It’s Friday and my work still isn’t done. This is going to be a fun, fun weekend. Anyways, things I’ve written this week:
- “Stuck in a Sexless Marriage? You’re Not Alone,” in which I look at a site called The Experience Project where over 3,000 people are mourning the loss of a love life (Click Me).
- “Halloween-Themed Cybersex with the Professor,” in which I fret over grad school, fret over liking someone, and then have hot sex (The Clickable Clit).
- “The Aftermath of the Exotic Erotic Ball Fiasco,” in which I track down just what happened with those horribly shuttles (SF Weekly).
- “10 Etiquette Tips for Dealing with Parents on Facebook,” in which something good comes of my mother joining a social network (Heartless Doll lists).
- “10 Ways I Plan on Reacting to the Outcome of the Presidential Election,” in which I thought up what to do with myself before I knew the wonderful news (Heartless Doll lists).
- “Archos 5 Media Player,” in which I translate an article about, well, the Archos 5 Media Player (Tom’s Guide).
- Ninjatown Review, in which I actually enjoy a tower defense game, thanks to its adorableness (DS.about.com).
Some posts of mine from elsewhere that might interest you, reader:
- Can a machine tell your gender just by reading your blog?
- Hard times hit sex workers, i.e. when even sex doesn’t sell.
- Would you use a Nintendo DS to help you cook?
November 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Miss Ruberg,
I’m afraid that your grad school contact is probably right: committees of all kinds in the world of academe Googlestalk. It could even start out positively enough: a professor or fellow grad student finds your writings “important” (and, just as likely, “hot”) and mentions them to a more-uptight colleague. Suddenly your writing is no longer “important,” it “could reflect poorly on the institution.”
I’m sure you’ll perform the requisite research on faculty at any prospective school you’re considering and prepare accordingly. If the chair of the Women’s Studies department has written extensively on, say, the belief that any sex between men and women is of necessity violent and violating, you’ll know to expect a tough line of questioning.
And I wouldn’t think you should be apologetic for anything the committee dredges up. You’re an excellent writer and should be proud of your Internet output; standing up for your production will go a long way with academics who struggle with their own issues of “publish or perish.”
November 10th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Thanks for the advice, Chris. My hope is that being blatantly and unapologetic about my work will stop people from feeling like they’ve accidentally uncovered my secret life as a sex writer. We shall see!