I’m actually enjoying these old episodes of Doctor Who. (I’m currently listening to the commentary on the “Arc of Infinity” DVD, of all things.) But the fact that a lot of the episodes just aren’t readily available for rent or online — there was a massive YouTube purge a month or two ago — is really sort of annoying.
Month: October 2008
Auster? But I hardly–!
“Art is opposed to nothing but falsity.” – Paul Auster
Now, I look at this essay (PDF) I wrote in my senior of college, ostensibly about Paul Auster’s novel Leviathan, and I see a few decent ideas comically overwritten — and, in at least one instance, cribbed from work I was doing in another class that semester — but what I don’t see is a truly in-depth analysis of the novel, much less anything that somebody would want to use as a teaching aid for the book.
And yet apparently somebody wants to. An English teacher in Paris (and fellow Penn State alum) sent me an message through Facebook, asking if he could use my text in some of his questions to his students, who are now reading Auster’s book. And while I’m still dubious about the whole thing, I’m happy to let them get whatever they can out of it.
I’m tempted to re-read Auster’s novel. (After reading his latest a few weeks ago, I could use a reminder of a time when he was good.)
Leeching off others
Aquatic leeches aim for hidden pockets and crevices: dip your head into leech-infested waters, and the segmented, toothy worms may slip up your nostrils and make a home of your nose.
Twit of the year
I’m experimenting with using Twitter. Although I can’t promise much, feel free to follow me.
That’s one way of putting it
It is content to be an efficient vehicle for the delivery of a familiar range of sensations, some of which almost rise to the level of feelings.