Procrastinating more (I can't even call it a study break)

In the spirit of the recent blogs about random internet sites that will provide a nice study break, I offer a quick thought on Chuck Tryon's most recent blog entry. Although his blog has been on our site for awhile (I think) I haven't had a chance to check it out until now. (Now that I am not taking a study break but just outright refusing to study for my ominously looming finals).

In case you aren't familiar with him, Chuck is an assistant professor of film and media studies at Fayetteville State University. His post from December 8 (his "birthday post") mentions how, although he is happy to have a tenure-track job, it has been difficult for him to transition from living in big cities (like DC and Atlanta) to living in the smaller town of Fayetteville. He bemoans the absence of a thriving "independent movie culture" in the small town. Yet, he says "I think I would feel even more disconnected without the internet and especially without the blog communities in which I've participated."

I just thought this was another interesting way to highlight some of the themes from our class (and from some of our projects). Interesting how this guys really feels that the internet has supplemented his life in a significant way and provided a community, and opportunity for discourse, that he would not otherwise have.