Stephanie Gayle

Don't worry. I promise it's nothing I've composed or played (both of those tasks exceeding my limited musical skill set--I'm not sure what I have passes for a skill set). Anyhoo, there's a site called Codeorgan that analyzes web sites and assigns musical values to them based on...I don't know.

Check it out!

You can enter any URL and click "play the website" and hear what algorithm generated music it produces. When you type stephaniegayle.com the music is a little discordant and amateurish. Kind of like something I might invent.

Posted by Stephanie at 11:19 AM | Permalink

So the comedy troupe Second City has decided to explore what would have become of Shakespeare's doomed female characters if only they'd had a sassy gay friend. A literary question worth exploring as you'll see in the clip below.

Favorite line?
"You took a roofie from a priest. Look at your life. Look at your choices."

There's also an Ophelia video and a Desdemona video. English nerd humor for the win!

Posted by Stephanie at 09:28 AM | Permalink

Oh man. It's been a really long time since I updated this blog. Oops. I would love to claim that it's because Random House just offered me a seven-book deal and I need to get cracking on them books, but um, that's not it. I could attribute some of my silence to the fact that I was traveling internationally (to Canada!) but that was only for a long weekend. So I guess the sad truth is I've been a wee bit lazy. Forgive me.

In order to win you over I am going to suggest a book for you to read.

The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To
Awesome title! (God, that makes me jealous. I suck at titling.)
And it gets even better. The story is told by Darren who recalls his high school adventures with his friend, Eric, who doesn't sleep. This leads to trouble. But it's actually the day to day stuff that's worth reading. Darren has an authentic, winning voice and some of his observations made my heart ache, just a wee bit.

You should read it. It has hand drawn illustrations AND it was made by one of the actors who starred in Mystery Team.

Posted by Stephanie at 08:09 PM | Permalink