I have sooooooo much work to do.
1) I'm ahead on the "23 Things/blog" stuff, but behind on actual posts to this blog.
2) I need to finish my booktalks for the YA book talking class (it took me FOREVER to find a non-fiction YA book.)
3) I still need to do my story for Storytime 3-5 and come up with a program.
4) Still trying to find "two genres I don't read".
5) Finish up the rest of my LATI homework for June.
And I'm sure I'll think of something else once I get off the computer.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Nice Avatar!
Okay, I did it. I managed to create an avatar, and it was quite painless. Fun, in fact. It was like shopping and having your hair done for free! (Although, I have to say, I think my avatar is cuter than I am, and I'm pretty cute! Hee!)
No, my library doesn't have a roaring fire, but I was inspired by a visit to the Urbana Regional Library in Frederick, Maryland, which has a really cool "English study" seating area. (But no fireplace! Alas!)
Next stop: creating pictures for this blog via Flickr.
No, my library doesn't have a roaring fire, but I was inspired by a visit to the Urbana Regional Library in Frederick, Maryland, which has a really cool "English study" seating area. (But no fireplace! Alas!)
Next stop: creating pictures for this blog via Flickr.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Bats! And some other non-flying things
I was going to the restroom this Tuesday on the evening shift, and saw what looked like a bird flying towards me in the library.
It wasn't. It was a bat.
A brown bat, and as it got closer I could see the distinctive "W" shaped wings. I ducked so that it wouldn't fly into my hair, but I wasn't scared of it. I think it was just trying to get out of the building, and it wasn't acting erratic or anything.
It made a nice U-turn in the air and headed towards the room with the servers. I was more worried that the bat would electrocute itself chewing a cable than whether or not the servers would go down. (Wouldn't THAT be a pity - snerk.)
I told my branch manager, and she left notes (in Spanish! Go bilingualism!) for the cleaning crew to watch out for the bat. She said something about bat being similar in Spanish to English, but I forget what the exact word is. Hey, I'm listening to Japanese CDs for my "43 Things" and I can't keep three languages in my head right now. I did take Spanish in high school and college, but we never learned the word for "bat".
I wonder what kind of bat was it. I'd better dig out those Zim guides over the holiday weekend.
Anyway, I was told there was still no sign of the bat this morning, and that maintenance saw a missing ceiling tile, and that our winged friend might have flown up there to sleep during the day. Stay tuned to this bat-channel for more breaking bat news.
I also found out that we're suppose to blog for 15 mins each day! WHA???? Man, this blog is going to be even more boring than I thought!
Still trying to find a horror book to read for my "read two genres you normally don't read" assignment. I picked horror and true-crime. I have true crime covered with "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, but horror is proving harder to find. I tried Darren Shan's "Cirque du Freak", but got bored. Tried "The Shining" by Stephen King and got bored. "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. Eh. "Guilty Pleasures" by Laurell Hamilton. Double Eh.
So now I'm trying "The Lottery and Other Stories" by Shirley Jackson. At least I finished reading "The Haunting of Hill House" earlier this year, even though I wasn't crazy about the ending. Too rushed. I was like, "this needs another 100 pages to explain what happened." To me, it was a like, (spoiler ahead) "WHA??? That's it? You bring in all these characters 50 pages from the end and NOTHING happens to them?"
Anyway, I gotta run. I'm off to Sexual Harrassment Training Workshop (I hope they mean PREVENTION, and not TRAINING.) See ya later.
It wasn't. It was a bat.
A brown bat, and as it got closer I could see the distinctive "W" shaped wings. I ducked so that it wouldn't fly into my hair, but I wasn't scared of it. I think it was just trying to get out of the building, and it wasn't acting erratic or anything.
It made a nice U-turn in the air and headed towards the room with the servers. I was more worried that the bat would electrocute itself chewing a cable than whether or not the servers would go down. (Wouldn't THAT be a pity - snerk.)
I told my branch manager, and she left notes (in Spanish! Go bilingualism!) for the cleaning crew to watch out for the bat. She said something about bat being similar in Spanish to English, but I forget what the exact word is. Hey, I'm listening to Japanese CDs for my "43 Things" and I can't keep three languages in my head right now. I did take Spanish in high school and college, but we never learned the word for "bat".
I wonder what kind of bat was it. I'd better dig out those Zim guides over the holiday weekend.
Anyway, I was told there was still no sign of the bat this morning, and that maintenance saw a missing ceiling tile, and that our winged friend might have flown up there to sleep during the day. Stay tuned to this bat-channel for more breaking bat news.
I also found out that we're suppose to blog for 15 mins each day! WHA???? Man, this blog is going to be even more boring than I thought!
Still trying to find a horror book to read for my "read two genres you normally don't read" assignment. I picked horror and true-crime. I have true crime covered with "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, but horror is proving harder to find. I tried Darren Shan's "Cirque du Freak", but got bored. Tried "The Shining" by Stephen King and got bored. "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. Eh. "Guilty Pleasures" by Laurell Hamilton. Double Eh.
So now I'm trying "The Lottery and Other Stories" by Shirley Jackson. At least I finished reading "The Haunting of Hill House" earlier this year, even though I wasn't crazy about the ending. Too rushed. I was like, "this needs another 100 pages to explain what happened." To me, it was a like, (spoiler ahead) "WHA??? That's it? You bring in all these characters 50 pages from the end and NOTHING happens to them?"
Anyway, I gotta run. I'm off to Sexual Harrassment Training Workshop (I hope they mean PREVENTION, and not TRAINING.) See ya later.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Changed layout
Decided that "Snapshot" was not the way to go and changed the layout to "No.897", which I didn't like, then finally to "Dots Dark", which I love.
Need to learn how to do links so that you can see the examples. Sigh.
Need to learn how to do links so that you can see the examples. Sigh.
43 Things
Yes, I know we're supposed to look at the "23 Things" for libraries , but I wanted to make a list of things from the orginal "43 Things" website, and to see if I'll actually get around to doing them in this LATI session.
And AWAY we go....
1) Get totally out of debt.
(Comment: We'll I just bought a new car, so that's not going to happen for a while.)
2) Save more money.
(Comment: See above, and I think I just wrote this futher down on the list as well...)
3) Learn Japanese.
(Comment: I'm actually DOING this! I checked out a "Learn Japanese" CD, and am practicing as I drive to work!)
4) Knit a "Doctor Who" scarf.
(Comment: You gotta have the silly as well as the serious. Now if I could only find my knitting needles.)
5) Go to more concerts.
(Comment: Went to see a choral group a co-worker sings in. Good times!)
6) Get in shape.
(Comment: Does walking back and forth for books count?)
7) Be rich.
(Comment: Well, I'm doing an affirmation every morning ala "The Secret". Stay turned.)
8) Be on the cover of a magazine.
(Comment: For something GOOD, natch.)
9) Live off the grid.
(Comment: Not gonna happen anytime soon.)
10) Buy a house.
( Comment: Well, I went to Ikea this past weekend and looked at furniture. And priced it. And thought about how I would arrange it, so at least the intention is out there... Now, I guess I need to price actual houses...)
11) Get married.
(Comment: Well, I suppose I should start DATING again.)
12) Read the classics.
(Comment: I printed out the reading list for St. John's College Classics program. Stay tuned.)
13) Learn the names of more plants and trees.
(Comment: I need to crack open those Zim guides again.)
14) Find true love and keep it.
(Comment: See #11.)
15) Have a baby.
(Comment: See #11 and #14.)
16) Paint more.
(Comment: Need to find my brushes and paper.)
17) Take a photo a day.
(Comment: Well, this would give me a reason to open that Flickr account...)
18) Learn Ancient Greek.
(Comment: This one's just for fun.)
19) See Cirque du Soleil.
(Comment: Preferrably in Las Vegas.)
20) Go backpacking.
(Comment: Find out if there are any groups in the area.)
21) Raw food!
(Comment: As in raw VEGGIE meals!)
22) Learn Italian.
23) Learn French.
24) Hike the Appalachian Trail.
(Comment: Do #20 first.)
25) See the Pyramids.
(Comment: Mayan or Egyptian?)
26) Live in a foriegn country.
(Comment: Like ENGLAND.)
27) See Stonehenge.
(Comment: And all those lovely neolithic sites in Great Britain.)
28) Make a movie.
(Comment: This gives me another excuse to do something "23 things" related.)
29) Visit every continent at least once.
(Comment: North America and Europe are already crossed off the list.)
30) Have a best-selling novel.
(Comment: One of my novels was rejected twice; the other I haven't finished editing. Stay tuned.)
31) Create my own website (with graphics!)
32) Read the Bible (KJV) from cover to cover.
33) Eat more fruits and veggies.
(Comment: You would think, that as a vegetarian...but noooo...)
34) Go to New Zealand.
35) Give away 50 things.
(Comment: Will list items currently in the giveaway pile. Stay tuned.)
36) Write and publish a book of poetry.
37) Take a cruise to Alaska.
38) Go kayaking.
39) Inventory all "Barbie-ana" that I own.
(Comment: My co-worker came up with this one since I realized I put "Save money" down twice. This is going to be a lifetime project. Have you SEEN my Barbie collection?)
40)Fly first class!
(Comment: And not have to pay for it! Because flying coach SUCKS.)
41) Study in London.
(Comment: Yes, I'm an Anglophile. How could you tell?)
42) Grow my own food.
43) Learn to make Sushi!
(Comment: I tried this once and it was not successful, so it is time to do it again, and do it RIGHT.),
And AWAY we go....
(Comment: We'll I just bought a new car, so that's not going to happen for a while.)
2) Save more money.
(Comment: See above, and I think I just wrote this futher down on the list as well...)
3) Learn Japanese.
(Comment: I'm actually DOING this! I checked out a "Learn Japanese" CD, and am practicing as I drive to work!)
4) Knit a "Doctor Who" scarf.
(Comment: You gotta have the silly as well as the serious. Now if I could only find my knitting needles.)
5) Go to more concerts.
(Comment: Went to see a choral group a co-worker sings in. Good times!)
6) Get in shape.
(Comment: Does walking back and forth for books count?)
7) Be rich.
(Comment: Well, I'm doing an affirmation every morning ala "The Secret". Stay turned.)
8) Be on the cover of a magazine.
(Comment: For something GOOD, natch.)
9) Live off the grid.
(Comment: Not gonna happen anytime soon.)
10) Buy a house.
( Comment: Well, I went to Ikea this past weekend and looked at furniture. And priced it. And thought about how I would arrange it, so at least the intention is out there... Now, I guess I need to price actual houses...)
11) Get married.
(Comment: Well, I suppose I should start DATING again.)
12) Read the classics.
(Comment: I printed out the reading list for St. John's College Classics program. Stay tuned.)
13) Learn the names of more plants and trees.
(Comment: I need to crack open those Zim guides again.)
14) Find true love and keep it.
(Comment: See #11.)
15) Have a baby.
(Comment: See #11 and #14.)
16) Paint more.
(Comment: Need to find my brushes and paper.)
17) Take a photo a day.
(Comment: Well, this would give me a reason to open that Flickr account...)
18) Learn Ancient Greek.
(Comment: This one's just for fun.)
19) See Cirque du Soleil.
(Comment: Preferrably in Las Vegas.)
20) Go backpacking.
(Comment: Find out if there are any groups in the area.)
21) Raw food!
(Comment: As in raw VEGGIE meals!)
22) Learn Italian.
23) Learn French.
24) Hike the Appalachian Trail.
(Comment: Do #20 first.)
25) See the Pyramids.
(Comment: Mayan or Egyptian?)
26) Live in a foriegn country.
(Comment: Like ENGLAND.)
27) See Stonehenge.
(Comment: And all those lovely neolithic sites in Great Britain.)
28) Make a movie.
(Comment: This gives me another excuse to do something "23 things" related.)
29) Visit every continent at least once.
(Comment: North America and Europe are already crossed off the list.)
30) Have a best-selling novel.
(Comment: One of my novels was rejected twice; the other I haven't finished editing. Stay tuned.)
31) Create my own website (with graphics!)
32) Read the Bible (KJV) from cover to cover.
33) Eat more fruits and veggies.
(Comment: You would think, that as a vegetarian...but noooo...)
34) Go to New Zealand.
35) Give away 50 things.
(Comment: Will list items currently in the giveaway pile. Stay tuned.)
36) Write and publish a book of poetry.
37) Take a cruise to Alaska.
38) Go kayaking.
39) Inventory all "Barbie-ana" that I own.
(Comment: My co-worker came up with this one since I realized I put "Save money" down twice. This is going to be a lifetime project. Have you SEEN my Barbie collection?)
40)Fly first class!
(Comment: And not have to pay for it! Because flying coach SUCKS.)
41) Study in London.
(Comment: Yes, I'm an Anglophile. How could you tell?)
42) Grow my own food.
43) Learn to make Sushi!
(Comment: I tried this once and it was not successful, so it is time to do it again, and do it RIGHT.),
Saturday, May 5, 2007
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