Bulletin Board of the Brain

Because the Odds are Not in Their Favor (Potential Hunger Games Spoilers Within)

I’ve avoided writing about The Hunger Games on my blog because I’ve assigned the text for a class I’m teaching this summer, and didn’t want all my salient lecture points (or student paper topics) just sitting here willy nilly on my blog, but I’m breaking my rule because of an outstanding intertextual experience I had, [...]

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Rescinding and Revising My Notes From the Depths of Woman-Geared Christian Publishing

The Young Lady in Waiting: Developing the Heart of a Princess by Jackie Kendall My rating: 1 of 5 stars ***see updated review below*** a) For my research, I purchased both “Young Lady in Waiting” and “Lady in Waiting” assuming this “young” version would be directed toward adolescent girls as opposed to adult or even [...]

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This Made Me Laugh Heartily

Staff chat during tonight’s performance of Black Nativity, Intiman’s annual Christmas production. William: It sounded like they just said “Sanjaya”. Me: They did. He’s in the show this year. William: WHAT???!!!! Are you serious? Madeline: Does that mean you’re gonna see the show, William? William: No. But if Sanjaya had done the one person Joan [...]

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Dialogical Film Club Run Down

I wanted to give each Dialogical Film Club gathering its own post, but as they stretch back to June, there’s just no way I can do honor to each individual film or the dialogue we had throughout it. So here’s an insufficient run down. June: He’s Just Not that Into You Chosen Because: We were [...]

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My Brother’s Little Marx Brother

Abby Swanson, age 6, chose to be Harpo Marx for Halloween. Those eyes full of impish mischief… …The belligerent foolishness… …Irrepressible delight

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Under Construction

Hello friends. Though all my Bulletin Board of the Brain posts from Blogspot have been imported to this new site, it’s still under construction. Don’t be afraid. It will all be shiny soon. Kj

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Things That Make Me Smile

On June 5, my housemate Johny and I borrowed our other housemate’s car to drop off the rent check at the landlord’s (we have till the 5th of the month at midnight). We used the car time as an opportunity to pick up some house supplies, ie: toilet paper. Now, we all know there are [...]

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The Kindness of Friends…

…Way better than the kindness of strangers. Here’s Holly’s response to her scarf. I love ya mama

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