READING: What is Morphology? Chapter One Notes

Occasionally I like to pick up books on subjects I don’t know much about, but am interested in. For example, while visiting my cousins, I’ve picked up a linguistics textbook: What is Morphology? by Mark Aronoff and Kirsten Fudeman. As I like learning, I assume some of y’all might also. After the jump, a summary of [...]

READING: Everything is Relevant

I read a lot of nonfiction, from relatively disparate sources. Books and blogs. I read about Hollywood news, of course. But I also regularly read about intersectional feminism, tech startups, venture capitalism, healthcare, probability and consumers’ rights, among other topics. I try to read a bit of everything. Why? To a writer, and to a person who wants [...]

Diversions in Literature IV: “The Hour I First Believed” by Wally Lamb

It took me a long time to finish Wally Lamb’s latest thick tome, this time a novel exploring grief, loss and trauma from the perspective of a fictional teacher whose wife survived the Columbine school shootings. Note that this is not a formal review, but a bundle of reactions upon finishing the book…

PERSONAL: August Update

Hey, everyone. Here’s the rundown of how things are progressing for me as of the past month or so:

READING: Recommendations?

Now I have a little disposable income, I’m looking for a few good books to dig through. What I want: engaging fiction, interesting non-fiction. That’s it. Have at it! Offer me any suggestions you’ve got in the comments, if you would be so kind.

READING: Learning Something New Every Day

I spend a lot of my time on my Google Reader. At first, it was to keep an eye on news in my industry – television – but as time goes on, it’s more and more about learning things I never knew about.

Diversions in Literature III: Summer Silence

With all my books packed up for the move, and a busy summer ahead of me, I’ve done very little reading. At least, very little book reading. Click through to see what I have been reading, and what I thought…

Diversions in Literature II: Unexpected Progress

In my last Diversions in Literature back in October 2010, I declared that my interests had shifted away from books in recent years, and toward television. That’s still true, but in the past couple months, one of my favourite things to do has been to curl up with a good book. So, what have I [...]

PERSONAL: On Insomnia, Gaga, and My Bubble

It hasn’t been a particularly eventful week, but I’ve had plenty to think over while stressing over things I really shouldn’t be stressing about. After the jump, a look at my nagging (though mild) insomnia, the sudden resurgence of certain songs in my iPod, and a pondering of a life somewhat unlived…

WRITING: The Woobie Bastard Trope

Being part of both TV watching fandom and a handful of fanfiction circles, I’ve been privy to some of the more well-known tropes. But, though it may have been discussed outside of what I’ve read, there’s a big trope that I’ve been very guilty of enjoying, which crops up especially in fanfiction, but is also [...]