I don’t think this one is too labor-intensive, but given this organization’s intense laziness recently… Go to Awkward Stock Photos. Get the feeling, the flavor, the je ne sais quois of the place. Create your own. Post here in a separate post. Explain it. ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT: Steal one of the…
Ware!
This is genius. It’s a passage from Middlemarch, describing Mr. Casaubon, a middle-aged cleric whose life-work has been writing a Key to All Mythologies, apparently a syncretic work which will Explain It All once and for all. He has yet to publish the work or even come close to tying…
A “parent survey” response for my daughter’s English class
Whenever I come upon my sixteen year old daughter absorbed in her laptop, I am expected to play my part in a set routine. My daughter created it, and because she is a comedian, it’s a pithy and concise bit of Vaudeville schtick. As a parent I can’t help but…
Bookstore (revised)
I handed the girl my books and my discount card. She looked the titles over as she rang them up–a bit too much attention for my taste. Then, yes, a remark; I was tuned to its inevitability and tightened up a bit. I don’t remember it exactly: “I love this…
Assignment L.10.4
Hey, look, an assignment. I know we’re all about the cras melior est, but honestly, can we pull together on this one? A food writer at the NYT wrote a half-assed column matching drinks to movies. I think we can do better.
Assignment 2010.n+1 – Soup to nuts
Jeff called me earlier tonight to share an inspiration he had while listening to NPR. Â I’m certain I will mangle some portion (or perhaps all) of what we discussed, but I will make an effort to recount it with you just the same. He heard a story of a group…
Assignment 2010.n
Successfully registering a record on this site could, if properly done, be considered artistic. Furthermore, it could simultaneously support our efforts to postpone (and thus procrastinate) more meaningful work. What should our group record be?