We were up bright and early this morning, and enjoyed a breakfast of bagels and coffee. After devising yesterday’s blog entry, I read a chapter of one of our books, one of the three readings assigned as homework in my Rhetoric of Science and Technology class. I started to devise a discussion board posting for … Read more
At 9:00 at the Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement (CECE) at NC State, I met Myra, James, Caitlin, Heather, Michael, Alissa, and Elizabeth. James is Myra’s new boyfriend, and it was great to meet him. Caitlin, Heather, and Michael are all students, and this was their first service-learning immersion. Good kids. Our service today … Read more
I doped myself up with Nyquil last night and with Theraflu first thing this morning after a good 8 hours sleep. I had a bagel and some coffee, was online for about an hour, and then back to bed for another two hours of sweet sleep—breathing through my nose instead of my mouth. When I … Read more
If you haven’t seen this video or heard the news story, it’s worth a look. Could it really be happening? Was there really any way in hell a straight white male BushCo-era Republican would dare step up to a live microphone in front of a TV camera in a major American city and honestly admit … Read more
The Philosophy of Hypocrisy and Ambiguity I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. What if there were no hypothetical questions? If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation? Is there another … Read more
It was a tedious day in the neighborhood. Tedious editing for work. Tedious coding for homework. I listened in on an hour education and information session called, “Using a Wiki to Track Content in Rational User Assistance.” After that, I participated in nearly an hour-long department meeting, during which my manager asked for feedback on … Read more
I worked from home today completing an edit for Christie. I presented in class tonight, and spoke way too quickly. Suggestions included: See if you can get a hold of some of the proceedings of past IRERS conferences to get a sense of the “tone” of the papers typically presented at the sessions geared toward … Read more
I slept in this morning, and shortly after a little breakfast, I headed over to Helios for the day to do homework. zinnian dropped by at a little after 3:00 to bring me a whole stack of Advocate magazines. Thanks, Chris! Joe arrived between 3:30 and 4:00, and he logged into work, while I completed … Read more
I met with Jason to discuss the segmenting and coding of his research data. I feel a lot more “on board” after the talk. We spent a little time afterwards talking about the class, and I asked him for some advice about talking to Susan about my “grade point average goals and objectives.” I found … Read more
I stopped by the IBM Credit Union on Harrison to deposit a check from Robert, and made my way over to the Panera Bread off James Jackson Avenue. I had a delicious French Toast bagel with Reduced Fat (!) Honey Walnut Cream Cheese, and a cup of coffee one-fifth hazelnut, four-fifths non-flavored regular coffee. I … Read more