Below are my thoughts on the changing role of communications. Take this with a grain of salt. I’m hardly an oracle of communication theory, but I’d love to see what Edward Bernays would say about technology today. Much hubris of grad student with an inflated ego, who has a damn cool thesis topic.
This is such a fascinating time to be studying [...]
Archive for March, 2007
A Paradigm Shift
Posted in communications, thesis on March 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My Clone is Coming!
Posted in DC adventures, family from the south on March 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The first thing people note when they see my mother and I together is how much we look alike. Then we start talking, and shock people by how much we sound alike, talk alike and use similar gestures.
We’re so similar that people confuse us on the phone all the time. McGuyver Dad does it occasion. My [...]
Some Silver Linings
Posted in faith on March 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve mentioned on here that this semester has been hard. Actually, it’s been one of the hardest periods of my life. Not only is the work/school/personal life mix hard, but there’s been a lot of sucky things go on. Some I’ve blogged about and some I haven’t.
However, since my post on Saturday, I’ve spent a [...]
Viral Marketing Amazes Me
Posted in communications, grad school, thesis on March 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve spent the past few days emailing my survey to pretty much anyone. I’ve also called a few folks and begged. (Thanks, Fortner!) It seems my pleas to forward the survey of a starving grad student have worked. I just got this e-mail at my personal gmail account. The one that I do not give [...]
Shameless Survey Plug
Posted in communications, politics, thesis on March 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Are y’all sick of me plugging my survey yet? Sorry, but I can promote it for another week or so before I need to wrap up the results. I feel like I’m hyping Bush thongs and Relay for Life all over again.
It’s pretty exciting so far. I have 230 responses from 28 states. Survey Monkey [...]
Full Circle or The Same?
Posted in DC adventures, family from the south, travel on March 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mom from the South started scanning in old family photos and e-mailed me copies of our family vacation to DC in 1990. Looking back on it, this was probably one of our more influental trips.
We came up here for the Rally for Life. I was 9 years old and already a seasoned pro-life activist. I [...]
Mom from the South Cures
Posted in family from the south on March 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My mom is coming to visit next weekend! Yay! This is a good compromise since I can’t go home until the semester is over. She wants to see the cherry blossoms, and I miss my family.
It also seems that my beloved Coco started to get sick from his dog food. Given that my dog is [...]
A Bridget Jones Year
Posted in randomness on March 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Bridget Jones has been my hero since I first read the book in college. Personality wise, I’m so much like her, except for the smoking thing. In fact, my old blog was named Beyond the Edge of Reason as a tribute to the sequel.
Thus far, this year has just had a lot of sucky moments [...]
Changes on the Metro
Posted in DC adventures on March 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to Michael for pointing out changes that the Metro is considering. Although I disagree with him and like some of the possibilities.
Now I love the Metro. It’s one of the reasons I wanted to move to DC, but it does need to be updated. Life on the red line can be frustrating. In fact, [...]
The Elevation of Blogs?
Posted in blog, grad school, thesis on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lexus Nexus now seems to include bloggers in their search. It seems Wonkette is as respected as the New York Times. Not sure if that’s insulting to the MSM or blogosphere.
Also, please take my survey! I managed to reach my goal of 100 within the first day. Since the survey is good for two more [...]
