Archive for November, 2005
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005
Human or humanist?
I’m taking a Microsoft e-learning course titled:
“Developing Microsoft® ASP.NET Web Applications Using Visual Studio® .NET (Call Your Momma ‘Cause You Ain’t Never Had This Much Fun Before!)”
and I keep being distracted by the narrator’s voice. It didn’t really trip me out until the 122nd time I heard him say “code”, which he says [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Beobachtungen by nerdmeyr
Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Hoagy Carmichael Gives a Spanking
You know, when Madonna went around spanking young boys with paddles, people got upset… my, how times have changed. I guess it doesn’t count if you’re doing it to a frat brother.
I found this TOTALLY AMAZING image in the IU Digital Library in the Hoagy Carmichael Collection. The caption above it reads:
Hoagy [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cabinet of curios by nerdmeyr
Saturday, November 19th, 2005
Back Amongst the Normals
Well, almost a whole week has passed since I returned from California.
I may have been born in Wisconsin, but I come from the West Coast.
I went to happy hour last night with some folks, who are mostly nice. There was typical happy hour behavior, and, as is the case with 98% of eating and [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Autobiographical, Dioramas by nerdmeyr
Thursday, November 17th, 2005
Weather in the Midwest
On Tuesday, I was teaching a class on Flash in the Health, Physical Education, and Rec building (to a bunch of art students). The city tornado siren went off, and multiple people noted how weird the sky was looking and how the wind was kicking up. Nevertheless, I persevered. 2 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Dioramas by nerdmeyr
Monday, November 7th, 2005
A working vaca in Monterey
The weird thing about conferences is that they usually take place in a desirable destination. That, thanks to the conference, you don’t really get to explore in any meaningful way. I’m about 30 miles from the big trees of Big Sur, and I will not be able to go down there to give [...]
