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I Heart Tornado Alley

As you can see from the image to the right (click to enlarge), I continue to spread my tentacles across this great nation of ours like a land-borne plague. I added Oklahoma, Texas, and Arkansas to my list of tainted states during spring break. I plan to add at least Louisiana sometime this summer. I wouldn’t mind hitting the west coast, either, but I don’t know if I’ll have the time and/or money for such a trip, especially seeing as how I seem devastatingly reliant on the ground as a mode of transportation As such, Hawaii and, to a lesser extent, Alaska, should be safe from my wiles for a while to come. I ~own~ the Midwest, though. And w00ts ensue.

Pulling Double Duty

I have to create a handout and plan a presentation for tomorrow (and if I get ambitious, start the 5-7 page paper I’ll have due on the same topic next week), which I think means I won’t be going to the bar tonight. I did come up with a useable idea during office hours, though, which should save me some time. Even better, I think I’ll be able to expand that idea into my 15-20 page New Media paper due at the end of the semester. I also have a 15-20 page paper due at the end of the semester in my Theory of Tech Comm class, but I might have an idea for that one, too. In traditional grad student style, the paper would be pulling double-duty as a conference presentation in Mankato in a few weeks. I’ll have to meet with my professor tomorrow to make sure he’s cool with the idea, but considering he’s letting two other people do the same thing, it ~should~ be okay.

Web Monkey for Sale

I still don’t know if I’m teaching or working this summer. I don’t know about you, but the suspense is killing me. I also plan to look for web design work this summer, so if you know of anyone looking to hire a web monkey in the coming months, send them to my portfolio and/or contact page and I’ll love you long time.

Home of the Slushie

We had a pretty good snow here last Thursday. Monday and Tuesday, it was sunny and in the 70s. Today we had a pretty decent thunderstorm replete with strong winds, ominous clouds, and hail. God, I love spring in Iowa. :) Plus it’s a lot of fun to watch the people from outside the state struggle with what to wear from day to day. Such silly persons… they check the weather channel on Sunday evening and assume they can plan their wardrobe for the week. I check the weather twice a day and as such am usually only mildly surprised.

Evening Agenda

Racquetball, shower, grocery store, dinner, homework. Bar if I get done with my homework before 10pm, but I highly doubt it.