COMM 228:
I've been listening to student interviews as I have been dubbing them from mini-CD to GarageBand. I am very impressed with the material. This is getting fun. If you have given me a mini-CD to dub for your group, I should have that completed by tomorrow (Tuesday). Look at my calendar to see when I'll be in and drop by and I'll give you a copy on a standard sized CD.

I have had a revelation. This weekend I visited Bean Bag City. It's the capital of bean bag luxury, and it's right here in Ohio, two hours southwest of Denison. The model pictured at right is the "Mega" and I am now a proud owner! Let me tell you, I'm still thinking of uses for this thing; it's a computer chair, a sofa, a bed, and a love nest. New vistas of comfort before me, I'm burrowed deep into its beanie goodness as I type this missive. Oh, and by the way, the ladies love it....
The owner of bean bag city was on the team of engineers that developed air bags for cars. Believe it or not, he used what he learned about the properties of bean bags to design air bags. I spent about 2 hours talking with him, learning about bean bags. His wife works with him. Okay, I'm starting to like Ohio!

Tea is good. I am making a habit of substituting tea for coffee. I can recommend this substitution to any of you who, like me, tend to drink coffee compulsively. Most teas don't have as much caffeine as coffee, so you can sip on tea for hours and you won't "over-amp." If you take your tea in Eastern-European / Middle-Eastern style, then you drink it in a very small glass, which slows you down a bit. You have to keep a kettle going on the stove, and a tea pot to boot. The cycle of making, pouring, drinking, is conducive to socializing or working at the computer. I bought my tea set at the Middle-Eastern market on High Street in Columbus.