Karl
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It is well to remember that the entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others. ~ Andrew J. Holmes
Erkek
49 yaşında
SAN DIEGO, California
Birleşik Devletler
Son Giriş: 27.11.2008
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Karl | İlgi Alanları
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| Genel | WRITING
LITERATURE
TEACHING [Access the Instructor Web Page]
MUSIC, especially Gary Numan [Check out my website Numa Records: The Formative Years; latest update is about Hammer horror legend Caroline Munro and her Numa single, "Pump Me Up."]
PARROTS
PARANORMAL INVESTIGATING [Visit Pacific Paranormal Investigations (founders, Glenn Pitcher and David Walters)]
Investigate PPI and TAPS West on MySpace to find out more].
QUEER CULTURE [Check in to Planet Out, a nexus for Queer politics and culture]
PLANETARY and ASTROPHYSICAL SCIENCE [Visit Space.com for the daily news of the universe]
HUMAN SEXUALITY
| | Müzik | As with everything else, my musical tastes are eclectic. With age, I become more and more judgmental of the industry. Most of all, I distrust the marketed fodder: cookie-cutter music that, like television programming, is primarily intended to sell merchandise rather than promote musical artistry.
Musically, I like Kate Bush and Gary Numan. (I run a website about the Numa Record acts of the 80s, called Numa Records: The Formative Years. (Quarterly updates include tributes to each of the eleven singles by the eight artists other than Numan that were released on the label.) These two styles of music define my general tastes as well, and the artists who fall into the categories implied by Bush and Numan are: Tori Amos; Nine Inch Nails; Annie Lennox; Rammstein; Cocteau Twins; Placebo; Death Cab For Cutie; Peter Gabriel; Sulpher; Tik 'n' Tok [There you go, Rod!]; Casey Stratton; and others that are up and coming, like Alien 6. (Some might call a few of these obscure, but, with all due respect, so what? Does good P.R. and popularity make musical artists better than they were beforehand? Errrrr, nope!
I'm also an amateur remix artist and have a fair number of examples of my work on-line, on two of my websites.
Latest remixes:
Noise Noise (Mix 2 Fade) [Gary Numan]
The American Way (Manifest Destiny Mix) [Hohokam]
The Picture (TFY Cover Shot Remix) [Caroline Munro] | | Filmler | I have a huge interest in anime these days and am thrilled that animation has finally caught on again as a legitimate form of movie-making and storytelling. My favorites are, of course, the character driven anime: Samurai Champloo, Gankutsuou (Count of Monte Christo), Fruits Basket, Gilgamesh, Cardcaptor Sakura, Outlaw Star, Full Metal Alchemist, Witchhunter Robin, Heat Guy J, DNAngel, and, of course, the classics: Cowboy Bebop, Utna: Revolutionary Girl, Lane, etc. What I’m watching these days: Bleach; Solty Rei; Wolf’s Rain; Haibane Renmei. So much to see, it may take me the rest of my life.
As for actual filmmakers and movies, I love the story-driven sci fi and fantasy, especially the ones with literary basis: Lord of the Rings, Farhrentheit 451, Forbidden Planet (“Monsters from the id, John!). The Alien series is brilliant. But, I swoon over the older melodrama classics. I think the early to middle years of Bette Davis's career produced some of the best movies ever to come out of Hollywood.
Documentaries I respect: Fahrenheit 911, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph, Paragraph 175, Out-foxed
Just too much, really, to list here! | | Televizyon | The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, Dr. Who, Battlestar Galactica, Ghost Hunters and GHI, Dexter, South Park, Kathy Griffin: My Life On the D-List, Project Runway, Top Chef, Shear Genius, Housewives of O.C., and other gay-friendly Bravo mainstays. | | Kitaplar | I'm a college English professor, but I wouldn't exactly describe myself as a bookworm. (Believe it or not, it's more common than you might think for professors having to make their specialized academic interests more of a hobby, secondary to reading and grading student papers!) I'm into literature about death and dying, and I teach a course called Views of Death and Dying in Literature. However, I also take a keen interest in literature about gay issues, race-related issues, philosophy, gender and sexism, politics, . . . (I have a deep and abiding respect for enlightened dilletantism.)
I'm a writer as well and a creative writing instructor with cross-genre interest (poet, dramatist, short fiction writer and essayist). I've had a life-long love for James Joyce--well, since my senior year in high school, that is. | | Kahramanları | I admire people who take heroic stances--such as Kweisi Mfume, Cindy Shehan, Larry Kramer, Martin Luther King, Jr--and I believe that there are individuals who can be called heroes for their acts of bravery and self-sacrifice, but that they are OUR heroes, not just MY heroes, for they enrich and refine our humanity. |
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Karl | Detaylar
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| Durumu: | Evli | | Burada olma nedeni: | Elektronik yazışma, Arkadaşlar | | Tercih: | Eşcinsel | | Doğum Yeri: | M'waukee, 'Sconsin [i.e., Milwaukee, Wisco | | Vücut türü: | 169cm / Atletik | | Din: | Ateist | | Burcu: | Aslan | | Sigara / İçki: | Hayır / Evet | | Çocuklar: | Çocuk istemiyorum | | Eğitim: | Lisansüstü sonrası | | Meslek: | TEACHER |
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Karl | Okullar
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Suny At Binghamton
Binghamton, NY
Mezun Olduğu Okul: Cevap Yok
Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
Derece: Ph.D.
Ana dal: Literature / Writing
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1993 - 1994 |
University Of California-Irvine
Irvine, CA
Mezun Olduğu Okul: 1990
Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
Derece: Master's Degree
Ana dal: M.F.A. Writing
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1987 - 1990 |
University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Mezun Olduğu Okul: 1983
Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
Derece: Master's Degree
Ana dal: English
Ek dal: Writing
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1982 - 1983 |
University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Mezun Olduğu Okul: 1982
Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
Derece: Bachelor's Degree
Ana dal: English
Ek dal: Languages
Kulüpler: Dept. Of Educational Opportunity, _The Milwaukee Road Review_
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1978 - 1982 |
Thomas More High School
Milwaukee, WI
Mezun Olduğu Okul: 1978
Öğrenci durumu: Eski Mezunlar
Kulüpler: Our senion Skip Out day made national headlines!
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1974 - 1978 |
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Karl The road to tenure is a hundred miles of shattered pavement. 18 Eki 2008 tarihinde
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Karl | En Son Blog Yazısı
[Bu Bloga Abone Ol]
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Hoppy Burzday, Tatuś!
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I’ve Needed "My Space" More Than I’ve Needed MySpace
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Exploring the Universe (a eulogy for my father)
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Do doctors CARE?
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Queen Mary: A Bloody Good Time
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Karl Ne Diyor? |
Hakkımda:
I'm an English professor and I'm slightly disabled, so my days of travel and long walks on the beach are probably behind me forever (but my days of fashionable walking sticks are still before me). However, I have a lot of fond and not-so-fond memories of living in Europe and traveling the globe.
Spiritually . . . Sensitive subject. To use the vernacular of the very people who condemn me for being gay: "Love the Christian; hate his Christianity." I think most individuals are vastly superior to the religions they support and are more than eager to show that once they stop listening to what their religious leaders tell them to think, feel and do. People aspire to be good--or, rather, to be thought of as good. Most religious institutions, however, are inherently evil and put their own institutional agendas (hierarchical power, wealth, political influence, etc.) above the needs of their flocks, or worse: they masquerade them as the needs of their flocks. Don't get me wrong. I am a very spiritual person, and I respect the longing to find a spiritual focus and a sense of purpose in life. I'm not adverse to the idea of "God", either--just not in the way that most Christians and agnostics would define it. I just don't give any credence (Ha!) to traditional notions of "divinity." There's no godhead; there's just us. It's up to us to make that as divine as we can.
I'm gay and have been with a disabled life partner since 1991--in 2002, we became legally registered domestic partners, and on July 10, 2008, we legally married each other in the State of California. Although I am happy the cause of gay rights is making strides in the U.S., it still has a long, long way to go before the culture (not the legal system) values the rights of GLBT people as equal to straights. Not having to deflect the culture's shame for the first time in a long while is, I believe, an important first step in that all-important direction. I have never been prouder of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Kimle tanışmak isterim:
Now, the fine print: If you're one of my students, be a MySpace friend instead; let's not mix work with pleasure. If you need to ask me a school-related question, don't hesitate to contact me by e-mail: karl.sherlock@gcccd.edu.
If your MySpace profile is a portal for pornography, or if you are a pornographer or a purveyor of pornography, I'll have to deny your request to be added as one of my friends, even if you're a nice person and you want stimulating discussions. I'm not against (most) pornography at all; I honor it as a protected form of speech, and I'm certainly no prude about human sexuality. However, my homepage is closely connected to my profession as an educator. Again, don't take it personally; I certainly don't begrudge you the joys of being open about your own sexuality. Like a police officer who exits the party when when the roach begins to pass, it's something I'm just compelled to do.
In meeting prospective friends at MySpace, I pledge to remain ever vigilant about my own filters and possible biases, and hope you reciprocate. I openly enjoy people who are broadminded and have many different interests. However, we all have non-negotiables, ones that I hope you share as well: bullying, even if it's just an attitude; intolerance; misogyny; sexual exploitation; and mean-spiritedness. I'm no Pollyanna. I'm a great lover of debate and eagerly enter in discourse about all sorts of controversy. However, I honor respect and comity in all discussions. :)
Despite these fairly heavy-duty criteria, I am a fun person to be around. (Or, rather, I'm not unpleasant to be around!) I have a very cynical, sometimes slippery, sense of humor but, I believe, it belies a compassionate nature.
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Karl, 127 kişiyle arkadaş.
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