summertime, and the livin' is...

not necessarily easy.
on the other hand, it's not bad either.
it just doesn't feel like summer. the weather has been ok - but i've been working hard with the following. since i've started teaching, the first two summers, i worked at nasa as part of a faculty fellowship program, last summer, i worked on odds and ends and took a class. this summer i am teaching a class and taking my last class for my master's degree (the last session of which is tonight) the master's class was a pretty good chunk of work - a lot of writing - which probably explains the lack of posts. but anyhow, that's all behind me - and it feels good - don't know when i will officially receive my degree. because of my technical background, the ed tech classes were mostly not challenging (though i had one professor who really focused on the "ed" part of ed tech, and pushed me). i found the core education classes fascinating. in one respect i am thrilled with getting my masters - largely because it will be very helpful in securing tenure, but also for what i have learned. in another respect, it's a bit anti-climactic. at each level of schooling i have enjoyed it more. i was always a great student, but i despised grade school, tolerated high school, kind of liked undergrad and enjoyed grad school. i am thinking of going to kent state for a phd in instructional technology - but i think that'll wait til 2006 at the earliest. at the risk of bragging, i think i have a fairly rare combination of skills - most folks with a strong technical background are not terribly interested in education - at least, that's my perception.

anyhow, other than that - video gaming - fifa street, warioware:twisted, katamari damacy and various star wars games (lego and rots) being my current favorites...

been reading a lot: freakonomics, everything bad is good for you and my current read, nick hornby's new one...

here are my father's day presents...both of which rank as best father's day presents evuh