Libby Says...
If you thought I was excited about the new Star Wars movie and the possibilities that the live action series holds, well, you're right. If you think I'm even more excited about the Serenity movie by Joss Whedon (based on the Firefly series), you might be even more right. Trailer released (via Slashdot) and ohmigod does it look COOL! Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
The cool thing about all those various subscriptions I read is that sometimes extra cool news comes across: From the BBC: After this final installment of the Star Wars movie franchise, you can look for a live-action TV show in addition to the animated Clone Wars series continuing as 30-minute shows, rather than the 3-minute shorts they've been to this point. Yay! Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
Yes, I've been way, way too lax on my running. Stipulated. So, I'm getting my act in gear and starting again. Seems like you ought to have time for that sort of thing when you're without a full-time job, no? Walked on Saturday while in Austin, and ran on Sunday -- we did a 4+ mile loop around Town Lake both days. It's so lovely there. Walked on Monday here -- the 2 mile walk to Rice, the just-under 3 mile loop around Rice, and then the walk back -- always nice. Skipped Tuesday. Tonight: dance class Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
While I'm waiting for the stroke of genius to strike and tell me exactly what will make me most fulfilled going forward, I'm doing a few other things. :-) I took a few days off last week to enjoy some time with my best friend, who had her baby on the 7th, and then another close friend who had her baby on Sunday. I went out of town for a long weekend away with Philip, just to clear my head and get away from the bleakness that I've been struggling a bit to overcome. In the meanwhile, I've agreed to do some contract writing for one company (I'm working feverishly on some book chapters, in fact) and some other contract work for some other folks -- and of course I'm working on slides to present at the Admin show in May. I'm applying for a few jobs and for graduate school, so I'm keeping busy. So, I'm not gone completely, I'm just still in the process of figuring it all out. I had what was possibly the perfect job for me in many ways and I don't want to settle for less! :-) Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
Are you a CLI? If you haven't gotten your certification to teach 6 yet using the CLI upgrade exams, your time is running out, as those exams are being retired. Check the certification private site for more details (registration required). Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
I was deep in my own murk and business last week when Saul Bellow passed away on April 5th. His books represented my first effort at teaching at the college level. When I was in high school, I was in a program in my school district that allowed students to intern with professionals. I was a member of The Mentor Program, as it was called, for 4 semesters, during which time I had 5 different mentors. I spent time with a Justice of the Peace, Assistant District Attorney, Federal District Judge, local Newspaper Editor, and community college English Professor. While I was working with the English professor -- mostly helping him grade papers, attending his classes, spending office hours with him, he also gave me an assignment to prepare a lesson on one of the authors his class would be studying during the semester. I selected Saul Bellow. It's been many years (oh my goodness, was that really fall of 1988?) and I'm not even sure I remember the specific work we were studying (although I'm almost certain it was Seize the Day, it might also have been Herzog), but I remember the feeling I had preparing to teach and standing up in front of the classroom --- I got to open up an amazing work of art for other people and get them to think about what it might mean. Describing an anti-hero to people who were much more likely to be interested in more traditional heroes... and seeing the understanding in their papers later... It was one of the best experiences of my life. More on Saul Bellow at Slate or CNN Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link
Well, if you've been to e-ProMag.com today, you've probably seen the notice that the publication is closing its doors. We just weren't making enough money to keep it going profitably. As part of closing the publication, I got laid off. What was even worse was having to tell all my wonderful writers and tech editors and contributors that we were done -- they've all been so amazing over the past couple of years. So. There you have it. It's definitely the end to a major chapter of my life. I've been working on e-Pro and its predecessors (Group Computing and DominoPro) since 1999, and doing it as my full-time job since 2000. That's a big chunk of my professional career. I worked with some great people and had some amazing opportunities, all of which I'm very grateful for. Now it's time to figure out what's next. I've had a few offers of employment or contract work,but I'm not really sure what's what, beyond that. I guess in some ways this is that opportunity to get some yoga and running in, write some things that aren't about technology, and go back to graduate school. Permanent Link to this entry: Permanent Link |
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