version of TWiB #fb #
• @violetblue Why do guys even think that would work? Ugh. in reply to violetblue #
• Twitter idea=service that sends you a tweet when new calendar item is coming up. (wait, suggest me a site that does this? I bet they exist) #
• Immediately found results using Greasemonkey Twitter script in Google search http://tinyurl.com/c63d7s #
• Hmm, most results seem to be for adding gcal events via twitter, not receiving a tweet from a gcal when an event nears. #
• Been rewatching Beast Wars on DVD…ala another 90′s favorite, Gargoyles, there are a LOT of Shakespeare references. #
• RT @Scobleizer: Liked “Warning: Twitter Hit By StalkDaily Worm” http://ff.im/23Stw #
• @christydena My favorite classic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperland in reply to christydena #

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• A brief essay on point of view from Daniel Green, focusing on The Virgin Suicides.  I think this will be useful to reference to in the future.
• Open Letters Monthly remembers the recently deceased Phillip Jose Farmer.  I read a few of his novels as a teenager.
• In general I have really been enjoying Glenn Greenwald’s daily columns.  I find his criticisms of the Obama administration to very much mirror my own concerns.
• My program director, Heide Estes’, excellent article on Sir Gawain & The Green Knight.

My article for the new issue of The Quarterly Conversation is now available for reading. I reviewed N. Katherine Hayles’ Electronic Literature: New Horizons For The Literary and offered a brief introduction to many forms of electronic literature in general. It is such a privilege to contribute to The Quarterly Conversation.  I am very happy with how the article came out.

There are plenty of other articles and reviews to engage with in the new issue. While I do hope readers check out my work, I strongly suggest looking at everything else as well.

A new issue of Open Letters Monthly is also out. OLM have been nice enough to add me to their blogroll, so please take a look at what they have to offer too. I am very interested in the article about the fiftieth anniversary of Miles Davis’ Kind Of Blue album.

I would love to hear what you think of my article via email, a tweet, or in the comments below.

• Open Letters Monthly, who have kindly added me to their blogroll, recently reviewed a Harold Pinter play.
• Taming Of The Shrew is being adapted on Twitter.
• The Little Professor linked to a ton of sites for Charles Darwin’s two hundredth birthday.
• Molly Wood on being a woman in technology.

This week’s video is the pretty common video of John Coltrane playing My Favorite Things with one of his classic groups.  That flute solo in the middle after Coltrane moves off to the side?  Yeah, that is Eric Dolphy!  Wow.

• Christy Dena’s insightful response to Jane McGonigal’s essay The Puppet Master Problem: Design For Real World, Mission-Based Gaming from the Second Person anthology.

• Michael Filas review of N. Katherine Hayles’ My Mother Was A Computer: Digital Subjects & Literary Texts.

• Daniel Green reviews the new James Wood book in the new issue of Open Letters Monthly.

Meanwhile…

• The New Yorker piece on Obama’s early years in Chicago politics is another indicator he is just as scummy and slimy as the next politician. Making the right friends, the right votes, the right influences; you might counter by saying “that’s politics” but I say that if you take part in that crap, I blame you. I’d rather have no government than one filled with slimeballs. None of the above…yet again…in 2008.

• Alexander Solzhenitsyn recently passed away. When we moved to Manahawkin, I remember the first friend I made was reading The Gulag Archipelago at the time. We started to bond while discussing that and other books.

• Io9 offers a guide for fans of the modern Doctor Who series who wish to get into the classic series.

• Scott Esposito comments on the amazing ending of The Mill On The Floss and links to a review of the novel from a 1860 issue of The Atlantic.

• PETA still sucks as much as I remember.