Tumbling with Don

It is Christmas day. Holiday lights are reflecting off my monitor in nice patterns and I have had more than three meals already. But tomorrow morning brings a long-dreamed-about adventure; a trip down Highway One from Santa Barbara to Rossmoor, California. 

It’s nothing more than an intermediate bike tour but it has everyone in the family behaving as if I’m out to run a marathon with no training. I have looked up some routes and maps but decided to wing it. I’ll camp tomorrow at Leo Carillo State Beach and then take off early to flow with LA traffic through Torrence and North Long Beach. 

My pal Steve Lange did this ride in one day. I have the Long Haul Trucker loaded down and will glide along at 10mph. Shouldn’t be a problem. Right?

I’ll post pictures from my adventure with the Tumblr iPhone client and welcome any guidance from others as I go. 

UCSB looks like a cyclocross course this week. Fun! (Taken with instagram)

(Taken with instagram)

Share with Wood Glen. Wow!

I am obsessed with this. It is astonishing. This used to be my daily commute to work every day. Artists take something like a good mountain road and turn it into something as amazing as a helicopter ski run, a giant, California wave, or a dance on a stage. I worry about Mr. Chin, but I thank him for this amazing art.

Intro. Unlike Mr. Gore UCSB invented the Internet. Also we invented Green. Our co-worker invented the White-emiting LED. What are we doing to leverage this?

part one. Sweeping overview from an end-user viewpoint.

How can we make the most out of this? How does it fit in with our mission, our careers, our productivity, and our collective goals?

Part two. Present some research and local best practices. My goal. The Candace Presentation Zen experience.

Some passions

• Web 2.0.
  • Social Media
• Podcasts, blogs, and the rich garden of new ways to deliver content
• “Life-hacking”
• Cloud Computing
• Digital Video
• Using technology to create community
  • TECH-OPPS
• Gadgets!
  • But REALLY using them. Every feature. Every switch. until they break.

Influential Resources

• Here Comes Everybody - Clay Shirky
• Tribes - Seth Godin
• Mashable.com (for all social media)
• Net@night podcast found at www.twit.tv
• TWIG (this week in Google) also at www.twit.tv

Career Services

• Social Media*
  
  • *Ignacio Gallardo, Micael Kemp, Meg Pressley
    • career.ucsb.edu
    • youtube.com/ucsbcareer
    • facebook.com/ucsbcareer
    • twitter.com/ucsbcareer
    • GauchoLink
    • Ustream of Career Fairs
    • LinkedIN groups and Training
• Presentation hardware & software
• TED.com Tuesdays
• GauchoLink

Collaborations Present and Future

• Student Health & the Flu Video
• Twitter connecting
• Wellness site

Wow.