I’ve never really been into crosswords, but I’m enjoying the Apple News+ puzzles. I’ve pretty much added it to my daily routine each morning.
Quick Thoughts
Shorter than a blog post.
Ryan’s last two lacrosse games for this season were earlier today. He’s been a goalie for a year-and-a-half now and he’s gotten pretty good, expecially since he’s just 11. It takes a special mentality to stand in there, shot after shot. If you notice in the image above, the ball is in the right side of the image flying toward him. Don’t worry, he saved that one.
I wasn’t sure he was going to play this season. He had a rough experience this summer, playing up two age levels against elite travel competition and it was a disaster. His confidence was obliterated and his body took a beating. His coaches admitted they were worried he was done after the experience. He put his stick in the corner when we got home from the last tournament and it stayed there, untouched, until about a week before the fall rec season. With the sign up deadline approaching, we talked and he decided to try again and see if he could get back in the groove. He really does enjoy playing and especially being part of a team. The result: He went 9-1 on the season and continued to get better and learn his position.
I don’t know how long he’ll keep playing. He’s looking forward to trying out for the JV team in a little over a year, so that’s his next goal. But however long he decides to stick with it, I’m immensely proud of his determination and resilience.
If you look closely, the ball is on the right side of the image. Ryan saved this one. Last two games today and we are done with another fall season.
Social media is history — just ask the kids!
The kids have moved on from the “social media” as we know it. They have their own platforms and their own behaviors.
If you ever think we know how the world works, read an article on quantum physics (Apple News+) and revel in how little we know about the building blocks of our universe.
Barnes & Noble Undergoes a Back-to-Basics Redesign - The New York Times:
Mr. Daunt has demonstrated that consistency doesn’t rank very high on his priority list. New York City has nine Barnes & Noble stores featuring four different logos above the front doors.
I went to the UCDA conference this weekend. (University and College Designers Association.) I drove to Atlanta on Friday night, attended sessions Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Returned to Columbia Monday night. I may be creatively recharged, but I’m straight up exhausted.
Saw lots of electric cars on my trip to Atlanta this weekend including a Lucid Air. First time I’ve ever seen one. It looked really impressive.
Braces off. ð
At my son’s lacrosse game today and a family’s dog came onto the field and attacked one of the players when the play came close to the sideline. The kid had to go to the ER and get stitches.
I know people love to take their dogs everywhere, but maybe they shouldn’t…
I really enjoy Apple’s new crosswords in Apple News.
Flat tire today sidetracked my plans for the day. Now I’m working from a waiting room.
Flat tire while Iâm on campus means that I can spend some time enjoying campus.
Finally updated to macOS Sonoma on my Mac and iOS on my iPhone. My watch didn’t update because apparently, I don’t have enough space… not sure what that is all about.
My son, Ryan, is back in goal for another fall lacrosse season.
Weather is beautiful today. Hanging out on the back deck and cooking out on the grill.
Columbia’s Soda City Market is hoppin’ today. I remember when they only took up two blocks of Main Street.
Date night.
Overheard at a grad school symposium:
I mean, we’re grad students. We should geek out about our research.
Loved this story on the Washington Post about the evolving color palette of Lego bricks.
As a designer who is also a Ph.D. student, I don’t understand why all diagrams in academic journals are poorly crafted.
Happy 16th birthday, Jilly!
Reading back through some journal articles for class from 2001 about the potential of the internet to shape public relations. It’s a flashback to a moment after the popularization of the web, but before social media. A very different world. (I miss that world.)
Got to film in the South Caroliniana Library on campus today. Hadn’t been in since the renovation started in 2015. Designed by Robert Mills in 1840, South Caroliniana is the oldest freestanding college library in the United States. The renovation/restoration is phenomenal.
Sports talk radio all over South Carolina is going to be a dumpster fire tomorrow.
Rewatching the first few episodes of Ahsoka again. Thrilled to see the Star Wars Rebels storyline continuing.
Today is a holiday, but my daughter needed to study and I had some grad school work to do so we headed out to Starbucks. This was the only coffee shop near my house when I started grad school and I was here for long hours most weekends. It was open late and was seemingly always filled with other grad students. After COVID shut everything down, several new coffee shops opened up including two very close to my house. I don’t visit “Grad School Starbucks” very often these days, but it’s funny how a space can hold so many memories…