tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112061652024-02-28T03:07:33.173-05:00Just Stop ItOpinion and behavior from the smartest woman in this chair. Amusement at others' expense via typos and other things that should be stopped. Outrage and vile language. The occasional paying of attention. And recipes (no, not really).Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-5152029849976275142009-07-09T21:36:00.002-04:002009-07-09T21:39:19.108-04:00Today's Amusing Typo from Loyola The classes at Loyola boast an impressive 12:1 faculty to student ratio.That is impressive.cheers, jwJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-45176872896500647652009-07-06T09:29:00.004-04:002009-07-09T21:40:19.900-04:00Today's Amusing TypoAs one or the other of my readers might know, I've been editing for an online copy sweatshop. Daily, I'm amused, frustrated, or outright pissed off by something. The most recent article was perfect until I reached this funny sentence:Disposable pie pans work well as symbols.Suppose they might? All best, jwJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-27274569125044593682009-04-30T22:04:00.000-04:002009-04-30T22:04:22.275-04:00Florentijn � ProjectsThe duck has healing properties.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-17525463863103751102009-04-14T20:27:00.001-04:002009-04-14T20:27:40.228-04:00The Bigger PictureThe Bigger Picture: "Even if you have visited the Smithsonian in person, you probably don’t know that it’s comprised of 19 museums and 9 research centers."The Bigger Picture indeed. I went to check out this new blog because my backup child aspires to be a professional photographer. Then I see this glaring grammatical error in the first frakking pgraph.More copy everywhere you look, every day, andJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-54097537045097505042009-03-20T11:03:00.001-04:002009-03-20T11:04:51.560-04:00Periodic Table of TypefacesThe most awesome periodic table since the periodic table table.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-38306030283676526022009-03-20T10:55:00.001-04:002009-03-20T11:05:44.199-04:00Nice Error in the Downsized LA TimesFranklin AvenueJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-82073462911726487842009-03-17T17:34:00.001-04:002009-03-17T17:36:16.543-04:00Sci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name - TVWeek - NewsSci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name - TVWeek - NewsYeah, this makes frakking sense. Nothing geeky at all about "SyFy."Today is not a good dayJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-41343670824602034922009-03-07T17:22:00.002-05:002009-11-03T19:31:22.441-05:00The Gullibility Test: History and CultureThe Gullibility Test: History and CultureFor all my copy editing friends. Go on. Take the test. (You must have Java enabled.)Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-92224390257371149202009-03-06T07:01:00.003-05:002016-07-31T21:18:00.334-04:00Hi Mustang GuyFirst, a public service harangue: People, stop talking on your cell phones on the highway. Just stop it. You cannot drive safely when you are obviously engaged in an absorbing conversation--yes, I can tell from the way you look as I glance over in fear at your giant pickup truck that you are yelling at someone on your phone. STOP IT!
OK, so yesterday, I'm almost home when I pull up at a red Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-65140050762259673082009-02-23T23:39:00.002-05:002009-02-23T23:42:09.131-05:00Thanks, gothamist.comJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-37430942927775089582009-02-23T23:32:00.001-05:002009-02-23T23:33:40.584-05:00Typo of the day for librariansTypo of the day for librariansNot usually funny but interesting. Typos are a bit of a problem in catalogs, of course, and this group throws in some history to dress up the common typos listed. For instance, today is the anniversary of the announcement of Dolly the cloned sheep. She was created in a laboratory, not a laboratoy or a labortory.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-75826792146021281132009-02-19T11:00:00.003-05:002009-02-22T02:31:30.064-05:00Does no one read these before they go to print?Almost as good as "Police shoot man in wheelchair after standoff"Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-84648421441844216872009-02-17T00:57:00.002-05:002009-02-17T01:01:17.331-05:00I Apologize for ApologizingClick on the title link above, and read all the way down to the second letter. I'm in complete agreement with that guy.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-90274143570225399442009-02-10T12:47:00.004-05:002009-02-10T12:52:41.258-05:00Why They Teach "Connotation" in Copy Editor SchoolOh those sports guys.(Thanks to Doug Fisher at commonsensej.blogspot.com.)Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-28072896411139123592009-02-07T00:24:00.000-05:002009-02-07T00:24:40.162-05:00Masked Intruders Roaming The White House Grounds - washingtonpost.comMasked Intruders Roaming The White House Grounds - washingtonpost.com: "'The idea of raccoons on the White House grounds gives us great pause,' spokesman Bill Burton said."Yes, he said that.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-21891337850654598232009-02-04T23:37:00.005-05:002009-02-04T23:44:09.813-05:00All in the DetalsI miss the group brain! Hi, copy comrades; hope you're all coping without me. I'm lonely.Best typo ever:Best,jdJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-29799149286372103872009-02-04T00:44:00.003-05:002009-02-04T01:28:00.205-05:0025 Reasons to Be OK Without a Job (for Now)25. I’ve been looking for a reason to play with the Bullet I rec’d for xmas. The thing on the infomercials, y’know, for food. Dinner in ten seconds. If I get good at it, maybe I can make dinner so fast, I’ll gain time. Also, I can become an advanced Formanizer. With the food processor and mixer that I also rec’d, I can learn to work magic in the kitchen. 24. Finally, there’s time to alphabetize Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-45942340838949353282009-02-03T00:10:00.003-05:002009-02-03T00:24:58.464-05:00One More Thought or NotConflict is a necessary part of life. Tension upon the strings of a violin can make majestic music. The critical mass of two hydrogen atoms trying to occupy the same space fuels the sun that nourishes everything.This is a good time to begin something.I seem to stray further and further from my guiding theme. Alas, I've needed to vent just a little today, and the family has had their own other Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-66953059052278153812009-02-02T20:43:00.003-05:002009-02-02T20:49:35.057-05:00DrainedI'm exhausted. Two and a half weeks of roller coaster emotions, and I'm surprised I hung on as well as I did. No real question why my back hurts.So I have nothing left, and I just discovered that Warren Lapine is back in business. My initial reaction was to write about the news, and I have plenty to say about it. Some readers might know why. Others will have to wait, because I cannot think two Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-39650848717871692532009-02-02T14:41:00.006-05:002009-02-03T00:26:54.697-05:00The Worst Is OverSo, my job was eliminated. I'll miss the place it was, my office for two and a half out of the last three years, and I'll miss the people a lot more. I'll be able to stay in touch with many of them, which helps. And I have a couple of leads on new work, so I'm really OK.Wish I could do more to help all the others being laid off today. I was number two or three, so I didn't get to hang out and Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-73472436784475718962009-02-01T22:40:00.004-05:002009-02-01T23:04:52.994-05:00Don't Stand on Buried Chicken'Just Stop It' might be Rule 1 in the 1-step program, but a long and winding road led me to that insight. For years, I compiled other sets of rules to live by, ones I thought made sense only to me and started out as a joke, anyway. But people have asked me for copies, and as I get older, I take them more seriously me own self.I started to post my expanded rules for living on Facebook, just a whimJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-41754383990222802342009-02-01T21:27:00.000-05:002009-02-01T21:28:03.477-05:00Knitted BrainThis Just Stop It is dedicated to Therese.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-26297752935074726272009-02-01T20:44:00.000-05:002009-02-01T20:45:28.910-05:00Happy National Freedom DayAnother thing that must never stop.Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-57786156025549106152009-02-01T20:31:00.002-05:002009-02-01T20:39:41.659-05:00Scott's on the Preliminary Stoker Ballot!This is an anti-Just Stop It post. To Scott, I say Never Stop It!Julia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11206165.post-43147312673846110872009-02-01T20:22:00.002-05:002009-02-01T20:25:56.876-05:00The Future Doesn't ExistWhich is why it's so hard to shape. Nothing exists but now, and even now exists not out there but in here. Nothing we "see" is real in the way we think it is.Just thought I'd point that out now that I've found a job opening I'm excited about.Time to tend the fire...it's Imbolc and spring is coming.Cheers, jwJulia Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122982063115345585noreply@blogger.com0