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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- Michael on Cynthia Nixon: "It’s a Choice"
- Hillary on Cynthia Nixon: "It’s a Choice"
- Michael on Cynthia Nixon: "It’s a Choice"
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- yossale on Latour (1993): We Have Never Been Modern
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- In NYPD Custody, Trans People Get Chained to Fences and Poles http://t.co/kfezIJwy (via @shawnaross) 18 hrs ago
- OH at Starbucks: Professor critiquing THON canning. <3 19 hrs ago
- Fraternity student suing fraternity for allowing someone at party to put bottle rocket up his own ass http://t.co/Bz4TGrRd 1 day ago
- "Hughes also owed plaintiff and others on the ATO deck a duty of care not to drink under age, or to fire bottle rockets out of his anus." 1 day ago
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
homo christmas
One of my favorite bands, queercore Pansy Division, on Christmas (lyrics NSFW):
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the iowa winter
It’s kinda gloomy here today in southwest Iowa. I stole myself away from the parents’ farm to get some wireless internet fix at the tiny public library. The vacation’s been nice so far… read some old journal articles I’ve been … Continue reading
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End of term cleansing
So a pic for you. At the end of the term, I hadn’t shaved in two weeks. Felt gross. Decided I needed to cleanse myself of the term by shaving my face and dying my hair back to red. It … Continue reading
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what a term! whew!
I’m sitting with a cup of coffee about to head out of town for break. So, it’s time for a way-too-brief reflection on the term that just ended and I thought would kill nearly everyone I know. Well, that’s hyperbolic. … Continue reading
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friendly in what ways?
The PSU Daily Collegian reported last week that Penn State earned five starts for its LGBT-friendly learning environment according to Campus Pride. The report is based on programming and services, so it doesn’t accurately reflect the “friendly learning environment.” As … Continue reading
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