About
I suppose this is the page where I introduce myself.
I’m a Ph.D. candidate at Ohio State University, just entering my third year. I’m in the department of English, doing work in the Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Program. If it helps any, my field is digital media and composition and my focus is disability studies. If you’re really interested (or bored), you can read more about it here.
I am a hyperlexic Asperger’s autistic. Polysyllabic words are fun.
I like to deconstruct things, and by “deconstruct,” I mean “break.” I trip over things a lot.
This is me trying to be metaphorical. Literally.
I only type with my middle fingers. I’m quite fast at it. I’ve been trying to learn home row since the third grade, but I haven’t quite gotten the hang of it yet.
Sometimes, when I’m bored, I type out the lyrics to ELO songs, just to make sure that I still have them memorized. If only I could do this with the texts needed for my dissertation…
This is a backwards photo of me listening to ELO while wearing an ELO shirt.
In case you weren’t aware, I like ELO. A lot.
on May 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Started reading your bit about the cover of *Women from Another Planet?* but didn’t read long enough to learn whether it was an aquatic child cover on a book you liked or abhorred because the name rhetor caught my eye and sure enough, I’ll be go to hell if you & I don’t have another thing besides the spectrum in common.The difference is you’ll finish the Ph.D. and I won’t, and I’m a product of the Purdue rhet & comp doctoral program instead of Ohio State. Trying to decide whether to do a CCCC proposal but it would prob’ly be the same as last year, which they turned down. They seem to accept my stuff every other year. Anyway, it would be about the rhetoric of demonization. Nice chattin.’ Gotta go read some more student essays and get grading done. Happy enthymeme to you and yours! jean
on May 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Hmm. I looked up that entry, just to refresh my memory, and I had written that Women from Another Planet was “awesome.”
I suppose I’m fascinated that so many autism-related books have similar cover motifs. But WFAP was/is a very useful book, indeed!
As for CCCC… I’ve only ever been accepted once, and that was last year. I ended up presenting on autism and metaphor. I’m trying again this year, only this time I’m submitting something with a panel rather than trying individually. (I’m never sure which is better to do!) We’re proposing on autism and the rhetorical triangle.
Where do you teach, if you don’t mind my asking? (And what English/writing courses do you teach?) Last year was my first year of teaching. I took this year off and opted for administrative work, but go back to teaching next year. I am glad to be at Ohio State… I’ve been fairly open about being on the spectrum here, and my professors are generally very accommodating and are familiar with disability studies. I am/was a high school drop-out, and throughout college/university I’ve always worried that something will happen that will prevent me from finishing.
Thanks for stopping by!
Anyway. I ramble.