doctoral candidate in rhetoric and scientific and technical communication
Archive for February, 2008
superwoman
0In the interest of fairness (and isn’t cool that states who haven’t participated in a caucus or primary yet REALLY do matter this election season???), I want to share this response to Obama’s Yes, We Can video. I think this is a beautiful tribute to Clinton and her dedication to healthcare for all Americans, something we desperately need.
This is another fine piece of visual rhetoric. I want to believe it can happen. I want to believe that the person we elect CAN bring us quality healthcare, a better environment, college tuition subsidies, and so much more. I want to believe.
Song was taken from the 2007 Alicia Keys album “As I Am”
Everywhere I’m turning
Nothing seems complete
I stand up and I’m searching
For the better part of me
I hang my head from sorrow
Slave to humanity
I wear it on my shoulders
Gotta find the strength in meCause I am a Superwoman
Yes I am
Yes she is
Even when I’m a mess
I still put on a vest
With an S on my chest
Oh yes
I’m a SuperwomanFor all the mothers fighting
For better days to come
And all my women, all my women sitting here trying
To come home before the sun
And all my sisters
Coming together
Say yes I will
Yes I canCause I am a Superwoman
Yes I am
Yes she is
Even when I’m a mess
I still put on a vest
With an S on my chest
Oh yes
I’m a SuperwomanWhen I’m breaking down
And I can’t be found
And I start to get weak
Cause no one knows
Me underneath these clothes
But I can fly
We can fly, OooohhCause I am a Superwoman
Yes I am
Yes she is
Even when I’m a mess
I still put on a vest
With an S on my chest
Oh yes
I’m a Superwoman
tweet tweet for 2008-02-05
04 years ago
by dawn
in social networking
- @textbench Ho-Hos are cylndrical. Ding Dongs are round. :-) #
- trying out twhirl, upgraded wordpress blogs, and trying to stay warm (currently -7 at 8:48am). #
- [daily photo] easy silence http://tinyurl.com/2jynge #
- Kidpedia – An Adventure Into the Unknown http://tinyurl.com/2pkl34 #
aligned
0 
These kinds of things are a bit silly, but this one does tell you the candidate’s stand on the issues after you’ve chosen your person.
Since today is “Super Tuesday,” (and what is so super about so many states voting in an archaic system on the same day anyway), I thought it might be fun to see who is most closely aligned with your ideals.
tweet tweet for 2008-02-04
04 years ago
by dawn
in social networking
- Woohoo! Snow, snow, and more snow! #
- I can’t wait for the opening day of baseball season. #
- I love my Twitter friends. But I really can’t listen to hours of football on end. Over and out. #
- [daily photo] happy http://tinyurl.com/yofmtg #
- @textbench Yes, they did close it. amazing, eh? This happens so rarely. #
lio-fen-conda-fro-elly-ish-stingray
0This little bit of fun, brought to you courtesy of Build Yourself Wild by the New York Zoos and Aquarium, is
conglomeration of several bits (click on the image to see the larger size). You start off creating an image of yourself that is decidedly human (and I tried to get as close to my real self as possible) and then the real fun starts. You get to add animals parts to your image to create a “wild you.”
What struck me as interesting is that I chose so many animals with the word “lion” in them without really planning it that way. They just seemed to look good together (to me). I chose the African Lion mane (male, of course), the Fennee fox ears, the Anaconda snake tongue (isn’t that the coolest thing?), the Giant tree frog arms, the Lion’s mane jelly body, the Lion fish fins, and the stingray tail. All in all, it’s a fun piece of work (with glasses and all!).
While I’m sure this is meant more for kids (I forwarded it to Willow so she could have some fun), I found it to be a nice diversion from what I am supposed to be doing (rewriting my thesis).
link found via cogdogblog who found it via Chris Betcha.
tweet tweet for 2008-02-03
04 years ago
by dawn
in social networking
- [daily photo] light a storm http://tinyurl.com/257v3r #
liberal arts
0Who says that the arts and sciences don’t go together? That’s just silly. Ninety-six print makers developed a Periodic Table of
Elements based on different types of print mediums.
This is pretty cool stuff. I love it when the arts and sciences can come together. As someone with both an english and geology background, I see the importance of having knowledge in both (as well as other) disciplines. It gives us a more well-rounded view of the world. It also allows us to give opinions based on knowledge that is more well-rounded.
So take a look. Check it out. You may see some great art that you like. You might also get caught up remembering all of those elements that you’ve forgotten over the years.
(link found via bionic teaching)
If that doesn’t do it for you, this video might. I thought it might interesting for you to see some of the things that I find interesting and the discipline that I’m working in. While this isn’t my school, nor is it a program I’ve ever taken part in, it’s a great overview of digital rhetoric and what that may (or may not) entail.
Thanks to lizlosh and UCIrvine.
the crossing
04 years ago
american life in poetry: column 135
by ted kooser, u.s. poet laureate, 2004-2006
What motivates us to keep moving forward through our lives, despite all the effort required to do so? Here, North Carolina poet Ruth Moose attributes human characteristics to an animal to speculate upon what that force might be.
The Crossing
The snail at the edge of the road
inches forward, a trim gray finger
of a fellow in pinstripe suit.
He’s burdened by his house
that has to follow
where he goes. Every inch,
he pulls together
all he is,
all he owns,
all he was given.The road is wide
but he is called
by something
that knows him
on the other side.
American Life in Poetry is made possible by The Poetry Foundation (www.poetryfoundation.org), publisher of Poetry magazine. It is also supported by the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Poem copyright (c) 2004 by Ruth Moose, whose most recent book of poetry is “The Sleepwalker,” Main Street Rag, 2007. Reprinted from “75 Poems on Retirement,” edited by Robin Chapman and Judith Strasser, published by University of Iowa Press, 2007, by permission of the author and publisher. Introduction copyright (c) 2007 by The Poetry Foundation. The introduction’s author, Ted Kooser, served as United States Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2004-2006. We do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
tweet tweet for 2008-02-02
04 years ago
by dawn
in social networking
- [daily photo] embarked http://tinyurl.com/2daa8w #
yes we can
0While I voted early (and the person I voted for has already dropped out), this would make me want to vote for Obama. Does that sound silly or misinformed? I read all of their websites and checked out all of their policies. They were too close to call on most issues. I’m way too liberal for mainstream. But man, oh man, this makes me want to believe (which tells me that it has GREAT rhetorical value).
Song & video, featuring a star cast, by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas. Inspired by Barack Obama’s ‘Yes We Can’ speech.
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics…they will only grow louder and more dissonant ……….. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea —
Yes. We. Can.