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Robyn — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:54:19 +0000

Watching Mr. Conservative: The Life & career of Barry Goldwater [on HBO documentaries]

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Hoping twitter tools will upda…

Robyn — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:59:04 +0000

Hoping twitter tools will update!

Twittering on 2008-11-02

Robyn — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:59:59 +0000

Election Special: How to Make Your Vote As Easy as Possible | ACORNStands Up to GOP Dirty Tactics #
Here in my 2nd AAR session: Latina/o Religion Culture, and Society Group! #
& they just announced the whole session would be in Spanish! #
It is an honor to hear Aquino speak at AAR! Her work is seminal! #
Its ? and answer time & Aquino is speaking OUT! The politics of rhetoric, she says, become the politics of domination! #
Ok, don’t flirt w/ me and tell me u have cool glasses to buy your books @ AAR! Okay! When I buy books, its a thoughtful and intention … #
2nd day of AAR & I’m considering changing my morning session! My colleague from grad school has some folks presenting. From Drew, so i … #
2nd session: Religion & Migration Consultation #
“Spirituality should never be restricted to prayer, but should celebrate all of humanity! This is how we achieve the Sacred” #
Haitian proverb: “when you come across a bone in the road, remember flesh once covered it.”. Thought I’d put it in English instead of F … #
2nd session [1st of the afternoon] after perusing the rest of the book exhibit. #
Womanist Approaches to Religion and Society Group. Theme: “….With Every Color Flower Represented”: Multiple Methods in Womanist App … #
Just heard Tinesha’s paper. [from Drew]. It was great! #
Just visited w/ Chris B! It was great to see him in the bar of the Hilton! Haven’t seen him since he left to study at Oxford! Glad he … #
Afternoon session @ AAR: World Christianty Group. Theme: hybridity #
Listening to Hybridity or Approriation? Problematics in dismantling Eurocentrism #

Twittering on 2008-11-01

Robyn — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:59:59 +0000

Wow! The Nielson’s are at my house! I’m a Nielson house you know and represent 25,000 TVs in Chicago! #
DN!: Michael Moore on the Election, the Bailout,Healthcare and 10 Proposed Decrees from a New White House #
I sometimes feel like I’m talking to someone special on twitter, and then I recall, she doesn’t even belong to twitter! #
On the train! Going home first and theology on tap: dinner w/ Ruether/gathering of the Chicago WomenChurch folks!! #
I’ve just gotten news via a trusty Twitter source that Studs Terkel has breathed his last. He did inspire many, including myself, a theo … #
Aurica is here! I’m so excited to see her! German friends are the best! #
@conservadora: hey! Its my favorite pagan holiday! Don’t really know WHY its pagan? It the time when the veil is the thin! #
Decoding SOFA | Is International Law Dead? | Iraqi Prisoners Face”Serious Risk of Torture” #
Is it elitist to even be talking about my excitement? #
@jessicahalem: way to go OH! #
Sitting w/ Rosemary Ruether-i’m to her right. It nice to be in a house eytinh with her! #
and that was “house setting” w/ Ruether #
off to bed…must get my rest prior to AAR! No tricks or treats for me! #
I have great affection for complex minds…but there is one for whom enjoys simple systems…she intrigues me. #
Thanks for the books, MB! Good to have met you, Jeanine! Your work sounds quite good! #
AlterNet: Cast your vote to end war #
She gave me a warm scone but no cafe was made! I’ll stop @ sbux & supoort hegemony! on the train headed to AAR #
Slytenet Healines: McCain’s Big Backfire: Spreading the Wealth Is Popular | MichaelMoore: 10 Proposals for Next Prez | How to Make Your … #
Today’s NYT Headlines : Specter of Deflation Lurks as Global Demand Drops #
and my time @ AAR promises to be most excellent! nothing like being with challenging minds and folks who pursue the text w/ faithfulness #
The Grand Immoderation of Studs Terkel-from the nation magazine #
And he line at sbux is LONG w/ AAR folks of which I am but only one! Tall cafe pls, no room! #
And Chris wants to know if I’m smarter than him! Shit! He went to Oxford for PhD! We both know the answer to that one! But, I’m from TX! #
Transformative scholarship and pedagogy consultation mtg was incredible! #
Serene J. just asked an inccedunle ? about metaphysics! #
On my way to the Latina/o Religion, Culture, & Religion in Latin America and the Caribbean Group #
AlterNet Headlines: Maddow Interviews Obama | Palin Breaks Ranks (Again) | Reagan’s COSEndorses Obama #
@mattgierhart: nd you are still the same philosopher #
Aquino is on the panel & is responding; I did my thesis on her work! #
Truth should be the vocation of all humanity! #
Sylvia Marcos: languages are conceptual systems. She also says that studying and speaking Spanish means being in relationship! #
“Liberation theology is still pregnant w/ HOPE”. Silvia Marcos #
As a Baptist, LT is most fascinating! LT = liberation theology! Listening now to an anthropologist analysis of LT #
Women are on the bottom of the pyramid of the power structure! Where are the theological imperatives of hope and justice? #
What a joy and honor to hear Gustavo Gutierrez now talk about and ask: how to ask “how to make the kingdom come?” #
Session 3! Tillich: issues in Theology, Religion, and Culture Group. The theme? Tillich and Issues in Phenomenology. #
Perhaps Tillich derived his triad (ground-form-act) from Fichte! Listening to a paper being read by Robinson James. #

Twittering on 2008-10-31

Robyn — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:59:59 +0000

Okay! This TX girl is watching the sex in the city movie! What the hell? WTF? I didn’t even watch the series?! #
Do You Know What’s Scary? Not Having Voter Info | Joe Stands Up McCain| Hardcore Neocon Goes for Obama-all from AlterNet! #
AlterNet Headlines: How Morons Succeed in U.S. Politics | Naomi Klein:”Bush’s Final Pillage” | How the Hell Palin Got Picked #
Doing pastoral care in a govt setting is very intersting but good! #
Retweeting from the NYT: nytimes: Presidential Candidates Enlist Marquee Names http://tinyurl.com/64wfr9 #
So, I know you’re wondering! I’m Johnny Appleseed today! A twist on Johnny Sprockets! #
Let me just say that I love (heart) being friends with the IL state police! #
Am very excited about AAR and seeing Aurica-she flies in from Germany today and we have dinner w/ Ruether! #
The countdown to Ruether’s casual dinner/ bday party has already begun [in my head]! Thank god for Win! I love the Franciscans! #
Why is it that American politics is always using sports [particularly baseball] to explain or construct their political analysis? #
Helping someone w/ their food plan! Cycling helps out alot w/ food planning! #
So, my division chief mad her costume! I think it was TOTALLY rad! She looked like something out of Harry Potter, and I told her so! #
At Corner Bakery listening to the lyrics:…”you don’t know what you’ve got til its gone…” I tend to think about Caleb when I hear that #
Bob Dylan! I need some Bob Dylan right about NOW! gdammit! Living is just right–right now! Where are the Dylan tunes when I need them! #
@feministchemist: duly noted! you make a good point. But, there will continue to be an interlocking of sexism & racism and heternomativy! #
@feministchemist: There seems to be a need for a paradigm shift in politics. Its precisely why I’m a theologian. #
Do I hear Bob Dylan playing in Corner Bakery in Chicago…in the Chicago Loop! Holy Shit! #
Why would a baptist want to attend a Jesuit Institution! #
…for PhD work…that is my next task! A baptist wading in the waters of Catholic Social Teaching! We do have parallel histories! #
DN!: Democracy Now! Live 5 Hr Election Night Coverage and 2 Hr MorningAfter Coverage #

Twittering on 2008-10-30

Robyn — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:59:59 +0000

A great time @ the Hopleaf! Clearly I learned a great deal about professional development and what it entails as a theologian! Thanks … #
AlterNet headlines: Rural America Breaks for Obama | Solar Gold Rush | How the EconomyAffects Sex #
Palin Talks Losing and 2012 | Obama Mocks Socialist Attacks | TheMavericks Say McCain Is ‘No Maverick’: more from AlterNet! #
Utne politics: Politics: McCain and Palin’s Small-Minded Strategy for Small-TownAmerica… #
Excited @ dinner w/ Ruether tomorrow! #
I have been thinking: rest is a priority & Neurology is a gift! #
@femmajority: McCain’s record is against women! This doesn’t surprise me! Us he anti-woman and child? #
@femmajority: a McCain Palin win WILL hurt woman men & children! #
So, my CA friend is in line waiting to vote at her polling place! I’m getting the blow by blow! #
So, she’s in line: line, line, line! She’s now standing INSIDE opposed to outside! Its cold in Chicago! #
Just asked her: you gonna vote your soul, sister? You gonna vote the next woman pres? (referring to Palin) I say this knowing she’s a … #
Her response via blackberry messenger: Stop causing me pain… My heart is older than yours! #
I laughed out loud! She’s still in line…. #
By the way folks: GET OUT THE VOTE! Do it EARLY so says my CA friend voting in Chicago! #
She also says: “It is historic and no one should miss out on voting!” #
“People should bring snacks. I’m starving!”. That’s from the polling place! #
Yes! My voter friend is still in line! And, she’s still hungry! #
My voter that I’m tracking is almost in the door! She’s keeping me thoroughly informed! #
My voter is now IN the door and she is thinking its another hour; she’s been there since 1 PM #
Such! Neurology is such a mystery, but its what keeps me going! #
Neurology is ivh a mystery but its what keeps me going! #
This is what I told my voter: You’re just ONE vote away from changing the world, literally! #
Just received this: They might disenfranchise voters in Cook County. What could this mean? #
Thank god! My voter ha voted! #
DN!: Enduring White Supremacist Culture in US//US Attack on Syria//CanDems Reclaim the South? #

Twittering on 2008-10-29

Robyn — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:59:59 +0000

Watching “Elizabeth: The Golden Age” on HBO. There’s something about England that warms my heart… #
AlterNet headlines: Does Personality Predict Politics? | Sell off Pentagon’s 800+ Bases,Bailout the Public | The GOP’s Worst Hate Monger #
Obama Takes the Fight to FOX | McCain Adviser: Palin Is ‘a Whack Job’| E-Voting Machine in West VA Flip Votes: all from AlterNet! #
@chuwilli: nice! This TX girl says its too cold! #
@jessicahalem: can’t believe you’re able to take in the beauty of SL w/ your fatigue! Have a great time! #
@mattgierhart: smart thinking! P pics of the custom card! #
@femmajority: any idea where the media is getting their Marxist analysis? Seems a bit off to me! #
Am I gonna have to get an Xbox 360? Netflix HD streaming set to premiere on Xbox 360 http://tinyurl.com/6zrnqp #
@conservadora: sorry you’re sickly! #
Its a Hopleaf night for me! Dinner…perhaps one Brother Theolonius?!! Its theology on tap! #
So, I’m admitting to twitterville that I totally almost got on the WRONG train! It wouldve been a diaster! BAD! #
@jessicahalem: so cool! Rock it Kent, OH! Swing it blue for Obama! #
@jessicahalem: Henry, you have quite the daughter! We miss her in Chicago, yet we wish her and Red the best in the pacific NW! #
@jessicahalem: oh! Henry? Can we please have no drama in OH this year [election wise]! #
Pumpkin pancakes are MY friend! I LOVE cooking! #
Thinking of hops & barley tickling my throat at Hopleaf in Chicago, IL! Its really a mtg of the theological minds! #

Twittering on 2008-10-28

Robyn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:59:59 +0000

Watching the Departed #
AlterNet headlines: Hate Attack on Obama Thwarted | Palin Goes Rogue | Sen. Ted StevensFound Guilty #
Drink Liberally, Talk Liberally, Vote Liberally. #
@jessicahalem: I love the Rachel Maddow show! Girl! If I could I would! #
Just rcv’d: Did u know McCain voted against establishing the Army’s Breast Cancer Research Program? #
DN!: Alaska Sen. Stevens Convicted//Landmark Trial Against ChevronOver Role in Niger Delta//”The Green Collar Economy” #
@mgyerman: let me guess where she ends up! Re-victimazation?! #
@jessicahalem: I 2nd that! And yes, who would’ve thought Marx would’ve made it to TV in 2008?! #

Twittering on 2008-10-27

Robyn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:59:59 +0000

@ whole foods where many of the magazines issue headlines and coverstories concerning capitalism and the economy! #
Alterenet Headlines “Michael Moore: McCain’s Handouts for the Rich | ACORN’s Advice Would have Prevented Mortgage Meltdown” #
More AlterNet headlines! These are even better: Palin Unhinged | Racism on November 4th? | Anchorage Daily NewsEndorses Obama #
2 dead and another wounded in central Arkansas shooting! This prompted a campus lockdown! #
@conservadora: sounds WAY better than the H2O I’m drinking! #
@jessicahalem: Jesus! Are they trying to prove a point? And if so, what is it? #
@jessicahalem: well, just don’t forget the makeup bag! #
DN!: Puerto Rican Labor Struggle//Why Don’t Obama,McCain Talk About Working Class?//”Forgotten War” in the Congo #
I’m sad to announce this to twitter, but its snowing in Chicago! Remind me again why I’m here?! #