Category Archives: CURRENT AFFAIRS

CURRENT AFFAIRS: I Hung Up on Laura Bush!

Posted on November 3, 2006 by Susan

Don’t know why she called me, but I’m sure it wasn’t an invitation to dinner tomorrow night. I’ve also slammed the phone down on Chris Murphy and Ned Lamont at least fifty times. Why oh why can’t old technology learn … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Action!

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Susan

Just happened to click on my Turbulence link under New Media and played a quick (very quick–I got tossed out immediately) game of Mystery House Makeover by Adam Cadre. Dang it all anyway. Now the IF bug has bitten again. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Slates and Platforms and Records, Oh My!

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Susan

So armed with the visual on-the-spot (rehearsed) debates, and with Longinus and Plato inadvertantly guiding my opinions of the candidates as speakers and planners, my next step is to go through their websites one more time and elsewhere to check … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Senatorial Debate

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Susan

Watching this debate is bringing some surprises as well as confirming some facts about tonight’s candidates. Something that I realize that I’m using in judging the speakers in the way they speak aside from what they’re saying which is the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Current Affairs: Gubernatorial Debate

Posted on October 18, 2006 by Susan

Watching the debate for governor, and while I really feel that Connecticut needs some new blood, DeStefano ain’t the key. No matter what question is asked, he gives it as little thought as possible in order to reiterate two points, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Elections

Posted on October 14, 2006 by Susan

I may as well get the political ravings out now before the stress tests and maybe it’ll prove healthier. What a sad slate of candidates we have here in CT to pick from. Some in-denial Republicans walking around on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: Sounding Out

Posted on October 14, 2006 by Susan

For the fourth time in the past two hours, I’ve just hung up on a "small business service" that provides a "free listing" that for some reason needs to go through supervisorary channels though I’ve been assured several times that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Susan

Well here am I, feeling perky and adventurous, and I amble back into Nick Montfort’s Book and Volume. Where I left off, I had all the original tasks complete but evidently missed on picking up some new ones as well … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Lure

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Susan

Just when you’re about to give up, something draws you back to the game. With me, it may be my absolute obsession to leave nothing undone. A fool’s dedication, but satisfying in some small way. And reward for the effort … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION & NEW MEDIA: A Revelation

Posted on July 12, 2006 by Susan

All sorts of breakthroughs in writing and in reading these past few days, but even more in understanding and more than that, in further questioning. Separating myself as a writer from the reading, yet that is contradictory to the very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Progress Report

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Susan

Well, surprisingly enough with my horrible sense of direction, I’ve managed to get to four out of five servers and rebooted them successfully–my original task. But I have not as yet stumbled upon the final server which is somewhere in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA, IF & STORYTRON: More on Story

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Susan

One of the things that is helpful in mixing media forms and exploring them simultaneously is that it focuses on the means and method and necessarily questions the purpose. What then, is the lure of the story in text only … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NEW MEDIA, INTERACTIVE FICTION & STORYTRON – Reality & Interactivity

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Susan

I’ve mentioned this before, but after working a bit more in the IF piece, Book and Volume, it appears that we’re on the right track towards seeking drama through relationship rather than action alone if we are indeed seeking to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – One Down

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Susan

Well, with a little bit of time and the recall of "go north" I found and completed my first task and refired up a computer server. Wendy, it seems, is the computer name, so I wasted some time attempting to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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INTERACTIVE FICTION: Book and Volume – Direction

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Susan

With my inborn horrid sense of direction, I will admit I cheated and have printed out a map of the setting in this IF piece. However, I intend to go my usual route of walking into walls with "go south," … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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