Well, I did say I was going to post my purposes for this blog at some point.
I envisioned this blog as a space for discussing the things that I've learned outside of the academy. I spend so much of my time reading the work of others and learning about things within the red brick walls of the academy, where theory double speak reigns, that I wanted a space where I could discuss and mediate on the things that we learn for ourselves. Admittedly, some of what I learn is related to my work as an academic. I mean, reading biographies for fun is a decidedly academic thing to do. Not all of my interests are so book bound, however. I'm a tv fanatic; my friend Mouse thinks the way I watch tv is a little scary. I'm picky about shows, but I'm a wholehearted fan when I find one I like. My current obsession is McLeod's Daughters and watching Richard Armitage in Robin Hood. I like learning about politics and the way the news works or doesn't work, as the case may be. I'm in this whole 1970s film mode. I'm a music snob, as C tells me. Ironically enough, I have no problem reading trashy mystery novels or teen vampire fiction; I'm currently a fan of Melissa de la Cruz's vampire series. I taught myself to knit, and I'm an ok sewer. I like painting even though I'm really terrible at it. I love to cook. I'm a hair product junkie, and I'm a good stalker of sales. ($130 Banana Republic dress for $50.) Most of these are things I taught myself. So this blog is, for the most part, about the things we craft authortiy about, the things we find interesting, the things we delve into.
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