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Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:07:16 -0000

Yes. Pinter performing Beckett is an image that says a lot to me about
where his writing was coming from as an actor in the theater and cinema and
as a reader. There were several more straightforward biographical images in
the linked article, but this is the one that struck a chord with me.

Re: Can someone recommend

mumblelard — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:16:50 -0000

It may sound banal compared to ambien or zaleplon, but Benadryl (diphenhydramine) is great for occasional insomnia. It has been around for a while and you are not going to get any surprise long or short term side effects like you might for newer drugs.

In my experience, melatonin only works well if taken daily, but the long term effects of melatonin use have not been determined so I stopped taking it a few years ago. One of the fun side effects of melatonin, especially if you have had insomnia for a while, is a very deep REM sleep that results in very vivid dreams.

I hope you get some sleep. If your insomnia is more than occasional, it would be worth the effort to figure out the cause of the insomnia if you can.

Re: Mass unfollowing

mumblelard — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:14:04 -0000

My experiment with the tumblr dashboard is coming to an end. Going through the posts in my dashboard is an increasingly joyless compulsion. It flattens the unique voices of the different writers into one bland flow. I also think that the way the dashboard encourages users to treat tumblr like a chat room and a blogging platform at the same time is problematic. I am going to go back to reading a few tumblrs individually so I can enjoy the flow of the different individuals posts.

Good luck with your studies.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:26:14 -0000

A nice riddle and my pants are, so far, letting me down. The other three
quadrants address the ambiguity that is introduced when words have shared
pronunciations and\or spellings but not shared meanings. That ambiguity
doesn't exist in the fourth quadrant.

Synonym is the best I can do. It flips the bit on the third value, meaning.

I would love to learn the term that describes a pair of words that have
different spelling, different pronunciations, and different meanings.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:53:21 -0000

I agree about the additional dimensions to words, but only the three were framed in the original post and they are enough to make a fun puzzle.

You have started with the most interesting example, all things being equal. This is the one that I woke up with this morning. It is most interesting if there are two words that are spelled the same, pronounced the same, and with the same meaning, but having totally different origins (etymological convergent evolution, here I contradict myself by introducing the fourth dimension, time\history).

Route (ow)\Route(ew) and Grey\Gray are two examples that come to mind for the other categories.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:55:16 -0000

I submitted this to the hive mind to see what it produces. You can follow along if you like.

http://ask.metafilter.com/1...

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:49:09 -0000

I am going with "heterographic heteronym" until I formulate term based on Babylonian roots.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:04:50 -0000

I got one excellent response to an early question. The answer involved decrypting early Japanese homophonic txt slang which I never would have figured out on my own.

Re: roamin - Sales of Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” have almost...

mumblelard — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:48:18 -0000

Ironically, Alan Greenspan is a famous Ayn Rand devotee and used objectivist philosophy to inform his decisions as Chairman of the Federal Reserve during the period when most of these issues were introduced.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007...

Re: the ragbag - your weekend todo list: solve the dorabella cipher...

mumblelard — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:01:10 -0000

It bears a striking resemblance to my memory of Charles Crumb's graphomaniacal writing.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:33:15 -0000

The following unverified information has come across my desk. It is certainly interesting but I am going to have to file it for a while because the literature describing the Visayan\Basayan\Bisayan\Cebuano language family and sub families is full of metonymic substitution of terms creating a constant confusion about whether the language family, sub-family, or dialect is being referenced.

The word "among" exists in the Visayan language spoken in the Philippines and in some of the dialects (probably in the Cebuano family) also shares the same pronunciation and meaning as the English word despite being derived independently. There is a high probability that bilingual speakers of both languages exist despite the recent trend of decreased English fluency in the Philippines.

Re: the ragbag - “soup that eats like a meal” i was going to write...

mumblelard — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:56:10 -0000

or exhibiting an exclamatory example of anthimeria exhorting one to "Eliminate Doubt!"

Re: the ragbag - the patina of my keyboard horatio caine could...

mumblelard — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:26:30 -0000

Cronenbergian keyboard anecdote:

I worked with a guy, JR, who was a brilliant developer. He was at least good enough to overlook a few eccentricities. He used to peel the skin off the ends of his fingers when he was thinking. His keyboard had to be replaced every few weeks because of the blood that would encrust its cheap tan commodity keys. Management actually purchased latex surgical gloves for the person assigned to this task.

Re: the ragbag - the patina of my keyboard horatio caine could...

mumblelard — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:31:24 -0000

It was one of those .com perks like having a foosball table in the break
room or free all you can drink mountain dew.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:57:51 -0000

Thanks. Floyd is the cool one, I am the lucky one.

It has been a fun exercise for me, noticing and remembering the fun stuff that is happening all of the time.

I went through a bunch of -dont-forget last night. nice stuff.

Re: Jermbob - I really want a baked potato right now. Why don’t...

mumblelard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:25:29 -0000

DIY man! Poke a few holes in some potatoes, rub a little oil on the skin and salt the outside to crisp up the skin and draw out moisture for that fluffy texture. Throw them in the oven for 45 minutes or an hour and you are in business.

Bake a few extra and put them in the fridge. Tomorrow you can slice up the leftovers and fry them in your cast iron skillet with some salt and cayenne and black pepper. I am getting hungry jsut thinking about it.

Re: mills baker

mumblelard — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:11:22 -0000

Schott's Original Miscellany was a popular book from about 5 years ago that has nicely edited lists of nouns of assemblage, cockney rhyming slang, chronograms, contradictanyms, boatswain's calls, the irish code duello, etc. It is a slight book compared to the ones that ragbag lists but fun to flip through. I works well as a hostess, couch-surfing, or office christmas gift.

Re: roamin - Limited edition of 500 Lomography - Diana F+...

mumblelard — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 17:51:29 -0000

I don't want to be rude and hijack your comments to discuss another blog, but this seemed like a non intrusive way to get in touch. Please just delete the comment if it bugs you.
I am posting a bunch of old polaroid portraits to polaroidjesus with just a name for the description. As I get around to it, I am reblogging them to mumblelard with some more background.
Do you think polaroidjesus is better as it is, or should I update the posts with the longer writeups or even wait to post them on polaroidjesus with longer writeups.
Thanks,
K

Re: Every Day I learn something about myself.

mumblelard — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:38:59 -0000

Thanks.

Re: I never said that I was perfect.

mumblelard — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:13:33 -0000

Fair enough. I apologize if I was out of line.

Re: [ Crumbler ] | Trailer for The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael...

mumblelard — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:03:22 -0000

Thanks for this. I didn't know this was being made. Peter Sarsgaard as Cleveland seems like an excellent choice.
It was flawed but endearing to me because it elevated my own midwestern wasted summer hijinks to the level of novel worthy adventures.

Re: The AntiKris - My urine smells like gasoline. Kill me

mumblelard — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:46:42 -0000

Eating some asparagus would prob. take care of that but it might be a "cure is worse than the disease" situation.

Re: this is water, this is water, this is water...

mumblelard — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:55:25 -0000

There are no pebbles, but I think they have on special sandals. I will have
to look more carefully next time.

Thanks for the post this morning. The tumblr has been a fun way to notice,
appreciate and remember the great things going on around me.

I have been enjoying reading through your archives today. Is the octopus
tattoo in your avatar yours? Nice.

Re: Wolf and fox

mumblelard — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:12:59 -0000

Check out Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders. Its a cool book about that place. I have wanted to go since that Harper's article got published, but despite trips to northern california , oregon and seattle, I haven't made it down to la.

Re: Wolf and fox

mumblelard — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:16:13 -0000

I am not sure if the book link was there when i added this or not. doh.