Dr. Matei quote of the day

Today, Dr. Matei compared online communities to sturgeons--because they're "cartiladginous." Like "trying to nail Jello to a wall."
This was only funny because Pam answered, "A fish? Online communities are like a fish?"
And that was only funny because earlier Dr. Matei said that "It's like a dog, sitting on a pile of hay. The goat can't get to it, and the dog won't eat it!"--in relation to "spare data sets that you'll never use." Sometimes his metaphors (meta-phor, substitution) are very Burkeian. After all, I talk about critical trouts....

Quote from Sorin Matei

"SlashCom.com is not a meritocracy--it's not anarchistic--it's not like Wikipedia, which is a do-it-yourself-ocracy."

Quote of the Day

As we discussed Blogging at the Village Coffee House, a young man pulled up a chair, and whispered to the only other male in our group:

"Is this a real class?"

Nope, we're all faking it.

Professor quote of the day

"And they were there, hobnobbing with all those...nobs." Sorin Matei, COM 632

Quote, etc

Because no blog is complete without silly quotes and stuff.

Fun with the Internet Anagram Server reminds me that Iced Venti Almond Latte is also

1. Even tall addiction met. (Because my addiction is difficult to sate?)
   
2. Tall vice? Antidote met! (A latte a day keeps the crazy away)
   
3. Talented manic loved it. (What I want on my headstone, with a picture of a steaming mug o' java)
   
4. Toil even, mental addict. (Advice to prelim-ers)
   
5. Vice-mandated nite toll. (Coffee after 9p.m. equals all night fanfic-a-thon)

Quotes of the day (Get out your French dictionaries...)

From Asano's Hands of Time (Doctor Who fanfic):
“I have hope. It’s not the same as belief, but it’ll do me for now.”

From Burke's quotation of De Gourmont
«L’intelligence est un accident; le génie est une catastrophe. » (Intelligence is an accident, but genius is a catastrophe)
« Le christianisme évangélique est essentiellement oppose à toute représentation de la beauté sensible, soit d’après le corps humain, soit d’après le reste de la nature » (Evangelical Christianity is essentially opposed to all representations of sensual [both senses of the term] beauty, being from after [logically] the human body, being after the rest of nature.)

Quote of the day

Found while researching Doctor Who OT3:

"I have pain meds, but I would like to augment them by mainlining some really good fanfic."

It's better with three, when Jack Harkness is your third....