{"id":6981,"date":"2007-09-11T17:33:06","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T21:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=6981"},"modified":"2022-10-13T21:01:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T01:01:25","slug":"face-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=6981","title":{"rendered":"Face Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reeeeeeeeallly interesting post<\/a> from my good and old dear friend Ted. This is the kind of stuff we discuss when we get together.<\/p>\n

And there are a couple of themes in that post that seem to have echoes throughout my life right now:<\/p>\n

— the question of identity, which came up in this post<\/a><\/p>\n

— the brilliance of Richard Powers <\/a>and how I am behind in my Powers reading – I think I’m 2 books behind.<\/p>\n

— the whole “you’re an imposter” syndrome that Ted gets into over there reminds me quite a bit of Quantum Leap<\/i> – only from the opposite side of it. The idea itself is already fascinating: You leap into somebody else’s body. You look in the mirror and no longer see your own face. You see the person you’ve leapt into. And yet: ARE we just our faces? Isn’t there some essence thing that might give us away? Regardless of the outer trappings? In Quantum Leap<\/i>, small children and animals often pick up on the difference … like a 3 year old looking up at Scott Bakula in a dress and an apron and saying, “You’re not my mommy.” That particular experience – which happens over and over in that show – is kind of like the disorder Ted discusses in his post. (which fascinates me, Ted. You and I must discuss over wine and olives some night!)<\/p>\n

Speaking of Quantum Leap<\/i>: I’m starting my re-caps this weekend. My model for this is something along the lines of Edward Copeland’s Twin Peaks<\/i> recaps<\/a>. He writes: “I’ve decided to pretend as if the show is airing once a week and will do episode recaps as if I’m watching them for the first time and they are airing for the first time.” Yes!! Count me in! He gives detailed, emotional, insightful reviews. That’s my goal, anyway. To create something along those lines, except with Quantum Leap<\/i>. It should be fun!! So I imagine my first “review” will go up on Saturday when my week-from-hell ends.<\/p>\n

Anyway, back to the blog post I linked to:<\/p>\n

Ted’s a dear friend – I’ve known him for years – and it’s so cool to me that he’s blogging now. We both live here – I see him as much as I can … but to check in with him “on his blog” is so cool too.<\/p>\n

Here’s the link to the whole post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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