I got to see my photo hanging at a local show. My mother-in-law took this replica picture of me in front of it. 
On My Birthday This Year
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Musical Recommendations
Today, I saw a couple of the people I follow on twitter discussing music. We had discussed music before and I knew I liked their taste. In fact, @A_Silvers had a stint at one of my favorite record labels. *
So, I asked for their recommendations. It’s old school, but I feel the results were of high quality, so I’m sharing them here for you to benefit too.
Big thanks go out to @A_Silvers and @emenel for helping me generate a list of new music to explore.
*It was Twin/Tone Records in case you were curious.
Up Late Again
In anticipation of a trip to the Virginia/Bethesda region of our country, I’m up late, again. I can’t help it. I get excited when I get the chance to get together with my co-workers. Adventures await, so I’m off to bed now – really – this time. Travel is an adventure indeed. Wish me luck.
Almost There
I’ve had a second job for awhile. It’s a volunteer job. I’m on year two of co-chairing the IA Summit. We almost have the program ready this year. It’s been a long road but I think we’ve pulled together a great event that people are going to get value from. Working at my second job has definitely taken valuable blogging time this year, so I’m glad to see that I’m managing to push both forward at the moment. New habits for a new year, I guess.
So soon, the program will be live with registration, this is the Christmas morning anticipation I missed out on this year.
Google Wave is a Protocol
I’ve seen much critcism of Google Wave since it has become available and people have begun to use it. People are criticizing the usability of the interface. I could not agree more. It is confusing. It personally gives me the sensation of being in a house of mirrors or some other place where I am disoriented and not quite sure where to step next.
However, I feel these criticisms are significantly missing the point. Google Wave is a new protocol for communication. It is not an interface at all. Google created a way for all of us to begin to interact with Wave via the interface, but that is not what Google Wave is really about.
I want to challenge all those that criticize to understand this criticism is missing the point.
Inspiration From a Childhood Favorite
Lately, I’ve been seeking sources of inspiration around drawing. I picked up some old Ed Emberley classics again and have been recreating the objects he teaches in my sketchbook. It’s been a very useful and meditative activity.
The drawings pictured to the left are the images I made following the instructions from the book Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book – Make A World.
