Comments on: Yippee! http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/ falling indelibly into the past Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:30:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jonathan http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-717 Jonathan Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:40:17 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-717 <p>I’m fairly sure that I’ll love reading this—but I’m certain that I’d love far more reading an engaging story that blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction on how that book came to be published. </p> <p> Congratulations!  Now write something for the NYT bestseller list! </p> I’m fairly sure that I’ll love reading this—but I’m certain that I’d love far more reading an engaging story that blurs the lines between fiction and non-fiction on how that book came to be published.

Congratulations!  Now write something for the NYT bestseller list!

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-716 Jason Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:06:21 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-716 <p>That’s awesome - and great blurbs too ... Rock on! </p> That’s awesome - and great blurbs too … Rock on!

]]> By: kari http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-715 kari Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:56:56 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-715 <p>Hey, KF, that’s awesome!  And you’ve been blurbed! </p> Hey, KF, that’s awesome!  And you’ve been blurbed!

]]> By: BT http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-714 BT Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:45:57 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-714 <p>Fantastic, KF.  Can’t wait to read it! </p> Fantastic, KF.  Can’t wait to read it!

]]> By: Steve http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-713 Steve Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:54:43 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-713 <p>You’ve certainly been a busy bee - nice job! </p> You’ve certainly been a busy bee - nice job!

]]> By: liz http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-712 liz Wed, 21 Sep 2005 12:41:19 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-712 <p>Good answer.  I definitely used to get bitter at profs who made us buy and read their stuff, because a) it was like making us give them money (not much, but it’s the principle of the thing), and b) if it sucks (and sometimes it does!), you can’t say anything about it.  </p> <p> Congrats on your textbook, by the way.  It looks like a cool concept, and I think there are enough editors to make it acceptable assigned reading for your class :) </p> Good answer.  I definitely used to get bitter at profs who made us buy and read their stuff, because a) it was like making us give them money (not much, but it’s the principle of the thing), and b) if it sucks (and sometimes it does!), you can’t say anything about it. 

Congrats on your textbook, by the way.  It looks like a cool concept, and I think there are enough editors to make it acceptable assigned reading for your class :)

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-711 KF Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:14:18 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-711 <p>Oh, yeah, and thanks, all! </p> <p> I don’t know what the cover’s going to look like yet, Matt, but my editor and I were looking at some really cool images of broken and modified tv sets.  She liked <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsnet/5699242/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>; I was pretty partial to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiiver/7806850/" rel="nofollow">this one</a>.  But we’ll see. </p> Oh, yeah, and thanks, all!

I don’t know what the cover’s going to look like yet, Matt, but my editor and I were looking at some really cool images of broken and modified tv sets.  She liked this one; I was pretty partial to this one.  But we’ll see.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-710 KF Wed, 21 Sep 2005 05:08:15 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-710 <p>Ugh, no!  The two times I gave any of my students anything of mine to read, I gave it (1) to an individual, who happened to be writing directly about something I’d written about, and (2) very apologetically, saying “you really don’t have to read this if you don’t want to.” I find something about assigning my own stuff really creepy. </p> <p> But of course that hasn’t stopped me from using my <a href="http://www.pearsoncustom.com/database/index.html?introlit.html" rel="nofollow">textbook</a> in my Literary Interpretation class this semester. </p> <p> (Oh, yeah, did I mention that my textbook is out?) </p> Ugh, no!  The two times I gave any of my students anything of mine to read, I gave it (1) to an individual, who happened to be writing directly about something I’d written about, and (2) very apologetically, saying “you really don’t have to read this if you don’t want to.” I find something about assigning my own stuff really creepy.

But of course that hasn’t stopped me from using my textbook in my Literary Interpretation class this semester.

(Oh, yeah, did I mention that my textbook is out?)

]]> By: liz http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-709 liz Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:24:53 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-709 <p>Wow, that’s great!  Congratulations!  And those are such nice quotes for the book jacket, too - that must feel good! </p> <p> ...So are you going to be one of those profs who assigns his or her own book for class reading? </p> Wow, that’s great!  Congratulations!  And those are such nice quotes for the book jacket, too - that must feel good!

…So are you going to be one of those profs who assigns his or her own book for class reading?

]]> By: Eric S. http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/yippee/#comment-708 Eric S. Wed, 21 Sep 2005 04:21:02 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=368#comment-708 <p>Congratulations! </p> <p> (Guess this means I’ll have to earmark my piggy bank funds for a book purchase.  New sneakers be damned!) </p> Congratulations!

(Guess this means I’ll have to earmark my piggy bank funds for a book purchase.  New sneakers be damned!)

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