bomphiologia
Exaggeration done in a self-aggrandizing manner, as a braggart.
aka “Why I love my students (sometimes)” This year, I’ve had some of my classes read excerpts from “The Precession of Simulacra.” Most of the students struggled with it, but after a few discussions, a few in each section really got into it. I’m not sure if I’ll do such a large chunk of it [...]
My Friday began with a text from a fellow Mac-head friend. “U gonna b in line 2morrow?” Ignoring his irritating use of abbreviations (dude, you have an iPhone with spellcheck and auto-complete!), I tapped out the same response I’ve given, in various media, to other friends, colleagues, and family members: the iPad’s not for me, [...]