Kris Jordan

Everything is shaping up with regard to plans for the summer. The theme this go-round is preparation for graduate school. I will be starting work with Andy van Dam and the Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing. The center is sponsored by Microsoft and explores the frontier of tablet based computing. […]

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I picked up two books I intend to read over the coming weeks. Douglas Hofstadter’s “Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid” and “I Am a Strange Loop”. A column in a recent Time magazine turned me on to the works. I find it fascinating neither myself nor my circle of closest […]

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Ever wonder what’s going on in my life? Now you can find out…

The link can also be found on the sidebar.

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I saw this link to a recorded talk on Google Code. This is mostly a reminder for myself to watch it. The abstract sounds interesting:
If happiness is an inner state, influenced by external conditions but not dependent on … all them, how can we achieve it? Ricard will examine the inner and […]

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A new philosophy has emerged from getting back to where I need to be: “Don’t think, DO.” It is simple. Stop thinking about what needs to be done and start doing it.
Prime example: waking up in the morning. Once I was thinking about it and thinking about how I did not want to get up […]

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October, October, October… interesting month. Fun level: high. School work level: high. Work, work level: low. By design. I was getting burnt out with New Media. Internal discongruity. Everyone is at a point where they see themselves headed in different directions. So I took a few steps back.
Stepping back isn’t always easy. It’s easy to […]

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Timberlake’s new CD has a bold title and a bold sound to back it up. Of the three CDs I bought today his is the most interesting not simply because it has the most dance provoking energy of any music I’ve heard this year but more so because he is exploring new territories. After my […]

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It’s crazy, I’m thinking, just knowing that the world is round
I’m here, I’m dancing on the ground.
Am I right side up or upside down?
Is this real, oh lord, or am I dreaming?
So a little over a week ago I had no idea that the opportunity to see a Dave concert was even remotely possible this […]

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The water’s been rough this summer. Hit by an unexpected storm. It is strange how life presents such surprises, such challenges. For over two months I struggled to figure out what went wrong, why everything changed so suddenly, what has been happening, and where and with who it has been happening, ever since. As I […]

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Tomorrow it’s been a year since my last post. Hard to believe. I was at a very different point then. What a crazy year. In the coming weeks I’ll be revamping this space and trying to write my way through some of the lessons the year has brought. Until then I’m busy working on epicenter […]

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