Friday, April 2, 2004
Met with Larry, Alex, and Kevin to discuss how Alex might syndicate the UCSF Calendar data so that we can pull it in as a feed to our separate sites. Alex agreed he would see to setting up some RSS files we can hook into. Met with Anna M and Shabnam E to set up a listserv for CP 151. Worked with Donna and John at ITS to set up the Rho Chi Web space account. Brought the laptop down to Cindy for the Law Review. Edited a new news story for Susie. Searched unsuccessfully for a stock photo to go along with the story. Either prices were too high or not easily accessible or rights were too restrictive. (We have what Corbis calls a "sensitive subject"—depression—so additional usage rights need to be negotiated.) Link checking. I got an e-mail today about the Adobe Designer beta—I'm in! No more talking about it for now, I suspect, due to non-disclosure policies. Ena got a paper cut today, so I helped her out with some Bactine from my desk drawer. Dinner at home with Patrick: veggie stir fry with yellow squash, orange pepper, crimini mushrooms, sage, red onion, tomato, French feta. Patrick has been frequently playing Kylie Minogue's Body Language which he found used at Streetlight Records for $9.95. He said of it today, "It's the CD Madonna should have made." Watched Better Luck Tomorrow on DVD which is a film about 4 Asian guys in high school who make trouble. I didn't care for the film much because of the subject matter (violence, drugs, breaking the law) and the values that implies, but I recommend it for having portrayed Asian males as sexually appealing even though they do bad things.