So that's it -- someone comes into the office every day except Sunday, and you barely acknowledge him most days. Then you get an e-mail that he's suffered a brain aneurysm and lapsed into a coma for eight days. I mean, he's not going to just come back into the office.
I went to him for help with Commercial Detection (or whatever the hell it is) a week or so ago. He and Olivier were the two people who were kind to me with using Transcriber and figuring out the project. He has just kind and gentle eyes, although they always seem to be twinkling. He is one of the few people who isn't antagonistic, or with an ego. Vladimir looks absolutely broken.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
I can do this
ITEC 640 starts up Sept. 10. All I need is a B. Really all I need is a C. But I've got something to prove.
It's easy: all I have to do is budget my time. And make sure that I can read one word after another without daydreaming. I have to team with other classmates, which is why I wish they would offer this in-class (instead of only online). Gotta' do a project during the semester. I'll be okay if I do what I need to do everyday, and not get depressed or freak out. I can do this.
I can get my (second) Master's degree. I can do it. I'm Kerri Strug.
Sept. 3 I view and print-out the syllabus, and make sure to memorize it -- my books should arrive by then. I'll be okay. I'll be more than okay. I'm a Kissel from Lithuania and Bessarabia, god damn it. Family of the eternal peasant spirit. And all while keeping my weight down.
I can't believe I met such cool people in 2100. David, and Deborah, and Chandler, and Stephanie, and Athena, and Alba and Carrie. I'm so amazed. Maybe it was a good thing after all?
Next challenge is to dye my hair. Do you think? I'd love to have it relaxed. I think I'm too lazy to keep it straightened -- I can't use those curled brushes. Maybe I should invest in a defuser. So lighter or straight, or both? Who knows? What good is it going to do me, anyway?
My money is gone until tomorrow, so I think I should invest in some serious clothing. What is that place that is on the tip of my tongue? Just about had an orgasm when I was there in Portland. Nice salesperson, too. If I could get assistance, that would be perfect. What's it?? It'll come. On Connecticut.
Oops, I forgot the Vitamin E this morning. This crazy doctor put me on 400 ius twice a day for two months. But he's right; the breast thing went away.
What am I going to do about Roger? Let it unfold? I kind of like it, but jeez, what a potential mess. On second thought, I kind of like that idea...what if his wife is very nice and long-suffering? Do I care? Anyway, I have to worry about myself. So it goes.
It's easy: all I have to do is budget my time. And make sure that I can read one word after another without daydreaming. I have to team with other classmates, which is why I wish they would offer this in-class (instead of only online). Gotta' do a project during the semester. I'll be okay if I do what I need to do everyday, and not get depressed or freak out. I can do this.
I can get my (second) Master's degree. I can do it. I'm Kerri Strug.
Sept. 3 I view and print-out the syllabus, and make sure to memorize it -- my books should arrive by then. I'll be okay. I'll be more than okay. I'm a Kissel from Lithuania and Bessarabia, god damn it. Family of the eternal peasant spirit. And all while keeping my weight down.
I can't believe I met such cool people in 2100. David, and Deborah, and Chandler, and Stephanie, and Athena, and Alba and Carrie. I'm so amazed. Maybe it was a good thing after all?
Next challenge is to dye my hair. Do you think? I'd love to have it relaxed. I think I'm too lazy to keep it straightened -- I can't use those curled brushes. Maybe I should invest in a defuser. So lighter or straight, or both? Who knows? What good is it going to do me, anyway?
My money is gone until tomorrow, so I think I should invest in some serious clothing. What is that place that is on the tip of my tongue? Just about had an orgasm when I was there in Portland. Nice salesperson, too. If I could get assistance, that would be perfect. What's it?? It'll come. On Connecticut.
Oops, I forgot the Vitamin E this morning. This crazy doctor put me on 400 ius twice a day for two months. But he's right; the breast thing went away.
What am I going to do about Roger? Let it unfold? I kind of like it, but jeez, what a potential mess. On second thought, I kind of like that idea...what if his wife is very nice and long-suffering? Do I care? Anyway, I have to worry about myself. So it goes.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
The changing business environment; or, How I Finally Learned to Love Big Business
I fear that this course, if not the overall degree program (me, a graduate student in IT??) will allow me to rationalize "selling out." Although what my company purveys is essentially trivial (entertainment consumption), I can see its direct connection to how the computer age has revolutionized consumer society. People can choose their media delivery in a way they could not in the past. I myself have several hundred channels through my television, "On Demand" and high speed internet.
And yet, at the same time, this provider has an unseen influence on the very customers who have greater consumption "power." I don't think the paradox will become evident in sufficient time for protections to come about (and I really don't know what form those protections would take anyway). My company is the research engine upon which its parent company seeks to achieve market dominance. Without our know-how, C_ would have limited potential to achieve venerability. I console myself that this is a good thing, as it allows C_'s customer base to achieve greater social (and perhaps political) autonomy through a different kind of consumption. They can participate in forums, develop personalized recommendations for movies (and have those recommendations become part of the product offering) and customize their viewing habits. So even though we are promoting greater complacency overall (my personal belief is that we should be out on the streets, demanding change, and not sitting at home indulging in masturbatory pursuits), the potential is still there for people to find their voice. Business has to respond to us, and we can sharpen our message. Maybe it isn't too much to hope that the consumer will eventually use this new power to collectivize (ah, my socialistic leanings!) opinion and mass action. Consumers of the world, unite!
And yet, at the same time, this provider has an unseen influence on the very customers who have greater consumption "power." I don't think the paradox will become evident in sufficient time for protections to come about (and I really don't know what form those protections would take anyway). My company is the research engine upon which its parent company seeks to achieve market dominance. Without our know-how, C_ would have limited potential to achieve venerability. I console myself that this is a good thing, as it allows C_'s customer base to achieve greater social (and perhaps political) autonomy through a different kind of consumption. They can participate in forums, develop personalized recommendations for movies (and have those recommendations become part of the product offering) and customize their viewing habits. So even though we are promoting greater complacency overall (my personal belief is that we should be out on the streets, demanding change, and not sitting at home indulging in masturbatory pursuits), the potential is still there for people to find their voice. Business has to respond to us, and we can sharpen our message. Maybe it isn't too much to hope that the consumer will eventually use this new power to collectivize (ah, my socialistic leanings!) opinion and mass action. Consumers of the world, unite!
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