Last year, thanks to an August spent recovering from Covid and a September spent recovering from a hysterectomy, I discovered what my trash is. Some people love watching reality TV or soaps. Some have a “guilty pleasure” (scare quotes because nothing that gives you joy and pleasure should be connected with guilt) of binging GameContinue reading “Haunts: History, Storytelling, and the World of the Paranormal”
Category Archives: The World Around Us
I Made You Some Content: A Look at Image Control by Patrick Nathan
I feel it’s wrong to not recognize just how long it’s been since I wrote here. To be fair, there have been some things going on. To be more fair, blogging is not exactly the trendiest of things these days. Tiktok and Instagram are where it’s at and, while I have accounts with both ofContinue reading “I Made You Some Content: A Look at Image Control by Patrick Nathan”
Welcome to the Internet, or: Being An Artist in a Virtual World, Part 2
Originally, this post was going to be a long, thoughtful look at a single topic. I then realized I wasn’t as knowledgable about the topic as I wanted to. Before I could actually dig into the research, a Youtuber made a far more thought-provoking and in-depth video than I ever could have done in myContinue reading “Welcome to the Internet, or: Being An Artist in a Virtual World, Part 2”
Where We Go From Here
I’ve delayed writing any sort of post dealing with the roller coaster that has been 2020 or explaining my silence here. The honest answer is that I was lost for words – I had no way to describer what I was experiencing in the middle of a pandemic, starting a job working from home, droppingContinue reading “Where We Go From Here”
Love and Libraries in the Time of Covid
We’re living in a very different world since I last wrote. March 11th I was on my way to class, processing a flurried day in the office. It was becoming apparent something had changed overnight. The week before, Covid-19 had been a growing concern, but nothing to urgently handle. The following week, the world wasContinue reading “Love and Libraries in the Time of Covid”
Gina Musto 