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Wednesday, June 25, 2003
School Countdown: 5 DaysThe last two weeks have been hectic, to say the least, but I'm really looking forward to finally starting school on Monday. It's good to be in Pittsburgh, even if I am surrounded by boxes (not boxes and arrows, moving boxes. I've got my fresh copies of Macromedia Studio MX and Adobe Design Studio at the ready. Unfortunately, the 15" G4 Powerbook I bought for school had a faulty Superdrive in it and has to be replaced, so I won't see it until the middle of next week. As I've been meeting people (neighbors, movers, random folks), I've had to say that I'm a student, which is weird for me, since I haven't been one in over a decade. It feels especially strange since I haven't yet taken any classes! Note to self: I really need a better, 10-second description of what "interaction design" is. Typically, when people ask me what I'm studying, I'll just say, "Design" and leave it at that. But if they dare ask what type of design, then I either launch into an overly-long description of user interfaces, experience design, interaction with digital tools, yadda yadda yadda until the person's eyes glaze over, or I'll just say, "Computer Design," which is totally inaccurate. Must work on this. On another note, I'm heartened to hear of CMU grads going on some pretty cool-sounding jobs. First it was Kevin Fox going off to Google, and now Micah Alpern has gotten a job with eBay. Both of them were in the HCI program, not interaction design, however. It would be nice to know what the Design school alumni were up to.
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