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I read quite a few posts/articles last night about managing (or really, lack of managing) email and other streams of information. There was an article in the Washington Post about declaring email bankruptcy and Merlin Mann of 43 Folders commented on it. In both pieces, the message is clear: some of us get way more…
Update: By the way, my defense is still over a month away, making this whole process even more ludicrous. Part of my near-panic was (is) caused by my defense trip, which I’m not concerned about from a defense point of view. I know what I need to do to prepare and am ready to do…
I think I’ve reached it. This time of year is always busy, but for some reason I’m always blindsided by it. This week, the Summer Multimedia Institute began. The first week is an intense “boot camp” of teaching multimedia applications. It’s back to back training. I stepped out to help a faculty member who was…
I spent the weekend away from the computer, checking in for only 5 or 10 minutes each day. In so many ways, the weekend truly was a kick-off for the summer. I spent as much time as possible outside, digging in the garden, sitting on the deck, wandering around the yard. And the weather was…
The last few weeks have been extraordinarily busy, filled with end of the year tasks and now filled with beginning of the summer tasks. Here’s this week’s schedule. I know it’s hard to see. It’s just filled. Next week our Summer Multimedia Development Institute begins. The first week is a week of training. It’s intense…
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Envy seems to be a recurring theme here. It’s funny, because I consider myself pretty content. Yet when I search the dark recesses of my soul, I find little green-eye monsters waiting to be set free. Don’t get me wrong, I have a good gig. I like what I do, but recently I’ve seen or…
I came back from Fredericksburg raring to go and jumped right in to work yesterday. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I only got 50-75% of everything I wanted to get done completed. One task was delayed because some faculty had not gotten back to me, so I emailed them again. Don’t they realize they’re cutting…
Inspired by my time at Faculty Academy, last night I decided to give Second Life another try. For those of you who think I have no first life, I’d already been out for dinner and a movie (Shrek the Third) before venturing into the virtual world. I fired up my SL application, logged in, and…
So, I’m back in my hotel room after spending the last two days at the University of Mary Washington’s Faculty Academy. It was crazy for me to come here. I worked all day as judge of elections on Tuesday, from 6:30 a.m to 9 p.m. I left as soon as the votes were counted and…
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