Career Week Interviews

I have several interviews lined up over the next couple of days - yes, I have to get a real job again....ugh. I have one interview this afternoon with Overland Partners , they look like they do really good work - fun.

Other than that I have been fulfilling my duties faithfully as an assistant baseball coach, student, and member of the UTSOA Faculty Search Committee. The committee itself is a lot of work but has some fringe benefits, i.e. free meals at nice restaurants, getting the inside scoop on academic employment, etc. etc.

The New Apple iRack

I think I might buy this:

The Apple iRack

Christopher's Photograph

We recently found at that Christopher won an award of merit at the state level for a photograph he took of his brother Benny. Send him your congrats if you get a chance.

In other news - I hear a rumor that Joe Barton bet his balls (and I guess mine too) that Global Warming is a myth. It appears in this blog:

Would You Bet Your Balls On IT Joe

Check it out!

Seattle

Just got back from our trip to Seattle - a wonderful city - my first time visiting. It was mainly an architectural pilgramage. We saw the central library (OMA, Rem Koolhaas)
the St Ignatius Chapel (Stephen Holl)
and the Ballard Branch Library
We also drove around the U of Washington campus, the Montlake area, and had dinner at a great Tai place. Our hotel was by the space needle but wasn't anything to write home about. Emilie and I had a wonderful trip - our first together away from the kiddos! We did miss them very much. Now, I need to go 'get' Benny!!

Travel Scholarship

I recently found out that I have received a travel scholarship from UT. The scholarship is meant for research towards my Masters Design Study. Emilie and I will hopefully be traveling to Seattle to visit the central library (picture shown on previous post) as well as the other branches. Word on the street is that Seattle is putting some good money into their library systems buildings - good for them.

On a different note - Enterprise, Alabama, a town that I grew up in and where my sister (Gina) still lives, was hit yesterday with a major tornado which killed a number of people. The tornado went directly over the hospital where Gina works and levelled a large portion of Enterprise High School. Gina and her family are ok but shaken. My hopes and thoughts go out to them.