August 2012 – Page 5 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2012-08-09

@moorejh @zakphd Some of us find #phdchat an essential area of support and encouragement while working toward the #phd #phdadvice in reply to moorejh #
@mallyalchemist Excellent! The best with it #phdchat in reply to mallyalchemist #
@hi_em That just may not be that far off! #acwri #ecrchat in reply to hi_em #
@djsage86 That link does not seem to work; can you share it again? #phdchat in reply to djsage86 #
@ai1sa Enjoy the weekend! in reply to ai1sa #
I do surprise myself all the time when I talk about how much I love teaching research + teaching and learning #MASY1GC1260 #NURS840 #ECRchat #
Did the final review and feedback round for the students in my graduate research course #MASY1GC1260 now is up to them to polish for Monday #
At the #MetOpera as this is ticket exchange week #nyc #
Surprised how oppressively humid it is already outside #nyc #
@damagedidentity What sort of a dreary mission and vision corporations seem to have if making money is the only focus #cms in reply to damagedidentity #
@damagedidentity Yes, happy to get away from the corporate focus on making money. in reply to damagedidentity #
Listening to one of Michael Jackson's final songs, Earth Song, that has a powerful and disturbing video. #
@MtnrSmith Indeed, though knowing @gconole she would have otherwise found you! She has that mystical way about her! in reply to MtnrSmith #
Bingo (or good god, NO!!): found a reference to an article I have not seen yet need; upon looking for it Pandora's Box doth open #phdchat #
@CosmoCat @savasavasava @trentmkays Yes, I think music started in the 80s, didn't it? in reply to CosmoCat #
@CosmoCat @savasavasava @trentmkays Always liked those early 90's songs. Life was simpler then. Gods, I sound old. in reply to CosmoCat #
@CosmoCat @savasavasava @trentmkays Yes, and my music buys this past week stretch from Jon Secada to Sean Tyas / Lo-Fi Sugar's The World. in reply to CosmoCat #
@trentmkays @CosmoCat @savasavasava Love the pics! in reply to trentmkays #
@CosmoCat Yes, you are awake early (or is it late?!). in reply to CosmoCat #
@CosmoCat @savasavasava @trentmkays Yes, from Backstreet Boys to a remix of the Depeche Mode classic Never Let Me Down Again. How fitting. in reply to CosmoCat #
@CosmoCat @savasavasava @trentmkays I so want hair like them; have not cut mine since January as a result. in reply to CosmoCat #
@savasavasava @trentmkays Yes, and crack is whack. If I have one more image of "Show me the receipts!" I will scream. in reply to savasavasava #
@trentmkays @savasavasava I now have a hankering for the Backstreet Boys' Larger Than Life. in reply to trentmkays #
@christiepooh @savasavasava Goodness, they all waste so much money . . . where is that pencil sharpener? in reply to christiepooh #
@trentmkays @savasavasava I have been known to talk and talk and talk and still say little. I can be all things to all people at all times. in reply to trentmkays #
@trentmkays @savasavasava Goodness, with such clarity and seemingly nonsensicality, you must be a super pac operator. in reply to trentmkays #
@trentmkays @savasavasava Alas. in reply to trentmkays #
@christiepooh Excellent. in reply to christiepooh #
@trentmkays @savasavasava Are you really that into sports? It is the same people doing the same stuff each game every weekend anyway. in reply to trentmkays #
@trentmkays @savasavasava Odd to be so sure one doesn't exist, while being certain of another unseen or unexperienced state. in reply to trentmkays #
@savasavasava Alas, would those funds really go to poverty relief? We can't even get water to midwest crops . . . in reply to savasavasava #
@savasavasava To that point, is it really worth that expenditure to be curious about Mars? Is that really the best we can do? in reply to savasavasava #
@christiepooh A conference? in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh What is that? in reply to christiepooh #
@manaspuhan Ahh, please define what you mean by "necessary" !! Just kidding; back to work . . . in reply to manaspuhan #
@christiepooh Yes, though I have pop-ups set to only happen when mentioned or DMs. in reply to christiepooh #
One good thing about having Twitter running in the background while engaging in research is the feeling of not working alone #phdchat #
@trentmkays I want you as my teacher . . . in reply to trentmkays #
@trentmkays Call me jaded, but sometimes I think that is to effect a good grade . . . in reply to trentmkays #
@christiepooh Bless be! in reply to christiepooh #
@manaspuhan Yes, so safe we climb right back into our own boxes and close our eyes to life. in reply to manaspuhan #
@manaspuhan I read about it earlier today and posted it in our internal Yammer. Not sure many people will see its far-reaching significance. in reply to manaspuhan #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2012-08-08

If any consolation to my #MASY1GC1260 Research students revising their proposal methodologies, I am revising my own lit review #phdchat #
@manaspuhan Indeed; quite scary as it happens even when we follow best practices for online safety. in reply to manaspuhan #
@ImAGradStudent @trentmkays Do you have any evidence to support that? 😉 in reply to ImAGradStudent #
I am afraid @BarackObama is following in the campaign steps of Al Gore; smart talk but nothing quotable. #
No wonder Republicans want tax breaks for the rich; what better way to give to the super pacs without missing it? #
Grading final projects for my #NURS840 course. #
@christiepooh Congrats on this step! #phdchat in reply to christiepooh #
@manaspuhan Hopefully it ended up ok. in reply to manaspuhan #
@ai1sa Debt or thesis work 😉 Neither one seems to be solved any time soon, but still plugging away. You? in reply to ai1sa #
@MtnrSmith @NSRiazat We do what we have to do. Alas, whatever it takes. in reply to MtnrSmith #
Anybody else find it sad that the shooting at the Sikh temple was not the #1 story on the news this evening? It appeared on ABC at 11:06. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2012-08-07

@betsyweber I wish, any chance of a #NYC office yet?!?! in reply to betsyweber #
We got caught in severe rain and thunder + lightening on the way back from dinner and Bed Bath & Beyond. Shoes are still dripping. #
@christiepooh Glue? in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh That's it, I am headed to the airport. in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Goodness, poor thing. in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Now don't make me have to fly out to rescue Buddy! in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Poor sweety. in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Goodness, enough of a cut to require a cone?!?! in reply to christiepooh #
@MtnrSmith I did buy a new one, and while I wanted one of the same, they seem to no longer make that model. Bought its replacement. in reply to MtnrSmith #
@christiepooh I can relate with unruly breaks . . . in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Poor little one. How is he doing? in reply to christiepooh #
@strictlykaren Seems like an interesting conference; thanks for sharing it. Are you presenting? in reply to strictlykaren #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2012-08-06

I can't believe that while cleaning the coffee pot thus afternoon it started to leak. Can't be without it, so out to Bed Bath & Beyond. #
Alas, constant distractions on my end . . . #
@strictlykaren Thanks for the reference. Have you attended before? in reply to strictlykaren #
@christiepooh The same with you today? in reply to christiepooh #
Coming up for air after a second day working; this time on my #phd #thesis. Still lots to go!! #phdchat #
@strictlykaren Not planning on it; I am not very familiar with it. Can you say more? in reply to strictlykaren #
Going into #phd writing mode . . . #phdchat #
@christiepooh Indeed, the US loves to quotes stats and then argue over their meaning (forgetting that is what qual is all about). in reply to christiepooh #
@snurb_dot_info Better to find out now! in reply to snurb_dot_info #
@imakec02 Ouch. Can you avoid Word altogether, or is it needed in the end? in reply to imakec02 #
@christiepooh I do not have the best track record with AERA, so will hope for something better this year. Alas. in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh It will come. Oddly, I attend more European conferences than American ones, and think I want to balance that a bit. in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh Now looking for another conference in ed research / TEL, since I will submit to up to 3 conferences a year #phdchat #ECRChat in reply to christiepooh #
@christiepooh AERA. Fingers crossed. in reply to christiepooh #
@imakec02 I like #Pages though it does not play nicely with Word (the final output), so I tend not to use it. Too bad, as it is a great app in reply to imakec02 #
@NSRiazat Productive day thus far, but just starting y research for today now. #phdchat in reply to NSRiazat #
@KristoffHughes You will be fantastic! in reply to KristoffHughes #
Tina's Tail: the finding of a lost cat via social media and the power of the network http://t.co/21v1LLhg #
@katypearce With such support from a distributed network, I can see research and keynote materials here. in reply to katypearce #
@katypearce Such a wonderful story, and sooooo happy you were able to get her. in reply to katypearce #
@imakec02 I use #Scrivener though do so into Word; there have been some recent header issues as well @ScrivenerApp in reply to imakec02 #
Submitted a conference paper based on my thesis research. Now is the submit time for 2013 conference; wonder which others? #phdchat #ECRChat #
@evalantsoght Nothing like a little work to keep you occupied and away from the change-of-life anxiety! #phdchat in reply to evalantsoght #
@lizgloyn @KL_Wheat Great; reviewing the Tweets in #ECRChat this morning, it seems far fewer of the spammers. Lesson learned: report them. in reply to lizgloyn #
@ai1sa That sounds both scary and strangely appealing . . . #phdchat in reply to ai1sa #
@damagedidentity Indeed! It was partly as a result of CMS that I had to leave corporate work and move fully (back) into non-profit #phdchat in reply to damagedidentity #
Enjoying an early morning Sunday with coffee, early music on NPR, and cleaning references in #Papers2 #phdchat #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2012-08-05

@dbaQ8 @NSRiazat Not as much as I would have liked, but I am more finished today than yesterday! #phdchat #phd in reply to dbaQ8 #
@NSRiazat Excellent progress. I made some progress today; not a lot, but enough to set the stage for tomorrow's success! #phd #phdchat in reply to NSRiazat #
@lizgloyn Ahh; I have been reporting them along the way; hope it works for everybody and not just my Twitter reading app #ECRChat in reply to lizgloyn #
Out for the one excursion of the day: The Container Store and Trader Joe's. #
RT @MotherJones: The 2012 elections will cost $5.8 billion—double the entire budget for the National Park Service. http://t.co/5GuAntG5 #
@united @Gadling I am sure the new Dreamliner is fantastic, but the pics generally make it look like most other United planes. in reply to united #
Time to grab one more cup of coffee as I continue with my #phd writing #phdchat #
@HendraAgustian Enjoy your time there and travel safely. Tweet some pics of you all together or at least the environment there! in reply to HendraAgustian #
@afrayn Indeed, I have been Tweeting for years now, and recall way back when, and I had trouble getting my mind around it then as well. in reply to afrayn #
@katypearce Congratulations! How did you find her again? in reply to katypearce #
@katypearce She was found?! Fantastic!!!! in reply to katypearce #
Wonder why there is so much spam on #ECRChat by scantily-clad "researchers"? #
I did laundry last night; thought I might as well get it done late as the laundry room would be more oppressively hot this morning. #
@aeratcliffe Excellent! @gconole #phdchat in reply to aeratcliffe #
@damagedidentity At least the milkshakes and coffee there are good. Oh, and the Tweets, too! in reply to damagedidentity #
@afrayn Wonder why little Twitter take-up? I have noticed that with my own students as well. in reply to afrayn #
@lindathestar Excellent; will look forward to it. in reply to lindathestar #
I am enjoying toast of olive bread with butter I just found from France. Somehow that makes my breakfast more tasteful. #