Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Blogging about not blogging: is that anti-meta-discourse? My head hurts.

You've probably guessed, due to my absence (assuming that you've noticed my absence.  You have noticed, right?), that I'm once again temporarily all wrote out.  I'm taking a particularly hideous class this semester.  Do you know the difference between telic and atelic meaning, or between epiphora and epanaphora?  I didn't until yesterday, and I didn't suffer as a result of my ignorance (nor do I feel particularly that my understanding of the English language has been enhanced as a result of my newfound and almost certainly fleeting knowledge).  Because this is an advanced grammar and rhetoric class, it's writing-intensive, and so pretty much everything I have to say in writing is being said in this class.   I might have more later.

12 comments:

Matty Boy said...

Yes, we notice when you don't write.

Sauntering Soul said...

I haven't written one word on my blog since March 1. And I'm not taking any classes. I have no excuse other than total laziness to actually sit and write a post since I seem to be able to update my facebook status every 30 minutes.

Steve said...

when you have more I'll be here to read it!
(and of course i knew teh difference between..uhmmmm. those things. Really!)

The Lady Who Doesn't Lunch: said...

You should post the stuff you're writing for your class. I'd read that.

I'd read you writing the phone book.

enc said...

I notice, but I'll live. With baited breath until you come back.

CDP said...

Matty--thank you, sir.

SS--"Lazy" is not generally one of the adjectives I would use to describe you.

Steve--Ha ha! As I predicted, my so-called knowledge was short-lived. Ah forgit.

Lady--thank you! And you know, I did think of doing that once...just spend a month posting old papers and essays. I might do it yet.

ENC--OK, be sure to breathe!

Virtualsprite said...

I know how that goes. When I have tough weeks at work, I just can't find the brain power to blog.

Hope things get better soon!

caitlin.maia said...

sounds intense

dguzman said...

Oh man, you're in the CRAP classes now. You poor thing. I was so relieved that no one taught a lit crit class in my English department, so I didn't have to learn that whole meta-text deconstruction semiotic bullshit.

dguzman said...

That IS what you're talking about, right?

And I miss you when you don't write.

Lisa said...

I cannot believe you would toss us dirty words like epiphora and epanaphora and not at least give us a link to urban dictionary. Tsk.

Andy said...

I do think about undertaking that once...just devote a four weeks posting outdated reports and essays

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