December 2005 Archives
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I've been having trouble with my shoulder since, oh, September or so. It's made worse by long hours at the keyboard and mouse, though just wearing my purse across my shoulder or driving can also trigger it. I get massive pain in my trapezeus muscle, which when really bad also goes up my neck and down my collarbone. I'm also unable to raise my arm higher than my shoulder. I went to my doctor and she gave me a prescription for Naprosyn (higher dosage of Aleve). I had been taking it when the pain got really bad, and it felt
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It always amuses me how the relationships and people in one's life shape who one is. Or maybe it's that they encourage facets of one's personality to shine through. I don't know. I'm thinking specifically of E at the moment. There are so many little things that I've picked up from him, that I see he has picked up from me. Turns of phrase, gestures, tones of voice, that kind of thing. And then there are the bigger actions that I find myself doing that I never did before, but I do now because this other person does them. Like
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As of today, I am a three website blogger. Egads. If there was any doubts about my geekiness, this should wipe them away. You can now find me at: www.chiarafox.com. This is my "professional" blog. It's going to be mostly focused on information architecture, controlled vocabularies, search, taxonomies, user experience, and that kind of stuff. Basicially it's focused on what I get paid to do and think about. My goal is to publish there every two weeks or so about a method or project or something related to IA. We'll see if I can pull it off. chachiincharge.com. This is
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Posted by Chiara | Category books
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
From the BBC Today: People living in the Arctic have filed a legal petition against the US government, saying its climate change policies violate human rights. About time. Good for the Inuit, I say. I hope they win! Something has to be done. I don't see how this great nation of ours can pick and choose which global policies it will adhere to and which it won't. Whatever happened to lead by example? Whatever happened to doing the right and responsible thing even if it costs more? Sadly, I hold out little hope that this will change anything (assuming that
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Last night E and I saw Echo & The Bunnymen play at the Fillmore. It was a great show. They rocked out with a lot more heavy guitars and drums than I would have thought from their albums. Ian has the same bedhead hair that he's always had. He voice was deeper and more raspy live (probably due to the 1/2 a pack of cigs he smoked during the show). The place was close to sold out, if not (people outside were asking for extra tickets to buy, so we guess it was sold out). Mostly 30 and 40 somethings
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Published today: Adaptive Path has a new report available, "Ten Strategies for Content Migration" by Chiara Fox. This Technique Tutorial shows you how to break Content Migration into manageable chunks. You'll learn to: * Choose the right people for your team. * Gather and organize integral content. * Prepare informational tools that keep everyone informed. * Migrate in manageable waves. Chiara is a veteran manager of four content migrations for PeopleSoft, the last of which integrated content in ten languages on 23 sites. We know you'll benefit from her experience. The report is available at the Adaptive Path site.
