Hey folks, I finally have my photos from this summer's travels up. You can find them along the righthand side. The order is Wyoming, New Hampshire, Prince Edward Island, Philly. I may have more audio up sometime soon, but hopefully that's the last of the photos for a while.
And here's a brief explanation of what else you can find on this site so far... The Musings on Education and Musings on Organizing sections are self-explanatory. These are the two lines of thought which are currently most prominent for me. Add to that Vanitas Still Life, which is where I'll write about existentialism, though there's not much there yet. Music reflects and defines my mood, and therefore Album/Song of the Week is a way for me to catalogue and remember where I've been emotionally over time. I just wish I'd started it earlier. Economic Impact is simply a listing of all the money I spend, not including rent and utilities. I'm pretty weird about money, and worry a lot about spending it. I'm interested to see if making my spending public changes my spending habits in any way: "I ate at MacDonald's three days last week? How embarrassing!" Finally, Witless wanderings of nibbling sheep is a section for posting quotes I like from stuff I'm reading, watching, and listening to, and it may eventually contain commentary as well.
I'd really like to get input from others, and I don't have any sort of a counter to see how many people are reading this, so please comment on something while you're here!
Comments
I found your blog. I like that you have a specific purpose in writing this, I believe that what you're doing will not only help and engage readers, but allow you to also look back on your thoughts as they relate to public life.
Posted by: Laura Schaefer | March 4, 2006 04:00 PM
Re: prospective employers reading your blog
I think it's safe to say that my Uthink blog, which is almost 2 years old, stirs up more controversy, scorn, and derision than any other blog in the system. At one point, my blog was regularly receiving 400 separate visits daily (I slowed down a bit and am now hitting the mid-200s). Yet, for all the angry comments and heated arguments my blog has hosted, my experience, by and large, has been that many people enjoy the blog. I have made many friends and started what seems to be a successful business through my blog. When I meet someone who has read the blog, I always get a little embarrassed because I know I've written some crazy stuff, and I don't want them to get that first impression. But it has always turned out that whatever impression they got from the blog was generally positive (I can't explain it).
At any rate, most people, including your prospective employers will never discover your blog unless you tell them about it. And the people who become regular readers, obviously enjoy your writing. So I say write whatever you want to and don't worry. The readers who don't like you will move on and forget about you, and those who do like you will become friends.
Posted by: Jim | June 9, 2006 11:26 PM
I am a member of the Citizens League and came across your blog when I searched 'policy and a pint' on google. I liked what you said about the meeting and I know that the organizers are interested in your input. So I was wondering if you would like to check out either our Gather or MySpace group pages both entitled Policy and a Pint. WE would like you to post something similar to what you said in Febuary about it being more of a forum so we can get conversation started and get feedback from others regarding that topic.
Thanks
Citizens League
Posted by: Roland Nimis | July 21, 2006 03:44 PM
Hey Laila!
I am glad you have a job! Hope you are well. I am bonding with my parents and job hunting...
Posted by: Sarah | November 13, 2006 07:41 PM
Hey Laila!
Just wanted to let you know that I have officially saved your blog on my toolbar for my internet! So now I can look at your blog all the time!
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