I was up at 8:30 this morning, and worked from home on an edit for Brendan. I met Kevin (av8rdude) and Kurt for breakfast at Finch’s, which we all haven’t been to in some time. Right after we ordered, Kevin and Kurt’s friends Carl and Jay called to tell us they’d decide to join us after all. … Read more
I was up at 8:30, and I made coffee, cheddar scrambled eggs, sausage, and toast for Robert and me. I read the first of three articles for Rhetoric of Science and Technology, and then spent over an hour devising a response to the message board questions about this reading. Too long—both the time spent writing … Read more
I was up at 4:15 and served Irene breakfast consisting of coffee, a hard-boiled egg, a sausage patty, and an English muffin. I dropped her off at the United curbside check-in at 5:35 for her 6:15 flight. Since I was so close to the office, I stopped by IBM, where I converted my Rhetoric and … Read more
I was up and at ’em early, determined to meet my goal of getting a heavy weight off my shoulders today. I caught the bus to campus and spent from 10:00AM to 7:00PM locked up in a graduate study room in the D.H. Hill Library, rewriting my first ENG 515 Rhetoric of Science and Technology paper, … Read more
Power Issues Yesterday, my computer (desktop machine) started turning off about four seconds after pushing the on button. The fan and all that noise started for about four seconds, and then it just powered itself off. I took off the cover, vacuumed the hell out of the inside of it, the vents in the covers, and … Read more
In anticipation of finally graduating in December, I have created an “After Graduation To-Do List,” which I intend to attend to in 2008, while I’m still working only three days a week, but out of school. So far, I have 24 items on it. I spent the afternoon at Helios, where, as usual, it was … Read more
I stayed in my coma late into the morning. That sound machine is really evil. Speaking of comas, a reading—and consequently a discussion board posting—for Monday’s Rhetoric of Science and Technology class (for which I’m the summarizer) refers to the story of Johnny Got His Gun. I read this book as a young man, in high … Read more
Thanks to my friend and regular blog reader, Kathy, for the little ditty below. While I’ve often seen the use of home-going in the obits—“Home-going services for Emma will be held on Friday, February 27, 2004”—I’ve never seen one enumerate the entire guest list, so-to-speak: On Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, heaven opened its gates and welcomed … Read more
I had my lab work done this morning—in anticipation of my physical which is a week from today, for which all of my lab results will be available. After fingering the crook of my arm for a minute or more, I said to the phlebotomist, “Don’t see anything you like?” She smiled. “This one right … Read more
There’s something about the noise that a head makes when it bangs against a cement floor that’s not easy to forget, or stop thinking of once you’ve heard it. A customer—a young, very thin, black-haired girl just fell off a stool here at Helios; the back of her head banged the floor as she hit … Read more