I want the cut where @julieklausner plays Pumbaa.

I always miss theater. Let’s put on a show.

A little light summer weekend reading.

TFW when you’re reading Gee’s list of teaching features of video games and you just want to go home and play video games.

M’s teacher: I was talking to [other teacher] about crystals and M. said, “My mama has crystals!” and I said, “Yeah, that makes sense.” (Hi, I’m Kimberly, and I’m a millennial cliche.)

🔖 Gee, J. (2005). Semiotic social spaces and affinity spaces: From the age of mythology to today’s schools. In D. Barton & K. Tusting (Eds.), Beyond communities of practice: Language, power, and social context (pp. 214–232).

Much of what Gee has to say here is similar to what he said in his book in 2004. He adds here the designation “semiotic social space” to name the types of spaces he described in his book. He emphasizes that generators create signs that make up the content of the game. These signs can be viewed as internal, the original content itself and its design, or external, the individual and social practices surrounding the content and how people “organise their thoughts, beliefs, values, actions and social interactions in relation to the signs made available” in the content (p. 219).

1. Chicken Tikka Masala
   

   Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala with Cauliflower and Peas - Skinnytaste

   I've created a lightened up, dairy-free Chicken Tikka Masala with Cauliflower and Peas in the Instant Pot to satisfy my craving for Indian food! This mild curry is made with boneless chicken thighs cooked in a tomato base, with lots of spices and coconut milk. You can serve this with garlic naan or basmati rice on the side (cauliflower rice would work too to keep it low carb!)

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2. Shawarma
   Instant Pot Chicken Shawarma ? Little Bits of?

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3. Salmon
   

   Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Salmon (from frozen!)

   Are you like me and NEVER remember to defrost your fish for dinner? This Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Salmon is going to rock your socks then! Wildly easy to throw together, super flavorful and cooked to perfections FROM FROZEN in your handy dandy IP....this going to be your new fast food!

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Hi! I’m an IndieWeb mother. My son will be 3 in October. Nice to meet you!

✔️ Jellies ✔️ Lace-trim leggings ✔️ Hawkins AV Club shirt ✔️ One dangly earring, one stud ✔️ High side-ponytail ✔️ Velvet scrunchie

Ready for Stranger Things Night at the DBAP!

It seems like the authors of Affinity Online (https://nyupress.org/9781479852758/) deliberately chose to use the phrase “online affinity networks” as opposed to Gee’s “affinity spaces,” but the book doesn’t offer an explanation why. The section that explains the term simply states:

We describe the groups we have studied as "online affinity networks" to distinguish them from long-standing affinity groups and networks that have predated the online world. We call them "online" affinity networks as a shorthand to distinguish them from affinity networks that are primarily grounded in place-based activities and organizations, and we are not implying that they are not "real," tied to face-to-face interactions, or embedded in physical infrastructures.

I’m curious about the distinction in terms, especially as the book references Gee’s work. Time to get in touch with the authors!