I admit it. I did not write this morning. I spent some time catching up on blogs. I admit, too, that instead of reading blogs, I’ve been playing video games. Basically, my mind needs a break. So I took one. I am still somewhat frustrated by my space issue. Every time I’m sitting here at…

Both Scrivener and jo(e) have beautiful posts about their brothers. They are full of love and compassion and longing and loss. I was planning to write this anyway, just not here, but jo(e) and David inspired me with their stories. This is the story of my sister. I viewed my sister as a friend the…

We’ve all heard about the Profgrrrrl effect. Now, there’s the Bitch, Ph.D. effect–check it out: Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

So this morning was my first attempt at using my desk, creating a bubble around me. Partly successful I’d say. I made coffee, put in a load of clothes, grabbed the iPod and padded upstairs to the desk. Last night, I cleaned off the desk and afterwards, rewarded myself with some blogging. Mr. Geeky was…

I’m honestly not sure it’s possible. So a long, long time ago, I wrote about the need for my own space. Mr. Geeky somewhat obliged me by helping me pick out a new, larger desk. Which allows for more stuff to cover that desk. I was talking to my mom tonight and she was talking…

Yesterday was the day of sloth. Friday night, both the kids spent the night out, so I spent the night lounging around, playing The Sims 2, and reading until after midnight. I woke early yesterday to sound of tiny alarm clocks beep-beeping away. So I was up and felt too tired to accomplish much. I…

One of the issues that often comes up for college IT departments, especially ones as small as ours, is whether to buy a solution or to build something yourself. On the one hand, buying a solution (a course management system, an image management system, other tools) often means stability and often available support. But often…

I think I’m officially obsessed. Every spare moment I’m googling and technorati searching, hoping to find the perfect (or near-perfect) solution. I was contacted by a couple of people connected to PIM, one guy from tasktoy and a guy from AirSet, an PIM that I hadn’t run into yet. AirSet looks pretty cool, like it…

There will be more about personal organization later today–so much to tell you all. At any rate, I have been husbandless this week and trying to maintain general order without going insane. So far, I’m succeeding. But a few glitches have reared their ugly heads (do glitches have heads; I imagine they do). First the…

That’s what I’m looking for. It’s been an interesting hunt so far, which has yielded all kinds of promising-looking possibilities, but nothing that seems perfect or even close. So here’s the journey I’ve been on and what I’ve found so far. General observations: lots of the software/webware out there assumes that you are a business…