Archive for December, 2009

Thanks, 2009

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Reviewing 2009: family, housework, research, and travel.

“Made easy” books at AAS

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

For my American Antiquarian Society fellowship proposal: things American writers “made easy” in books before 1876.

Renovations

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Time for revisions to the look and feel of this weblog.

Long run, short day

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Ran ten miles, longest since my half, on the winter solstice.

Christmas picture 2009

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Our 2009 Christmas photo, and some outtakes too.

Track taxonomy for runners

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

A runners’ guide to denizens of the indoor track.

Platform studies, antidefined

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Ian Bogost and Nick Montfort on what “platform studies” is not–and is. We need to balance thinking about hardware, and we need to learn some code. But that doesn’t mean getting away from software, culture, or the traditional concerns of the humanities.

Amelia walks

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Madelyn walked two days before her first birthday. As with everything, Amelia has taken a more laid-back approach than her sister. She’s been capable of standing and walking for a few weeks now, but seems to prefer crawling. Here is Amelia taking a few steps right after we took our Christmas picture. (The tripod helped [...]

Sabbatical plans

Monday, December 14th, 2009

My plans for sabbatical, AY2010-11: my proposal, links to grant applications, family travel, and more.

Tea party

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

We attend a tea party with Madelyn.