Sunday Morning Duldrums (pre-departure blues)

Hello, Though I am positive noone is reading this, I'm going to pretend as if I had an audience. It mkes t easier for me to write with an imaginary 'prototypical' reader, scanning the words as I write them. Well, nothing much to report. My foot is screwed with that infected burn, and I am the worlds lousiest patient. Keeping off of my feet is not condusive to my lifestyle, which is strangley active in the sense that I am always in motion (usually walking and wandering). But, I do have a couple of thoughts, that I want to air, mostly proffesional thoughts (can't manage to stop thinking about work).

Been trying out second life lately, and its a slow-going process. I'm not really into the 'social' end of it.... mainly just checking out how I can use it in my teaching/web component. Maybe its not good to approach it like this, maybe that's why I can't seem to get into it for more than ten minutes at a time. I'm bad at it anyway, and become easily frustrated. I'm still on the help/intro island and have no idea what the real 'virtual' world is like. I'm hoping I can find some places to meet up with others like me and explore the teaching options. Perhaps 'rent' a hall and do lectures, or have a room 'rented' to do some kind of a 'office ours' or one and one conversation/ I wonder what the other media/file options are in second life. Can you transfer 'real' data files to each other through 2l? For instance, if myself and another were 'talking' in 2L, is there any way to send a file from my computer to his via avatars? That would be seriously cool. But like I said, I have a lot of ideas and no real experience knowledge of 2 L (it took me 6 min. to figure out why I was flying)[apparently that's one of the ways to get around]). Oh! You can also teleport!)

Another thing that's been on my mind (actually as a result of my 2L experience, is getting a good headset for T to T communication (terminal to terminal). The microphone in my terminal gives horrible feedback when using 2L. Moreover, when I'm video chat I feel stupid talking 'at' my machine, like its some slim, anorexic, stylish android assistant (love my Mac). It just makes me feel weird. I also have intentions of using SKYPE actively after I leave. I haven't used it yet, not really anyway, and I'm sure that such a thing as a headset will make me feel more comfortable, as well as aiding in the actual talking/litening.

I also just starting for moving services for Anika. This is such a nerve-racking process. She's so important to me, I have so much more anxiety about her trip than I do mine. If anyone out there (I know there is no one) knows of a good, safe, reliable pet transport service, please don't feel shy, let me know.

Well, it comes time to do my chores and continue my 'Sunday Doldrums', hope you have a good weekend..... Ciao

What's up? Well two posts in two days... Maybe I'll actually like doing this and make it a ritual.... anyway...39 days left. I'm pretty calm considering.... but its just a matter of time until my natural-born neurosis kicks in and I'm chomping at the bit.. so stay tuned. Its not fun to endure, but I hear that watching me go batshit is actually kinda amusing. THings I am stressing is getting Anika over there. I'm checking out pet-transport companies and hearing horror stories, and rave reviews often from the same company. I don't know, I;m in a quandry.... so if you know anything about international pet-travel, whether it be the companies you recomend or companies you should never go to, let me know. I'm also starting to miss my friends, Boston, and everything else Ive come to be accustomed to and quite fond of. Oh, well, that's to be expected I guess. Maybe we'll do a little good-bye thing, but if you know I'm not a fan of large gatherings (ecspecialy when I'm in the thick of it). So ends today's blog. When I find some more stuff to "cry about, I'll write again.
Cheers,

Maiden Flight into the blog-o-sphere

Hey all! Well this is a blog dedicated to my trip to the middle east. Anyone who cares can keep track of my adventure via this site. In time, I have added a picasa account to visually document the entire thing. The address is below with the other contact information. That site will help visually document the experience.

Anyone who wants to reach me can do so at the following address:

henrick.borger@gmail.com







I am also available at:

• henrck.borger@gmail.com (gtalk)
• henrick42 (AIM)
• henrick.borger (SKYPE)
• http://picasaweb.google.com/henrick.borger (Accompanying picture-site)

So, I have started my blog, as you probably have guessed, before the acual time of leaving to Oman. THis is to get into the practice and habit of blogging. Hopefully it will become some sort of therapy for me. I must say that right now I'm shitting-my-pants. Half gripped in curiosity and exitement, and half paralyzed by dibilitating anxiety. Well for those of you reading....I miss you already... and every single one of you is precious to me in your own way (except for the people I don't like : you suck, eat a-bag-of-dicks). So with that I am signing off... Watch out for the podcast HenrickinOman, it'll be killer. So long for now