Friday, February 27, 2009

Snowed Under

We had several inches of snow yesterday, PLUS I got a last-minute request to teach a class next week, so "snowed under" is how I feel. But I can share a few tidbits:
  • A counterpoint to the "Facebook, I Quit!" article I linked to last week: "Why Facebook is for Old Fogies" from Time Magazine (especially "Facebook is about finding people you've lost track of... son, we've lost track of more people than you've ever met.")
  • My husband was out of town during yesterday's snowstorm and expected back last night. I missed his call to my cell phone (I was shoveling out my car) and only got his voicemail message much later. He said, "But I changed my Facebook status!"
  • I got my first File 404 error message from the new administration the other day:
    "The page you requested wasn't found at this location. The Obama Administration has created a brand new White House website, and it's possible that the page you were looking for has been moved. Please take a moment to explore our new site, learn more about President Obama and his team, and read about their plan to bring about the change America needs."

Friday, February 13, 2009

Facebook, I Quit!

I don't have a lot of time today, but I do want to post a link to the Newsweek blog post by Steve Tuttle, "You Can't Friend Me, I Quit!" Quite ironic, in our context. (I'm not quitting Facebook yet, in fact I'm in about once a day.) I'm getting error messages from Blogger, so I'd better stop for today.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Why I'm Not Doing More Things, Yet

  • Got upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007 on Monday. Still learning some of the ropes.
  • Preparing for 4 classes next week (marketing, entrepreneurship, and 2 sections of finance.)
  • Ordering books in my subject areas as fast as I can, before the end of the month.

These are not good excuses, I suppose, but I knew when I signed up that I probably wouldn't have time for More Things in the month of February. This has proven true. So I will be behind people, but I have at least one coworker in the same boat as me.