Monday, 07 July 2008 @ 9:06am.
Sigh… It’s Monday and the first thing I dealt with this morning was dog vomit. Thankfully it wasn’t much, mainly little green bits of plastic plant fence which is used to protect the small flower plants in the backyard. I’m not sure what Pluto’s fascination is with the plastic pieces. And… I just came back from the living room after hearing him chewing on something and sure enough it was a little green piece of plastic. I took it from his mouth and substituted his plastic bone. Let’s hope that’s more fun for him.
I finally checked my online account through Monash University and I’m quite impressed with the organizational setup for their “my.monash” system. On the home page there are lists of important upcoming dates, university memos, and links to various aspects of university life. Across the top of the page is a series of tabs for main pages such as email, teaching, research, staff resources, library, campus and community, and news and events. There’s even a little note for the weather, a search function, and a box for you to personalize links that you frequently use. At Michigan, we have a separate email page and then you have to go to individual web pages for whatever you need as opposed to having it centralized on one main page and account.
I went to Frankston yesterday to visit a friend and her family. We worked on their front yard: gardening, pruning, raking, tidying up, and the like. I got sore after a few hours, but it was great to be outside in the sun and being all healthy and productive.
Word of the Day: “peripatetic”
Article of the Day: “Australia’s Stolen Generation finds its voice” (CNN, 30 June 2008)
Being the military brat that I am, I couldn’t help but smile at the creativity (and silliness) of some of our troops overseas, though of course being the graduate student that I am, I also saw some things through a sociopolitical lens:
Navy Carrier Squadrons “Move Along”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMceEx72sE&feature=related
What is Love: http://youtube.com/watch?v=u6K1_rdzndE&feature=related
Navy Carrier Squadron “Pump It”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqaWdkdFb3Y&feature=related
Navy Numa Numa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBYUWPg32r4&feature=related
This is Why I’m Hot (Deployed Style): http://youtube.com/watch?v=1q_WDX2Ilhc
Women of CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKI_-OGpuvY&NR=1 (Read the linked article, too, regarding the free speech controversy. Note the comment concerning gender as well.)
Peanut Butter Jelly Time in Iraq: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uezJfTG9ELI&feature=related
Room Cleaning Procedures: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R89vhiua35A&feature=related
Sun King Hey Ya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEkYqL9n7vo
Black Eagle “Send Me On My Way”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deYOGf1gnqk&NR=1
