http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/blog/ en-us 2007-07-27T19:07:50-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2007/07/random_entry_ju.html From http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/: "What is a proposal anyway? A good proposal should consist of the first three chapters of the dissertation." Reading that statement today (I hope it's true) made me feel incredibly good. I really hope it's true. Pretty pretty... lisa 2007-07-27T19:07:50-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2007/05/advising_meetin.html ...i always feel incredibly empowered and confident whenever i finish a meeting with my advisor. i can do this stupid dissertation, it's not a big deal, it's completely manageable. and then of course, 3 days later i begin to attempt... lisa 2007-05-14T16:16:58-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2007/05/will_i_write_my.html so, in about 30 days i will find myself in a new neighborhood/new city and more importantly, without my usual and trusted coffee shop (aka work space). i've been test driving the coffee shops this week around UCLA, for which... lisa 2007-05-06T16:24:50-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/11/resource_for_ex.html for myself, don't forget about this book: The Growth of Social Knowledge: Theory, Simulation, and Empirical Research in Group Processes by Szmatka, Jacek.; Lovaglia, Michael J.; Wysienska, Kinga., Publication: Westport, Conn. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2002. Most of the work produced... lisa 2006-11-25T14:05:51-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/11/qualitative_dat.html if you were looking for a very hand-holding step-by-step primer on how to do qualitative data analysis, i am very much enjoying: Qualitative Data: An Introduction to Coding and Analysis by Auerbach, Carl F.; Silverstein, Louise B. Publication: New York... lisa 2006-11-19T14:46:52-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/11/steps_of_pittsb.html and, by the way, i cannot wait to be in pittsburgh in about 3 weeks to visit with my friend A, and explore all these steps of pittsburgh that i somehow missed walking during undergrad.... lisa 2006-11-18T15:01:17-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/11/beginner_bike_r.html so i'm attempting to become adept at riding a bike. my current way of doing this is to find easy trails to ride (which defeats the purpose of being able to deal with traffic, narrow sidewalks, etc. so i don't... lisa 2006-11-18T12:19:03-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/09/i_find_this_abs.html i'm browsing 'Communications' journals right now, looking for stuff about technology, but came across this citation and it gave me a good chuckle (in regards to academic jargon, not criticizing the work since i didn't read it...) title of paper:... lisa 2006-09-16T17:56:36-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/09/youtube_on_cell.html Since I seem to have seen every 'cute cat' video on YouTube (and the 'cute pigs' videos didn't really exist in great number), it occurred to me that I should see what sorts of videos people have about their use... lisa 2006-09-09T22:28:49-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/08/ha_couple_surfi.html egads >couples communicating electronically for even the most mundane of things... lisa 2006-08-08T15:57:49-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/07/seattle.html in seattle for the next 4 days or so -- here with one of my committee members and two other doctoral students to present ClearType work to our supporters at microsoft. i'm staying at the 'w' in downtown seattle --... lisa 2006-07-11T22:52:28-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/07/another_breath.html 06-July -- had my belated oral defense for the comprehensive exam taken in May. Basically the format consisted of each committee member getting to ask me questions for the particular question they had posed to me. I didn't get asked... lisa 2006-07-09T18:24:25-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/05/big_cons_and_ba.html I just finished reading a New Yorker article about a man named Worley who is being jailed for falling for a Nigerian email/419 scam (who of course doesn't fit the type to fall for such things). It's a depressing article... lisa 2006-05-13T14:34:38-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/05/quals_are_done.html I worked up until the very last minute on my qualifying exam responses. These last 2 days have been very stressful compared to the first three, on day 4 I just really didn't want to work on the last question...... lisa 2006-05-12T17:50:27-06:00 http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/cgi-bin/archives/2006/05/qualifying_exam.html i'm taking my qualifying exams, right now, literally. i started on monday at 10am, and they're due friday by 5pm. the exam is take-home, so i'm having lovely 12-hour days in front of the computer. i like the questions i've... lisa 2006-05-10T18:25:14-06:00