I took a late lunch today and attended a lecture at NCSU. The Department of English and the PhD program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM) are co-sponsoring an informal visit to our campus by John Unsworth, Dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. … Read more
I had no less than four dreams last night, each of which, arguably, were nightmares. “Toilet Monsters” Synopsis I walked into a bathroom at my parents’ house, which didn’t look anything like any bathroom they actually have, of course. In the toilet, I saw the end of what looked like a face cloth, or rag, … Read more
I held my second diversity session today. I was expecting about 10 attendees, and ended up with 15. It went well, though only one more person signed up to check out Crash. I took a late lunch and listened to my iPod while I walked around the Tivoli parking lot, to, and around, the B500 … Read more
The second to the last of those credit card bills arrived yesterday, and today I went to pay it. It’s an “eBay Mastercard” through MBNA America. I owe $10.05, a portion of a gas fill-up I charged one day just to put something on that card. I was going to write a check to pay … Read more
I mailed some Alaska pictures to Uncle Dennis, Aunt Terri, and Cynda today. While at the post office, I bought another sheet of stamps. I did a final edit on Amelia’s updated paper. Taking a late lunch, I walked for 30 minutes around the lake at the rec center. I was getting a little warm, … Read more
Joe and I went to The Apple Store at Southpoint Mall. What a cool store! You had to register on a Mac (of course!) to get in the queue to have someone at the “Genius Bar” help you with your problem, which I did. While waiting, they started one of their complimentary iPod/iTunes Workshops, which … Read more
I met Kevin, Marla, and Meredith at Finch’s for breakfast. Kevin was his usual fun, personable self. I was so glad to have finally met Marla. I found her funny, pretty (I’m gay, not blind!), intelligent, and very engaging. Meredith had my heart at hello, as the first thing she did was tongue the butter … Read more
I walked the lake in silence today. Get off the cross, we need the wood. I met Robert at the Carolina Theater in Durham, and we saw Capote. Movie Synopsis: Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a … Read more
20 of the 23 people who had signed up for my diversity pitch ended up attending. I’ve included some details about the contents of the presentation in a response to a comment by E-Ching to an earlier posting. I felt good about it when it was over, and in addition to the 5 people signing … Read more
As per usual the day before a presentation, I spent most of the day perseverating about it. My diversity presentation, to approximately 23 people, is tomorrow at 1:00, and these are the things I ruminated about: How does the presentation itself look? Are the speaker notes right? Numbered to match slide? One for every slide? … Read more