Author Archives: Meg
Not Sure It Works That Way
One of my readings for the class I’m taking is available as an ebook, but there’s some sort of copyright protection preventing me from easily sharing passages on social media, saving passages to my GoodReads account, or seeing other students’ … Continue reading
Accidentally Honest Typo
Oops, I teach our students coding skills, not coping skills. Spellcheck doesn’t know the difference and I almost sent it out like that.
The Manners Fandom
I choose Snobs at the library entirely because it’s by Julian Fellowes, from Downton Abbey, and I was not disappointed. Snobs is sort of a double comedy of manners, half titled Brits surrounded by those who wish they were too, … Continue reading
Checking The Boxes That Must Be Checked
I recently started taking an online class. The first thing I need to do to take my content class (which is a prereq to a program I want to apply for) is to take a mandatory orientation class on online education. … Continue reading
Oak City Comics Show
Oak City Comics Show with Harold last weekend.
Videogame Zinesters Revisited
IndieCade East inspired me to reread Anna Anthropy’s manifesto/memoir/guidebook Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form. Rereading on a Kindle is particularly interesting, … Continue reading
Some Days I Really Love The Internet
I recently built a Tumblr that’s automated to just find Instagram photos of flowers I like, backlink the photographer, queue and then regularly reblog them to a pretty layout, so that whenever I feel sad, I have a whole page of lovely new … Continue reading
Book Review: Never Ending Bad Day
I greatly enjoyed The Labyrinth Society, and looked forward to reading middle grade fiction in Never Ending Bad Day. Reading this reminded me how much I loved this type of novel when I was younger! I think I read every … Continue reading
Still Life With Yggdrasil
My friend Allison has this on a necklace, she wore it a lot in college. Actually, I’m not sure sure if she wore it every single day, but that’s how I picture her in my head, and so, every time I see … Continue reading
Oddly Accurate Fairy Sim
My Sims’s goals are to talk about her job, work on her novel, become a better writer (because writing skill is distinct from actually completing assignments, isn’t it?) and be worth $20,000. In case you’re wondering if I’m going to … Continue reading
