01-23-2009, 03:14 PM | #11 |
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I need someone to refresh my recollection. What is Student Review? Is it some kind of alternative Dailiy Universe?
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01-23-2009, 03:24 PM | #12 | |
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It died. Because 1) BYU did not allow on-campus distribution, 2) the volunteers could not make the finances work, and 3) most importantly, it editorially lost its way into a haze of silliness, inside jokes, and unintelligent banter. In other words, after a time, it came to be run by idiots posing as 'cool kids'. |
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02-24-2009, 12:24 PM | #13 |
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So I am listening to NPR yesterday and they have a piece on how to destroy/erase old harddrives.
To my surprise and horror, who should they be consulting about this dilemma? Yes, Heather Armstrong of dooce.com, who apparently is the most apt example of a person, in the entire world, who needs harddrives destroyed. WTF? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=101042323 So she gets her blog promoted to a national audience for no good reason. Thankfully, NPR did misspell her website. |
02-24-2009, 01:31 PM | #14 |
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Heather Armstrong is one of my wife's friends. They lived in London together for 6 months. I think Heather's writing is pretty funny, but I agree with your assessment for the most part, Mike. It's funny that she has become a minor celebrity. I don't really see what's so great about the blog frankly.
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02-24-2009, 02:04 PM | #15 |
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There are different kinds of bloggers.
Some are just about certain ideas or subjects, divorced from personal details. Imagine if Tex's posts were a blog, for example. Other blogs are mostly about personal details, with forays into eclectic areas. An example would be dooce.com. Why would I want to know about the personal details of a stranger? I may follow a blog for a few days or weeks, but I usually quickly tire, as they become repetitive. I find reading my own posts much more satisfying. I am blessed to be able to entertain myself. |
02-24-2009, 02:37 PM | #16 |
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Dooce's honesty about motherhood is her stock in trade, as well as slap-stick hyperbole that usually involves EXPLODING BRAINS or LOOK AT ME BEING NICE TO THE MORMONS.
Apart from describing the travails of her life, she's also a tastemaker and humorist in the absurdist school. She's unique, and there are very few of us who are interesting enough to make a living off of writing about our shampoo and poop-eating dog. She's got her thumb on the pulse of something, and I give her credit for it. Interesting that your wife is friends with her -- I assume at some BYU study abroad? Perhaps your wife helped Heather ferment her rage against the BYU establishment?
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02-24-2009, 04:49 PM | #18 |
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Yeah, London Study Abroad. I think my wife was probably a good influence on Heather at that point. That was before I had corrupted her.
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02-24-2009, 06:22 PM | #19 |
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Whenever I need me a hit of that productivity high, I do something creative, like write a book review or a short story. That cures the doldrums of making lots of money suing people.
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Now, she is invited to the White House to share her views.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/workl...x.html?hpt=Mid What is the over/under on a sex tape of her emerging? As in she films it, and releases it. It's bizarre that someone as shallow as her has such a large forum. She is the Paris Hilton of anti-Mormons. |
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