Currently I’m procrastinating badly on my paper. Not because I don’t want to write it — it’s definitely the most interesting (and close-to-my-heart) topic — but because I’m overwhelmed at how much information I want to include, which doesn’t get along with the 25 page limit I have. I mean, I’m already over 1\/4 done, although I’ve not even started the main chapters. That just kind of paralysis me, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n
But while I’m letting myself be distracted, I discovered a new fun plaything – podcasts<\/a>. I came across it because of my love for the short-lived sci-fi show Firefly<\/a> (created by Buffy<\/i>‘s Joss Whedon), which has now been turned into a movie called Serenity<\/a>. Some fans created a podcast for it, called The Signal<\/a>, and out of curiosity I downloaded it using iTunes and started listening to it while working on my paper.<\/p>\n In the meantime I have discovered that there are podcasts about all sorts of things. Basically it’s like radio shows — although I rarely listen to music podcasts (seeing that I already have several thousands mp3s on my external harddrive) — but you can simply download and listen to them at your own leisure, on your iPod (which is where the name comes from) or your computer. And by subscribing to a podcast you’ll automatically get the new episodes as they are published. Now I have to be careful not to get hooked on too many podcasts, because they just please my geeky little heart… *g*<\/p>\n Anyway, some links I’m using: Podcasts<\/b>
\nResources<\/b>
\n– iTunes Music Store: Podcast Directory<\/a>
\n– PodcastPickle<\/a>
\n– Podcast Alley<\/a><\/p>\n
\n– The Signal<\/a> (by Firefly fans, with interviews, etc.)
\n– Doctor Who: Podshock<\/a> (by Dr. Who fans)
\n– Battlestar Galactica: DVD commentary<\/a> (by Ron Moore, producer of BSG)
\n– Bored-Again Christian<\/a> (Christian indie music)
\n– Lord of the Rings Radio<\/a> (by LotR fans)<\/p>\n