Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
I have, in past postings, referred to our profession as the secular nunnery. Sure; we like to wear black and pray for divine intervention whenever someone asks us for a photograph of a dinosaur, but when you think about it,...
Read Don't Call Me Homey (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
Not sure why, but yesterday was an alignment of fame planets day (or for Repo Man aficionados out there, a plate of shrimp moment) for the LL: shout-outs in the DailyKos and Wonkette, albeit in comments. What's interesting is each...
Read My Fifteen Minutes of Political Fame (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
Borat likes libraries and librarians--perhaps a little too much. It's Official Dept: According to the folks in Television Critic Land, reading is the recreation of last resort, though one of the denizens is cheeky enough to recognize the irony of...
Read I Am Sooo Annoyed... (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
Why the librarian/mixed race analogy? The more accurate question would be: what took me so long to make the connection? After all, each demographic suffers from the same problem: stereotypes and people's reaction when we don't cozily fit into a...
Read ...You Don't Understand (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
Last week I attended the Oregon Chapter of the Special Libraries Association annual banquet. Since this is my last year as a SLA member (long story; nothing to do with the organization and everything to do with my expenses) I...
Read It's a Librarian Thing... (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
I realize we're working in the occupational equivalent of a nunnery but we've got to be hotter than a concrete column at the Powell St. Muni station: (photo courtesy of Brian Yaklich and Paul Harris) Meanwhile, one Metro stop away...the...
Read I left my heart in SF and I all got was dissed (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
It's fall: the frost is on the pumpkin, an underage, overexposed celeb enters rehab, and my husband continues to exude evilness. I try to be patient, to understand the fact this is a condition beyond his control. Looking at the...
Read Living with an Evil White Boy (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
I'm back from vacation, but before I resume my irregularly scheduled blogging, a few shout-outs to Hawaii, namely: My friend Patty, an all-around groovy girl and founding member of Those Darned Accordions, livin' la vida Maui. Not only did she...
Read It's All About the Lau Lau (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
I get listed as one of the top 25 librarian bloggers, which is really, really...scary, come to think of it. Considering how little I discuss library issues these days, the only thing I can surmise is that you people are...
Read I go to Hawaii and what happens? (Links)
Posted Monday December 10, 2007, 5:25 pm, Over one day old
If someone from Venezuela says you remind them of an ass, don't be too offended. Lifehack.org lists librarians as one of the ten steps towards better research. We rank before "carry an idea book" and after "use a system". Has...
Read Not About Liberians (Links)