Category Archives: General
Halavais is…
Accumulating some of Google’s opinion of me via a search for “halavais is,” “halavais was,” and “halavais will be.” Filtered out the family members (“Halavais was attacked by a Great White Shark,” “Halavais was first licensed to practice law in CA”) and I’m left with: Alex Halavais is on Facebook. Hey there! halavais is using […]
Comm Profs: not hot
I always thought communication faculty had a reputation for hotness. I mean, that’s particularly true of public relations and broadcasting (along with pharmaceutical sales), careers for which beauty seems to be a particular asset. But given our reputation as a bit of an air-headed or superficial major (this guy not helping), I figured we at […]
When weird is normal
It is, I think, a reasonable corollary of symbolic interactionism, that you are only as smart as the people around you. Some of that smart rubs off, and even if it doesn’t you see yourself, and become yourself, through their eyes. As a strategy, therefore, it’s a good idea to surround yourself with smart people. […]
Melting