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Re: http://supernouveau.tumblr.com/post/16877516933

supernouveau — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:55:37 -0000

Indeed, indeed--at some point, pushing women into roles more valued by
the big bad patriarchy can cease to be helpful and only serves to
reinforce the notion that those are indeed the valued positions. I
think some feminists forget themselves sometimes when they assume that
"traditionally feminine" always equals "imposed by the patriarchy."

I hope your interview went well!

Re: http://supernouveau.tumblr.com/post/16399401170

supernouveau — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:39:57 -0000

Hee--I considered asking him about the state of his bowels, given the
word "drizzle," but I decided that we're not at that point in our marriage yet. Give it a couple decades, at least.

Re: http://supernouveau.tumblr.com/post/16122647501

supernouveau — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:36:20 -0000

Ugh. I hear ya on the underemployed problem. It's paralyzing--you're torn between wanting a job to pay the bills and desperately, desperately being afraid of being sucked into the proverbial rat race. I don't know how your SO feels about it, but as a fellow writer, I also feel a deep conflict between getting a job that's challenging and interesting and requires all of my energy, like teaching--which sapped me of so much energy and left me unable to write--or finding something that's mindless enough that I've got the intellectual drive to come home and be creative.

We are near Sioux Falls right now--the largest city in South Dakota, but still smaller than Athens (we define "city" pretty loosely, I guess). It's been fairly immune to the recession, and low cost of living is always a plus. We'd like to stick around and be close to family, but it will all depend on where the career chips fall . . . there's always the Twin Cities or Omaha.

Coincidentally, my father's side is from the Athens area. I pestered my husband to swing through the region when we drove to Savannah, but he wanted to save the genealogical tourism for another trip. Small world! And thanks for the encouragement!

Re: http://supernouveau.tumblr.com/post/15730506482

supernouveau — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:49:50 -0000

Oh, Gwyn--so many, many loves for you from this corner, always.

I don't plan to leave, not yet, but it felt like I owed myself an explanation in print.

And I, for one, LIKED your politi-troll phases. But I've been browsing my own archives lately, and I can understand the sentiment behind calling your past selves cringeworthy . . . after a certain amount of time, though, I've found that it just gets funny again.

Re: http://supernouveau.tumblr.com/post/15730506482

supernouveau — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:46:57 -0000

Ah--glad to know somebody else feels that way. The long-forms are more of a rarity, especially on Tumblr, and they do stand out. I used to teach a unit on the "nuggetizing" of information in pop culture, though, and I see the impulse in myself and don't quite know what to do with it sometimes.

Re: The Infected Paper Cut

supernouveau — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:30:36 -0000

Bwa ha ha! 273,407 and Level 8.

Playing the Sporcle game so recently helped a lot, though, I must confess.

Re: The Infected Paper Cut

supernouveau — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:08:32 -0000

Ooh! Ever played this?

Just now, I got 109 of 195, but that's cheating a bit since I've played before. It's always frustrating to play, as I end up forgetting things like Belgium and Peru. Still, though, I figure I should get double credit for countries like Kyrgyzstan and Togo. And I mean, come on, Eritrea? That one should be ten points, easy.