tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post5200148756800687169..comments2023-11-22T03:32:31.513-05:00Comments on Mostly Harmless: A Paler Shade of FireThe Constructivisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-32934294553819787422007-01-29T19:54:00.000-05:002007-01-29T19:54:00.000-05:00JPS, true story: when my dad thought my younger b...JPS, true story: when my dad thought my younger bro and I were old enough to see <I>2001</I>, he found out a neighborhood theater was showing it, so he took us. The projector broke about 15 minutes into it!The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-2690498197486352902007-01-29T03:37:00.000-05:002007-01-29T03:37:00.000-05:00Spellings mis, various.
had to fall back into Le...Spellings mis, various.<br /><br /><i> had to fall back into Le Blogue's archives ...<br />...<br />"Hey, what's the name for that, word starting with an "a" that looks mispelled…?" </i><br /><br />Had forgotten(/never even registered in the first place) about that one. And in looking that one up, it seems to be <i>mis<b>e</b> en abyme</i>, the correct spelling yielding about 266,000 Google returns & a Wikipedia entry vs. ~600 meager ones with just "mis". And then it also appears that a variant is mise en ab<b>î</b>me.<br /><br />(And it certainly is not my intent to qibble with/highlight a typo/misspelling given the rate of same in my web writings. I was just taken by the "looks misspelled" describing a misspelling - it was kind of a thing contained in itself, gee there should be a word for it. And of course Peter, you do get to claim intentionality - in which case - well-played.)JP Stormcrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030144309080576736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-82131563489016270632007-01-28T14:46:00.000-05:002007-01-28T14:46:00.000-05:00*Whew!*
I'm relieved to know I wasn't the only on...*Whew!*<br /><br />I'm relieved to know I wasn't the only one not familiar with the phrase <i>mis en abyme</i>!Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-34807131163349806032007-01-28T14:13:00.000-05:002007-01-28T14:13:00.000-05:00Truth be told, JP, on reading your post I had to f...Truth be told, JP, on reading your post I had to fall back into Le Blogue's <a href="http://www.michaelberube.com/index.php/weblog/hiatuses_past/">archives</a> to remind myself of whatever the hell it was Michael had called the artful replication of frame within frame within frame, although a couple days ago, channel surfing, I caught a scene from <i>Hoffa</i> in which Danny DeVito was shown receding into the infinitessimal distances of some bathroom mirrors and briefly thought to myself, "Hey, what's the name for that, word starting with an "a" that looks mispelled…?" but got distracted both by thinking about Orson Welles stalking past the mirrors in <i>Citizen Kane</i> and by my wife saying, "Hey, I was watching Animal Planet," before I could successfully resolve the issue.peter ramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068538576177904899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-55884880906516059832007-01-28T11:14:00.000-05:002007-01-28T11:14:00.000-05:00JP, I do loves me some mis en abyme
Gee, if I actu...<i>JP, I do loves me some mis en abyme</i><br />Gee, if I actually knew what that meant I might post something like:<br /><br /><b> jp stormcrow said...</b><br /><br /><i> JP, I do loves me some mis en abyme</i><br /> Gee, if I actually knew what that meant I might post something like:<br /><br /> <b>jp stormcrow said...</b><br /> <i>JP, I do loves me some mis en abyme</i><br /> Gee, if I actually knew what that meant I might post something like:<br /> ...<br /> ...<br /><br /> January 29, 2007 1:10 AM <br /> January 29, 2007 1:12 AM<br /><br />Google be being your friend when you need to demonstrate some quick faux online eruditeness.JP Stormcrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030144309080576736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-62952434086380240242007-01-27T21:15:00.000-05:002007-01-27T21:15:00.000-05:00TC - I was just going to say the same thing: Peter...TC - I was just going to say the same thing: Peter, please email me something and I'll post it. I need the practice, but mostly we'd love to hear from you!Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-46794543945097286342007-01-27T15:32:00.000-05:002007-01-27T15:32:00.000-05:00Peter, feel free to email me anything you want pos...Peter, feel free to email me anything you want posted here until you get that straightened out.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-3289523997560818102007-01-27T11:39:00.000-05:002007-01-27T11:39:00.000-05:00JP, I do loves me some mis en abyme. Great post!
...JP, I do loves me some <i>mis en abyme</i>. Great post!<br /><br />(Over the past few days I've discovered by trial and error error error that my ancient operating system/browser combo (Mac OS9 and Netscape 7.02) doesn't satisfy Blogger's minimum requirements for posting stuff here at Mostly Harmless. Ah, well. I'll keep loking in. Cheers, all)peter ramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068538576177904899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-6090593773216301432007-01-26T18:18:00.000-05:002007-01-26T18:18:00.000-05:00JP -
I think I did it - got the Live Writer hooked...JP -<br />I think I did it - got the Live Writer hooked up. The problem seems to have been with the new Blogger format. I thought I was all transferred over to the the "New Blogger" because I had a Google acct. and was able to sign in to this blog, but apparently since my google acct. was pre-existing, I had to go thru the transfer process.<br /><br />Anyway, it appears to be hooked up now. (Why does this stuff have to be so difficult?)<br /><br />I'm sure the threat of a phone consult from the Great JP Stormcrow is was did the trick. Praise Astaroth!Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-56711902715133215732007-01-26T17:29:00.000-05:002007-01-26T17:29:00.000-05:00Thanks JP -
my login seems fine. I don't know what...Thanks JP -<br />my login seems fine. I don't know what gives. May take a phone consult - my dime. <br />I'll email you.<br /><br />TC - thanks. I don't think I can make a post for the "pointless recursion" category, but "meta-epic similes" are right in my wheel house! (If I can get the windows live writer going and don't kill someone and end up in jail).Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-16635650267755191362007-01-26T15:38:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:38:00.000-05:00This is what we in the biz call a "meta-epic simil...This is what we in the biz call a "meta-epic simile." Hmmm, sounds like a nice label. Be right back.The Constructivisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07242149985581771922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-77296657282169257892007-01-26T15:14:00.000-05:002007-01-26T15:14:00.000-05:00I can give better info later, when I am at my home...I can give better info later, when I am at my home machine, but as I recall it is the home page. And other than double checking Google account and password do ont have anything more. (But may have in 2-3 hours.)JP Stormcrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030144309080576736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1198629951037494295.post-21266420813946874462007-01-26T14:09:00.000-05:002007-01-26T14:09:00.000-05:00JP - glad to see your post.
Thanks for your help...JP - glad to see your post. <br /><br />Thanks for your help for the Windows live writer. I was able to get it all downloaded, but now I can't hook it up to this here blog. I'm trying, but I get an error message: remote server (401) Unauthorized.<br /><br />When it asks for the blog url, I don't know if it wants the home page or the sign in page where we would compose a post. I've tried both. Help! I'm getting so frustrated.<br /><br />By the way, nice tags for your post. I don't know if I can add to the pointless recursion list, but I'm sure I can come up with a non-sequitur or two...if y'all can help me get my damn live writer hooked up to the blog machine.Oaktown Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811331454878606058noreply@blogger.com