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September 14, 2005
some sappy cliché crap
Seems a number of people around me (colleagues, friends, colleague-friends, etc.) are feeling a little more than frustrated about a number of things these days. Why is that, I wonder. As for myself, I've been doing peachy keen up until this afternoon. Yesterday I couldn't keep the smile off my face, up until I was late for my evening class because of some computer issues while I was working on a problem for another class. But even then I seemed relatively happy. Tonight that is not the case. I'm tired. I'm weary. I'm sick of this damn frog in my throat caused by allergies.
There's so much to do, so much to miss, so much to take on, so much to be happy about, and so little time to do it all in. This afternoon as I walked outside Erik told me to stop and smell the flowers, literally, as they seemed to be all big and blooming right now. I looked at him in astonishment...who has time to stop and smell flowers these days? I did stop for a quick sniff, but it wasn't long enough for my liking. I'll be working on that.
But it isn't all on me. I need to remember that. Others can take responsibility too, but I won't get into all that here. The days are getting longer and longer, but oh so short at the same time. Stresses will come and go, and we must remember to enjoy every last drop of this trip, because we don't get a second chance...as cliché as it sounds.
If you're hurting right now, hurt no more. Continue the search, but slap on a smile, damn it, for all of us. Make every day worth it, and in the end it will be. As for me, I'll continue to look for inspiration, and act the part as well. Goodnight moon.
Posted by jevnin at 11:15 PM | Comments (1)
Sites for HCI Peeps to check out
Shout out to all my HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) homies out there, wooty woot. Just wanted to recommend a couple sites for you to check out, you know, just to stay on top of your game and such. I was thinking of hiding these in links in my blog over the next few days, but on second thought I've decided to be more forthright. So here's my list...feel free to add more in the comments.
I check out the research areas of a bunch of companies fairly regularly...the basics are:
Of course, I also read a ton of blogs quite regularly. Bloglines is my aggregator of choice. Check it out, it's not as technical as it may sound. If you're interested in reading blogs by students in the School of Informatics, check out Planet Informatics.
All you humans out there should also check out the Wikipedia...a great first place to stop for information on anything and everything. Other cool wikis for Informatics folk are the Design Wiki, Design Club Wiki, and Echoes Wiki. BTW, for those of you who are lost right now, here are some definitions for the word Wiki and a better explanation.
Oh, and while you're at it, don't get caught in a bubble.
Posted by jevnin at 02:55 PM | Comments (0)