Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

  • And this is only scratching the surface … @l3ahb3tan: 11 ridiculous piece of advice published in newspapers: http://t.co/VI7DCip #
  • RT @vhernandezcnn: Great #Google homepage image this morning honoring 50th anniversary of JFK's inaugural address http://twitpic.com/3rowcm #
  • At last … good news in the in-box, a great student has landed a great job. One I am jealous of. #
  • Bad day: Poor story choice, culturally insensitive headline and a moronic column in todays paper. PLUS I saw a student walking in a Snuggie. #
  • @FakeAPStylebook: Print names of all kids who win things so relatives don't complain. Never print any child's name because that's dangerous. #
  • I am missing my big monitor this morning, this MBP screen seems so small … and I remember when laptops had 8 inch, 640×480 screens. #
  • Just in time for spring break listening! RT @caa2410: R.E.M.'s new album – Collapse into Now, the Trailer http://t.co/XLbd286 via @youtube #
  • Can I get an AMEN? RT @yelvington: I know Google means we don't have to actually know things any more, but let's not abuse that, OK? #

Cleaning

It has been a difficult few months around the home, lots of illness scattered across all the residents. But Friday, the Small Boy had a little surgery to correct what we hope was causing his major issues. If we can get him back on track, maybe we can concentrate on the other things that we have let slide …

Down and Found

I was re-reading Richard Koci Hernandez’s Multimedia Journal this week, a book I go back to every few months and steal more ideas out of. He mentions picking up found items and putting them in his journal. Since I’m not sure I want to be collecting more things I’m thinking of just photographing things as they are found, a little side project of some sort.

Of course, my students leave enough stuff behind I could shoot this whole thing in my lab, but that seems a little cheap.

So, from one in an occasional series …

Where: Parking lot outside of Psychology, UGA campus. When: Friday, January 21, 2011. What Is It: Note, says "A We weren't suppose to drink those? R Mine kinda looks like your dirty Aunt Barbara ..."