Yoda Grammar

dear English friends:

find this humorous I thought you might.

i had a dream about you, JeriLynn

this was the night before last.

in my dream, I had just moved in to the same apartment complex that you and your family lived in. it looked very much like a set of college dorms.

it was christmastime, I think, and for some awesome gift you had written and designed a beautiful little book full of patterns and quotes and other mysterious details that have been lost in dreamspace. you let me look at it and flip through it and it was just really cool. your kids were there, and it all seemed very cozy. I wish I could remember more of the dream, because I'm sure there was some sort of plot or drama beyond or surrounding this little book you'd made. oh well. we will just have to imagine what the rest of the dream was about.

Part-time position at USU

For those of you looking for a little extra income or to keep up on those copy editing skills, here's a job posting for you:
Job #: C924-11
Title: Public Relations Specialist
Department: Rcde
# Positions: 1
Hours/Week: 10-20 in office
Duration: On going
Pay Rate: Commensurate w/Experience (aka $18-$20 an hour)
Schedule: Based on project timelines
Description: Responsible for writing and editing public relations material(print and online)for Regional Campuses & Distance Education. Self-motivated & experienced. MUST HAVE Marketing or related degree. Email to request full job description.
Open Date: 07-01-11

They prefer someone in Logan but if you are extra awesome (like you all are) then they may allow you to work from home, where ever that may be. I have the full description. I'll post it as a comment so that you can choose to read or ignore it.

Cheers

I'm going to rant

Jeri here.  I told you on my last post that I was editing a book for a friend.  Well, here it is! 

And it looks great.  Except one thing, this has my picture in it, but it most certainly DOES NOT represent my editing skills!!

The author, whom we'll call Joseph, said this when I pointed out some of the errors:

"There are more than a few. I didn't merge the files properly between what I had here and what you sent me. It's got "character" that we didn't intend it to have.... Still, it's been well received, and the mistakes haven't been considered a distraction (thankfully)."

Other than grammatical mistakes, there are twice-printed letters. This is because he gently refused my request to look over the final version to make sure things were in good form.  At first I told him I wasn't too upset about it, but now I've realized that I cannot use this as an example of my work, and when people read the credits, they will pin me with the mistakes.  I am more than a little embarassed!

look: http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=48040

I should've taken my own pictures when I was there last week, but I failed.

in other news, I had lunch with Rylish on friday, and picked his brain about grad school applications and programs and other random academic sorts of things. it was pretty fun.

this week it'll be five years since I graduated. insane, isn't it?

anyways. how is everyone else doing? you all should blog here more often, I say. :)

Long lost Jeri

Look, I've got three kids now! Too bad I'm not in this picture!

I just thought I'd update and say hello. Also, I've recently taken on an editing project for a friend who's self-publishing a book. Does anyone have any advice, tips, or tricks? I feel a little out of the loop and would appreciate any advice.

If anyone's still out there! :)

ha

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"unnecessary" quotes

For "your" entertainment.
http://www.unnecessaryquotes.com/

how can i meet this guy?

so I'm a little obsessed with listening to radiolab podcasts lately.

and on many of these fascinating podcasts, a certain science writer joins in. I like his voice.

so the other day, I googled him.

he has a website.

he has a blog.

he writes brilliant articles like this.

and here's a really interesting interview. so cool.

he's kind of cute, eh?

invitation

Who wants to wake up in Vegas with Che-Elsie June 18-20?  We're going for a girls' trip.  But Wilson is totally invited. 

christmas cards!

do you all remember the christmas cards? I'm having a little guessing-game giveaway. it'll last til Sunday, so get your guess all sorted and posted by then for a chance to win a custom set of ten 4 ¼ by 5 ½ inch Christmas cards printed with whichever of this year's Christmas sketches you like best. read all about it over here.

Guest Speaker: Amelia Chesley

Hello everyone!

I have a plug for an STC-Intermountain event going down this Saturday. Amelia Chesley has graciously agreed to be our guest speaker on creating an online presence at our half-day workshop.

Find out more info (& RSVP!!!) here:
http://www.intermountain-stc.org/2009/10/22/november-chapter-meeting/

Reunion, indeed.

it's october!

so... when's Poe in the Dark? they still do that, right?

reunion, anyone?

even just a small one?

free business cards

I've written about this site on my own blog, once before. I found out recently they're having a little contest and giving away thousands of free business cards. for the freelancers among us, perhaps? or anyone, really.

here are the details.

if any of you win, be sure and let me know!

aren't they pretty? mmm.

font fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6djQHeqMwQ

something needs to be done

so.

I'm going to ace the GRE. that is my new goal.

all the free practice programs I've seen so far are not compatible with Linux.

this is unfair.

who can I write an angry letter to?

Amelia,

it's your long lost bff vanessa...you're taking the GRE? I took it and it sucked! Any questions? hehe. How are you? How's life?

this will work. i hope.

I'm going to try exporting one of these blogs and then importing it into the other one.... in effect, merging the things together... any objections?
it probably can be undone if it ends up being ridiculous, but if it works, it'll save us any worries about having loose ends lying around.

so... cross your fingers...

It's back!

Does anyone know why the blog disappeared and why it is now back? Or did nobody else notice?

Hello??

It's back!

Does anyone know why the blog disappeared and why it is now back? Or did nobody else notice?

Hello??