tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post9074039922556153924..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: Friday Filler SubstituteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-74445068147094646952011-06-12T18:55:53.848-07:002011-06-12T18:55:53.848-07:00Pee Domey, your statue story cracked me and also m...Pee Domey, your statue story cracked me and also made me hungry.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-74230004790286419732011-06-12T11:56:09.579-07:002011-06-12T11:56:09.579-07:00Dang! What an interesting dinner. (Scott probably ...Dang! What an interesting dinner. (Scott probably went to eat some Krispy Kreme.) hahahahahaha<br /><br />Congrads on the new day job. As a writer. So cool! I wish you luck with it, my friend. :-) (I never could get used to the Domey thing.)Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-79805217246965035012011-06-11T05:12:46.197-07:002011-06-11T05:12:46.197-07:00I was at a Thai restaurant last night. I wanted t...I was at a Thai restaurant last night. I wanted to order fried bananas but another monsoon blew in and my mother was worried it would turn into a tornado so we left. <br /><br />Nice pic of you at Michelle's. Now I know what you look like.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-12457314445524930022011-06-10T22:23:47.581-07:002011-06-10T22:23:47.581-07:00I love the statue story.I love the statue story.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-21131060663493530242011-06-10T16:16:41.984-07:002011-06-10T16:16:41.984-07:00Ha ha! They were good, I admit. This morning, I ev...Ha ha! They were good, I admit. This morning, I even ate the two that were leftover.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-16046141411950510052011-06-10T15:56:35.172-07:002011-06-10T15:56:35.172-07:00Yum, Thai fried banana. Now, that's a fine fil...Yum, Thai fried banana. Now, that's a fine filler. :)Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-33339156246442599832011-06-10T13:57:53.652-07:002011-06-10T13:57:53.652-07:00Thanks, Domey. I guess I should know by now that j...Thanks, Domey. I guess I should know by now that just because a topic interests me doesn't mean the article will say something that resonates with me and provide new insights.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-42258674113656408002011-06-10T13:54:10.460-07:002011-06-10T13:54:10.460-07:00I didn't get too much from the article. The on...I didn't get too much from the article. The one thing that lingers is the question, "Is writing about war more important than writing about buying flowers?" This was sort of her way to get to the actual criticism people were making. <br /><br />Oh, and in another point, she described a female writing being criticized for attempting to write about war instead of what she was truly good at, implying that the critic would always put the woman down, either for writing something "trivial" or stepping away from what she was able to write.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-67549778196198791482011-06-10T13:35:04.986-07:002011-06-10T13:35:04.986-07:00After this:
"...middlebrow books on which Op...After this:<br /><br />"...middlebrow books on which Oprah bestows her lucrative blessings. Commercial fictions — those that traffic in clichés, in titillation, in reassuring conventions, in suspense, gore, consumer and romantic fantasie..." as compared to serious literary work described as ...work that is tough-minded, challenging, eloquent, disquieting, and demanding of its readers... the taste in my mouth has gone slightly unpleasant and I just skimmed the rest. <br /><br />Naipaul pooh-poohed women writers from his throne and she seems to be doing the same thing to writers who write middlebrow fiction and genre. <br /><br />I just lost interest in what she says after that. <br /><br />Did you finish it? Maybe you can tell me what gem I missed by not reading the full article carefully.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-49715194935399858102011-06-10T11:34:02.182-07:002011-06-10T11:34:02.182-07:00Yat-Yee, I'm reading the original right now.Yat-Yee, I'm reading the original right now.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-48292442444160956922011-06-10T11:33:02.330-07:002011-06-10T11:33:02.330-07:00Domey: Thanks for the link. The article itself see...Domey: Thanks for the link. The article itself seems rather short but I'll read her original one from ten years ago.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-20607605035681233452011-06-10T11:21:40.642-07:002011-06-10T11:21:40.642-07:00Oh, Yat-Yee, did you see this? I haven't read ...Oh, Yat-Yee, did you see this? I haven't read it all yet, so I don't know where it goes exactly, but since you posted on the topic a few days ago, though you might like it. (How's that for a sentence?)<br /><br />http://harpers.org/archive/2011/06/hbc-90008112Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-7172722090449192372011-06-10T11:18:56.689-07:002011-06-10T11:18:56.689-07:00Yat-Yee, okay, my job situation is slightly more c...Yat-Yee, okay, my job situation is slightly more complicated than that. I got a job as a part-time science writer here at UCLA. At the same time I'm still working in a research lab part-time. So, I'm in a transition period. I lucked out with the writing job. After about a five minute interview my new boss offered to take me on for a few months to see how things go. So far so good.<br /><br />Michelle, Scott was the originator of the Friday Filler after all! I do like your posts though! :P You should make the fried bananas. You make a batter out of rice flour, coconut milk, sesame seeds, shredded coconut, and sugar and then you dip in relatively green bananas and fry them until they're golden brown.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-12536755640619336512011-06-10T11:07:32.867-07:002011-06-10T11:07:32.867-07:00So what are my Friday Filler posts? Chopped liver?...So what are my Friday Filler posts? Chopped liver? ;)<br /><br />Your post made me really, really hungry, by the way.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-62441294792711121072011-06-10T11:05:52.578-07:002011-06-10T11:05:52.578-07:00Wait. New day job as a writer? I thought you were ...Wait. New day job as a writer? I thought you were teaching at a college/working as researcher in some fancy lab.<br /><br />Thai fried banana, Mao, Stalin and a french bulldog. Nope. Can't match you for an interesting evening.Yat-Yeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028075516122778317noreply@blogger.com