September 1st. 2006.
The summer is almost over, I guess I could be considered sad by most definitions, but I for one look forward to being back in the classroom. It's amusing - the start of the new academic year is almost a universal mind set – irrespective of whether you're at college or school or facing life 2.0 in a company after graduation, some say it's the same 40 years on! Organizations base their budgets on it, humans review their lives on it, even the land is said to give an opinion it. September 1st is it. A few thoughts on my September 1 as I look forward:
1. I look forward to seeing my wife complete her PhD. A second milestone for both of us.
2. Seeing old friends at our US celebration this coming Saturday at a 'Black and White' themed party (pictures to follow).
3. Seeing my first undergraduate honors student present a paper at an international colloquium on Relationship Marketing in Leipzig in Germany this month. Ryan – you ARE a benchmark.
4. Having my graduate assistant back – Sri Lanka rules in more ways than one Rethan.
5. Seeing former principles of marketing students in my B2B E-Commerce or Internet Marketing classes.
6. I equally look forward to seeing former students move on and graduate (reminding themselves they owe me a little share in my own 60ft Yacht).
7. To irresponsibly owning a two seater sports car that is AWFUL in the snow.
8. Complaining about the cold.
9. Being a year older.
10. Holding out in the mountains.
11. One day being able to play the Concerto for Piano No 21 in C Major (or at least Crocodile Rock anyway you like it).
12. Being part of the American Dream even though I miss home like no other…
13. Publishing my work on virtual communities, communities of practice, personal branding, virtual ethnography, ethics and my life as a Holly-holic.
14. Seeing Saunders a household name.
15. Excusing myself the pleasure of working on my blog when I should be doing other things…
16. Asking someone important to me if it still means the same to them, 20 plus years on, seeing a BIG smile on their face, and an affirmative…
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Hello from Berlin.
IFA’s amazing.
I think, for the first time in history I’ve found an mp3 player that i’d trade my iPod for. It’s Samsung new T9 with Bluetooth headphones! The thing that i’m looking forward to is my iPod with wireless headphones. If Apple is not coming with anything like that in the nearest future, they might lose their loyal customer who is crazy enough to own three iPods.
Loved the new list of 16 things you are looking forward to.
Question regqrding No. 11. Who’s the composer of the Piano Concerto No 21?