Why I’m glad I’m not responsible for the university website (yeah, it’s really like that): http://xkcd.com/773/
Archives for July 2010
The more you know.
Today, Hannah Inzko and I are participating in the PICCC Career Exploration Camp happening today in College of IST. Designed for 13-16 year olds, the camp’s purpose is to build excitement/ foster interest in careers in technology. As a current IST student (Hannah) and an IST alumna (me), they thought it might be helpful for us […]
Look at your media. Now look at me.
Okay, let’s get this out of the way now. Most of the people reading this post probably will not remember Old Spice as a younger brand. I, however, am that old — when it was all about showing women daydreaming about Old Spice (although thankfully vintage ads like these were way before my time). In my mind, […]
Worth it?
I was in line at Irving’s earlier in the week waiting for my coffee and bagel when I read the newspaper headline that blasted the news of the latest Penn State tuition increase. As a parent with one child here at Penn State and another as an incoming college freshman, I have a confession to […]
A kick butt slogan.
I know I’ve been off the radar here, but things have been rather busy in the real world. However I *have* been knitting. Honest. And I promise I’ll update soon–both Ravelry and blog. I’ve simply been blogging so much … Continue reading →
Epic win.
EpicWin is an an iPhone app that combines a to-do list with a streamlined RPG, so you’re rewarded for completing your real-world tasks with XP, loot and levelling-up. I could totally see us using this in higher education. You know I’m going to be all over this when it’s finally released. I want to be a […]
Breakin’ it monkey style.
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that here at Renegade Element, we appreciate those with a more unique outlook on life, willing to think outside the box and risk ridicule to combat bordom and blandness. As a geek, that extends to those sites that tickle our funny bone with their particular kind of humor — thinkgeek, LOLcats, […]
