Comments on: Time to Examine My Navel http://www.jejune.net/bits/2009/09/time-to-examine-my-navel/ about nothing in particular since 2000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:05:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alana http://www.jejune.net/bits/2009/09/time-to-examine-my-navel/comment-page-1/#comment-3902 Alana Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:08:39 +0000 http://www.jejune.net/bits/?p=3103#comment-3902 You feel socially awkward, too?! I never would have guessed! But I'm pleased to learn this. We have so much in common. Next time we're at a social engagement, I will happily stand awkwardly in the corner with you. I'm very talented in this regard. You feel socially awkward, too?! I never would have guessed! But I’m pleased to learn this. We have so much in common. Next time we’re at a social engagement, I will happily stand awkwardly in the corner with you. I’m very talented in this regard.

]]> By: Katie Jejune http://www.jejune.net/bits/2009/09/time-to-examine-my-navel/comment-page-1/#comment-3901 Katie Jejune Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:43:50 +0000 http://www.jejune.net/bits/?p=3103#comment-3901 Interesting -- I'd forgotten about that piece. Thanks for bringing it back up. I might argue, though, that it's not a party until you're all clustered around a computer watching videos on YouTube. Pete and I were remembering <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAN7Ts0xBo" rel="nofollow">Tunak Tunak Tun</a> just the other day. Interesting — I’d forgotten about that piece. Thanks for bringing it back up.

I might argue, though, that it’s not a party until you’re all clustered around a computer watching videos on YouTube. Pete and I were remembering Tunak Tunak Tun just the other day.

]]> By: Mike http://www.jejune.net/bits/2009/09/time-to-examine-my-navel/comment-page-1/#comment-3900 Mike Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:21:00 +0000 http://www.jejune.net/bits/?p=3103#comment-3900 Were you around when Bill Cronon argued that the only fundamental effect of a liberal arts education is to <a href="http://www.williamcronon.net/writing/Cronon_Only_Connect.pdf" rel="nofollow">make people curious about their world</a>? (Link is to a PDF.) I don't wholly buy his argument, but there is something to be said for nosy academics. Unrelatedly, I have never been able to medicate myself out of the sincere belief that a party only begins to be fun once someone has broken out the OED. Were you around when Bill Cronon argued that the only fundamental effect of a liberal arts education is to make people curious about their world? (Link is to a PDF.) I don’t wholly buy his argument, but there is something to be said for nosy academics.

Unrelatedly, I have never been able to medicate myself out of the sincere belief that a party only begins to be fun once someone has broken out the OED.

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