Work and non-work

Last month I was busy with a research deadline (September 30). Now I'm busy with the next deadline (October 20). Simply put, it feels great to be back at the lab, making new things.

Here are some other things I've been doing on the side:

Catching the recent MFA show, Visions and Revisions: Art on Paper since 1960. A few inspiring pieces. Project ideas: calligraphy ink and vinyl records; halftone zoom-in / zoom-out; microscopic etchings using graphite pencil.

Reading V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, Steve Moore. Alan Moore is so good at creating visual and thematic connections between two separate threads, something he pulls off even more expertly in Watchmen.

Reading Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken. A quick and funny read about the right-wing horror in this country.

Playing volleyball and working out, although not as much as I'd like to. Also: buying athletic gear for the first time in years. Asics, Nike and New Balance are richer for it. I love my new NB 831 so much that I'm going to buy a second pair at the local NB Factory Store. Still waiting for my new volleyball shoes to arrive. Related: Joanna's photos from the months-late IM coed-league champions dinner.

Meeting Jason Kottke and Meg Hourihan for two minutes. Cameron brought them by the workspace at the lab. I said hello, and was going to say something funny about meeting A-list bloggers, but couldn't think of anything.

Organizing all the media in my apartment, which is going slow. I couldn't find a CD or a book if I tried.