About Michael J. Faris
I study rhetoric and composition as a PhD student in the English Department at Penn State University.
This blog serves as a place to think through things, record thoughts, share interesting stuff, and hold conversations. Welcome!
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Monthly Archives: December 2006
identity 2.0
via Craig Bellamy, I came across Dick Hardt’s presentation on Identity 2.0, which has a pretty interesting presentation by Hardt (2005) about his concept of identity 2.0 for his company Sxip. You should watch it. He’s onto something. Hardt notes … Continue reading
do you see what i see?
via jill/txt: snap.com offers code for your blog that brings up pop-up images for links, so that you can see what sites look like before clicking. rad, huh? I’m not sure how much I should trust snap.com (who knows what … Continue reading
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46 pages!
so, I’ve got 46 pages written for my thesis. Everything is very rough and disjointed, but I feel somewhat accomplished. Back to work.
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a room of his own
It’s hard for me to read and write a lot when I’m at my parents’ house. I had expected to be able to retreat to my bedroom to work, but I found when I got home that my bedroom has … Continue reading
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thesis update from the land of God
I am sitting in the Mt. Ayr Public Library. This is the smallest library I’ve ever been in, but at least they have wireless internet. It’s also the loudest library I’ve ever been in. Jesus! these old ladies just won’t … Continue reading
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