tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post3720503343566789207..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Fantod Under GlassSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-49763067802040388102009-06-05T10:22:01.135-07:002009-06-05T10:22:01.135-07:00I also feel the long shadow of DFW. His voice cree...I also feel the long shadow of DFW. His voice creeps into mine constantly. The influence gives me some anxiety.semanticdrifterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464596588898925452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-24348809243178831152008-03-17T14:25:00.000-07:002008-03-17T14:25:00.000-07:00SEK, do you _still_ have the Sudden Creeping Death...SEK, do you _still_ have the Sudden Creeping Death? You gotta get past that, man --- you've got emails to send me ... check that, uh, a dissertation to write!<BR/><BR/>(stupid comment boxes that won't let you use strikethroughs! Meh!)Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-1675483693328035632008-03-17T09:34:00.000-07:002008-03-17T09:34:00.000-07:00Well, there's a reason I'm not doing that sort of ...Well, there's a reason I'm not doing that sort of work anymore. I mean, fun is fun, but a man's got to eat. (Occasionally.) (When not dying of the Sudden Creeping Death.)SEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762500797381296097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-40727062154105149882008-03-16T13:54:00.000-07:002008-03-16T13:54:00.000-07:00Oh, and I forgot even to mention how "The Howling ...Oh, and I forgot even to mention how "The Howling Fantods" would be a pretty damn good band name.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm evidently lacking in my indie-pomo-big books cred, eh? Oh wait! That's right, it doesn't matter because there are <I>absolutely no jobs in that field!</I> Guess I'll just leave that stuff to my old roommates. <BR/><BR/>Though I will note that I can read more novels in my current field because they're, you know, <I>shorter.</I>Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-84153766446708636862008-03-16T11:32:00.000-07:002008-03-16T11:32:00.000-07:00Ah, howling fantods. Sweet memories of an an enti...Ah, howling fantods. Sweet memories of an <A HREF="http://www.thehowlingfantods.com/dfw/ij-theses.html" REL="nofollow">an entirely different field</A>. <BR/><BR/><EM>Le sigh</EM>.SEKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762500797381296097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-51017853363978705822008-03-16T07:32:00.000-07:002008-03-16T07:32:00.000-07:00Yep, I get the word from DFW who's also reponsible...Yep, I get the word from DFW who's also reponsible for the fact that I have to edit three conunctions out of the start of every sentence I draft. I guess I of think of the <I>howling</I> fantods as anxious discomfort verging on horror.<BR/><BR/>I like the Gorey connection, though.Pseudonymous Grad Studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627480292942427387noreply@blogger.com