Archive for September 2008

the great schlep to florida…

In net culture, politics on 30 September 2008 with no comments

Happy New Year… now go schlep to Florida for the good of the world.

nebraskans for change

In politics on 17 September 2008 with no comments

I’ve had my head buried down in grad school and Up in the clouds…
but I have managed to keep up with lots of Palin-inspired craziness, get motivated to campaign in Nevada and try to stay up to speed with various other races around the country. In that vein, here’s a quick, inspired ad from Scott [...]

eight week recovery update

In personal on 9 September 2008 with no comments

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at eight weeks, originally uploaded by katerw.

just finished my eighth week.
had to go get a couple x-rays due to an unrelated shoulder injury. good news, no major damage… bad news, no quick fix to my [...]

fake ebay on murketing

In design, net culture, personal, photography on 8 September 2008 with no comments

fake ebay, originally uploaded by katerw.
My photo from the Alameda Flea Market just got picked up on Rob Walker’s Murketing blog. There was something so deliciously fun about this little commentary on thrifting “offline.”
If you haven’t already, check out Walker’s Consumed in the Sunday Times and his new book, Buying In. Incidently, this week’s column [...]

getting my grad school bearings…

In grad school, personal on 5 September 2008 with 1 comment

(whoops… this was supposed to post the other day, but looks like it never did… so here’s the time rewind)
It is my big first week of grad school… Orientation is tomorrow afternoon and classes start Thursday. And just like the undergrad I once was, I’m up past midnight working on a project that is due [...]

grad school swag

In design, grad school, personal on 5 September 2008 with no comments

grad school swag, originally uploaded by katerw.
i’m officially a grad student:
- ID
- nameplate so teachers remember who you are
- journal for taking notes and deep thoughts
- quick primer on design
- official “make your own” dmba polo
off i go to class number two. more updates when it all settles in.