tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post5218875107468652991..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Minor mysteries of pandemic daysundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-19317491565220580482020-05-20T19:37:55.776-07:002020-05-20T19:37:55.776-07:00heu mihi--that is a pleasant surprise, and from an...heu mihi--that is a pleasant surprise, and from an insurance company, yet! The socializing is the best part of the conference, and sitting and staring earnestly at a screen is something that as you say we do too much of already.<br /><br />gwinne--It'd be great if we didn't have to travel to go to conferences. If we went to this model only, I'd be okay with it, but this is all "let's do a conference substitute and THEN the real conference next year." Your idea of turning video off & listening while cleaning is the perfect solution. I've discovered that I can't really see Zoom faces despite my glasses, so it's even more taxing than I had feared.<br /><br />But baking bread is never a mistake. Happy half-birthday to Tiny Boy!undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-76130446318260551122020-05-13T17:26:47.503-07:002020-05-13T17:26:47.503-07:00Another minor mystery: Why is evite sending me so ...Another minor mystery: Why is evite sending me so many adds? To what exactly am I to be inviting people?heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-73420423619616677492020-05-12T11:02:58.994-07:002020-05-12T11:02:58.994-07:00OMG yes.
Although I do think there might be somet...OMG yes.<br /><br />Although I do think there might be something gained by rethinking moving large numbers of people across the country to congregate at professional conferences I am NOT in favor of creating more and more and more digital experiences. Basically I'm pissy about anyone capitalizing on this experience.<br /><br />Bread: okay, I'll confess we've baked bread as part of the 'homeschooling' endeavor but only because LG decided it was a good idea. Tiny Boy's new favorite website is Americas Test KItchen for kids; we made him a chocolate cake for "tiny Boy's day" (today--his half birthday).<br /><br />I will say I attended several larger (department and college-level) gatherings with my video off, as I was not required to say anything at all, and CLEANING MY HOUSE with a meeting in the background was pretty sweet.gwinnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-52880053788895842102020-05-12T09:57:39.163-07:002020-05-12T09:57:39.163-07:00The mystery of why my car insurance company sent m...The mystery of why my car insurance company sent me a check for $43. Apparently they're refunding everyone 15% of their payment. That's a pleasant surprise, and I'm not complaining (a NICE mystery, for a change!), but it's still weird.<br /><br />And I, too, have exactly no interest in these online zoomy conference things. Among the best parts of a conference, in my book, is the building of actual community (= socializing); hearing papers is nice, but I can also read articles; and I've only rarely found that the feedback I get on my own work is useful (usually because, by the time the conference rolls around, I've moved on from/am otherwise less interested in the abstract that I submitted X months ago). Plus, I'm spending too much time in front of my computer as it is!heu mihihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529298049179816825noreply@blogger.com