with most of this year in quarantine and isolation mode, it seems unthinkable that it can feel so overwhelming. what's so overwhelming about staying home all the time?
of course there are a billion valid answers to why things are overwhelming for me or for anyone right now. the world is a mess. we moved thirteen hundred miles across the country. I barely know what my work life will be like when it officially starts next month.
the good news? nobody in my family is sick. we have what we need, for now, to stay safe and comfortable. the worst of my immediate, concrete complaints involve dishes in the sink and headaches that won't go away. that's plenty to be grateful for, really.
instead of blogging so incessantly about myself today though, I'm going to point to some stuff other people are doing (one past, one present).
this one is from artist Austin Kleon, twelve years ago. I saved it as something worth remembering during my graduate school journey.
thing two is a very neat project my brother-in-law Ruben (he has a blog too, I recently discovered) is involved in. the team is working to develop a universal remote control that's accessible to people with cerebral palsy and/or other disabilities that make it hard to handle a typical remote with tiny buttons.
their first step is gathering input from their eventual users. so if you know anyone or know anyone who knows anyone who could benefit from such a universal remote, share this survey with them.
the project page makes a pretty excellent illustration of professional collaboration to benefit a non-profit. I might point it out to my future students in technical writing and business communication as a useful example. it'll be especially cool to see what they post about their progress and final product, once the two month sprint is up.
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