Monthly Archives: June 2007

Scot McCloud is in Portland… and I can’t really go

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Michael

I’ve been wanting to see Scott McCloud in Portland (he’s there now) during his tour ever since I found out he was going to be doing a panel on the graphic novel with some Oregonian cartoonists at the Multnomah County … Continue reading →

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Bitzer: exigence

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Michael

Let us suppose that our total environment presents no problems — no poverty, injustice, or war; no personal illness or tragedy; no petty squabbles; no questions inviting answers; no controversy needing resolution; no object or idea awaiting discovery or invention; … Continue reading →

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new draft of chapter 2

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Michael

So today I finished revising Chapter 2. There’s a whole lot left to do (2 more chapters which have been barely started, and then a conclusion), but I feel good about how Chapter 2 looks. action agents allows assumption audience … Continue reading →

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new draft of chapter 1

Posted on June 16, 2007 by Michael

I just emailed Lisa my new draft of Chapter 1. I’ll be honest — I’m not the biggest fan of revision. The major revisions I do when writing are as I write, and often my writing is done in quick … Continue reading →

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papers done, just the thesis left

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Michael

I just turned in my last paper as a Master’s student. yay! Just my thesis is left. Which reminds me, a few weeks ago I won a philosophy department award for best graduate student paper this year, for my paper … Continue reading →

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