School's Out for Summer!!!

Actually the title is a little misleading. BG is out, but I am taking summer classes so I am not really free. Got a mixed methods research class and MCOM history. Foust's class seems really interesting. I am going to explore historiography as a research method for my dissertation. Need to talk to OBB as well because I need to find a way to blend vis comm, emerging media, and political economy. Oh the fun that is grad school. Well, I wanted to make at least a brief appearance on my blog. Now it's off to yard work and studying. Quite a day planned!

Still not a better blogger

Well it's April, and I'm still not a better blogger. I do have my journalism class using them though. And to top it all off, yesterday was my birthday. The big four three! Yikes that sounds old. In seven years I'll be half of a century old. How depressing is that. And once again, I'm at the end of semester with too much to do and too little time. Tomorrow I leave for the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) conference in Indy. That's kinda exciting. My first conference as an academic. I am starting pretty low though since I am presenting as part of a panel. I guess it's a way of easing into this. The people I am working with are great though, and in my humble opinion, much more brilliant than I. Jake, Ian, Amy, Nikki, Rucha, Mike, Nick (or should I say Face!)...you guys are great and it is a privilege knowing and working with you. If I missed a name, my deepest apologies. Next fall I need to aim for NCA which is in San Antonio I believe. Ought to be warmer there than Ohio. That's definitely something to cheer the soul. I guess it's time to sign off. Got to read about Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. There's a good night's sleep in my future.