ENGL 250 Great American Books blogs

THIS...IS...JEOP---um. right.

alice — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:56:16 -0500

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest meets "A Good Man is Hard to Find" meets The Haunting of Hill House meets Invisible Man

Alex and his guests...Eleanor from The Haunting of Hill House and the Grandmother from "A Good Man is Hard to Find" (oh, and Pitty Sing)

a commercial break

Skin whitening cream (by L'Oreal)

BAD!

Joined by Randall P. McMurphy (before he runs out of HEAV 101's window)

a guest appearance by The Misifit

as usual...

I can say "meow". I can say "moo". For twenty bucks, I'll call the guy a "chicken $*#(&er".

alice — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:35:44 -0500

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (and about 16 animal violations)

Catz rule, dogz ... um marry weird guys in bad 70s cartoon outfits (and Randall P. McMurphy is flipping in his grave. So is Ken Kesey, I think)

Mc-Anti-Hero offers Scooby the 'good stuff.'

so scary....

Ratched and Meow's surgical policy

so many kitties. so few litter boxes.

TRL gone AWOL

alice — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 21:12:39 -0500

Invisible Man, The Bluest Eye, Light in August, Lenny Kravitz, Michael Jackson, and City Bus

Meeting Michael Jackson: Black or White (you tell us)

What the hell WAS this?

An Interview with Invisible Man

Being mean to Pecola

Lenny Kravitz got shorter

Bull Goose Loonies: Satires and Bookbashings

alice — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:30:21 -0500

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Light in August, The Bluest Eye, Autobiography of My Mother, and "A Stroke of Good Fortune" (we think!)

Forcing William Faulkner to eat his own words.

A Cuckoo's Nest session gone awry.

Billy Bibbitt, back from the dead. And a really messed up Ruby.

Sock Puppet Mania: Satires of Almost Every Book We've Read

alice — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:23:55 -0500

Their Eyes Were Watching God, Autobiography of My Mother, The Bluest Eye, Light in August, and probably everything else

Janie and Teacake from Their Eyes Were Watching God

Joe and Joanna from Light in August

Xuela from The Autobiography of My Mother

Pecola in The Bluest Eye

Class Monday November 20

alice — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:26:58 -0500

Hi all,

I've decided to cancel class for Monday November 20 (tomorrow) (lucky you). On the Monday we return, we will be finishing Autobiography of My Mother and reviewing for Wednesday's essay exam. Try to work towards your own analyses of the text in answering the exam questions, and come to class prepared to discuss them. I have attached a copy of the exam questions for those absent on Friday. If you have specific questions about the exam questions, please email them to me over break. Remember, you have to do a little research for the second question.

I've also decided to randomly choose groups to present their films (please make sure they are on DVD/DVDR:

Friday December 1
Groups 3, 5

Monday December 4
Group 2

Wednesday December 6
Group 1

Friday December 8
Group 4 (and any make-up groups)

Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a safe and productive break!

Apropos?

alice — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:13:36 -0500

'Cuckoo's Nest' hospital investigated for abuse

POSTED: 7:42 a.m. EST, November 11, 2006

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PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- Federal investigators are looking into patient care at the hospital made famous in the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," where there have been reports of abuse, short staffing and overcrowding.

The Oregon State Hospital is one of the oldest and most dilapidated state mental institutions in the nation. The movie was filmed there in 1975.

Justice Department officials are expected to visit the hospital next week. The department alerted Gov. Ted Kulongoski in June that it would investigate whether patients' constitutional rights were violated.

The facility is at the center of discussions about reforming mental health care in Oregon. Reports of abuse and other problems led lawmakers to reassess the hospital's future.

Lawmakers have proposed replacing it with two separate hospitals and two residential facilities at an estimated cost of at least $324 million.

It's unclear how long the investigation could take. Justice Department spokeswoman Cynthia Magnuson said she could not discuss the timeline or details of the investigation.

Movie/Pizza Night - Tuesday Oct. 17, 2006 - 8:30PM

alice — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:34:34 -0400

We've decided that our movie analysis/pizza night will be on Tuesday October 17, 2006, at 8:30PM in the third-floor Heavilon Grad. Lounge (right at the top of the middle set of stairs on the third floor). Please RSVP by commenting to this site, and please include what "brand" of pizza/drinks you want and which toppings by Friday October 6.

Pizza Night?

alice — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:36:35 -0400

Everyone seems to concur that Tuesday nights sound best, just after 8:15 or so. Does this work?
Is there a particular Tuesday night that DOESN'T work?

Hi all,

Since everyone's brains are so taxed by Faulkner, we'll skip the blogging assignment this week (said to great cheers and much rejoicing). Anywho,
yesterday I mentioned holding a pizza/movie night. I will buy the pizzas and crap, and we'll all vote on what movie to watch. Is anyone interested?
If so, respond to this post a.s.a.p and we'll set up a night that works for everyone. None of this, though:

Class Wednesday September 19 - CANCELLED

alice — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:49:45 -0400

Hi guys,

I know you're all going to cry, but I need to cancel class tomorrow, and since
half of you are deathly ill, get your rest. We'll finish up Hill House on
Friday, and I'll also assign the first paper. The blog is due, as usual. Also,
if you're in the drawing mood, bring your pictures to class on Friday.

Happy reading,

Alice