Sort of today
Hi. I've just posted Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with Sunday's pics plus some others. Scroll down. Read up. Again. (Sorry.)
But when you do get to today, here's the brief rundown; I'll try to write it up "officially" probably tomorrow. Since we've hit the workshops there hasn't been much to take pictures of... First day of NVivo workshops, Fiona is teaching and it was good, although hectic. 19 participants and about 10 trainers. Really really enjoying Chris' company. After the workshop, she came up to me and said, "What are you up to tonight?" just as someone else (a participant) was asking me a question. Trying to have two conversations at once, I said to her, "Whatever it is, with you." She laughed and I turned to address the participant. We ended up walking slowly up the road (it was HOT today, mid 80s), and getting another six pack of beer, and then returning to the hotel. We sat out in the courtyard, the front desk person initially directing us to the back garden where the rest of the QSR folks were, but then reading our looks and guessing we weren't interested in socializing with them at the moment. The courtyard is in the middle of the hotel, surrounded on all sides. So we sat out there for a few hours, drinking the beer, and talking and laughing. Then we did some very brief work in NVivo (trying out some stuff from earlier), then watched and laughed at Tom's photos, then took a walk to get dinner. Chris had said she wanted a lowkey night and to turn in early, take a long bath, whatever. Unfortunately, we didn't get back to her room until 10, and I beat a hasty retreat to give her some time alone. I hope I'm not overstaying my welcome. There's just something amazing about having found such a strong intellectual bond with her; we get a great charge off talking to each other, brainstorming like crazy when we get talking about NVivo (which, of course, the conversation always comes round to). I'm still amazed. She laughed over dinner that we need to make an effort to be social with other people tomorrow, since they will all be here at Lyn and Tom's for a BBQ. I told her she has been the best thing to happen to me all week!
Heh. Knowing how long we worked and talked yesterday, Lyn warned both Chris and me to not burn out. I thought that was really funny. Certainly, when I'm home, I don't talk qualitative methods all day. Few people would be willing or understand me! And absolutely no one would be able to think the software through with me to the depths that we go.
Hope all is well with all of you. Although I am glad to be here, I do miss you.
But when you do get to today, here's the brief rundown; I'll try to write it up "officially" probably tomorrow. Since we've hit the workshops there hasn't been much to take pictures of... First day of NVivo workshops, Fiona is teaching and it was good, although hectic. 19 participants and about 10 trainers. Really really enjoying Chris' company. After the workshop, she came up to me and said, "What are you up to tonight?" just as someone else (a participant) was asking me a question. Trying to have two conversations at once, I said to her, "Whatever it is, with you." She laughed and I turned to address the participant. We ended up walking slowly up the road (it was HOT today, mid 80s), and getting another six pack of beer, and then returning to the hotel. We sat out in the courtyard, the front desk person initially directing us to the back garden where the rest of the QSR folks were, but then reading our looks and guessing we weren't interested in socializing with them at the moment. The courtyard is in the middle of the hotel, surrounded on all sides. So we sat out there for a few hours, drinking the beer, and talking and laughing. Then we did some very brief work in NVivo (trying out some stuff from earlier), then watched and laughed at Tom's photos, then took a walk to get dinner. Chris had said she wanted a lowkey night and to turn in early, take a long bath, whatever. Unfortunately, we didn't get back to her room until 10, and I beat a hasty retreat to give her some time alone. I hope I'm not overstaying my welcome. There's just something amazing about having found such a strong intellectual bond with her; we get a great charge off talking to each other, brainstorming like crazy when we get talking about NVivo (which, of course, the conversation always comes round to). I'm still amazed. She laughed over dinner that we need to make an effort to be social with other people tomorrow, since they will all be here at Lyn and Tom's for a BBQ. I told her she has been the best thing to happen to me all week!
Heh. Knowing how long we worked and talked yesterday, Lyn warned both Chris and me to not burn out. I thought that was really funny. Certainly, when I'm home, I don't talk qualitative methods all day. Few people would be willing or understand me! And absolutely no one would be able to think the software through with me to the depths that we go.
Hope all is well with all of you. Although I am glad to be here, I do miss you.
posted by Jen at 11:44 PM
1 Comments:
I hope you're kidding about N6 and NVivo... But, that aside, texting me anytime before December 3rd around 11 PM EST is useless because my phone is off. Thanks anyway, though! The whole point of texting you was that your phone, presumably, was on!
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