A colleague and friend of mine pointed me to this fabulous article called, “This Week’s Gayest ‘American Idol’ Moments.” I don’t even watch this show, since I lack a venue to do so, but I’ve been following the news about the contestants enough to know most of the people talked about. Too funny. I ran … Read more
Class was interesting again today. We watched a video about Blast Theory and the Mixed Reality Lab’s “Uncle Roy All Around You.” We had good discussion about the implications of playing games in a hybrid space (part virtual, part real), as well as potential application of this work beyond games. Robert and I weren’t too … Read more
The Mostly Social Book Club (MSBC) met for lunch today, with Suzanne, Sharon, and myself in attendance. Mary was working from home, and Janet had to be home to meet the air-conditioning repair man. A book was mentioned today: Memoirs of a Geisha. It’s Janet’s turn to choose our next book, and this is what … Read more
I’m not saying we use too many acronyms at work, but I got this e-mail today. This is it in its entirety. I have no idea what it means. The CCMDB foundation devel team also used DIT during initial POC and LA versions with marked results and hopefully will for upcoming significant GA drivers. Thks, … Read more
When I got up this morning, and before I put on my glasses, I looked out my back bedroom window while turning on my computer. I saw a (mostly) black cat luxuriously stretched out in the middle of the small grassy area of which the backyard of my townhouse is comprised. “I wonder if that … Read more
It was a homework kind of day for me today. I got my readings and blogs done for both classes this coming week. Now I can concentrate on my final research paper, which is due a week from Wednesday, on the last day of classes. Yippee! Robert was an absolute dear, and emptied the tank … Read more
Robert and I cooked out on the grill tonight. I marinated several thin slices of chicken breast, and two good-sized Filet Mignons, which I got on sale at the grocery store earlier this week. Robert cooked those on the grill, while I created a repeat of our salad on Wednesday (cukes, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese) … Read more
I love this excerpt from a blurb I just read about Oprah: She said a rich friend once asked if she felt guilty as they were returning from Africa. Winfrey said she told her friend, “I do not know how me being destitute is going to help” the less fortunate. She said when she got … Read more
I worked from home today, and spent almost the entire day editing help panels. Class was quite interesting today. Discussing the three eras of the history of computers, which were noted as: 1950 – 1975: Mainframes (one computer to many people) 1975 – 1995: Personal Computers (one computer to one person) 1995 – : … Read more
During lunch today, I walked for 45 minutes around the IBM Rec Center outdoor track. I listened to music the entire time this time — no podcasts. I stopped at the grocery store on the way home, and among other things, bought some pre-made brushetta topping, which turned out to be no where near as … Read more