Things went well yesterday. So that’s on hurdle I made it through. I wish I was able to rest a bit more, but I’ve got three lectures and a quiz to give today.
Things went well yesterday. So that’s on hurdle I made it through. I wish I was able to rest a bit more, but I’ve got three lectures and a quiz to give today.
The rubber is getting dangerously close to the road. In less than 24 hours my interview at RIT begins. So right now I’m deep into writing the presentation I’ll have to give tomorrow. I’ll update more later.
Today I recieved official notification that I have made it to the second round of interviews for the full time position here at the School of Print Media. On April 18th, I’ll be in an all day interview where I’ll present my research interests and academic development and then get poked and prodded by faculty and students alike. I’m really looking forward to it (please read that previous sentence without a hint of sarcasm — as I am really looking forward to it!).
The Saratoga Martial Arts Festival was excellent. Not only did I get the chance to take some wonderful seminars, but I also made some progress on some Anthro research that I’ve been interested in for quite a while. Much of Sunday was spent picking the mind Sifu Sharif Bey, a very high ranking Hung Ga practioner. Hung Ga is a traditional southern Chinese system of fighting with close ties. Historically it was a revolutionary system, concieved and developed to fight against the Qing Dynasty. What is particularly interesting to me is that embodied in it are both fighting and cultural concepts. Hopefully down the road, I’ll be able to tap Sifu Bey for more research assistance. That said, Martial Art research is currently far, far, far down my list of priorities.
Also, for those who missed the Lessig lecture here at RIT, you can find a stream of it here:
If you have two hours, take the time to watch it. It’s excellent and thought provoking.
I’m going off to Saratoga Springs to a martial arts conference. Right now I have a lot of ideas perculating. Some are an extension/refinement of the “craft v. automation” thread from a few days ago. Others are in regards to Google Print and the monitization of knowledge. I also have some thoughts about two teired marketing in the print industry. Finally, the Blogjects thing will happen. Its great to have all of this rattlin’ around inside my noggin’. Now I just have to carve out time to write.
On the plus side, classes are going really well. I’ve finally hitting something of a groove.