I’m in Austin this week at a state-sponsored, Microsoft seminar/introduction/overview about .NET development. Honestly, how many of you did I just lose? 😉 It’s interesting. The .NET programming environment has some significant improvements over previous Microsoft standards, and everything seems to be about a thousand times more intuitive and easy to use than any programming …

Luckily, I found out from UTD late last week that my full-tuition-and-fees scholarship also carries with it a not-insignificant rider of $745, anticipating that students who receive the full scholarship are taking a full load and probably not working full-time. The money’s supposed to be for health insurance. Since I’m absolutely crazy — which is …

I just read a little blurb from a study that suggests women prefer Web sites designed by other women, and men prefer Web sites designed by other men. Fascinating! Key Website Research Highlights Gender Bias {snip} “We started off by looking at the personal websites created by 60 university students, 30 male and 30 female, …

I saw an MSNBC review of NK-News.net today and checked it out. Decorated with imagery dangerously close to Team America: World Police, the site’s both horrifying and hilarious. It’s also an unparalleled opportunity to see the reality of North Korean insanity, in their own worlds. Take a peek sometime.

I just offered my first-choice candidate the student assistant position, and she accepted! She starts Monday. I’m so excited!! 🙂

Through the hustle and bustle of everything else, I forgot to mention my shock and surprise when I found, on Monday, troops of children marching towards the elementary schools I pass along on my way to work. Indeed, Plano schools started back August 8th. Does anyone else find that just a slight bit crazy??

I think maybe the only person who truly grasped my emotional condition following yesterday’s trip to the dentist was my mom, whose lone question about my post-tooth-pulling adventure was, “Why aren’t you in bed?” There’s no way around it; it totally, completely sucked. My fabulous new dentist, of course, wasn’t the person who actually yanked …

I’ve talked before about my hatred of going to the dentist — I think of dentists as a profession only slightly rooted in the scientific. (As an example, take Alex’s post about the varying dental opinions on the decaying properties of diet soda.) Consensus among dentists is something I have never seen in my life… …

Seriously, I *love* Fridays. Everything just feels better on a Friday… I have far more patience and much more of a spring in my step. And, at least today, I get lots more done because of it. Call it a fluke; chalk it up to my entirely taboo denim capris (which I wore in spite …

Seriously, guys, read his book. A few good links: Switched Off in Basra: His last article, for the New York Times‘s July 31st editorial page The Shape of Days: Interview with Steven Vincent Another snippet from the book (about the nomenclature of how to refer to those fighting US troops in Iraq): Of these three …