What’s Happening!
Samantha left a nice comment today:
Surely something interesting has happened since the 3rd.
And… it’s true. I have had a bit of trouble with writer’s block lately; the ideas I’ve stumbled uon have seemed overall pretty boring, so I’ve steered away from them. But in the interest of keeping the entries flowing, here are the interesting somethings that have happened since the 3rd:
- I got to spend some quality time with my friends Eric, Rachel, and Chaia. It reminded me of all the good times in undergrad, and our bond is still goin strong. I miss you guys!
- I hung out with my parents, and saw my dad get noticeably better. For those of you lacking a recent update, my dad is officially cancer-free, and he’s getting is strength back slowly but surely. By the time I graduate, he’s gonna be running around like the 23-year old that he is (inside joke). Oh, and for those of you lacking any clue what I’m talking about… oops.
- I got a part-time contract job working at LotterShelly, a small design firm in Pittsburgh. I started today. I’m really excited, because this is my opportunity to discover (1) if I love working at small companies as much as I think I do, and (2) if I’m really cut out to be a designer as a career.
- A paper that I’m co-author on was nominated for Best Paper at the CHI Conference. This is very exciting news - and while I didn’t do much of the writing (I ran the experiment), I’m still pretty psyched.
- Classes have started again, but I don’t start until tomorrow (thanks to a MWF schedule and no classes Monday afternoon due to Martin Luther King Day). I’m taking Marketing, Game Design, and a design course called Conceptual Models.
- I bought the Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Ghost in the Shell series (does anyone know the plural of series?). They all come highly recommended by me. I was surprised by Ghost in the Shell… I thought I wouldn’t be a fan, but I found it to be really provocative.
OK, I think that’s enough for now. More interesting entries to come, I promise.
Which seasons of Ghost in the Shell? Or just the movies?
I liked the first season a lot, although I have only seen part of the second one.
The other 2 series are awesome. You should also check out Samurai Champloo.
Comment by Alex Eiser — January 18, 2006 @ 1:16 am
Funny you should mention the Champloo
I follow it, and have the DVDs that are out. Could I download the rest of the series? Probably. But I like growing my DVD library, even if it is with anime.
Comment by zaiss — January 18, 2006 @ 2:02 am
OK, so did you make a decision about that other big job offer you recently got?
Comment by Eric — January 18, 2006 @ 9:40 am
the paper was actually nominated! congrats (even though you didn’t write it)! and your early wariness did not predict this at all!
Comment by Jenn — January 22, 2006 @ 3:35 am