One of the best classes I ever took at UCLA was a seminar lead by a German PhD student. I also happened to meet a pretty good friend in that class. The topic was fin de siecle Vienna – turn of the century Vienna. Given that I took it just after the turn of THIS… Continue reading Fin de Siecle Vienna
Category: Blog
Modern Masculinity
I don’t really have the correct words to talk about this post. I’ve been pondering it for weeks now and just haven’t come up with what I really want to say about it. I’ll just try to go all stream of consciousness and see whether or not I am able to produce a logical, intelligent… Continue reading Modern Masculinity
Announcement: New Series – Masculinity
Somethings going on… Almost everywhere I turn to, I see some new post about masculinity and the changes that is transpiring regarding our perception of it. It’s all very exciting to think about. I’ve been working on this blog post about the new masculinity for weeks, and I just can’t get it written. Mainly because… Continue reading Announcement: New Series – Masculinity
Romanticizing the Road
A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook about what sounds like an amazing road trip: Infinite Wanderlust. I immediately got jealous and started thinking of ways that I can go on a road trip sometime. I’ve always wanted to go on a long road trip, across the country or across different states. The longest… Continue reading Romanticizing the Road
Rundown of CLA
CLA was a blast! Especially for a student, it was such a great opportunity to network with professionals! My idea of networking is to act like a goofball so I’m memorable – I walked around Sunday afternoon with my QR code attached to my badge! I even told people to scan me. Here’s a rundown… Continue reading Rundown of CLA
The Perils of Internet Celebrity
It’s hard out there, being slightly famous and known by the Library world. I just have to keep myself grounded, before I let all this fame get to my head… Wait. What am I talking about? Oh. Right. I’m pseudo famous. Or as I liked saying all weekend at CLA “I’m big on the Internet”… Continue reading The Perils of Internet Celebrity
Rundown of Internet Librarian
Internet Librarian was intense. My friend and I left San Jose around 830-845 am and got there a little before 10 am. Not too bad a drive really, and at least we got to talk about our feelings…and stuff. Arriving at Internet Librarian…I could FEEL the nerdiness. It was overwhelmingly AWESOME. I’ll break down the… Continue reading Rundown of Internet Librarian
The uncanny baby valley
I can’t wait for the day when robots and humans will co-exist…or when robots will take over the planet, Matrix-style. Until that time actually occurs, I’m pretty sure we have nothing to worry about because people in general are still scared. There’s this concept in psychology and robotics (I think those are the appropriate fields…)… Continue reading The uncanny baby valley
This is why I Twitter
There’s something to be said about Twitter. Even though many people don’t get it, they know what it is. You may not really understand its purpose, but you know that people out there are using it and what they are doing on it. When I first joined twitter, it was mostly because I thought I… Continue reading This is why I Twitter
Idealistic love
Sometimes, I’m so glad I was never this idealistic. I never once thought that I would find “The One” on my first time out. I never lived a fantasy life in my head of traveling and idealizing things that I had no real idea about. It’s interesting to now be writing about this article, after… Continue reading Idealistic love