I burble about getting back to school in my teaching blog: [link]

After I posted this in Natter, I figured I should probably put it here, too.

For any Chicagoista art fans, this Friday is Gallery Night, the kickoff of the fall art gallery season. A map to various locations and events--there's a free trolley service being provided to shuttle people around the various neighborhoods.

Calling NYistas: Jon Wye, a brilliant young designer friend of mine, offered me a very tempting gig over the winter that I cannot take.

When he described his needs, my first thought was that the NYistas must know this person...or possibly BE this person, so I’m sending his request out to you in hopes that he can find someone excellent to help him out.

The compensation is sparsely described in the link, but I am assured, based on our conversation, that the right person will make out quite well.

You can see his work at his website.

His stuff is gorgeous and innovative. (printing on leather!) In addition to being wildly talented, he is a good man who possesses one of the strongest work ethics I’ve ever seen. So, be prepared to laugh, work your ass off and be glad that you did.

Here is Jon’s message

Please contact Jon through his website and tell him that you were referred by “Bonny’s online community.” I did not mention the b.org name to him, so there is no need to use it.

ETA: I should say that I told Jon to reserve his quite generous compensation package for a conversation with interested parties, rather than posting to the intertubes.

Trust me. It's good.

We're discussing a proposal to create a collection of original short stories and essays written by Buffistas in Great Write, to self-publish through Lulu.

If you're a writer/illustrator who is interested in participating, contributing, editing, proofing, or just arguing about possible themes, please stop by the thread and be heard.

Good news, everyone: Nilly doesn't have the time to look and approve the pictures, so she just allowed me to post whatever I want. enter evil laugh So, pictures of Nilly's wedding, anyone?

(Note: this is an account I opened with another email address (for I don't have pro or enough space on my account), and only when Nilly will have the time to breath again from her new life and the holidays, we'll consider where to move the pictures/the account ownership. Take it into consideration when friending nilly.wedding, or just don't friend the account at the moment).

I took another 50 or so pictures, but some are blurry, and some are friends which I had no idea how much they'll love to be viewed by people they don't know. I mostly tried to stick to Nilly's pictures in that account.

My monthly parenting column.

Currently being discussed in Lightbulbs is the idea of a annual delurking thread to be kept open for a month. This thread is also to encourage people to enter or update their location in their profile (to the degree of specificity that makes them comfortable) so that our map is properly peopled.

ita "Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!" Sep 20, 2009 7:49:59 pm PDT

Hear Ye Hear Ye

Voting is now open for the following proposal:

I propose an annual delurking and locating thread, to be opened each October 1 and closed each October 31, where everyone is encouraged to stop by, lurkers and regular posters alike, and say a little bit about themselves so we can learn about the people we don't post with, or the people who read but don't post. Also, people are encouraged in that month to enter or update the location field in their profile, with the note that they can be as vague as their country or as specific as their street address, with the options in between of state, province, zip code, city, and the like--whatever feels comfortable.

The discussion for this proposal starts here.

Voting closes Sunday, September 27, at 8PM (PST).

VOTE NOW

(questions should be posted in Bureaucracy)

I'm presenting at the EcoNvergence in Portland Friday October 2 through Sunday October 4. It features Noam Chomsky, Mark Weisbrot and other lefty and liberal economists, environmentalists and activists. [link]

The main locations is the First Unitarian Church, 1035 SW 13th Ave. Portland, Oregon 97205. Sunday will be at PSU.

My presentation is 1:30 P.M. Friday the 2nd at the Unitarian Church. I'm going to be free Saturday night from 6:30 P.M., and probably can get free a bit before.

[On Edit] So if anyone wants to arrange a Saturday face-to-face in Portland the best email is probably not my profile addy but glipow AT gmail DOT Com .

[On Edit 2] Now updated my profile addy to that.

One of my students and advisees is becoming an "internet sensation" for a video she posted on YouTube from her dads' wedding. She's been interviewed now by papers all over the US, but this is the UK website that first broke the story: read article and watch video here.

Warning: allergy-inducing. She breaks down into tears in the middle of her speech. It's heartfelt and beautiful, however, and I'm so happy that she's willing to share it with the world for the sake of supporting gay marriage.