In a further effort to make my entire life public to the world, particularly any embaressing instances, here's a link to all my yearbook photos from HSU, which my lovely employer the UNT Libraries have just digitized.
Ah, more fodder for being teased at work--just what everyone needs, eh?
Showing posts with label alma mater. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alma mater. Show all posts
7.09.2008
7.31.2007
The Weekend
Abilene:
- Enjoyed seeing my good friend Kat, who is Most Greatly With Child.
- Took a ridiculous amount of photos, as usual.
- Played Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, and did not totally suck on the medium level.
- Turned 29.
- Enjoyed many phone calls from wonderful family members (in particular the voice-mail from my father-in-law singing "Happy Birthday").
- Had some really incredible steak and shrimp.
- Held my first meetings as Chair of one of the HSU BYA Committees (as did Alex, Chair of another committee in that group).
- Wore a purple shirt.
- Had Ben & Jerry's Irish Delight Ice Cream.
- Did not sleep a wink Friday night.
- Enjoyed driving my Awesome New Ride.
- Enjoyed having the fuel efficiency of a car, not a truck.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekyartistlibrarian/
6.28.2007
The Bryce Has Landed
(Well, that's what we'll be saying in 6 hours, anyway.)
Yes, people, it's getting to be that time--time for the semi-annual HSU alum fireworks extravaganza at the Hoffman place!
Yes, people, it's getting to be that time--time for the semi-annual HSU alum fireworks extravaganza at the Hoffman place!
5.19.2007
Foto Fun
Thanks to a colleague's gracious sponsorship of my Flickr Pro Account, I've been uploading past photos like mad. Enjoy these tidbits:
And if you putter around long enough on my Flickr page, you'll find more Star Wars photos, library photos, wedding photos, family photos, land photos--and of course plenty of ridiculous photos I've taken of myself (eventually, these will join them). Just because.
And if you putter around long enough on my Flickr page, you'll find more Star Wars photos, library photos, wedding photos, family photos, land photos--and of course plenty of ridiculous photos I've taken of myself (eventually, these will join them). Just because.
3.23.2007
Random Pix
Krystal, Jaime, and I. (Ah, we were young once. In 1999).
Coffee Break(Jaime and I this past weekend, one day before her wedding.)
Wii're Excited!(Alex and I in December, right after I surprised him with it.)
That first photo from HSU reminds me... we'll be in good ol' Abilene next week from Thursday through Sunday (March 29 - April Fool's Day). Any Abilene-ites who want to hook up are welcome to email or call to get together. We'll be hosted once again by the Grand Admiral himself, Jared.
3.10.2007
She's Alive!
I know, I know, I've been lax about posting this week. Not that I haven't thought about it and composed at least five posts in my head--but it's been another week or particularly busy work, as well as a TON of personal paperwork... which is related to something that I hope to be able to post about soon. It's all-consuming at the moment.
I've been posting a lot to my professional blog, though. So if you're interested, go check out geeky artist librarian.
I've been posting a lot to my professional blog, though. So if you're interested, go check out geeky artist librarian.
- But while I'm here to say I'm still alive, check out this New York Subway Smell Map.
- No, really.
- Oh, and this Steampunk Keyboard tutorial that Alex sent me.
- To quote Val, how did I miss this? Go, mean green!!
- Just what we all needed (I know Alex and my dad will love this): Donald Duck's family tree.
10.29.2006
Abilene Backlog: 10.26 - 10.29.06
In the morning, we left from Mandy's house (where we'd crashed upon returning from DC) and drove straight to Abilene--do not pass go, do not go home and do laundry. After this point, my travel-logged memory becomes fuzzy, as I stopped taking analog notes and neglected to go directly digital, either.
Thursday, we enjoyed a lovely dinner at the Abilene Civic Center, to celebrate HSU's successful Secure the Future Campaign. Friday... I'm not sure what we did Friday, to tell you the truth. I think Alex and I spent several hours reading through Jared's print volumes of Penny Arcade, and then I think we wandered on campus awhile to see the new Alumni Wall. Alex and Jared stayed up late making Mii characters, and I passed out after reading comics. Saturday was the usual Homecoming mix: Kathryn and I did our BYA duty at the Cowpoke Posse table, preused the bookstore, and made our usual appearance at the Art Alumni Reception (wandering the halls and critiquing student art while laughing at the memories), and Alex and Cameron set up the computer lab for the Gaming Tournament. Jared and I joined them later, and then the festivities began--hosted byTiibo Tibo Thibault. (Sidenote: It was crazy and awesome to see our friend Seth dating Lisa, who is my college roomie Martha's younger sister.)
First we played America's Army, a game that is at first incredibly frustrating, but at the same time has got to be one heck of a recruiting tool. Yes, the US Army actually provides this game freely, in the hopes that they will recruit some enthusiastic youths into military service. You've got to wonder, though, if recruiting gamers is the wisest idea... I forsee the Army's motto changing in the near future from "be all that you can be," or "an army of one" to "fraglords."
I hated this game until the very last few rounds, when I discovered missiles. This is pretty typical; I detested Battlefield 2 until I learned I could get an anti-aircraft missile launcher, camp out on top of buildings, and really spectacularly snipe people. Muawahahahaha, ah, the beautiful destruction that ensued. I'm not much of one for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, either, except for the "Gold Rush" and Stargate maps. Now, when we returned to Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons last year, I was a lot happier.
This year, we played Savage. And oh-my-freaking-gosh, that game is amazing. The music, the look, the gameplay is all so different from what I've played before, and I love that the light changes throughout the game. Although to be honest, I had some difficulty navigating through an area a second time in the dark when I'd previously been there in the light. But you get used to it.
The neatest aspect of the game is that it is both a RTS and a FPS. Each team has a commander who views the game from RTS mode, while the rest of the team is in FPS multiplayer mode. It's nice to get direction from the commander--it really helped me, since I'm not a good enough gamer to do well in a multiplayer game alone. I can't really describe the experience adequately enough, but you should download it yourself, as it's free.
We played until midnight, then headed back to Jared's--and thus ended another year of Homecoming festivities.
Thursday, we enjoyed a lovely dinner at the Abilene Civic Center, to celebrate HSU's successful Secure the Future Campaign. Friday... I'm not sure what we did Friday, to tell you the truth. I think Alex and I spent several hours reading through Jared's print volumes of Penny Arcade, and then I think we wandered on campus awhile to see the new Alumni Wall. Alex and Jared stayed up late making Mii characters, and I passed out after reading comics. Saturday was the usual Homecoming mix: Kathryn and I did our BYA duty at the Cowpoke Posse table, preused the bookstore, and made our usual appearance at the Art Alumni Reception (wandering the halls and critiquing student art while laughing at the memories), and Alex and Cameron set up the computer lab for the Gaming Tournament. Jared and I joined them later, and then the festivities began--hosted by
First we played America's Army, a game that is at first incredibly frustrating, but at the same time has got to be one heck of a recruiting tool. Yes, the US Army actually provides this game freely, in the hopes that they will recruit some enthusiastic youths into military service. You've got to wonder, though, if recruiting gamers is the wisest idea... I forsee the Army's motto changing in the near future from "be all that you can be," or "an army of one" to "fraglords."
I hated this game until the very last few rounds, when I discovered missiles. This is pretty typical; I detested Battlefield 2 until I learned I could get an anti-aircraft missile launcher, camp out on top of buildings, and really spectacularly snipe people. Muawahahahaha, ah, the beautiful destruction that ensued. I'm not much of one for Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, either, except for the "Gold Rush" and Stargate maps. Now, when we returned to Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons last year, I was a lot happier.
This year, we played Savage. And oh-my-freaking-gosh, that game is amazing. The music, the look, the gameplay is all so different from what I've played before, and I love that the light changes throughout the game. Although to be honest, I had some difficulty navigating through an area a second time in the dark when I'd previously been there in the light. But you get used to it.
The neatest aspect of the game is that it is both a RTS and a FPS. Each team has a commander who views the game from RTS mode, while the rest of the team is in FPS multiplayer mode. It's nice to get direction from the commander--it really helped me, since I'm not a good enough gamer to do well in a multiplayer game alone. I can't really describe the experience adequately enough, but you should download it yourself, as it's free.
We played until midnight, then headed back to Jared's--and thus ended another year of Homecoming festivities.
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