I’m trying to figure out what I can do with my life that will benefit the world. Take as a given that I’m good for something, I just have to find or invent it. Two years ago, I started tagging words on Wordnik.com. I wanted to understand the unexpected spelling similarities between words that do not sound like each other. I used C and V to stand in for consonants and vowels in terms of alphabet graphemes, not IPA phonemes. Some linguists got mad. I understand why, but tagging convowels was an important outlet for me at the time, and I don’t regret that I’ve left a mark on wordnik. [and then suddenly…]
December 11, 2011
in Autobiographical,websites,wordnik,Words & Origins
Cartoons for Adults
Bleach
Bob’s Burgers
Cowboy Bebop
Death Note
Drawn Together
Futurama
Robot Chicken
Trigun
[and then suddenly…]
November 28, 2011
in animaniacs,Autobiographical,bsg,cartoons,children's television,doctor who,gargoyles,glee,mad men,TV
1. OED Researcher
2. QI Elf
3. Jeopardy Researcher
4. Wikipedia lady
5. Ig Nobel lady
6. Wordnik lady
7. A New Field/Occupation That I Invent
It needs to use collection and organization of knowledge, but always with a sense of fun somewhere in the middle. Intellectual pursuits that value creativity. Self-directed tasks, but regular collaboration and brainstorming. Ok, that’s good for now.
October 24, 2011
in Autobiographical,TV,University of York,Words & Origins
There’s a big library on campus currently under noisy refurbishment, but this is not a list of that York Library. That would be a really long list, and I don’t think you would learn much from it. On the other hand, the books that I decided to carry across the ocean with me were chosen based on weight, relevance to the program, and proximity to my heart.
[and then suddenly…]
October 18, 2011
in Autobiographical,Books,dictionaries,latin,libraries,literature,University of York,Words & Origins
1. Hug a panda (check)
2. Go to grad school for Linguistics (in process)
3. Hug Stephen Fry
4. Go on Jeopardy
5. Hug Grover
6. Win NPR Sunday Puzzle
7. Become Green Lantern
May 6, 2011
in Autobiographical,Comic Books,green lantern,jeopardy,NPR,Panda,pandas,podcasts,Stephen Fry,Words & Origins
Loveland:
Louis XIV / Hot Hot Heat
Spill Canvas / Plain White T’s / OK Go / Motion City Soundtrack
Vedera / The New Amsterdams / Mae
Crystal Ballroom:
Cute is What We Aim For / Hellogoodbye
Hellogoodbye / Say Anything
The Boy Least Likely To / James Blunt
Beirut
The Decemberists
Ratatat
[and then suddenly…]
April 12, 2011
in Autobiographical,beirut,concerts,coulton,Music,OK Go,ozma
Fennel’s Figure Math (CD-ROM) (McGraw Hill Home Interactive)
The Neverhood (CD-ROM) (The Neverhood)
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain (CD-ROM) (Sierra On-Line)
The Time Warp of Dr. Brain (CD-ROM) (Sierra On-Line)
Secret of Monkey Island series (CD-ROM) (Lucasfilm Games)
You Don’t Know Jack series (CD-ROM) (Jellyvision / Berkeley Systems)
[and then suddenly…]
March 14, 2011
in Autobiographical,iToca,littlebig planet,n64,neverhood,nintendo,video games
