I went into the office today, where my day started with an instant message affirmation from my straight friend, Courtney: Courtney: spent my saturday afternoon at the durham gay pride festival Courtney: thought about you the whole time i was there, and how thankful i was to know you, because knowing you has allowed me … Read more
We were up bright and early this morning, and enjoyed a breakfast of bagels and coffee. After devising yesterday’s blog entry, I read a chapter of one of our books, one of the three readings assigned as homework in my Rhetoric of Science and Technology class. I started to devise a discussion board posting for … Read more
I doped myself up with Nyquil last night and with Theraflu first thing this morning after a good 8 hours sleep. I had a bagel and some coffee, was online for about an hour, and then back to bed for another two hours of sweet sleep—breathing through my nose instead of my mouth. When I … Read more
The Philosophy of Hypocrisy and Ambiguity I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. What if there were no hypothetical questions? If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation? Is there another … Read more
It was a tedious day in the neighborhood. Tedious editing for work. Tedious coding for homework. I listened in on an hour education and information session called, “Using a Wiki to Track Content in Rational User Assistance.” After that, I participated in nearly an hour-long department meeting, during which my manager asked for feedback on … Read more
I worked from home today completing an edit for Christie. I presented in class tonight, and spoke way too quickly. Suggestions included: See if you can get a hold of some of the proceedings of past IRERS conferences to get a sense of the “tone” of the papers typically presented at the sessions geared toward … Read more