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How cool is John Krasinski? The full video is worth your time for some good feels. And, I think that we all need some of that right now.

Epcot, looking at Future World from the World Showcase, on our last tripGiven all of the shut-downs due to Novel Coronavirus, it's certainly no surprise that all of the Disney-related theme parks (as well as non-Disney attractions as well) have completely closed. I was reading the other day about the financial impact that it has on the Disney company specifically (estimates

Screenrant does a fantastic job documenting the what and why of the Force Dyad in the Star Wars universe:The Force Dyad appears to be an entirely natural phenomenon. According to Charles Soule's tie-in comic The Rise of Kylo Ren, it first manifested when Ben Solo began to surrender to the dark side. He was locked in a duel with the leader of the Knights of Ren, and abandoned

Of late - with the LARGE exception of COVID-19 related information - the buzz in my Twitter timeline is almost wholly that from the pro-test-optional community. I count myself as one who supports that initiative.(NOTE: here is where I must once again pause to remind you that my words are my words only. These thoughts do not necessarily represent those of my colleagues

Before zombie apocalypse movies and tv shows were all the rage, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost created what I think is the best zombie movie ever: Shaun of the Dead. If you are unfamiliar, here's a taste of the film (and the undercurrent of humor throughout):Because of the Coronavirus outbreak, they have taken to the Internet to update that scene, and add a bit of their sense of

There has been a lot of activity in my timeline about colleges changing their business practices due to the coronavirus. Yesterday I listened to a highly relevant piece at NPR (shout-out to Elissa Nadworny) about how COVID-19 is impacting students looking to attend college. Listen here. Some good print-takeaway:[High school senior Xander] Christou spent most of last fall like

A little over two years ago my family "cut the cord" from satellite television and went full-tilt into streaming services. I've talked previously about my love/obsession with Disney Plus and we also have a subscription to Prime Video (my most recent win there is The Boys). Additionally, we share a subscription to Hulu and Netflix. One other service that I recommend is Vudu

What a cool concept! From Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) comes Upload, a new sci-fi comedy. In the near future, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality environments. Cash-strapped Nora works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When party-boy/coder Nathan’s car crashes, his girlfriend uploads him into Nora’s

Amid all of the COVID-19 news, I missed this not-so-small headline: Admissions Counselors Move to Change Code of Ethics From Mandatory to Best Practices: The National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Board of Directors approved at its March meeting last week a motion to change its Code of Ethics and Professional Practices from a mandatory code to a statement

The Admissions Dude Mobile Command CenterToday was my first day working remotely as a result of COVID-19, and it wasn't a disaster Granted, there are still a few minutes left in my workday, but I'm feeling confident that I won't crash and burn today. (but there's always tomorrow!)As I went about my work, virtual meetings, evaluating applications, and getting affection from

I don't even know how to label this post. Work? Personal? WTF? All of the above?So, in case you hadn't heard, there has been a lot of activity related to COVID-19 (aka, the Coronavirus) in the past few days. Here at Penn State, like everywhere else, things have gotten hectic with trying to plan for working remotely (at best) or a complete shut-down of the University (at worst).Last