A Cold March Day

It is the time of the year in Wisconsin where the weather is deceptive. A sunny day, but extremely windy and cold. I'm hoping to leave this behind soon.

Yesterday was a great day. Besides not having to work or go to class - I was able to check on the For a Good Time answering machine. In three weeks and with a small amount of info out, I had over 20+ messages. Some where hang ups, but a few did leave messages. They will be posted on the webpage later this week. So, thanks to those who called.

Have been applying for projects and employment. An application went out today for a fellowship with Linden Lab and Second Life. The project was focused on building an oral history of Second Life that people can access. Don't know if they will buy it, but I think it's an interesting idea.

Last fall, I applied for the Rome Prize. As I haven't heard anything yet, I'm guessing that nothing has come of it. The idea was to look at the Roman Fora taking into the consideration of what they once did and now do. I was curious about the people who inhabit the space past and present. Spoke to an old friend of mine who is a classicist/archaeologist he liked the idea. There might be a possibility for this project yet. The question is finding an organization to fund it.

Am beginning to organize info for two Augmented Reality projects to take place this spring. One will be in concert with a Symposium being held at the UW-Madison and the other is for the Games, Learning and Society Conference that am on a panel for. Both are going to take Madison as there subject, but I'm building a narrative around specific places.