Yearly Archives: 2012

I’m in Toronto right now, staying with friends. It’s 7am as I write this, they’re asleep, and I’m up getting some work done. It’s been a great weekend that’s included some fun games, movies, and a trip to the Royal Ontario Museum so far, with more games to come. I head home tonight, I have a Hopespring training session tomorrow, as well as a barbeque with the students of the UW Classics department. I just wanted to take a minute to talk about something weird I noticed on the bus on the way here.  (more…)

I don’t actually know if it’s sunny, because my office doesn’t have windows. It was sunny when I got here at eleven, though it won’t be when I leave, because it will be night. It’s a weird day, but it’s been a good week overall. I’m going to make this short though, there’s a lot more work on the docket and I’m really excited to get to it, as weird as that sounds.  (more…)

It’s a pretty good Sunday. My first paper of my three thesis papers is ready to go, which puts me a little behind, but has given me a much better handle on what it takes to write a paper at this level and the kinds of things I need to be thinking about. My research and plans for my second and third papers are already finish, and I start my work on the role of authenticity in social media tomorrow.  (more…)