The word of the month: “testy.” Well, the semester’s heading into mid-term time, and both of my upper level courses, New Media and 20th Cent. British Poetry and Prose, are taking their first exams this week. I just finished grading part one of the latter’s while my new-mediaers presently write away. My World Lit 2 class [...]
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Happy Happy to Cheryl
Last Friday (I know I’m late posting) we celebrated Cheryl’s 51st birthday. We went to dinner at Bonefish Grill (I won’t go back, but that’s a story for another entry — let me give you a hint: do not take your camera into their restaurant), then returned to our house for dessert and presents. Autumn [...]
Stuff Going On
Well, we’re off. Yes, another semester has started with a bang. I have finally finished my course prep and posted my last syllabus online for a class that begins tonight. I even have my second session course’s syllabus finished. It’s an interesting semester: I didn’t get my usual New Media senior seminar, but I also [...]
Gmail Updates
Yes, I still love Gmail. Google has added video chat to Gtalk. Now, I don’t need to launch a separate application to use the video and audio chat. Nice. And both the audio and video seem to work very well. (Granted, we were in the same room when we tried it.) They also added Labs [...]
Study Abroad in London, Summer 2009!
London, one of the most culturally diverse and most fascinating cities in the world, is a city steeped in history that has inspired artists, writers, and students for centuries. As part of this program you can spend a summer studying and living in the historic Bloomsbury district of London in close proximity to some of [...]
Media Fire
I took this photo over a month ago, documenting a neighbor’s house almost going up in flames. While it was not fun to watch, the Macon fire department did a professional job putting a quick end to something that could have been a lot worse. Those folks rocked. I’m posting this photo tonight because I [...]
The New LitMUSE
Well, I’ve been meaning to do it for a while, and there’s nothing like convalescing to give me some free time. I’ve finally updated the look of my courseware website LitMUSE. Actually, this theme is one I came up with several years ago, but I updated the CSS and made it into a template for [...]