tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post8532167595051359334..comments2024-03-21T06:56:20.031-07:00Comments on Roll of Nickels: what blogs can doRob Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-53184482194530547962007-06-18T00:49:00.000-07:002007-06-18T00:49:00.000-07:00thanks, zach. i agree with you that "jobs are many...thanks, zach. <BR/><BR/>i agree with you that "jobs are many." i'm just worried about whether "jobs are many for non-teachers with history degrees." oh, and "jobs are many for non-teachers with history degrees who may or may not be perverts depend on how you interpret their poetry." we'll see...Rob Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-42776034050760153582007-06-16T18:28:00.000-07:002007-06-16T18:28:00.000-07:00Heh. One reason I call my blog Career Limiting Mov...Heh. One reason I call my blog Career Limiting Moves. Good on ya for leaving the poem where she is, boyo; it should only offend idiots and that's exactly who we should be irritating. Jobs are many.Zachariah Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241595894807722933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-55825254660344578222007-06-08T15:54:00.000-07:002007-06-08T15:54:00.000-07:00jen,thanks, eh. what's this magazine you're workin...jen,<BR/><BR/>thanks, eh. what's this magazine you're working on? i've been mulling over trying to get a HAP-esque lit mag going in Coquitlam high schools, and perhaps i'll now have time for that ;). <BR/><BR/>i'd be interested to hear more about your project - how it works and how it's been received.Rob Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-81336740501405097022007-06-08T14:29:00.000-07:002007-06-08T14:29:00.000-07:00Hey Rob,I so completely agree with you. I am worki...Hey Rob,<BR/><BR/>I so completely agree with you. I am working with a group of youth on a literature and art magazine, and a number of issues of censorship have come up. I keep telling the kids (and the adults around them) that the whole point of artistic endeavor is to express, challange and play with ideas without boundaries. Language, imagery, and art are already limited enough, just by their very natures - why do we keep having to impose more limits?<BR/><BR/>And its funny - as I tell them this, I feel incredibly conscious of what I post on the internet, and what I think about submitting for publication. It's so hypocritical, but it is the world we live in. <BR/><BR/>I am a big fan of dialogue and respect, and I don't think those things can ever happen without expression and honesty. We need to teach that. I think you took a good step.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494680750771139656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-19593423212028097792007-06-08T00:20:00.000-07:002007-06-08T00:20:00.000-07:00thanks, guys, for the support.upon reflection, i t...thanks, guys, for the support.<BR/><BR/>upon reflection, i think my "blame it on the blog" approach watered down what i was trying to say: for me, we are the problem, not technology.<BR/><BR/>all the technology does is produce more points of connection between us, and more opportunities for the ugly sides of ourselves to surface - which is something we should be grateful for.<BR/><BR/>take message boards, for instance...people would still be thinking all that crazy shit, we just wouldn't see it until it surfaced in far more destructive ways (like voting conservative).<BR/><BR/>on that note, this is particularly shocking:<BR/><BR/>http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/28/china-student-hits-teacher-video/Rob Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507320627534702508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-25244155514072700392007-06-07T20:49:00.000-07:002007-06-07T20:49:00.000-07:00Crazy. The double-edged sword of technology is per...Crazy. The double-edged sword of technology is perfectly showcased by the examples in that post. I'm sorry about the job dude - but I'm glad it was because you chose to stay strong :) You have more resolve than I.<BR/>-AgAgneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180712422958551650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22966523.post-48043622509931799912007-06-07T19:58:00.000-07:002007-06-07T19:58:00.000-07:00Man, that is horseshit. But I know it goes on, so ...Man, that is horseshit. But I know it goes on, so I try not to tell anybody at work about my stuff. But it comes out eventually.<BR/><BR/>I know a poet who is under attack (and review) at work because his poems he posted about work (no specifics - just general work poems) are considered 'bullying' by his management. His supervisors were also harassing Red Fez for a while - so I was telling human rights lawyers to get a friggin clue and look at the law - I wasn't taking stuff down. Absolutely ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>I know my current employer googled me. In this rare case I think it helped (they thought I was creative), but it's still concerning. I think this is a real issue to be resolved - how far can work extend into the personal and artistic life - especially in the digital age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com