I N T H E N I G H T K I T C H E N
Nifty -- Leslie used one of my pictures
to tell a story.
10:21 AM link
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Better than I thoughtI'm writing this on my favorite toy (the PowerBook T. and I purchased for Christmas) on the fifth floor of the Portland State library. I'm at a desk by the front windows -- a broad semicurcular curve which hugs a seven-story tall, beautiful tree. It's a building which seems sound architecturally but there are some significant problems with it, such as the location of the front door and the courtyard dead space. However, from the inside, seated where I am, it's pretty lovely.
I'm all wireless now. I really do enjoy the ability to do this non-connection connection. It feels like magic. In addition to being able to pop open an IM client and chat with my husband about what to have for dinner and whether or not he will steal some office supplies on my behalf, it's great for doing research along with my studying. I have an Urban Studies mid-term tomorrow and it's been nice to read my notes, look up things in the book and then look for current examples or clarification online. So, you know,
newsflash: wireless technology is really nifty.
I'm also taking an Economics class whose topic is Globalization. It's interesting how nicely some of the overarching themes of the economy at work dovetail with local issues of city planning which I'm covering in the Urban Studies course. And in the latter course we are looking very closely at Portland itself. We are -- or like to think we are -- the very pinnacle of Urban planning and design.
Think good thoughts for my mid-term tomorrow. I'm not altogether sure whether or not I am prepared. It's a "blue book" test which I hate.
4:44 PM link
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Sometimes on the bus when I get stuck standing in the aisle, I like to read over people's shoulders whatever page they are on in their book. Some people read some pretty racy stuff on the bus.
Last week, I was disappointed that I couldn't position myself to read what this guy was reading. Black guy, short hair, casual but not unkempt. Had a briefcase/shoulder bag. Glasses. Mid-to-late thirties with a tasteful gold wedding band. Reading:
Fasting for Financial Breakthrough.
1:07 PM link
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