Monthly Archives: July 2007
A confession
Written on July 29, 2007 at 11:44 am, by libbyh
I confess. I have spent about $80 at Wal-Mart in the last week. I honestly cannot remember the last time I spent money at Wal-Mart; I’m not even sure when the last time I walked in to a Walmart was. But, I’m in northwest Iowa, and Walmart has run the other stores (Kmart, Shopko, White Read more...
My not-so-digital life
Written on July 25, 2007 at 10:29 pm, by libbyh
It turns out the physical world still very much affects me. I don’t mean that I still have to walk around or that I still bump into things and bruise myself. I mean that things like DVDs, papers, and Cubs tickets still muck up my plans. I’m on vacation in Okoboji, Iowa, and I thought Read more...
My Dissertation Topic (for real!)
Written on July 11, 2007 at 10:53 pm, by libbyh
I met with Stephanie today and showed her “my paragraph.” I finally managed to get my dissertation topic into less than 300 words, and it feels fantastic! You might’ve read my other post on Collaboration and Identity, and this topic is something close to that. Obviously there are ambiguities in this paragraph; it’s an introduction, Read more...
Libby is also on the move
Written on July 10, 2007 at 10:21 am, by libbyh
That’s right – it’s almost time for me to leave the Bel-Air apartments! Many of you have reveled at 815 during the last five years, and I know you must be sad to see me go. Have no fear; I’ll be just down the street. My friend Molly and I are giving up our student Read more...
libbyh.com on the move
Written on July 3, 2007 at 3:12 pm, by libbyh
Libbyh.com is on the move. I’ve opened a new account for the site with Dreamhost, and over the next week or so I’ll be moving everything to their servers. Dot5Hosting sucks. That’s all there is to it. They have horrible support, bad service, unacceptable down times, and are just all around irritating. So, I’m leaving Read more...