SFRA 2009, Conference completed but not yet on record

Yufang and I are sitting outside a Starbucks enjoying the warm weather–reading magazines and checking email.  We left the Hotel Midtown around noon, saying goodbye to our friends, and we made our way to Norcross to begin our vacation. During the conference, I was busy making sure the program executed itself with as few memory …

SFRA 2009, Essay Conclusion and Sushi

While my pants were washing in my awesome Frigidaire combo washer and dryer, I rewrote the concluding section of my World of Warcraft essay that I am presenting on Friday morning.  Now, I just need to type it up, but I’m out and about right now, so that will have to wait until later this …

SFRA 2009, In Atlanta, At Starbucks

I didn’t sleep nearly as long as I would have liked to last night, but I do feel more rested than I did yesterday during the twelve hour drive.  Now, I’m sitting in the Tucker, Georgia Starbucks working on shortening my essay for SFRA.  I think I’m going to return home, because there are eight …

SFRA 2009, Loading Up and Heading Out

Yufang and I are finishing our packing now, but loading the car will have to wait until tomorrow.  I have put some things in the car, such as the three rotisserie cookers for my folks and Aunt Lettie-Anne and Uncle Doc.  After loading up, I’ll have an approximately 11 hour drive ahead of me to …

SFRA 2009 Conference Program

The first draft of the SFRA 2009 Conference Program was completed weeks ago, but I’ve learned that putting together conference scheduling and producing a relatively error free printable program is an arduous task!  Lisa Yaszek and Doug Davis, along with folks attending the conference, provided a lot of feedback and offered corrections to turn it …