Category: IS Files

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. I did it, y’all. I went on vacation. I was gone for more than two glorious weeks, a total of seventeen majestic days. It was blissful. I floated in a pool all day while butlers brought me LaCroix and deleted all my […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. Clementine is here. She’s not supposed to be. She’s supposed to be with her grandma, but my mom isn’t feeling well, so my child is with me, in my office, all day, three days in a row. While I try to stick […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. I did it, you guys. I sort of focused for a few minutes and actually gave you some useful tips with concrete examples about how to set up your MAIS program. I did hardly any yapping about my own stuff. You’re so […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. So look. I’ve been learning Premiere Pro for video editing. I was 45 minutes into editing this video when the power went out in the building and everything turned off. I lost all my work and had to walk around and do […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. You truly have no idea how much how I enjoyed this semester. My only regret is not starting my graduate work in this program. Learn from my mistake! Start with the MAIS! Design your own dadgum degree! (Hashtag!) The theme of this […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. Hey there, friends! Did you know I have only one more day of classes before the semester is over? Of course, I still have to turn in final assignments after that, but at least I can do it from the comfort of […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. I had to take a little break from making videos. My job used to be fun. Now I listen wistfully to Shania and the student team doing fun stuff while I sit in my office solving boring problems. Do you ever feel […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. It’s spring break at both UTD and my daughter’s elementary school, so what could have been a fairly relaxing week for me instead involves my daughter taking over my office with glitter markers and jelly beans. Right now she’s texting me from […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. I’m ready for summer. I know I’m going to regret saying that in roughly mid-July, when it’s been 108º for 14 days in a row and I can’t get the house cool enough and all I want to do is hover above […]

This post is part of a series. View the last post for context. I’m really sorry about the leaf blower, guys. The lesson of today’s video is sometimes you just have to power through and keep going even when it feels like everything is falling apart. From losing loved ones to getting sick to having […]