First entry. Students in two classes are keeping weblogs, and so it seems reasonable to me to start one to hold odds and ends that I don't want to talk about in class but which catch my attention for some reason.

Title is something I thought about when walking past cars in the parking lot today. It reminded me of the best moment in Jurassic Park, when Spielberg slips in a shot of the tyrannosaurus chasing the jeep as seen in the mirror, with this statement superimposed--probably the biggest laugh in the film. Since both classes are working in some respects with electronic media, reflecting (?) on ways in which media shape the way things appear to us, it seems an appropriate metaphor. At least until I think of a better one and change the title.