The Best Sentence of the Day

This blog is a cut-up of a dissertation in progress. Each day, I will post my favorite sentence that I have newly scribed. Everything out of context, but suggestive. I hope.

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Monday, April 03, 2006

Best Sentence #24

I know this is completely weird, but when I'm having a relatively good day of writing (note that mild panic and existential Ph.D. nausea can still be found even on "good day"), I keep hearing the voiceof Project Runway's Tim Gunn's: "Make it work, make it work." I start thinking about my Word document as a garment that I have to keep hemming, seaming, tucking, bedazzling. When I can get to that place of make it work, make it work, I know I will make some progress that day.

So the good news is that at only 10:51 AM, I am already hearing Tim Gunn's voice...

But it also suggests the blind spots of socio-technological critique made through the medium of a big, urban game.

posted by Jane | 10:48 AM

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Blogger italianesco said...

"But it also suggests the blind spots of socio-technological critique made through the medium of a big, urban game."

Interesting sentence! I wish I had its context (or should I say "possibility space"? :-)

Obviously, "blind spots" are being used metaphorically. And we mean "blind spots" as in "the car on my right was in my blind spot," right? If so, are "blind spots" made? Or are they created? Or are they produced? Or are they caused? Let's see...

Our limited peripheral vision and the limited range of the rear-view mirror [creates] [produces] [causes] [makes] "blind spots" on both sides of the vehicle.

Which verb sounds best?

Take your pick. I'd prefer "create" or "produce." Even though "blind spots" can probably be "made," I'd rather have them "created" or "produced." But that's just me. :-)

3:14 PM  

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