I am sorry about some of the comments that were held in moderation and didn’t show up until now. I am planning on working on tweaking the blog this weekend in between hiking with Angela, baseball gaming with Anne, and beaching with Shannon and Sarah. Oh, I also need to read…lots. [...]
Are you getting around the clock updates about Billy Graham and his bleeding insides? Well, we are!
I am trying to be good and read my readings before tomorrow night…but I forgot how dense academic writing can be. I need some strategies to get through, understand, and react to this writing. Any suggestions? I think I may move my study place from WSM to the library for starters. [...]
With all of the excitement of starting class and orientation this week, I forgot to mention the real highlight of the last seven days: Adam and Jonah were in town! We had a great time hanging out, flying helicopters, avoiding the heat, eating ice cream and locopops, and watching HSM 2. Oh, and [...]
I made it through my first day of class! So far, I like my teacher and my classmates and it looks to be pretty promising. I left class excited to read the next batch of readings. However, I think the most interesting thing today was that my class was held in New West, where my [...]
It is hard to believe that the guy on the right is coming home tomorrow from a trip to England after being away from his parents for 2 weeks! I just found this old photo today when photos on my Yahoo site were imported into flickr!
I got my first brief taste of being on campus as a student yesterday. Angela (SILS ‘06) gave me a personal tour and showed me where all of the necessities of grad student’s life are on campus at UNC. Surprisingly, everything I need is within a relatively small area– food (including local Middle Eastern [...]
Just an update on the dog news from Bert…he is, once again, an only child. After much deliberation by Brad and Stef, Sammie went back to a foster home. Hopefully she can find a quieter home, away from the craziness of the city (she was very wary of city sights and sounds). I imagine Bert [...]
It’s been a little while since I registered for classes and I had to revisit my schedule recently to remind myself what I am gong to be taking. So what does an “Information Scientist” study? Here is my first semester:
Human Information Interactions The behavioral and cognitive activities of those who interact with information, with emphasis [...]