Seriously, if my husband worked from home everyday, neither of us would have jobs. We tend to feed off each other’s wandering distractions. He watches junk food TV and fields numerous calls from his friends as he “works” on my couch. Yes, I can hear him from my desk across thehouse. I’m about to kick his […]
Continue Reading... 3 Comments.In linguistics 101, you learn that co-opting language is, in a way, actively repackaging it for your own use. For example, those who are homosexual took the negative smear queer and used it to label themselves in a positive manner. They re-appropriated, redefined and repackaged queer. Young blacks did the same thing with the word nigger, […]
Continue Reading... 3 Comments.It’s getting hard to ignore. I simply cannot make small talk anymore. Generally I don’t interact with people until later in the day- 3:30 and on. I drop my children off at school in the morning, and go home to put all of my brain and word power into whatever project is at my fingertips. Around […]
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