I was up and at ’em early this morning, catching the 7:25 bus to meet Myra at the Hillsborough Street Bruegger’s at 8:00 for breakfast. On the way there, thinking through my day’s schedule, it occurred to me that I had OIT Orientation from 11-5 today, and a pre-op doctor’s appointment with Jeremy today at … Read more
I was into work early this morning, and as a result, caught the 4:30 bus home. It was coming just as I walked out. I attended the STC’s end-of-semester and holiday gathering at Mitch’s Tavern, which started at 7:30 and hosted a convergence of present NCSU STC student chapter members, an “ENG 675 (’08) reunion,” … Read more
I spent most of my work day today working on a redesigned Web page for OIT Units. Observation: TinyMCE sucks. I exported my Palm Pilot calendar and then imported it into Google. I want to stop having to sync the two, so now that it’s imported into Google, I hope to just maintain my calendar … Read more
I attended two work meetings today, one on accessibility considerations when creating Word documents, PowerPoint slides, and PDFs, and the other on Web site organization with regards to the director to whom our department reports. A tweet after that meeting was rather telling of how it went: Myers-Briggs-speak: I need to do some (S to … Read more
Irony is a multi-faceted rhetorical device, as explained by GrammarGirl (On video! So that’s what she looks like.) using a Sarah Palin event to illustrate the plethora of considerations involved in producing, and understanding, irony: We had turkey sausage patties on Portuguese sweet rolls this morning for breakfast, and ham salad and Swiss on rye … Read more
I spent most of the day today at Helios, where I haven’t been in a long while, and where my customer service experience didn’t start off well. For the first hour or so, I sat out on the patio, and then later moved inside when it got a little too cool to be outside in … Read more
Robert and I got up at 8:00 and mom was already up. We had a light breakfast of cinnamon toast and coffee. Vivian and Jeff arrived at about 10:15, with our entire Thanksgiving meal in tow. They are exerts at transporting food, with years of practice of serious tailgating. We usually meet at their house … Read more
There was drama on the bus this morning. The driver stopped between stops on Hillsborough Street and just idled the bus there for a minute or two. She kept looking in the rear view mirror, so I took out my earbuds to hear what was going on. A guy in the back of the bus … Read more
I was up at 8:00, and I found my mom in the bathroom doing her hair. She’d just gotten home at about 7:30. The good news was that my dad had had a real good night. He woke up just a couple of times during the night, and actually was conscious of her presence, asking, “Are … Read more
Breakfast this morning was sponsored and provided by Carahsoft Technologies. My sessions this morning included: Time Title Sponsor/Host/Presenter 9:00-9:45 Partnering with Students for a SLICE of Life UNC-Chapel Hill 10:15-11:00 IP Television NCSU During the IP Television session, these tweets ensued: nematome: Okay, someone is actually snoring in this session. Very awkward. #unccause08 1 day … Read more