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Tuesday, March 30, 2004

Back from CCCC, feeling invigorated, got lots to do. Spent some time reading Gee's book on video games and literacy. Will blog about it here or over on the main blog when I'm done with it. I have so much to do I don't know where to start. Things I need to do in the very near future include reading diss chapters and a full diss. Another thing I need to do is to start mapping out my new project more clearly because I feel so scattered right now. I have a horrible tendency to over do stuff. If I don't map this out soon I'll end up with a first chapter that is in excess of 100 pages long rather than just being background for what I really want to talk about. Hopefully over the next few weeks this will start to materialize. Up way too early today, going to do a little of this and that all day (like maybe finish the Gee book) and then go in to the office later and pick up diss stuff and go to a faculty meeting.

posted by Dr. B. 5:57 AM

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Tuesday, March 09, 2004

50 %

My weblog owns 50 % of me.
Does your weblog own you?

posted by Dr. B. 11:21 AM

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Monday, March 08, 2004

I am making some progress. Not only did I get the documentary watched, but I got the exams read. Since I am up this morning I plan to read through the list of exam questions that I have waiting patiently on my desktop. I am going to the gym later today and I guess this will be a good time to drop off the video and the book that I have that was recalled now that the library has decided to block my account and I need to renew a stack of books :-(

In terms of my own research I plan to try to finish the Carole Stabile book today. After that I might move on to some of the books dealing with reproductive technologies. After the glaring omissions for the pill documentary I am wanting to go back and hit those books on and by Margaret Sanger, hard.

posted by Dr. B. 6:14 AM

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Saturday, March 06, 2004

Kyle left an interesting comment about my telling readers what I am actually working on when I talk about writing. I do tend to be a bit vague when I am posting, offering only subjects when I talk about articles, chapters, etc. I don't know if this is intentional or if it is simply done for lack of time. But here's a heads up.

The major project that I am working on right now is evolving, it deals with race and network theory. I am looking at the way that technologies get connection for and by people of color and how that affects how they interact with specific technologies or technology in general. It moves historically through medical technologies, communicative technologies, and computer and entertainment technologies. It is still very much in the planning stages and while I have sections of what will become chapters that have been written for publication I am still thinking and researching it through. My goal is to have a solid prospectus done before school starts in the fall. This is an everchanging and constantly growing project that I am very excited about. I just wish I had more solid, uninterrupted time to dedicate to it.

On to other things, yesterday I had one of the worst migraine headaches that I'd had in a while so I got absolutely nothing done (with the exception of a teaching observation, so I guess that does away with the notion of absolutely notion). What that means is that my weekend is no longer mine (at least not completely) because there are some things that have to be done. I have to read some exams, look over some prelim. questions, finish watching the Pill documentary that I was supposed to watch Monday, and do some research. Sounds like a party, eh?

(update) I watched the Pill documentary and had a strong reaction to it. Rather than giving me more information for research it gave me fodder for one of my arguments. While this is vague it may make more sense if you read the extended post that I wrote on my "official" blog.

posted by Dr. B. 6:54 AM

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Tuesday, March 02, 2004

I didn't get much of anything done yesterday. I gave up after a while and went to the gym. I read over a couple of things for students and sent them feedback, but did no writing or researching work of my own. For this, my body/mind has decided to pay me back. I woke up this morning at 4:30 and have been working for about 1/2 hour. I am going to try to finish this review that I am working on before I see if I can sleep for a few more hours. I technically don't have to get up until 9 :-)

update (5:39 a.m.) Review done, headed back to sleep (hopefully)

posted by Dr. B. 4:56 AM

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Monday, March 01, 2004

Today is just one of those days when you don't feel like doing much of anything. It's rainy and dreary and all the coffee in the world won't wake you up. I am going to try to read and maybe watch the Pill documentary (yep, it's research).

posted by Dr. B. 11:53 AM

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