Someone must like my words
6/29/2007 at 12:29 PM
Humble Voice has updated its featured writing. Last go-around, my short story "Chicket Tikka Masala" was a featured work, and this time, I'm listed as a "Humble Select," which is quite nice. I'll have to check out the new work and other selects, though it seems that short stories are in the minority of words featured on Humble Voice. Most of the work featured seems to be poetry or micro-prose--undistinguishable at times.
I recently ran across a collection of "micro-shorts" or something which were stories under a certain amount of words, like 100 or so. I'd like to try my hand at that and have more work featured in the kakimono section, primarily more shorter work. As noted in the updates, I've added a space for essays, which will eventually have a few selections of work that I didn't write for academic purposes, though some of the things I may write may be with an academic leaning. The essays will feature political arguments and some short memoir work.
Maybe you'll stop by to read them?
In other news, I've continued with my baking regimen that I had previous to my trip to the Philippines. Last night I baked these honey snickerdoodles from a recipe out of the Dean brothers' new book, whick I like to refer to as "Dean Boys Gone Wild" but it has some other name that I've temporarily forgotten. They came out flavourful and crisp, lovingly made while watching the Democratic Q&A PBS had on TV last night. Anyone else catch it?
-doreen
with a ringing in the ear
6/13/2007 at 2:29 PM
Back from the Philippines. Didn't take a lot of photos this time around, unlike last time, so I'm not in a real rush to get photos developed. It's a good thing, since I wasn't earning really any money while I was gone, thanks to the part-time status I have at my job.
So, for now, I think I'll focus on uploading more photos in the photography section when I have time and patience. You can find many photos already on my Flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/quitepeculiar/). I'll be bringing some pictures in from my Flickr account to share with the Humble Voice folks.
Also, more recipes and food photos to come!
-doreen
absquatulate
5/24/2007 at 10:52 PM
absquatulate - intr.v. Midwestern & Western U.S., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
1. a. To depart in a hurry; abscond: “Your horse has absquatulated!” (Robert M. Bird).
b. To die.
2. To argue.
[Mock-Latinate formation, purporting to mean “to go off and squat elsewhere”.]
REGIONAL NOTE In the 19th century, the vibrant energy of American English appeared in the use of Latin affixes to create jocular pseudo-Latin “learned” words. There is a precedent for this in the language of Shakespeare, whose plays contain scores of made-up Latinate words. Midwestern and Western U.S. absquatulate has a prefix ab–, “away from,” and a suffix –ate, “to act upon in a specified manner,” affixed to a nonexistent base form –squatul–, probably suggested by squat. Hence the whimsical absquatulate, “to squat away from.” Another such coinage is Northern busticate, which joins bust with –icate by analogy with verbs like medicate. Southern argufy joins argue to a redundant –fy, “to make; cause to become.” Today, these creations have an old-fashioned and rustic flavor curiously at odds with their elegance. They are kept alive in regions of the United States where change is slow. For example, Appalachian speech is characterized by the frequent use of words such as recollect, aggravate, and oblige.
That word is incredible.
Anyway, I shall be gone for a couple weeks, as I'll be out of the country visiting family in the Philippines. If I'm slow to respond to any messages or friend requests, please forgive me, but that is why.
-doreen
updates, updates
5/19/2007 at 1:52 PM
Thanks to Hao, I've been able to add tab markers to my writing in the "kakimono" tab, so now the work is a whole hell of a lot easier to read. Good thing, since my writing is featured on Humble Voice's "Word" page.
-doreen
no more classes, no more books
5/12/2007 at 2:14 PM
Finished my last class for my BA in Anthropology, hence the semi-big updates in the renamed "tabemono" section. I've added a recipe for some vegan cookies, and also added a new photo of Banana Ginger Parkin, whose recipe shall be added later on today or tomorrow. Or so. The baking section of my profile has been more active than other parts, as that's what I've been doing the most with lately. I want to rework my seminar paper before I post it up here, as I think there are some things I could add to make it more of a clear argument.
For now, expect more, most likely in the tabemono tab, as I'm now out of school.
-doreen
a glacial pace
4/29/2007 at 1:49 PM
Hi there.
Regarding this humble space on Humble Voice, I've been slow to make changes on it, but after the semester ends, along with my career as an undergrad, I should be able to spend more time uploading new photographs and making changes to fix the alignment issues with the written works section, along with adding additional work.
For now, thank you for looking at this profile, and please expect more once I get out of school, which will be the 7th of May.
-d
message to save internet radio from Pandora founder
4/22/2007 at 2:53 PM
I received an e-mail from Pandora founder Tim Westergren that I think should be shared. Here it is:
Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,
I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.
In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us.
Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541
Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better.
Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential.
I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL make a difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential allies.
As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support.
-Tim Westergren
(Pandora founder)
