Who needs consistency?
With a second cup of coffee at my side and 4 hours of sleep under my belt, my day has officially begun. The holiday sales haven't yet slowed down, which is good for us, but it also means that there is truly no rest for the weary -- or is that wicked? ;).
Grades have been calculated and turned in, so the time for revising syllabi and writing new assignments has arrived. Since the topic of censorship in America's textbooks is such a popular topic among the students in my department, I'll stick with it; however, this semester I plan to include censorship in other areas such as science, art, and music. There's plenty of fodder from the annual textbook wars in Texas to use for reading material and with the help of my new iPhone, I've discovered podcasts that I'm dying to find a way to use as well. It's been a while since I was so excited about revising a syllabus, LOL!
Speaking of the iPhone, I'm anxiously awaiting the first bill with the usage from the new telephone on it. I have no clue just how many text messages I sent last month except to say that it probably came very, very close to the 200 limit that my account allows. One of the unfortunate joys of this new toy of mine is that it makes texting so incredibly easy that I am using the SMS feature ALL the time. I didn't learn until last week that the iPhone does not have an "official" IM service available but that a hack app is available. Considering that the phone cost so doggone much money, it's not likely that I will risk voiding the warranty on it by indulging in a hack even though I would really like to if for no other reason than to reduce the SMS usage a little bit. Because data usage is unlimited, IMs are definitely more cost effective than text messages. Hmmm...am I smelling a corporate conspiracy here? Overall, though, I absolutely love my iPhone. Now all I have to do is convince Ali that I really NEED the Vaja case for it. I won't hold my breath on that one!
Grades have been calculated and turned in, so the time for revising syllabi and writing new assignments has arrived. Since the topic of censorship in America's textbooks is such a popular topic among the students in my department, I'll stick with it; however, this semester I plan to include censorship in other areas such as science, art, and music. There's plenty of fodder from the annual textbook wars in Texas to use for reading material and with the help of my new iPhone, I've discovered podcasts that I'm dying to find a way to use as well. It's been a while since I was so excited about revising a syllabus, LOL!
Speaking of the iPhone, I'm anxiously awaiting the first bill with the usage from the new telephone on it. I have no clue just how many text messages I sent last month except to say that it probably came very, very close to the 200 limit that my account allows. One of the unfortunate joys of this new toy of mine is that it makes texting so incredibly easy that I am using the SMS feature ALL the time. I didn't learn until last week that the iPhone does not have an "official" IM service available but that a hack app is available. Considering that the phone cost so doggone much money, it's not likely that I will risk voiding the warranty on it by indulging in a hack even though I would really like to if for no other reason than to reduce the SMS usage a little bit. Because data usage is unlimited, IMs are definitely more cost effective than text messages. Hmmm...am I smelling a corporate conspiracy here? Overall, though, I absolutely love my iPhone. Now all I have to do is convince Ali that I really NEED the Vaja case for it. I won't hold my breath on that one!