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Blerg: So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, goodnight!
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Wednesday, June 23, 2010. So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, goodnight! Visit my new blog, Writer's Block. At http:/ outsidetheblock.wordpress.com/. I plan on posting book reviews, film reviews, reflections on Canadian literature and culture, as well as criticisms of the state of education as it relates to my own experiences as a tutor. Blogger, you have deleted my post mid-edit for the last time! See you on the flip side,. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Blerg: and another thing...
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Tuesday, June 2, 2009. I know, I know; a week of nothing and then two posts in one day. I obviously have an exam tomorrow. I'm sitting here pretending to read my notes on the stories for my American Lit class, and all I want to do is read something FOR PLEASURE. I'm staying with my friend Beth right now, and her stack of Orwell and Dostoevsky is beckoning to me. This exam is going to murder me slowly. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The good kind of snarky.
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Blerg: Ho-hum
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Monday, November 30, 2009. So, Nanowrimo ended up dead in the water at day 15, but I've made my peace with that. Still, 4500 words of output in a month is pretty good for me, especially considering none of it had to be MLA formatted. But sometimes I think I give myself too much credit. My head is stuffed full of all these romantic ideas about being a writer, and while I've always known they weren't realistic, I've never had to confront that disparity until now. There are som...
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Blerg: Oh, Joy.
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Sunday, January 3, 2010. Whilst on the job hunt, I was browsing through the supposed "resources" that my new Alma mater offers to its graduates from the arts faculty. My query as to what kind of jobs my English major can get me produced this ever so helpful pdf document. Pupeteer or professional crossword puzzle maker? How shall I ever decide between the two? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The good kind of snarky. View my complete profile. Why work when you can read.
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Blerg: Canada Reads
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Am I the only one who finds the list of contenders for CBC Canada Reads 2010 particularly uninspired? I was pretty jazzed this morning when I was not only awake, but also semi-conscious as Jian Ghomeshi introduced this year's novels and their defenders. For those who may be unfamiliar with the contest, here's the jist. I think the only nomination that is the least bit unexpected is Nikolski. The rest of the list reads like a Can Lit 101 syllabus.
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Blerg: You can split my infinitive any day of the week, baby
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Friday, July 24, 2009. You can split my infinitive any day of the week, baby. I have no idea how I made it through an English degree without The Elements of Style. I had to buy a 600 page canadian grammar guide in my first year, and I only opened it once. I got The Elements of Style. For 50 cents at a rummage sale, and in only 70 pages, it has changed the way I think about the English language. Page 42 in my battered 1959 edition):. Labels: Strunk and White.
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Blerg: Summertime, Summertime
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Monday, July 13, 2009. Reading Paulo Coelho while unemployed and in the midst of a degree-related breakdown is not a good idea. At least its just Veronika Decides to Die. And not the Alchemist. I'd rather be reading an extended allegory about the nature of insanity than an extended allegory about the purpose of life. Man, that is some heavy shit. I fail at summer reading. Fuck, do you see what cultural studies has done to me? I need some serious beach reading, ASAP. In searc...
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Blerg: Why I will never take summer classes again
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Why I will never take summer classes again. Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cultural-Studies Kids. Hi, I'm Katie, and my favourite book is George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Nine. Guy: "Its like, he knows that we know that he knows that we know.". Prof: "Hmm, that's a good point. Let's come back to that.". Me: "Did you see the scene when he just slapped her across the face? It was so ridiculous! French movies are hilarious.".
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Blerg: Like the Dickens.
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Friday, May 22, 2009. I still love this. Even though I've only ever made it through "Hard Times," and even then grudgingly. Why can't all reading be this fun? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The good kind of snarky. View my complete profile. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Why work when you can read. The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks.
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Blerg: Here We Go
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Deep but, you know, snappy.". Monday, October 26, 2009. I'm going to blame my spotty updating on the fact that I'm gearing up for my first ever NaNoWriMo. I've been coming up with tangents that I can go off on that loosely relate to the main theme I'm going to try to stick to (zombie apocalypse), and jotting those down/making a mental notes like crazy, so there just hasn't been time for blogging, you see. Le sigh. If I don't update again until December 1, you know what I'm doing. The good kind of snarky.
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