If you recognize the title you will want to know that I was once in a set crew that built the big plant in Little Shop of Horrors. (If you don't recognize the title, that's just fine with me.) And whether or not you recognize the title, you may want to know that some enterprising soul has created something called a feed for our site.

If you put ( Read more... )

Just discovered that a few more people have added me as a friend-- thanks!

This is my periodic reminder that I am now blogging at our personal accommodatingly site (as is Jessie).

For the past couple of weeks I have been womenshoops blogging at womenshoops.

For the past week I have been collecting literary criticism and poetry at Andrew ( Read more... )

Still blogging at accommodatingly and stopping by here to read y'all's posts: thought you'd like a reminder in case you want to read ours. Also in the Huff Post again today here, this time on basketball. (Maybe literature next time ( Read more... )

Sad about Andy. Remember, we're now posting here.

As of today, and assuming the contract comes through as promised, I'm the incoming chair of the Mac English Department.

(Posted here because I know some Mac people and some academic friends read LJ constantly; more detailed and more regular updates on our lives can now be found at our own site.Feel free to post advice, warnings, complaints as ( Read more... )

Most of our blogging now takes place here. Just a reminder, in case you'd like to keep up.

From the new British Sea Power album:

"I wrote elegiac stanzas for you/ I hope and pray that they come true!"

(Not these elegiac stanzas, I hope ( Read more... )

Jessie has used her skills, concentration and devotion to revamp the accommodatingly site so that it's a freestanding blog rather than a receipient for livejournal feeds. Check it out.

That means we're blogging there now, here not so much. If you are someone who understands RSS feeds, please adjust your RSS feeds accordingly; if you are someone ( Read more... )

We're back. We've been sad and away. And now we have a wonderful poet asleep in our guestroom. Read his work, please.

Gophers' season is over. Good team, just not quite great in Tempe on Sat. After Baylor beat us I really enjoyed seeing their balanced and patient team earn its trip to the Final Four. If you wanted UNC on the grounds that Baylor U ( Read more... )

The latest bad guy in the Tom DeLay- Jack Abramoff gambling-payola scandal: Eric Cantor, who appears to represent parts of Richmond and Northern Virginia. He's also the only Jewish Republican in the House (remember, Specter is a Senator, and Lieberman is annoying). Can we get rid of Cantor? Last year we didn't even try.

Look, it's an interview ( Read more... )