It’s windy today, and cold.  Well, not as much as it will be soon, but there’s a notable fall chill.  It feels like a learning kind of day.  In fact, I have my first arts reporting class tonight, and I’ve been reading about obituaries all day.

And while drinking coffee at my desk, I came across this lovely little gem of a TED talk.

This is from the fellow that wrote the book “Awakenings,” which became the movie, starring Robin Williams.

He talks about hallucinations among the visually impaired, and what we learn about the science of the mind from studying this relatively common phenomenon.

High quality stuff.

So today was my first day of my last quarter of studies at Northwestern.

It seems that I’m going to be thinking intimately about obituaries for the next ten to twelve weeks.

It also is creeping up on time for me to start looking for work.  Can’t support this lifestyle with no income, so it’s going to be job-getting time here in the near future.

I’ll be posting an updated resume and clips on the site in the very near future.  If you know of a media organization that could benefit from my skill set, please don’t hesitate to let me know.  Email ian at ianmonroe.com.

Thank you!