Developing Usable Experiences

School, work, cartoons, and cats

March 27th, 2008 10:12 pm —  217 views

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I think my presentation on observing reader activity relative to blogs went well. I didn’t receive any feedback from the professor, but I did receive feedback from some of my classmates … which was generally positive1. I enjoyed sharing what I’ve learned but felt that 10 minutes was not enough time to cover the subject. I need at least a semester2.

Had dinner and a beer with Pearls yesterday and very much enjoyed the conversation. I look forward to hanging with the necklace and his clasp3.

Even though I’ve spent a few hours on homework tonight, I still found the time to chill with W. in front of the mesmerizing feed that is cable television. We both fell into a trance-like snooze for about 30 minutes then decided to escape its hypnotizing effect. She worked on preparation for our journey this weekend and I did a second review of a report due tomorrow. Then this post of course. Those Edison naps do me wonders!

I’ve been cultivating an interest in photography. To feed this flame, I purchased a camera that affords me greater opportunity to take stellar shots. I received my Canon Rebel XTi this week. The pictures in this post are all from this new camera. This is my cat Bailey, and my other cat Ozzie. We love our ghatos and take way to many pictures of them. They don’t seem to mind.

The reaction to my presentation and the internal analysis that came of it left me wondering, is this all self-indulgent? Am I just vying for attention? To some degree perhaps. But then, aren’t we all? There is the mystery of the unknown, of wondering what could happen “if.” And it continues. The curiosity is deep.

Image: Pearls loaned me a book about Anime and this is a shot of it with my new camera. Based on his recommendations, I bought the first season of Ghost in the Shell and will be watching the fifth episode as soon as I finish this post. Cartoons are great and I’ve discovered (with the help of others) this vast world I knew so little about: Japanese cyber-punk anime. Saweeet.

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  1. Any type of feedback is beneficial. The positive kind even better. [↩]
  2. I would totally love giving a talk on blogging, blog analysis, and log analysis of web sites. Really, any talk about tech stuff would be fun for me. [↩]
  3. Mark your calendar Pearlmaster…we’re going to kick your axx at Euchre! Be afraid! [↩]

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  1. Cathie T. on March 28th, 2008 3:03 pm

    Congrats on finally getting your camera. I know you’ve been fienin’ for it for a while now.

  2. Sebastian on March 31st, 2008 12:25 am

    Nice purchase. I just recently got the Canon XT, and I have been photographing for a few years now. It is addictive. I am really anxious to use my camera when I go to Europe in a few months.

    You will enjoy it!

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