tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post5979190465384836236..comments2024-02-23T02:45:27.134-08:00Comments on Brodi Ashton: M.T. Anderson's Break Out Session, or Why My Head Exploded at SCBWIBrodi Ashtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-4316418935133618392010-08-11T15:54:25.666-07:002010-08-11T15:54:25.666-07:00Una- You and me both.
Amy- I'm so glad I'...Una- You and me both.<br /><br />Amy- I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thought of Brick! Thanks for the comment.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-23155672749758551822010-08-11T14:26:36.137-07:002010-08-11T14:26:36.137-07:00I thought of Brick during this talk as well! I th...I thought of Brick during this talk as well! I thought both of his talks were so interesting. I also had to write a post about it. :)Amyhttp://www.practicalfreespirit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-63746299155590248712010-08-09T09:54:52.766-07:002010-08-09T09:54:52.766-07:00I so don't get it. I understand modern art be...I so don't get it. I understand modern art better than I understand this! Of course that doesn't stop me from trying to understand it and thereby just driving myself nutty. Maybe that is the point of it?<br /><br />I had a great weekend, how was yours?Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812619293535500252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-25361646114954283152010-08-08T19:16:45.458-07:002010-08-08T19:16:45.458-07:00Matt- I just meant you two speak the same language...Matt- I just meant you two speak the same language. <br /><br />English, right?Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-34993842572610176712010-08-08T10:49:56.426-07:002010-08-08T10:49:56.426-07:00Um. My brain was just as blown as yours (and ever...Um. My brain was just as blown as yours (and everyone else's in the room). I don't think anyone is on the same level as MT Anderson.<br /><br />But thanks for the compliment.Matthttp://matthewjkirby.com/kirbsidenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-65567778100193874632010-08-07T08:02:44.129-07:002010-08-07T08:02:44.129-07:00The curse of a distinctive voice!The curse of a distinctive voice!Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-72967665647902544742010-08-07T07:35:49.382-07:002010-08-07T07:35:49.382-07:00Sorry, Brodi, your voice is too strong for me to b...Sorry, Brodi, your voice is too strong for me to believe your hacker story.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571318111686751924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-61878012153538606582010-08-06T19:55:34.492-07:002010-08-06T19:55:34.492-07:00Britt- I don't either. Would you believe me if...Britt- I don't either. Would you believe me if I said someone hacked into my blog and wrote this senseless post today? Yes?Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-34893592540846621022010-08-06T19:40:22.556-07:002010-08-06T19:40:22.556-07:00Sorry, my brain is broken. I have no idea what th...Sorry, my brain is broken. I have no idea what this post was about.Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571318111686751924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-63672568865403560142010-08-06T14:47:47.802-07:002010-08-06T14:47:47.802-07:00Kristin- I know what you mean. I wrote the post, a...Kristin- I know what you mean. I wrote the post, and I don't even understand it.<br /><br />Steph- I need to track down that book! Didn't you love M.T. in person? Part of what made his lecture almost understandable is the animation with which he spoke. Excellent.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-78072950199058419252010-08-06T13:12:23.253-07:002010-08-06T13:12:23.253-07:00That was a great session (I was there). As for the...That was a great session (I was there). As for the Dadaism, M.T. Anderson also mentioned the wonderful Daniel Pinkwater novel, "Young Adult Novel." It's about a group of kids who call themselves the Dada Ducks...strange, irreverent, and marvelously effective. Well worth reading.stephanie kuehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723418515241679771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-56121818959429248812010-08-06T12:03:50.735-07:002010-08-06T12:03:50.735-07:00My mind is blown right now...I have no clue what j...My mind is blown right now...I have no clue what just happened there, I get 1 fish 2 fish but beyond that, no idea.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945614336014023969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-52143868657956177632010-08-06T10:57:15.558-07:002010-08-06T10:57:15.558-07:00Robin- I think it's definitely more an example...Robin- I think it's definitely more an example of how much I don't understand Dada. Especially since I had to look up "Dada" when you used it in your comment, and then I'm all, "I seem to remember M.T. using a word like that." But he'd say "dadaism" and I head it as "Dottism" and then I started thinking of polka dots. <br /><br />See? Unclear on the concept. :)<br /><br />Jenni- You and me both. I don't understand poetry, but sometimes I'm fascinated by it. And who knew Dr. Seuss was being all "Dada" about his poems?Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-37353571265238093242010-08-06T10:51:10.806-07:002010-08-06T10:51:10.806-07:00When it comes to poetry, I'm on the same level...When it comes to poetry, I'm on the same level as you--Dr. Suess. I just don't get poetry. I have such a hard time understanding the literal meaning, not to mention the figurative meaning. Ugh!Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-46815084249058706512010-08-06T10:50:11.271-07:002010-08-06T10:50:11.271-07:00Okay, so I read the dialogue again and now I'm...Okay, so I read the dialogue again and now I'm trying to decide if I just understand it because of my job or because I'm reading it real slow, or if I don't really understand it at all (which is what I first assumed) and I'm missing a whole hidden meaning. This is why dada and its ilk makes me crazy--I want to understand everything and I hate the feeling of unplumbed depths. More fluff, please!<br /><br />For example, my Word Verification is wablynom. Can we get M.T. Anderson to weigh in on that one?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413777557796110450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-82793199898549451472010-08-06T10:38:54.630-07:002010-08-06T10:38:54.630-07:00Robin- You didn't think the dialogue was speci...Robin- You didn't think the dialogue was special? <br /><br />That's probably because it was my own example of experimental fiction, and I don't understand the concept. <br /><br />I don't think the dialogue is an example of Dada, necessarily, but just a way of taking a unique language device and making it work over a long period of time, like a movie, so it doesn't get tiresome.<br /><br />And it's totally foreign to me! Like, it took me a good 20 minutes to get used to the language. Maybe I need to get out more.Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-10169399840974430112010-08-06T10:25:30.539-07:002010-08-06T10:25:30.539-07:00Okay, so I'm utterly unused to not finding inf...Okay, so I'm utterly unused to not finding information I want on the internet! So, trying to show you up, I've spent an inordinate amount of time looking for the text--or, um, numerology?--of Gedich 25 (and discovering that I love Google Translator!). I've failed, but find that M.T. Anderson has been delivering that speech for several wonderful years now (see http://medinger.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/the-experimental/), though he hasn't seen fit to include it on his website (http://mt-anderson.com/blog/he-talks-talks-2/). Perhaps you could use your book inscription to blackmail him into compliance? Perhaps an audio recording?<br /><br />So sorry I missed it!<br /><br />On dada in general, I rarely understand it, but am still strangely fascinated. It makes my head hurt if I read it too much. I didn't, however, get the specialness of the dialogue at all....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413777557796110450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-46460225703492456182010-08-06T10:00:51.510-07:002010-08-06T10:00:51.510-07:00Carol- Exactly! In a way, the dialogue creates the...Carol- Exactly! In a way, the dialogue creates the setting, and we know we're on slightly unfamiliar territory. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment!Brodi Ashtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13895732483547245372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6131409629757210790.post-31108268307176758502010-08-06T09:53:45.170-07:002010-08-06T09:53:45.170-07:00what is great about the example is that even tho&#...what is great about the example is that even tho' you don't know what's going on--the dialogue conveys both the situation and the sense of the "otherness" of the language without the reader being confused. Hard to do.Carol Tanzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704337032694999069noreply@blogger.com