Tag Archives: #clmooc

Where is home?

Posted on 29th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I never know what to answer when folk ask where I am from. I’m from Scotland, of course – I’ve lived here for the last 17 years, and that’s my usual answer. But sometimes folk want to know where I … Continue reading →

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Ranger yourself

Posted on 28th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Apparently this week we are all to be park rangers. Well, sort of. We’ve been told to: … grab your sneakers or walking shoes, and head on out into the Great Outdoors and continue to explore the public spaces that … Continue reading →

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Cultivated wild flowers

Posted on 24th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

As I was wandering around Uni today I noticed this flower bed at the side of the road. Up until this year, these beds have contained cultivated flowers, but this year they also contain a fair amount of “wild” flowers … Continue reading →

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Wittgenstein and games

Posted on 12th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

rubber duck 016 flickr photo by dyhchan shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license I haven’t even been lurking in #clmooc this week – I’ve been away on a cruise to the Faroes and some Scottish Islands on a ship … Continue reading →

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Remediation

Posted on 3rd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many … Continue reading →

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My poem as a book

Posted on 3rd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I’m still playing, in odd moments, with my little poems written as a response to Sheri’s Identity Shattering challenge. Today Kevin used Storybird to make a story about his poem so I thought I’d try it as well. I think that … Continue reading →

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Breaking poems

Posted on 2nd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday I broke Kevin’s poem for him. I didn’t mean to, but I put it through QuotesCover which uglified it and broke the line spacing. Kevin responded with this. I’d already been playing with Susan’s challenge, so I thought I’d break … Continue reading →

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Posted on 2nd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Susan threw down the gauntlet. I’m rushing off to meetings and the like today, but as I was doing this it occurred to me that someone with skilz could put this tache and beard onto the Captain there. Any takers? … Continue reading →

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Who is Simon?

Posted on 1st July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Earlier I wondered what it would sound like if I played all of the embeds in this blog post of Simon’s at once by clicking play on each of them, so I tried. Interesting, I thought. So I recorded my … Continue reading →

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ReMEDIAte my poem again

Posted on 30th June 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Another attempt to manipulate my poem into an image. This time I’ve used Tagxedo – another tool I’d never used before (note: uses Silverlight, so I had to use Firefox, not my beloved Chrome – hmmm, I wonder if folk will be … Continue reading →

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