Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Language

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MIss you, hope you are doing well <3

Oh wow! Thank you anon! I’m sorry I have more or less abandoned this blog, but the paper never really turned out how I’d hoped, so I wasn’t confident enough to post it here. I suppose I could, but I wouldn’t be taking an criticism on it, as the class has been over for some time, and I don’t have any plans to revisit it in the near future. Probably not ever, as I don’t think I’ll ever be a part of academia professionally.

I hope everyone who follows this blog enjoyed the ride. I guess if I get enough interest I’ll just post what I have (although I think my final draft is on my other computer so I’ll have to go digging for that).

11 months ago

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# anonymous

# ask

Quick hello, and sorry to all my followers!

I know I haven’t posted here in… about a month-ish. I got a little burnt out on Doctor Who, and my biggest television obsession, Sherlock, has recently had a lot going on (as in, the new series started on Sunday and I’ve already watched Scandal about five times).

I did finish my paper and hand in a final draft, but I wasn’t happy with it. I’m not sure when I’ll get the chance to clean it up… or would you all rather I just post it as-is? It’s not awful (I did get a 90% on it from my professor) but I’m sort of stuck a little bit as to how to fix it and say something insightful. Bah.

Anyway…

To my followers:

To my paper:

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# I do love my title.

# Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Language: Conceptual Metaphors About Time in Doctor Who

# linguistics

Finished with my first draft.

I’m just not really sure what I set out to accomplish anymore. Here’s to hoping my professor can lead my down the path of doing something with my data besides going “Look! Here are some conceptual metaphors at work, a little skewed but still there LOOOOK AT THEM!”

Because that’s where this draft is at right now. All seven pages of it.

(I did title it “Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Language: Conceptual Metaphors About Time in Doctor Who” though. So at least I’ve got a ROCKIN’ title going for me.)

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Language: Conceptual Metaphors About Time in Doctor Who

# THAT'S ONE HELL OF A TITLE

# INNIT?

bestofthetardis:

timeywimeywords:

bestofthetardis:

timeywimeywords:

Do I really need an entire paragraph about Doctor Who, explaining the premise of the show in my paper?

Either way, it’s staying in right now, because this is the rough draft. I’ll…

The unique portrayal of time travel is one of my favorite aspects of the show. I’d love to read your paper when it’s done. Or read a draft, if you’d like another set of eyes to look at it.

I’m not sure if I’ll need another set of eyes, yet… we might be doing some sort of peer-review thing in class. I certainly intend to post the final paper up online when I’m done, though! A lot of people have expressed interest in it.

1 year ago

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# bestofthetardis

This is probably the biggest reason I love coming to the office to do homework: big computer; bigger desk!

(My name isn’t Sara, by the way. This is a coworker’s computer, but she’s super sweet and doesn’t mind if I borrow it. My desk doesn’t have a nice screen or speakers like this one, and it’s next to the door so I can get some air in here.)

Anyway! My data is all cut up on the right, and it’s in little piles on top of notecards that have what that section is going to be about. I’m pretty visual and tactile about writing, oddly. I’m very audial when I learn.

And for anyone wondering, the music I’ve got going is just my DEADMAU5 playlist on Pandora. I need stuff without lyrics that I want to sing along to. My Moves Like Jagger radio is too catchy. So is my 3OH!3 radio.

1 year ago

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# the writing process at work!

bestofthetardis:

Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Language: Here’s my dilemma right now:

timeywimeywords:

Do I really need an entire paragraph about Doctor Who, explaining the premise of the show in my paper?

Either way, it’s staying in right now, because this is the rough draft. I’ll cut it later if I find it to be unnecessary.

But really, I’m not sure if I need it or if it’s going to look like…

In my (entirely unwarranted) opinion, a paragraph about the premise is a necessity. You have to write assuming that the reader possesses none of the knowledge of the show that you do. Unless you’re planning to spread the needed information throughout the paper as-needed, a paragraph about the premise is a must-have.

Your opinion is NOT unwarrented! I’m thinking the same way! We’ll see what people in my class say. I’m pretty sure it’s necessary… it’s not JUST a show about time travel in the more… classical sense of the genre, where someone travels either forward or backwards in time and is stuck there (a la sucked back in time in a portal of some sort or in hibernation until the distant future, etc.).

(Accidentally reblogged this with my personal blog. Oops!)

1 year ago

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# bestofthetardis

Here’s my dilemma right now:

Do I really need an entire paragraph about Doctor Who, explaining the premise of the show in my paper?

Either way, it’s staying in right now, because this is the rough draft. I’ll cut it later if I find it to be unnecessary.

But really, I’m not sure if I need it or if it’s going to look like filler. If you don’t understand the premise of the show, at least the basic concepts that it’s about an alien who travels in time and space in a ship designed for that purpose with a human companion, how will the rest of the paper make sense?

ETA: And I should really mention that when I SAY paragraph, I MEAN nearly half a page. (Just double-spaced what I have… it’s really big. I’ve got like three introductory paragraphs: one about my study, one about Doctor Who and one about conceptual metaphor.)

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# linguistics paper

# linguistics

Singing in my office at work and organizing linguistic data about Doctor Who! What’s not to love?

Later I’m gonna be like:

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# college

# Just writing a paper and stuff don't mind me.

There’s nothing quite like watching Doctor Who (and looking for time/space metaphors) in your jammies at 8:30 in the morning while the smells of Thanksgiving waft through the house…

Happy Thanksgiving to anyone in the United States! (And to anyone who isn’t, too, because why not? It’s nice to be wished a good day full of food and family and friends. SO YES!)

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# Thanksgiving

# New tradition? Yep.

# Mom's making pies.

Watching “The Wedding of River Song” because… ya know… all of time happening at once.

Might be interesting.

1 year ago

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# Doctor Who

# The Wedding of River Song

# Godtiss is an eye-patched viking.

# And I'm cool with that.