Sep
26
2008
26
2008
Book Review: Breaking Dawn (Cliff Notes of the Stephanie Meyer’s series)
Look, I'm a big believer in reading what the kids are reading, so I picked up the first in this crapfest of a series. I was a big Anne Rice fan during my middle school years, so clearly I'm not ...
Jul
12
2008
12
2008
Kelly Gallagher’s Golden Line
Kelly Gallagher, educator and author of Teaching Adolescent Writers, came and spoke to the UCI Writing Project on Friday and his focus of the presentation was a Golden Line: The Goal in Education is "Everybody Improves."
Duh, you say, isn't ...
Jul
02
2008
02
2008
Collaboration…Blocked by a Firewall Near You
You know, sometimes I wonder if I'm not a huge pain in the ass to present for, especially if I love what's going on. I'm one of those audience members who has to verbally digest and implement what I am ...
Jul
01
2008
01
2008
Book Review: The Looking Glass Wars
I went into Frank Beddor's The Looking Glass Wars with some trepidation. I've never been one for the Alice in Wonderland universe. I find playing cards quite personality-less and grinning cats are somewhat less than charming. But it's more then ...
May
20
2008
20
2008
Book Review: Skulduggery Pleasant
I loved Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant. Let me say it again: I loved this book. It's edgy, dark, and hilarious. I haven't read a vivid character like this is a long time. Skulduggery is in one breath a rapscallion, a ...



