2012-02-07T16:01:25Z I am the monster at the end of this book. tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2012, Steph Mineart 39.782842-86.156735This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. 2012-02-07T16:01:25Z 2012-02-07T02:31:50Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8407 2012-02-07T02:31:50Z

Another pair of leg warmers finished up. This is a design I did myself out of scrap yarns we had....

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Photography / My Photos Culture / Arts & Crafts / Knitting / My Projects <div class="photogroup"><a class="flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrasteph/6833353713/" title="Legwarmers - finished"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6833353713_42aa9eab03.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Legwarmers - finished" /></a> <p class="caption">Another pair of leg warmers finished up. This is a design I did myself out of scrap yarns we had.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsLkv6dmNiWKzgpKPY6FoLMkB8I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsLkv6dmNiWKzgpKPY6FoLMkB8I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsLkv6dmNiWKzgpKPY6FoLMkB8I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SsLkv6dmNiWKzgpKPY6FoLMkB8I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=04ZwC2_PjiE:7KfB0hU4Dgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=04ZwC2_PjiE:7KfB0hU4Dgo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=04ZwC2_PjiE:7KfB0hU4Dgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=04ZwC2_PjiE:7KfB0hU4Dgo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/04ZwC2_PjiE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/arts_crafts/knitting/my_projects/legwarmers_-_fi.shtm 2012-02-06T20:19:59Z 2012-02-06T20:11:11Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8406 2012-02-06T20:11:11Z

As a Naptown native, it was quite fun to see how the city transformed for the event - sad that it takes a sporting event for the city to suddenly infuse the local arts scene and local businesses with cash so we can put cool murals and public sculptures in place and promote local restaurants and tourist spots. That should...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / Indianapolis <p>As a Naptown native, it was quite fun to see how the city transformed for the event - sad that it takes a sporting event for the city to suddenly infuse the local arts scene and local businesses with cash so we can put cool murals and public sculptures in place and promote local restaurants and tourist spots. That should happen regardless of major tourist events.</p> <p>But boy, does the city look really nice, and watching locals go from being cynical about the city (the "Indianoplace" slam gets used by residents far more than visitors) to supporting local artists and businesses and being proud of them when they see the outcome of the investment is pretty damned cathartic.</p> <p>And the event was kind of a nice "in your face" to the suburbs - we have a lot of suburban snobs who say crap like "I never go downtown" which is code for "I don't want to rub shoulders with people of color" - who suddenly "discovered" the center of the city for the first time. I had some friends telling *me* about the downtown foodie scene. Dudes, I live downtown; of course I've eaten there. I'm not your fraking sherpa, Robert Peary.</p> <p>I also love that the number one compliment from visitors who compared our Super Bowl to other cities where they attended the event was this: "So wonderful that everything was close together and within easy walking distance; parties, hotels, restaurants and the event were walkable or within close shuttle distance; the convenience made the difference."</p> <p>That would be another slam right in the face of suburban commuters - <em>if you lived here, <strong>you'd be home now.</strong></em> You could work downtown and <em>walk home</em> instead of driving 45 minutes to get there, dummies. That's 90 minutes a day you could spend with your kids, or relaxing at home.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sijg7mq2ob4E_FAmgas7kE99RHM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sijg7mq2ob4E_FAmgas7kE99RHM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sijg7mq2ob4E_FAmgas7kE99RHM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sijg7mq2ob4E_FAmgas7kE99RHM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jf5FJFBw3IM:roN71qLHuJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=jf5FJFBw3IM:roN71qLHuJM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jf5FJFBw3IM:roN71qLHuJM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jf5FJFBw3IM:roN71qLHuJM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/jf5FJFBw3IM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/current_events/indianapolis/post-super_bowl.shtm 2012-02-06T18:45:48Z 2012-02-06T18:41:51Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8405 2012-02-06T18:41:51Z

Historic Indianapolis has a nice list of historical landmarks and site-seeing spots in Indianapolis. Places with connections to Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, C.J. Walker, and a confederate prison camp are some of the intriguing spots to visit around Circle City....

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / Indianapolis <p>Historic Indianapolis has <a href="http://historicindianapolis.com/been-there-done-that-12-indy-conversation-starter-spots-to-visit/">a nice list of historical landmarks and site-seeing spots</a> in Indianapolis. Places with connections to Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Harrison, C.J. Walker, and a confederate prison camp are some of the intriguing spots to visit around Circle City.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgkZr5rj7NhZOHLF3P7tGxkzgpM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgkZr5rj7NhZOHLF3P7tGxkzgpM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgkZr5rj7NhZOHLF3P7tGxkzgpM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PgkZr5rj7NhZOHLF3P7tGxkzgpM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=bALHGQgI-HM:GsjAe5RcNNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=bALHGQgI-HM:GsjAe5RcNNE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=bALHGQgI-HM:GsjAe5RcNNE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=bALHGQgI-HM:GsjAe5RcNNE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/bALHGQgI-HM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/current_events/indianapolis/12_indy_convers.shtm 2012-02-06T18:34:08Z 2012-02-06T16:44:17Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8404 2012-02-06T16:44:17Z

According to spinner magazine, these are the tops: (linked to mp3 download or album on Amazon.com) 10. Salt-n-Pepa, 'None Of Your Business' (from the album Very Necessary) 9. Carole King, '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' (from the album Her Greatest Hits (Songs Of Long Ago)) 8. Aretha Franklin, 'Respect' (from the album 30 Greatest Hits) 7. Bratmobile,...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / Feminism & Women's Issues Culture / Music / My CD Mixes <p><a href="http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/19/best-girl-power-anthems/">According to spinner magazine</a>, these are the tops: (linked to mp3 download or album on Amazon.com)</p> <p>10. Salt-n-Pepa, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V6A792/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000V6A792">None Of Your Business</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000V6A792" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V673I0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000V673I0">Very Necessary</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000V673I0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>9. Carole King, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00137QZPI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00137QZPI">(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B00137QZPI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138JAKY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00138JAKY">Her Greatest Hits (Songs Of Long Ago)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B00138JAKY" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>8. Aretha Franklin, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BZH72C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001BZH72C">Respect</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B001BZH72C" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BZLA9S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001BZLA9S">30 Greatest Hits</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B001BZLA9S" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>7. Bratmobile, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UTI06W/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000UTI06W">Cool Schmool</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000UTI06W" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UTM5RM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000UTM5RM">Pottymouth</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000UTM5RM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>6. The Raincoats, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LWUM0M/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003LWUM0M">Lola</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B003LWUM0M" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003LWNNGM/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003LWNNGM">The Raincoats</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B003LWNNGM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>5. Bikini Kill, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UU0RFS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000UU0RFS">Rebel Girl</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000UU0RFS" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UU0ZEQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000UU0ZEQ">Pussy Whipped</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000UU0ZEQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>4. Destiny's Child, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047ZKDP6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0047ZKDP6">Independent Women Part I</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B0047ZKDP6" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047ZJ11I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0047ZJ11I">Survivor</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B0047ZJ11I" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>3. Patti Smith, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00137VP4E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00137VP4E">Piss Factory</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B00137VP4E" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00138CSEO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00138CSEO">Land (1975-2002)</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B00138CSEO" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>2. Nina Simone, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VZJMIU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VZJMIU">Four Women</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000VZJMIU" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VZPJCI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VZPJCI">The Best Of Nina Simone</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B000VZPJCI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p>1. Team Dresch, '<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014BIIG2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0014BIIG2">She's Amazing</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B0014BIIG2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />' <br /> (from the album <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014BEVK4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=commonplacebook&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0014BEVK4">Personal Best</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=commonplacebook&l=as2&o=1&a=B0014BEVK4" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />)</p> <p><a href="http://www.spinner.com/2012/01/19/best-girl-power-anthems/">Their analysis of what each song brings to the table</a> is solid; check it out.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCvyR-TD-tTleF8S7WYk8gYCBLs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCvyR-TD-tTleF8S7WYk8gYCBLs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCvyR-TD-tTleF8S7WYk8gYCBLs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SCvyR-TD-tTleF8S7WYk8gYCBLs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=w431tehtVv8:IvyG3Pa_pJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=w431tehtVv8:IvyG3Pa_pJ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=w431tehtVv8:IvyG3Pa_pJ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=w431tehtVv8:IvyG3Pa_pJ4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/w431tehtVv8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/current_events/feminism/10_anthems_for.shtm 2012-02-07T17:22:23Z 2012-02-01T03:57:32Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8403 2012-02-01T03:57:32Z

I'm really in love with the way this scarf is looking. It took me a bit of trial and error to get the colors right; they don't match the original perfectly (the purple should be more red, the green more brown-ish and the brown should be more orange), but they do balance well together the way the colors in...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Photography / My Photos Culture / Arts & Crafts / Knitting / My Projects <div class="photogroup"><a class="flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrasteph/6799371055/" title="Current Knitting Project: Doctor Who Scarf"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6799371055_6dd244f064.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Current Knitting Project: Doctor Who Scarf" /></a> <p class="caption">I'm really in love with the way this scarf is looking. It took me a bit of trial and error to get the colors right; they don't match the original perfectly (the purple should be more red, the green more brown-ish and the brown should be more orange), but they do balance well together the way the colors in the original did, and honestly, I prefer my variations of color to the ones that perfectly match. I'm surprised how quickly I've blazed through this. It is a long scarf however; even though it's going quickly it's not going to be finished soon.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xuvre2D9qKfXpZBztcu_pa8qF9A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xuvre2D9qKfXpZBztcu_pa8qF9A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xuvre2D9qKfXpZBztcu_pa8qF9A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xuvre2D9qKfXpZBztcu_pa8qF9A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jxabfCttFcA:j9pcx_qSQ1M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=jxabfCttFcA:j9pcx_qSQ1M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jxabfCttFcA:j9pcx_qSQ1M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=jxabfCttFcA:j9pcx_qSQ1M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/jxabfCttFcA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/arts_crafts/knitting/my_projects/current_knittin.shtm 2012-01-31T15:32:24Z 2012-01-31T15:20:36Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8402 2012-01-31T15:20:36Z

A collection of recent articles about Indianapolis, many from an outsider's point of view: Explore Indy's Surprising Food Scene - PBS.org This week the world turns its attention to Indianapolis, as the Midwestern city plays host to Super Bowl XLVI. Long known as a haven for chain restaurants, in recent years the city has undergone a food transformation. Indianapolis food...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / Indianapolis <p>A collection of recent articles about Indianapolis, many from an outsider's point of view:</p> <p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/food/features/indianapolis-food-restaurants/">Explore Indy's Surprising Food Scene</a> - PBS.org<br /> This week the world turns its attention to Indianapolis, as the Midwestern city plays host to Super Bowl XLVI. Long known as a haven for chain restaurants, in recent years the city has undergone a food transformation. Indianapolis food blogger Erin Day gives us a tour of some of the highlights of an Indianapolis you won't recognize.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lonely-planet/unexpected-indianapolis-super-bowl_b_1241974.html">Unexpected Indianapolis: Blues, Burlesque And Brains In Jars</a> - Lonely Planet/Huffington Post<br /> As the Super Bowl host on February 5, Indianapolis jumps into the spotlight, and you can bet an ear of corn you'll hear all about its race cars and mighty museums. But what about its burlesque shows and brains in jars? Meatloaf and mead? The city has a slew of unheralded attractions that deserve a close-up, too. Seek out these seven slices of idiosyncratic Indianapolis</p> <p><a href="http://www.skysports.com/opinion/story/0,25212,13283_7467354,00.html">City of dreams</a> - Skysports<br /> "But to borrow the generalissimo's phrase, 'I came, I saw, I couldn't believe my eyes.' That's my first impression of this year's Super Bowl city, having arrived on Monday and spent most of the day out and about in downtown Indy. It was also my second impression, closely followed by my third and fourth."</p> <p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/31/travel/indianapolis-travel-beyond-super-bowl/index.html">There's more to Indy than the Super Bowl</a> - CNN Travel<br /> Super Bowl visitors will enjoy the fabulous Super Bowl parties and the very best of this Midwestern city's arts, music and food festivals tailored specially for this sports-filled week. And when the Super Bowl party-goers leave and the confetti has been cleaned up, the locals will return to enjoying their city. Whether you're traveling to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl or taking a trip later, here's where the locals have fun -- and where they recommend you go, too.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hjNkrZDPjtTb-MzXoayNr58ccvg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hjNkrZDPjtTb-MzXoayNr58ccvg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hjNkrZDPjtTb-MzXoayNr58ccvg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hjNkrZDPjtTb-MzXoayNr58ccvg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=-h5nqsI1TtA:9bxJkxrMdTw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=-h5nqsI1TtA:9bxJkxrMdTw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=-h5nqsI1TtA:9bxJkxrMdTw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=-h5nqsI1TtA:9bxJkxrMdTw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/-h5nqsI1TtA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/current_events/indianapolis/indianapolis_su.shtm 2012-01-30T16:56:14Z 2012-01-30T16:52:38Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8401 2012-01-30T16:52:38Z

So I entered this indoor rowing competition this past weekend, and I finished my race. Isn't that cool? I did not win. I did not place. I came in dead last. But I beat my own time.And I got a cool shirt!...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Journal / Health Journal / Inspiration Culture / Photography / My Photos <div class="photogroup"><a class="flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrasteph/6790185035/" title="Indianapolis Indoor Rowing Championships"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6790185035_daa10baf6c.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Indianapolis Indoor Rowing Championships" /></a> <p class="caption">So I entered this <a href="http://indyrowing.org/events/regatta-dates/indoor-rowing-championships/">indoor rowing competition</a> this past weekend, and I finished my race. Isn't that cool? I did not win. I did not place. I came in dead last. <em>But I beat my own time.</em><br /><br />And I got a cool shirt!</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tOJTq_Ry_5Ue4ySpQw07vaHRRxY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tOJTq_Ry_5Ue4ySpQw07vaHRRxY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tOJTq_Ry_5Ue4ySpQw07vaHRRxY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tOJTq_Ry_5Ue4ySpQw07vaHRRxY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=kpaacsAxNHA:lkzXc7vKa24:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=kpaacsAxNHA:lkzXc7vKa24:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=kpaacsAxNHA:lkzXc7vKa24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=kpaacsAxNHA:lkzXc7vKa24:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/kpaacsAxNHA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/journal/health/indianapolis_in_1.shtm 2012-01-29T17:20:15Z 2012-01-29T17:13:28Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8399 2012-01-29T17:13:28Z

Rebellious Pixels produces this cool video mash-up remix of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Edward from the Twilight series, highlighting how creepy and stalker-like inappropriate Edward's behavior is during Twilight, and how Buffy would have handled the behavior in a healthier way than Bella does. This latest version contains "pop up video" annotations that provide info about the remix and...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / Feminism & Women's Issues Culture / Movies <p>Rebellious Pixels produces <a href="http://www.rebelliouspixels.com/popupvideo/">this cool video mash-up remix</a> of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> and Edward from the <em>Twilight</em> series, highlighting how creepy and stalker-like inappropriate Edward's behavior is during <em>Twilight</em>, and how Buffy would have handled the behavior in a healthier way than Bella does. This latest version contains "pop up video" annotations that provide info about the remix and commentary on the action.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDacbdcLDolCJbF4U-soGN9CMaE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDacbdcLDolCJbF4U-soGN9CMaE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDacbdcLDolCJbF4U-soGN9CMaE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dDacbdcLDolCJbF4U-soGN9CMaE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=KD142k33fcM:tE9T0sJLDC4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=KD142k33fcM:tE9T0sJLDC4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=KD142k33fcM:tE9T0sJLDC4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=KD142k33fcM:tE9T0sJLDC4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/KD142k33fcM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/movies/buffy_vs_edward.shtm 2012-01-30T18:45:49Z 2012-01-29T16:15:28Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8398 2012-01-29T16:15:28Z

Our first eggs from our friends Dave and Garrett's chickens....

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Photography / My Photos <div class="photogroup"><a class="flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrasteph/6782862165/" title="Double Yolk Eggs"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6782862165_39daf9bd59.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="Double Yolk Eggs" /></a> <p class="caption">Our first eggs from our friends Dave and Garrett's chickens.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OlSy5KSRGEj1se5Kjja29T3wCPQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OlSy5KSRGEj1se5Kjja29T3wCPQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OlSy5KSRGEj1se5Kjja29T3wCPQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OlSy5KSRGEj1se5Kjja29T3wCPQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=h4U12W-Eo0Y:SUvsR58f4Lw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=h4U12W-Eo0Y:SUvsR58f4Lw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=h4U12W-Eo0Y:SUvsR58f4Lw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=h4U12W-Eo0Y:SUvsR58f4Lw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/h4U12W-Eo0Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/photography/photos/double_yolk_egg.shtm 2012-01-25T17:55:10Z 2012-01-25T17:09:32Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8397 2012-01-25T17:09:32Z

Retronaut has a nice collection of iconic photographs and the photographers who took them... The set is a nice example of "Decisive Moment" images - the photos were not staged, and were fleeting instances; a moment sooner or later and the image wouldn't exist. That concept seems to be very misunderstood, if you can judge by the Flickr Groups where...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Photography <p>Retronaut has a <a href="http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/famous-photographers-and-their-most-iconic-images/">nice collection of iconic photographs and the photographers who took them</a>...</p> <p><a href="http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/famous-photographers-and-their-most-iconic-images/"><img alt="decisive-moment-brian-smith.jpg" src="http://www.commonplacebook.com/images/content/decisive-moment-brian-smith.jpg" width="470" height="661" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p> <p>The set is a nice example of "<a href="http://www.photohype.com/DecisiveMoment.htm">Decisive Moment</a>" images - the photos were not staged, and were fleeting instances; a moment sooner or later and the image wouldn't exist.</p> <p>That concept seems to be very misunderstood, if you can judge by the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/decisivemoment/">Flickr Groups</a> where people submit photos that they think are their "Decisive Moment" photos. </p> <p>Of course, it's very easy to see the Decisive Moment in photos of famous events in history, because we know exactly how fleeting some of those moments were and how a combination of luck and smarts caused the photographer to click the shutter at exactly the right moment.</p> <p>Photos where the scene and subject are unknown to us are harder, but Cartier-Bresson was a master of those; there's always something in the photo that tells us that the picture wasn't staged; for example, the iconic Bresson photo of the man jumping the puddle where he's captured mid-jump makes it obvious that this was a spur-of-the-moment, "click or you'll miss it" shot. </p> <p><img alt="decisive-moment-bresson.jpg" src="http://www.commonplacebook.com/images/content/decisive-moment-bresson.jpg" width="272" height="397" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2069419/Stanley-Kubricks-New-York-Classic-photos-Forties-film-director.html">The Daily Mail has a nice collection</a> of "Decisive Moment" photos (most if not all fit that category) taken by a young Stanley Kubrick when he was a photographer for Look magazine in the 40s and 50s. Most of those subject are unknown, but you can tell by the shot that it captures a singular moment of mood or action that existed and was gone in an instant.</p> <p><img alt="Stanley Kubrick's photography - example of a decisive moment" src="http://www.commonplacebook.com/images/content/decisive-moment-stanley-kubrick.jpg" width="470" height="582" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzQUoXxX6uJSslybTghA1zUb0c0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzQUoXxX6uJSslybTghA1zUb0c0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzQUoXxX6uJSslybTghA1zUb0c0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzQUoXxX6uJSslybTghA1zUb0c0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=6371t97TjRI:8ysMPQ1mZ38:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=6371t97TjRI:8ysMPQ1mZ38:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=6371t97TjRI:8ysMPQ1mZ38:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=6371t97TjRI:8ysMPQ1mZ38:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/6371t97TjRI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/photography/iconic_photos_a.shtm 2012-01-24T16:19:47Z 2012-01-24T15:59:40Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8396 2012-01-24T15:59:40Z

Me, on the question of how sexual orientation is decided: This comes down to the argument of "is it your attractions that decide your sexual orientation, or your behaviors?" And within the gay community, there is fierce argument over that question. Which is why I always go back to the Kinsey scale, which is based on attraction, rather than behavior,...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Current Events / GLBT Issues <p>Me, on the question of how sexual orientation is decided:</p> <blockquote> This comes down to the argument of "is it your attractions that decide your sexual orientation, or your behaviors?" And within the gay community, there is fierce argument over that question. Which is why I always go back to the Kinsey scale, which is based on attraction, rather than behavior, when defining my sexual orientation, because it's a lot more clear what *I* mean when I say it. <p>Theoretically, it could be determined either way. From a practical standpoint, talking about a topic when different people have different definitions for the same terminology is problematic, to say the least, when real life issues are at stake.<br /> </blockquote></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w6rkVKli8E0Imy1nYxKbrBE79qI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w6rkVKli8E0Imy1nYxKbrBE79qI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w6rkVKli8E0Imy1nYxKbrBE79qI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/w6rkVKli8E0Imy1nYxKbrBE79qI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=R0XM9QKqPBA:fNMzVwpn6ok:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=R0XM9QKqPBA:fNMzVwpn6ok:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=R0XM9QKqPBA:fNMzVwpn6ok:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=R0XM9QKqPBA:fNMzVwpn6ok:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/R0XM9QKqPBA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/current_events/glbt/how_is_sexual_o.shtm 2012-01-23T21:30:17Z 2012-01-23T21:04:45Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8395 2012-01-23T21:04:45Z

It's not quite the end of January, but I thought I'd check in a bit early on my year's goals because next weekend promises to be chaotic both "internally" (meaning: with my own writing plans) and "externally" (meaning: with the Super Bowl going on in the city and whatnot). So how am I doing? 1) Writing: January - I resolve...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Journal / Inspiration Culture / Books / Writing <p>It's not quite the end of January, but I thought I'd check in a bit early on my year's goals because next weekend promises to be chaotic both "internally" (meaning: with my own writing plans) and "externally" (meaning: with the Super Bowl going on in the city and whatnot). So how am I doing?</p> <p>1) Writing: January - I resolve to...schedule a regular writing time.</p> <p><strong>Crappy!</strong> I tried to schedule lunch time to write, but there's too much going on at work to allow for it. I can't manage to get out of a warm bed to sit in front of a cold computer in the mornings, and post-work has been filled with other rowing, knitting, reading and other household chores. I need to get it together. </p> <p>My February plans should help get this one solidified: I'm going to write 25,000 words in February; approximately 1,000 words a day, on my novel to get it truly complete. That's a pretty sedate pace compared to NaNoWriMo's 1,667 words-per-day requirement, but it will get my novel really finished.</p> <p>2) Rowing:</p> <p><strong>Eh.</strong> The first few weeks I did well and even went in to erg on the weekend outside of class, but I took last week off because I was sick, so I'm behind the curve here too. Gotta catch up this week.</p> <p>3) Produce more than I consume:</p> <p><strong>Pretty damned good.</strong> I've been knitting up a storm, finishing a number of projects I had started and getting others moved along nicely. I edited lots of my photos, too. I do need to can some of the junk reading and redirect my attention to more important stuff, and I have watched a lot of TV, but I've cut way back on spending on clothes and entertaining items. We've been pretty good about eating at home instead of going out, limiting the restaurant visits to other people's birthdays and such, for the most part. We could do better, but we haven't been terrible, either.</p> <p>4) General home organizing stuff</p> <p><strong>Pretty damned good.</strong> I have another "off the books" goal of building more structure and scheduling into some of our household organization/cleaning, and I'm really happy at how I've been able to keep up with some of those routine tasks. </p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RflhPwSyzytWgNKqITLht8AbxBY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RflhPwSyzytWgNKqITLht8AbxBY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RflhPwSyzytWgNKqITLht8AbxBY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RflhPwSyzytWgNKqITLht8AbxBY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=sE11MdUtEUk:SLkORETEAxw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=sE11MdUtEUk:SLkORETEAxw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=sE11MdUtEUk:SLkORETEAxw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=sE11MdUtEUk:SLkORETEAxw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/sE11MdUtEUk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/journal/inspiration/2012_resolution.shtm 2012-01-22T17:22:33Z 2012-01-22T16:40:18Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8394 2012-01-22T16:40:18Z

Shamelessly cribbed from Classic Short Stories and re-organized by word count from shortest to longest for comparison purposes. We're discussing short stories with the Indy NaNoWriMo group this afternoon, and I thought it might help to have a word count chart similar to the one I did for Famous Novels back in November. Of the 161 stories listed, 3081 is...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Books / Writing <p>Shamelessly cribbed from <a href="http://www.classicshorts.com/bib.html">Classic Short Stories</a> and re-organized by word count from shortest to longest for comparison purposes. We're discussing short stories with the Indy NaNoWriMo group this afternoon, and I thought it might help to have a word count chart <a href="/culture/books/word_count_for.shtm">similar to the one I did for Famous Novels back in November</a>.</p> <p>Of the 161 stories listed, 3081 is the mean word count (number in the middle) and 4052 is the average word count. <a href="http://www.duotrope.com/">Duotrope</a> (a free writers' resource listing over 3950 current fiction and poetry publications) caps their search for short story publishers at 7,500 words, which means most publishers are looking for stories of less than that length.</p> <p>Words: 710 - Virginia Woolf - A Haunted House<br /> Words: 762 - Fielding Dawson - The Vertical Fields<br /> Words: 810 - Mark Twain - A Telephonic Conversation<br /> Words: 994 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - One of These Days<br /> Words: 1274 - Saki (H H Munro) - The Open Window<br /> Words: 1354 - Guy de Maupassant - The Kiss<br /> Words: 1377 - Saki (H H Munro) - Mrs Packletide's Tiger<br /> Words: 1411 - Guy de Maupassant - A Dead Woman's Secret<br /> Words: 1429 - Guy de Maupassant - Indiscretion<br /> Words: 1464 - Guy de Maupassant - Moonlight<br /> Words: 1472 - Guy de Maupassant - Coco<br /> Words: 1503 - Anton Pavlovich Checkhov - A Slander<br /> Words: 1520 - Saki (H H Munro) - The Mouse<br /> Words: 1552 - Guy de Maupassant - Yvette<br /> Words: 1564 - William Carlos Williams - The Use of Force<br /> Words: 1618 - Liam O'Flaherty - The Sniper<br /> Words: 1624 - Guy de Maupassant - Farewell<br /> Words: 1657 - Guy de Maupassant - Friend Patience<br /> Words: 1691 - Guy de Maupassant - The Drunkard<br /> Words: 1720 - Guy de Maupassant - The Christening<br /> Words: 1764 - Guy de Maupassant - A Vendetta<br /> Words: 1797 - Mark Twain - Luck<br /> Words: 1830 - Saki (H H Munro) - Sredni Vashtar<br /> Words: 1831 - Ambrose Bierce - The Boarded Window<br /> Words: 1857 - Guy de Maupassant - Bellflower<br /> Words: 1862 - Guy de Maupassant - In the Wood<br /> Words: 1870 - Guy de Maupassant - The Dowry<br /> Words: 1896 - Guy de Maupassant - The Unknown<br /> Words: 1914 - Guy de Maupassant - A Family<br /> Words: 1921 - Guy de Maupassant - Misti--Recollections of a Bachelor<br /> Words: 1944 - Guy de Maupassant - Confessing<br /> Words: 1978 - Anton Pavlovich Checkhov - The Lottery Ticket<br /> Words: 2023 - Guy de Maupassant - A Humble Drama<br /> Words: 2071 - Guy de Maupassant - Two Little Soldiers<br /> Words: 2073 - E B White - The Door<br /> Words: 2083 - Guy de Maupassant - Humiliation<br /> Words: 2093 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Tell-Tale Heart<br /> Words: 2098 - Rudyard Kipling - How the Leopard Got His Spots<br /> Words: 2098 - Guy de Maupassant - The Hand<br /> Words: 2106 - Guy de Maupassant - Old Mongilet<br /> Words: 2109 - Saki (H H Munro) - The Storyteller (Saki)<br /> Words: 2112 - Patrick Waddington - The Street That Got Mislaid<br /> Words: 2149 - Mark Twain - A Burlesque Biography<br /> Words: 2163 - O Henry - The Gift of the Magi<br /> Words: 2208 - Guy de Maupassant - The Hairpin<br /> Words: 2256 - O Henry - The Whirligig of Life<br /> Words: 2284 - Guy de Maupassant - Denis<br /> Words: 2350 - Mark Twain - Italian without a Master<br /> Words: 2383 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Masque of the Red Death<br /> Words: 2384 - Herman Melville - The Fiddler<br /> Words: 2385 - Anton Pavlovich Checkhov - A Day in the Country<br /> Words: 2385 - Guy de Maupassant - Waiter<br /> Words: 2399 - James Joyce - Araby<br /> Words: 2414 - O Henry - The Princess and the Puma<br /> Words: 2421 - Dorothy Parker - A Telephone Call<br /> Words: 2434 - Guy de Maupassant - Madame Parisse<br /> Words: 2457 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Imp of the Perverse<br /> Words: 2479 - Guy de Maupassant - Timbuctoo<br /> Words: 2495 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Cask of Amontillado<br /> Words: 2500 - O Henry - The Last Leaf<br /> Words: 2530 - Guy de Maupassant - The Piece of String<br /> Words: 2543 - Ambrose Bierce - A Horseman in the Sky<br /> Words: 2544 - Rudyard Kipling - The Elephant's Child<br /> Words: 2555 - O Henry - The Coming-Out of Maggie<br /> Words: 2623 - Mark Twain - Italian with Grammar<br /> Words: 2631 - Mark Twain - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County<br /> Words: 2637 - Guy de Maupassant - Theodule Sabot's Confession<br /> Words: 2649 - James Joyce - Clay<br /> Words: 2652 - Guy de Maupassant - The Marquis de Fumerol<br /> Words: 2720 - Herman Melville - The Lightning-Rod Man<br /> Words: 2731 - Guy de Maupassant - The Devil<br /> Words: 2747 - Frank Stockton - The Lady or the Tiger?<br /> Words: 2768 - Guy de Maupassant - Julie Romain<br /> Words: 2797 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Eyes of a Blue Dog<br /> Words: 2811 - Edgar Allan Poe - Von Kempelen and His Discovery<br /> Words: 2871 - Anton Pavlovich Checkhov - The Bet<br /> Words: 2901 - Evan Hunter - The Last Spin<br /> Words: 2989 - Guy de Maupassant - The Donkey<br /> Words: 3016 - Dylan Thomas - A Child's Christmas in Wales<br /> Words: 3056 - Guy de Maupassant - Toine<br /> Words: 3081 - Guy de Maupassant - The Father<br /> Words: 3091 - Guy de Maupassant - The Necklace<br /> Words: 3159 - Guy de Maupassant - A Coward<br /> Words: 3208 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Wedding-Knell<br /> Words: 3211 - Irwin Shaw - The Girls in Their Summer Dresses<br /> Words: 3283 - George Orwell - Shooting an Elephant<br /> Words: 3343 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Ambitious Guest<br /> Words: 3400 - Graham Greene - The End of the Party<br /> Words: 3448 - Ambrose Bierce - Beyond the Wall<br /> Words: 3620 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar<br /> Words: 3624 - Bret Harte - Tennessee's Partner<br /> Words: 3642 - Guy de Maupassant - An Affair of State<br /> Words: 3690 - Paul Bowles - In the Red Room<br /> Words: 3772 - Charles Dickens - The Baron of Grogzwig<br /> Words: 3773 - Shirley Jackson - The Lottery<br /> Words: 3801 - George Saunders - The Falls <br /> Words: 3804 - Ambrose Bierce - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge<br /> Words: 3878 - Edgar Allan Poe - 7 Mesmeric Revelation<br /> Words: 3899 - Roald Dahl - Lamb to the Slaughter<br /> Words: 3998 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Black Cat<br /> Words: 4058 - Guy de Maupassant - The Wreck<br /> Words: 4134 - W W Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw<br /> Words: 4190 - Bret Harte - The Luck of Roaring Camp<br /> Words: 4279 - Guy de Maupassant - That Pig of a Morin<br /> Words: 4309 - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Eva Is Inside Her Cat<br /> Words: 4356 - Charles Dickens - The Poor Relation's Story<br /> Words: 4372 - O Henry - The Ransom of Red Chief<br /> Words: 4490 - Guy de Maupassant - A Vagabond<br /> Words: 4492 - James O'Keefe - Death Makes a Comeback<br /> Words: 4618 - Guy de Maupassant - Mademoiselle Fifi<br /> Words: 4625 - Roald Dahl - Man From the South<br /> Words: 4722 - Katherine Mansfield - The Stranger<br /> Words: 5028 - Anton Pavlovich Checkhov - The Darling<br /> Words: 5046 - Ring Lardner - Haircut<br /> Words: 5072 - Roald Dahl - Beware of the Dog<br /> Words: 5114 - Guy de Maupassant - The Inn<br /> Words: 5215 - James Joyce - A Little Cloud<br /> Words: 5231 - Stuart Cloete - The Soldier's Peaches<br /> Words: 5285 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil<br /> Words: 5387 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown<br /> Words: 5505 - George Orwell - Politics and the English Language<br /> Words: 5547 - Jesse Stuart - Split Cherry Tree<br /> Words: 5557 - Katherine Mansfield - The Garden Party<br /> Words: 5565 - Honore de Balzac - A Passion in the Desert<br /> Words: 5637 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Premature Burial<br /> Words: 5672 - O Henry - A Blackjack Bargainer<br /> Words: 5703 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Great Carbuncle<br /> Words: 5704 - Bret Harte - How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar<br /> Words: 5707 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Thousand-And-Second Tale of Scheherazade<br /> Words: 5751 - Guy de Maupassant - Mademoiselle Pearl<br /> Words: 5896 - Rudyard Kipling - Rikki-Tikki-Tavi from The Jungle Book<br /> Words: 5952 - Tobias Wolff - Hunters in the Snow<br /> Words: 6015 - D H Lawrence - The Rocking-Horse Winner<br /> Words: 6078 - Frank Stockton - The Griffin and the Minor Canon<br /> Words: 6155 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Pit and the Pendulum<br /> Words: 6366 - Ambrose Flack - The Strangers That Came to Town<br /> Words: 6758 - Ring Lardner - The Golden Honeymoon<br /> Words: 6776 - Guy de Maupassant - Useless Beauty<br /> Words: 6815 - Robert Louis Stevenson - Markheim<br /> Words: 6826 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Ethan Brand<br /> Words: 6934 - Washington Irving - Rip Van Winkle (A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker)<br /> Words: 7053 - H G Wells - The Door in the Wall<br /> Words: 7120 - Henry Van Dyke - The First Christmas Tree<br /> Words: 7176 - Jack London - To Build a Fire<br /> Words: 7178 - Mark Twain - Was it Heaven? Or Hell?<br /> Words: 7181 - Edgar Allan Poe - A Descent Into the Maelstrom<br /> Words: 7226 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher<br /> Words: 7396 - Edgar Allan Poe - The Purloined Letter<br /> Words: 7419 - Thomas Bailey Aldrich - Marjorie Daw<br /> Words: 7446 - Richard Harding Davis - The Consul<br /> Words: 7805 - Jack London - A Piece of Steak<br /> Words: 7876 - Guy de Maupassant - Miss Harriet<br /> Words: 8080 - Mark Twain - The Private History of a Campaign That Failed<br /> Words: 8426 - Richard Connell - The Most Dangerous Game<br /> Words: 8881 - Carl Stephenson - Leiningen versus the Ants<br /> Words: 8970 - Willa Cather - Paul's Case<br /> Words: 9601 - Thomas Nelson Page - The Burial of the Guns<br /> Words: 10669 - Edith Wharton - Souls Belated<br /> Words: 11870 - Edith Wharton - Afterward<br /> Words: 12261 - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Rappaccini's Daughter<br /> Words: 33015 - H G Wells - The Time Machine</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaTPkVUjM5C5PA4ycOK8K8mKASw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaTPkVUjM5C5PA4ycOK8K8mKASw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaTPkVUjM5C5PA4ycOK8K8mKASw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NaTPkVUjM5C5PA4ycOK8K8mKASw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=Vcht4FOOn38:QHydQPABFSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=Vcht4FOOn38:QHydQPABFSc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=Vcht4FOOn38:QHydQPABFSc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=Vcht4FOOn38:QHydQPABFSc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/Vcht4FOOn38" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/books/writing/word_counts_of.shtm 2012-01-20T22:55:04Z 2012-01-20T22:52:55Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8393 2012-01-20T22:52:55Z

This is really cool - aside from being an awesome song, watching 5 people play the same guitar all at once is pretty unbelievable....

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Culture / Music <p>This is really cool - aside from being an awesome song, watching 5 people play the same guitar all at once is pretty unbelievable.</p> <p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/d9NF2edxy-M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D1RNSQJ6zIzqJ4W3fqlVF9WdhkI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D1RNSQJ6zIzqJ4W3fqlVF9WdhkI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D1RNSQJ6zIzqJ4W3fqlVF9WdhkI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/D1RNSQJ6zIzqJ4W3fqlVF9WdhkI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=ZPu648ex5R8:s57wcOw2KJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=ZPu648ex5R8:s57wcOw2KJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=ZPu648ex5R8:s57wcOw2KJk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=ZPu648ex5R8:s57wcOw2KJk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/ZPu648ex5R8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/culture/music/somebody_that_i.shtm 2012-01-11T15:06:54Z 2012-01-10T17:08:05Z tag:www.commonplacebook.com,2012://1.8392 2012-01-10T17:08:05Z

A bit past the first of the year, but I had to spend some time working out what I want to do, and that took some time. This year I have three resolutions: 1) Follow the 12 month writing resolutions plan that I wrote about previously. 2) Keep up with rowing in the new year. I don't anticipate that being...

Steph Mineart http://www.commonplacebook.com/ steph.mineart@gmail.com Journal / Inspiration <p>A bit past the first of the year, but I had to spend some time working out what I want to do, and that took some time. This year I have three resolutions:</p> <p>1) Follow the <a href="http://wordplay-kmweiland.blogspot.com/2012/01/12-writing-resolutions-for-12-months-of.html">12 month writing resolutions plan</a> that I <a href="/culture/books/writing/writing_resolut.shtm">wrote about previously</a>.</p> <p>2) Keep up with rowing in the new year. I don't anticipate that being a problem, given that I'm taking a class and there's stuff I have to learn, so I can't really opt out. And also I LOVE rowing. The endorphin high after practice is amazing.</p> <p>3) And <a href="/culture/arts_crafts/web_design/mine/produce_as_much.shtm">produce more than I consume</a> - a goal I looked at in April of last year. I considered trying at least 1 day and preferably 2 days to produced more than I consumed. I promptly forgot that I made the goal, but I didn't do to badly at it in November, at least. I do enjoy television, but I need to kick some shows off the roster. And for the past year, I knit while I watch TV, so I'm at least keeping the producing and consuming neck and neck there.</p> <p>I always have the impulse to attempt New Year's Resolutions, even though I often give them up part way into the year. And I've been plenty pragmatic about it in the past; attempting to take on funny goals, or to consider them as aspirations and things to strive for.</p> <p>I'm going to do the same this year - I'm not going to beat myself up or give up in disgust if I don't accomplish each task every day; this is about building new habits, and that takes trial and error, so I need to fail and retry to succeed. So if I miss a day, I'll start over and try to get to a place where I'm doing the new thing *most* of the time.</p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-i7bt6cYXpFLwkz84PJe-PYhReQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-i7bt6cYXpFLwkz84PJe-PYhReQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-i7bt6cYXpFLwkz84PJe-PYhReQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-i7bt6cYXpFLwkz84PJe-PYhReQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=4XIwIrcJoIA:R6HRr7GsNKQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?i=4XIwIrcJoIA:R6HRr7GsNKQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=4XIwIrcJoIA:R6HRr7GsNKQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?a=4XIwIrcJoIA:R6HRr7GsNKQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/electrasteph?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/electrasteph/~4/4XIwIrcJoIA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.commonplacebook.com/journal/inspiration/2012_new_years.shtm