This isn’t a capstone-level panic, but I’m facing a rather bustling week of school. First and foremost, I have to (re-)prep my sports informatics prototype for a user test tomorrow. Assuming I can get it available and off of this crappy windows laptop. I’ve got deliverables due on Wednesday at 5p. I also have to [...]
Summer of CHI
Next year’s big CHI event is in San Jose, California. That’s great on a number of levels. First, it would likely mean I can finally visit my friend Jeff at some point in the trip. Second, there is a greater likelihood that we could convince family to go to help take care of the kids. [...]
Pancakes on a Budget
I’ve been putting off a trip to the grocery- it forces creative uses of the food we already have, rather than eating same old same old, and it passes the time until the next paycheck. As long as I still have some beans, rice, pasta, canned veggies, oil and flour, I can still make something [...]
CHI Redux
Indiana University just won the CHI 2006 Student Competition for the second straight year. This year, it was Chick Clique … which was the CHI-based project from the Pervasive Computing class I was in this past fall. Two informatics students (Tammy and Shunying) were represented there. Here is some more information, courtesy of the CHI2006 [...]
Where does Daddy live?
We’re on our way to drop off Kevin, which involves driving by the “water treatment park” Archie starts talking about it- remembering the time he and I wandered around the park and inspected the various waterfalls. Then he has a brilliant idea: Lib at waer ceen place. (live at the water cleaning place) Me: You [...]
Relational Design
ANNUAL RELATIONAL RESEARCH FORUM: “Relational-Cultural Research: Translating Hope into Science” Thursday & Friday, June 22-23, 2006 Wang Campus Center, Room 415, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA The Relational Research Forum features the work of researchers conducting the latest qualitative and/or quantitative studies based on Relational-Cultural Theory (RCT). I’m not sure the demands of the “offseason” in [...]
Pretty is as Pretty does
Carter and I were driving home after piano lessons- our special Saturday morning time together, when Carter exclaimed: “You look like Nanny McPhee right after she loses her warts!” I was delighted and touched- isn’t this one of the moments mothers cherish- knowing that their children find them to be at least as gorgeous as [...]