~Sunday~— I spent some time this weekend in the coveted (pun intended) “Quadrant II,” wherein lies things that are important, but not urgent, which of course makes them great candidates for procrastination. Here’s a reminder of, or if you’re not familiar with it at all, Stephen Covey‘s Time Management Matrix, with some examples of things … Read more
~Thursday~ I’ve always wanted to submit a postcard to PostSecret, more for the challenge of getting it published than getting some daunting deep secret off my chest. The other day, I was cleaning up my “Friends” list on Facebook—because, really, who needs 350 friends—and in the course of doing that, I noticed that someone had … Read more
~Friday~ Through some form of social media recently, I was pointed to an article called, 5 Critically-Acclaimed Movies That Bombed At The Box Office: The Artist, Man on the Moon, The Shawshank Redemption, Office Space, Blade Runner, and The Bottom Line. Of those, I’ve only seen The Shawshank Redemption, and I’ve read the book as … Read more
~Thursday~ As part of my Games & Learning Design class, 20% of our grade comes from our Game Journal, in which we are required to make six entries. Here's how it's described in the syllabus: Game Journal … 20% You are required to play games this semester—the more, the better, and as often as possible. … Read more
~Monday~ “Back to school.” Well that seems a little like hyperbole; I’m “back to class,” at least. I’m taking EAC 795 Games & Learning Design, one night a week, on Mondays, from 4:30-7:15. Since graduating with my Master’s degree in Technical Communication in December of 2007, I’ve taken one other class, which was ENG 583a: … Read more