tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128732011-06-08T01:41:24.469-05:00I'm a library science student who also runs a small library in a residence hall. You can email me, or chat with me: SpinsterLibrarian at Hotmail dot com Yahoo:SpinsterLibrarianKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comBlogger6211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1124208962377273802005-08-16T10:38:00.000-05:002005-08-16T11:16:02.430-05:00

Bernard Pivot Putain! You are 81% fluent in French slang ! You are the fucking master of French swearing. Chances are you spent asignificant amount of time living in a French-speaking country ! My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:You scored higher than 44% on conneries Link: The Obnoxious French Slang Test written by megascargot on

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Baskets serve as mini libraries By Dr. Stanley Melburn Campbell With minimal fanfare the Poseyville Carnegie Public Library in the small rural town of Poseyville, Indiana opened a mini library in the Poseyville dental office of Doctor Alesia Brown on December 8, 2004. Although the dental office is just a few blocks down the street from the library, the staff anticipates a significant turn around

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The Singhsons

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This morning on NPR, Juan Williams was interviewing Donald Rumsfeld, and asked him about the possibility of restarting the draft. Rumsfeld BS'ed a bit and then qualified his answer by saying something to the effect of, "If you ask me personally - personally, I don't think that that is going to happen." But what if he was asked OFFICIALLY?! This was not some Barbara Walters interview, getting

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Details here.

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After many weeks, and a few hundred dollars, my Honda Civic is back on the road. Jeff, our new mechanic, replaced the cap and rotor - which had gone bad, the timing belt - which was waaaay past when it should have been replaced, and gave her a tune up. He dropped the car off today while I'm working circ at the university, and I cannot wait to drive her home. She's a good little car, it's just

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Are You a Literature Abuser? Take this test and find out! How many of these apply to you? - I have read fiction when I was depressed, or to cheer myself up. - I have gone on reading binges of an entire book or more in a day. - I read rapidly, often 'gulping' chapters. - I have sometimes read early in the morning or before work. - I have hidden books in different places to sneak a chapter

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J.K. Rowling has released the title of the next Harry Potter book

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Wacky Utah baby names

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Apparently, the fashion pendulum is swinging back to more modest styles this fall. This is a good thing, but I don't know if I like that the librarian stereotype is being invoked...Shoppers are starting to see higher waistlines and lower hemlines, and tweeds, fitted blazers and layers are expected to be big this fall, Schanen said. "It's kind of like a sexy take on a librarian," she said. "I

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With this coupon, you can get 10% off at Borders, and they will give 10% to the ALA. Good only June 4th through 6th.

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Today, one of the campus police officers at the university called me "the weekend librarian." Until I find a full-time job, I guess that's exactly what I am - grad student during the week, librarian on the weekend. The money is pretty good, and if I can get enough hours, I can pay the bills; but once I graduate in August, and certainly by the time the student loans kick in six months after that

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I missed it, but Nancy "Action Figure" Pearl was on NPR the other day giving her recommendations of the best political fiction. Check it out! (pun intended)

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I attend a Unitarian Universalist church...well, here in Indiana it's a church, but apparently in Texas it's not.

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Alexandrian rediscovered: "Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the site of the Library of Alexandria, often described as the world's first major seat of learning." The new Seattle Central Library: Check out this slideshow. (NYT login may be required)

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This is the first instance that I have ever heard of where writing a blog has gotten someone in trouble with the law... The original post in French A blog entry about it in English.

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Saturday, I moved from Bloomington back home. There was only one casualty, my air conditioner. When the maintenance man had installed it, he simply clamped it in the window and sealed it up with duct tape. While I was carrying some boxes to the truck, my stepmom-to-be, Joyce, and my sister, Christine, decided to take the air conditioner out of the window. They stripped off the duct tape, and

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I have a Gmail invitation to give away...everyone that I know wants one...what to do, what to do... More info on Gmail

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Gmail:"You are currently using 2 MB (0%) of your 1000 MB."Hotmail: Mailbox usage: 89% of 2 MB. Almost out of space.

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NYU student who can't afford housing sleeps in library for eight months Strangely enough, I had discussed the possibility of a person doing this sort of thing at IU with Todd...

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Dungeons & Dragons is 30 years old this year

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Our congressman tried to carry a 9mm handgun on a plane. Sadly, this will probably strengthen his support in our conservative, gun-loving area, rather than get him voted out, which he so richly deserves, for numerous other reasons.

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I now have a Gmail account. I'm going to start phasing out my Hotmail and Yahoo accounts and use only Gmail since it has such incredibly large storage capacity. My school email account will end later this year, but I still have the one at the university. Basically, by the end of the year, I hope to be down to two email accounts total instead of the five I currently have.

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From Howard Stern show transcript, March 30, 2004:Caller Tom says he was kicked out of public library in Ohio for looking at the HowardStern.com website. Caller Tom says the librarian told him that Howard's website is a pornographic website.I'll bet she told John Ashcroft about it too.

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The Library is a strip club in Las Vegas. Somehow I don't think that they have MLSs...

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My friend Evan flies a lot for his job...evan_kaiser: holy shit, did i tell you about the guy i had to sit next to on Sunday? SpinsterLibrarian: no evan: oh man evan: i knew he was trouble right off because he was a talker evan: he didn't talk the whole flight but he did talk a good portion of it evan: first he was bitching about how the airline made him check his duffel bag evan: because it was

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I'm switching my domain name from one company to another, so the spinsterlibrarian.net URL may be down for a while. In the meantime, you can get here via spinsterlibrarian.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23/5 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 23. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. The book

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When I was in middle school, at midterm time, if you grade was below a C, a notice would be sent home to your parents. This report was always called a "Smoke Up" - both by students and school officials. (While my mom had been really involved when I was in elementary school, she was not involved with the middle school, and was not aware of them. I did get a few, but never got in trouble for

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They are making a movie of a Judy Blume novel...finally. How many bestselling books get made into movies? Let me rephrase that...how many CRAPPY bestselling books get made into movies? I hope they get this right, it would be a shame to screw up a Judy Blume novel, and if they get it right, there will be many more to come...she wrote 24 books. "Why must we be subjected to `Agent Cody Banks'

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It looks like we are going to put on Rocky Horror Picture Show at Collins this Saturday night...not for sure yet, but it might happen.

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Vlogging: blogging with video I first posted a video clip last year...I didn't know that there was a name for it. The article says that you need a digital video camera, but I make my clips with my Fuji FinePix 100, a n inexpensive digital photo camera.

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From a Library Journal interview with Michael Gorman:"The fundamental problem is that the core faculty in most library schools are not interested in teaching librarians," Gorman asserts. "They are interested in other things like information science. When we get applicants for our library jobs we have to check to see which courses they have taken. Just having an MLS or MLIS or one of these other

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Just for the record, this is not how I'm putting myself through school.

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We had a good turnout for a knitting program at my library Wednesday night. Here are some pictures.

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Tomorrow, a new radio network debuts, Air America. It can be heard in NYC, LA, Chicago and Portland (OR), or streamed live via their website.

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Make your own license plate.

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Okay. It's official. Marc has the coolest library job ever: EW has a library, with 3 full time librarians. my job? well - it's to be up to date with pop culture. hmmmm... i generally see 98% of all movies that come out, read about 15 magazines a week, surf the web all day, go to concerts. and most of that is related to my job. the library answers queries from reporters when items are being

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Ever heard of silicon bakeware? I hadn't before I saw it in Kohl's last weekend. My sister demonstrates...

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Last year, a self-published author emailed me asking for advice on how to publicize his book. I'm no expert, but I do know a few successful self-published authors, so I shared what I knew about what they did that worked. As a thank you, he sent me an autographed copy. He has recently done a radio interview, and sales have gone through the roof. Now, a copy is being advertised on Amazon for

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This is not the proper way to deal with a noisy library patron...though I wish it were some days. (link from Evan)

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Southern Indiana's Dumbest Criminals

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On the Bush/Cheney re-election website, you could make a B/C poster with your own slogan at the top. That is until the oppostion started having some fun with it. The Bushies have now changed it so you can't add your own text. Bummer. However, you can use this PDF to make your own poster. Click on the text above the logo, and fill in your own text. Note: Our server is scheduled to go down for

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According to this Miami Herald article, a study shows that students in schools with good media centers do significantly better on standardized tests. Here in Indiana, due to budget problems, school media centers have taken a big hit, which means we can look forward to lower scores on standardized tests. (Indiana schools were already hurting for school media specialists, and now we've lost the

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Are world events getting you down? Need some good news? Go here. (link from David)

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12 Reasons Why Same-Sex Marriage Will Ruin Society (satire)

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I snapped this pic at my cousin's wedding on Valentine's Day. The kids had been seeing the adults using the keg, and started imitating them, not knowing what they were doing...

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Check out this story about a librarian who collected and catalogued porn for 30 years, then sold his collection to the Museum of Sex. (If you need a login for the article, try Bug Me Not.) As an interlibrary loan librarian, at least a couple times a year I processed requests for articles from Playboy magazine -- yeah, guys, there are articles in there -- usually for the interviews, which are

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James called me on his lunchbreak with this great story...apparently this morning in Evansville someone stole a taxi. Now, I'm sure that this sort of thing happens from time to time, but it's the way that it happened that was interesting... Last night, a man walked into the dispatcher's office of one of the local cab companies and said that he needed a cab. Assuming that he was a new hire, the

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"Mingle! 12 February 2004 Meet and 'Mingle' with other book-lovers and gallery visitors at an early evening private view in the British Library exhibition galleries. The event is open to anyone who is single, likes to talk, and wants to make friends and network with like-minded people. Event time: 18.30 - 21.00 Location: British Library Treasures gallery, St Pancras Price: Free, but you need to

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Todd brought up the Al Franken-Heckler incident repeatedly in the comments area of the last post, so I looked it up to get the whole story. If someone attacked a bunch of people and then broke my glasses, I'd kick their ass, not just put them in a wrestling hold to subdue them. Al has more restraint than I do.

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Mozilla crashed while I was in the midst of writing a long entry about my trip to Iowa for the caucuses two weeks ago. I don't have the time or inclination to rewrite it, so I will just post some pics: Russ, the Davenport Stormer wrangler, Andy and Sarah listening to Russ, a group photo before separating in Davenport, Senator Tom Harkin talking to a constituent in Bellevue about why he supports

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My computer crashed this morning, and didn't want to reboot. It finally got going again, but I'm afraid that it could go down again. I have a DVD-RW drive on the way right now -- I hope it arrives in time for me to be able to back up the hard drive. *fingers crossed*

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Real Ultimate Howard! (Note: If you are not familiar with the Real Ultimate Power meme, then you just won't get it.)

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I have to wonder if The Advocate didn't Photoshop this picture of Wesley Clark. There is a smaller picture with the article, presumably from the same photo shoot, where he is wearing a black suit, white shirt, and dark patterned tie. I think that they Photoshopped his suit into a more casual look. Update: I read an article where a Clark staffer described the photo shoot stylists descending on

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The Associated Press has done a story on the delightful Southwestern Indiana practice of eating cow brain sandwiches and the implications of the discovery of mad cow disease in a cow in Washington State. Here's a picture of James eating one at this year's Fall Festival. Brain sandwiches are very popular here, especially at the Fall Festival, and there is always a long line in front of the brain

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An interesting article on the need for media literacy education

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Ask Yahoo has released its yearly top ten list. The number one most asked question was, "How many vacation days has George W. Bush taken to date as president?" The answer? "Add the time spent at or en route to the presidential retreat of Camp David and at the Bush family estate in Kennebunkport, Maine, and Bush has taken 250 days off as of August 2003. That's 27% of his presidency spent on

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Among political pizza findings, people with "Dean for President" bumper stickers on cars in their driveways tipped 22% higher than people with "Bush for President" bumper stickers.This is a hoot. I have witnessed this Democrat/Republican tipping phenomenon in my own family. Many of my relatives are conservatives, and I have often slipped extra money on the table as we have left restaurants

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1072039399496425552003-12-21T14:43:00.000-06:002003-12-21T16:34:23.233-06:00

Last night, James and I went ahead and exchanged our Christmas gifts. I gave him a DVD, an out-of-print CD that he had been looking for and this t-shirt. He presented me with a little box, like you put jewelry in. Now, I am not really into jewelry, I occasionally buy it, but rarely wear it. Also, I think most jewelry is ridiculously priced, and a waste of money. So, I opened the box with a

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1071858250396962012003-12-19T12:24:00.000-06:002003-12-19T12:28:51.873-06:00

I'm working at the university library this afternoon, and the circulation manager is playing Christmas music. I'm not sure whether to protest on religious grounds, or on the basis of mental cruelty, since it is being sung by country music stars...

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1071528447078263082003-12-15T16:47:00.000-06:002003-12-15T16:49:28.106-06:00

I got an email from Buy.com:Dear Valued Shopper, We've noticed that you have not shopped at Buy.com in several months, and we miss you! To thank you for being one of our past customers, we have created a special coupon just for you. Why not use your coupon to buy the perfect present at the perfect price for that special someone this holiday season? We look forward to seeing you again! Take

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My friend's brother died on Saturday, and I'm going home for the funeral, so I will probably not be blogging for at least a few days. I also have three final assignments for classes to finish up by early next week. Thankfully, after all that, I'm done and can enjoy Winter Break.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1070767247841811982003-12-06T21:20:00.000-06:002003-12-06T21:21:29.840-06:00

I had a very strange experience this evening, but first let me give you a little backstory... At the little residence hall library that I'm running, we are still getting in the items that were ordered last year. Apparently, the students think that I'm buying these items, and they are not happy about it. A couple of them went to the community council and asked for money to buy some DVDs and CDs

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1070733334353346852003-12-06T11:55:00.000-06:002003-12-06T11:56:16.200-06:00

After my last assignment is turned in on the 15th, I'm going to be sitting home with not much to do until early January. Since this page has looked basically the same since I created it about two years ago, I'm thinking that I'm going to redo it and try to put the new design up around New Year's. Any suggestions? Comments? Contributions? What do you like? What don't you like?

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SpnstrLibrarian: http://home.pacbell.net/bettychu/2003allbreedbisris/BIS.html Rhonda: k SpnstrLibrarian: It says that they are rabbits, but I have my doubts... Rhonda: Oh my land sakes! Rhonda: poor thing is blind Rhonda: OMG! Rhonda: hideous! SpnstrLibrarian: Genetic freaks! Rhonda: We did this to them! Rhonda: *Gasp* Rhonda: what did they cross these guys with Rhonda: sheep? SpnstrLibrarian: I

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The Democratic convention is eight months away, but they are already hyping it. This article is about reporters going on a walk-through of the convention center to get a preview. According to the article, the media is expected to outnumber the delegates 3 to 1. Be sure to read the part about the middle-school reporters on the tour. I worked on my middle school newspaper, but we never got to

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1069219980706078702003-11-18T23:33:00.000-06:002003-11-18T23:45:26.860-06:00

(I started to center this pic, but decided that I'd rather align left...) I'm supporting Dean for president, and I hope you will too. I could never vote for Gephart, Lieberman, Kerry, or Edwards because they voted for the war and the Patriot Act. I don't like Wesley Clark -- though I must give him credit for hiring someone with a sense of humor! Kucinich...good guy...doesn't have a chance. I

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1069215295713682792003-11-18T22:14:00.000-06:002003-11-18T22:15:19.936-06:00

Marketing translation mistakes (The Locum one has to be the funniest ever...)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1069080333429593142003-11-17T08:45:00.000-06:002003-11-17T08:47:32.810-06:00

Great article:These libraries know exactly what they are doing. They even have rooms full of computers, videos, DVDs and CDs now to lure young people through the door. Then, some sly librarian will sidle up next to a kid and whisper out of the corner of his mouth, "Pssst. Wanna read a good book?" Teachers are to blame. My parents tried to raise me right. But teachers just keep pushing these

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1068955805084835952003-11-15T22:10:00.000-06:002003-11-15T22:10:26.450-06:00

Back in the 60's they said, "Never trust anyone over thirty." My theory is that people used to get more uptight and establishment at a younger age, so I say we should change that to, "Never trust anyone over thirty-five." (Look for me to revisit this issue in five years.)

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1068695976734979902003-11-12T21:59:00.000-06:002003-11-12T23:01:30.193-06:00

Last night, Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, spoke here at IU. She gave a wonderful talk to an auditorium packed with women. Afterwards, she signed autographs and posed for pictures with adoring fans. By the time I got to the table, she had been chatting, posing, and signing for nearly an hour, but she was still full of energy and looking fabulous. I was amazed how much she

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1068519996885852802003-11-10T21:06:00.000-06:002003-11-10T22:36:25.343-06:00

Who did I meet at church service on Sunday afternoon? Bestselling author James Alexander Thom. Now, this was just too exciting. I have recommended his books to people many times in the past, both while working in an independent bookstore, and in libraries. After the service, I worked up my nerve, introduced myself as a fan and a librarian, and asked if I could take his picture. He was very

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Yesterday, I got up at 4:30 (okay, maybe I hit the snooze button a couple of times) to go work at the polls for the local Democrats. My shift was 6am to 10am, then they asked me to work on the phone bank, so I did that for three hours, calling people in two precincts. One of the names on my list was "Bill Hayden", now there's a Bill Hayden running for city council, but it could be another Bill

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1068047470752161392003-11-05T09:51:00.000-06:002003-11-05T10:26:29.826-06:00

L to R: Charlie, Bill, Bob, Betty, and Elizabeth All the people that I worked with at the polls yesterday were in their 60s and 70s. This is pretty typical. I would really like to see some younger people working the polls. We have primaries coming up in May, and since it will be a presidential election year, it should be more exciting than usual -- please consider working at the polls next

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067869948777958022003-11-03T08:32:00.000-06:002003-11-03T08:32:27.170-06:00

Jeff Taylor, the chairman and founder of...Monster.com, (says) that "of the college class of 2003, 93 percent are still looking for full-time employment." (From NYT.) I was told that the reason that there are so many students in the library school right now is that many people went straight from undergrad to grad school -- sounds like it was a good idea.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067551385128847962003-10-30T16:03:00.000-06:002003-10-30T17:37:08.723-06:00

A freshman in Teter Quad was busted twice last week for drugs -- the second time was when he came to the police station with three hits of Ecstacy in his pocket! The story really must be read to be believed...

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067443942340968242003-10-29T10:12:00.000-06:002003-10-29T10:12:21.623-06:00

This is very interesting: Google searches of OCLC records Could Steve Coffman's Earth's Largest Library be becoming a reality?

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067388347156247772003-10-28T18:45:00.000-06:002003-10-28T18:46:15.336-06:00

I just installed a sound card in my computer (a Dell PowerEdge 600SC server). My dad is a computer guy, and he usually takes care of hardware stuff for me, so this was the first time I actually got in there and did something myself. It works and everything! Yay me!

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067302708748951062003-10-27T18:58:00.000-06:002003-10-27T19:01:40.743-06:00

These are also cool tee-shirts. My friend Mitch says, "They have something to offend everyone!"

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1067296795588149852003-10-27T17:19:00.000-06:002003-10-27T19:01:25.960-06:00

These are going on my Christmas list

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066953543064813302003-10-23T18:59:00.000-05:002003-10-27T17:21:35.726-06:00

This is an honest-to-God email that I just got from my friend:To: SpinsterLibrarian From: Matthew Subject: Panic attack!!! Katie, I just fucked up majorly. I won the Miss Piggy puppet for my bid of $15.00---that was good news--but the bad thing is when I tried to pay for it the Ebay site wouldn't give me any shipping and handling costs list. So I tried to pay by a check still it said I needed

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066703939546718202003-10-20T21:38:00.000-05:002003-10-20T21:39:33.006-05:00

A few weeks ago, I linked this story about a Harvard librarian who says that her boss told her that she was too sexy and had a bad reputation, and that was why she was losing out on jobs to lesser qualified staff. (She is of course suing for discrimination.) Finally! A picture of the woman! How do you write a story in which a person’s appearance is very important, and then not include a

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066582423277754172003-10-19T11:53:00.000-05:002003-10-19T11:53:42.680-05:00

Part of the reason that I was so tired yesterday is that we went to Midnight Madness Friday night. It was fun, and now we're talking about going to an actual game some time. Here's a little sample

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066500385311835402003-10-18T13:06:00.000-05:002003-10-18T13:06:25.363-05:00

I found myself getting sleepy today while working on my midterms, so I got out the single serve coffee bags that I keep for company, and made myself a cup. (As a rule, I'm not a coffee drinker, iced tea is my drink of choice.) With a packet and a half of Splenda, and a liberal dose of half-and-half, this stuff is almost tasty...and I feel a little perkier now. Back to the books!

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066319915747667652003-10-16T10:58:00.000-05:002003-10-16T10:58:35.083-05:00

I have two take-home midterm exams, one due tomorrow, and one due next Thursday, so don't expect much blogging until the end of next week. Back to the books!

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066181632589994582003-10-14T20:33:00.000-05:002003-10-14T20:33:52.383-05:00

Sure, there have been lots of these "get (almost) naked to raise money" calendars now, but this one is for a very good cause -- to help a school system hit hard by budget shortfalls.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1066151026035886152003-10-14T12:03:00.000-05:002003-10-14T12:03:46.126-05:00

On AllLookSame.com, you can test your skill at distinguishing between different Asian nationalities. The average score is seven correct out of 18. I got nine right, so my result was, "Normal" with the comment, "You are OK." Glad to hear it.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1065631018126328892003-10-08T11:36:00.000-05:002003-10-08T11:37:50.776-05:00

I can't believe that I have gone this long without posting about Angle Grinder Man. Now, where I'm from, they occasionally put "The Boot" on a person's car, but you don't feel sorry for them, because you have to have lots of unpaid parking tickets before that happens. (And the fact that it's usually being put on a Lexus SUV or similar doesn't hurt either...) Reading this NYT article* about it,

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1065491609367712622003-10-06T20:53:00.000-05:002003-10-06T21:00:37.040-05:00

A friend of mine started chatting with this girl after seeing her online personal ad. She is 19, from the Chicago suburbs, and identified herself as a liberal:Her: if black people can spell their own names they get admitted to college Her: well, when I was younger and more idealistic, I was all about it [affirmative action] Her: I thought there was all this racism everywhere Him: there is still

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1065272864997219612003-10-04T08:07:00.000-05:002003-10-04T22:28:12.896-05:00

I was trying out a new (new to me anyway) kind of Google search where you can see who links to a website. Most of the results were ones that I knew about, but a big surprise was a link on a page made by a professor at the University of Iceland. Maybe that explains the occasional Dutch Danish visitors that I get...

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1065029223172995292003-10-01T12:27:00.000-05:002003-10-01T12:27:03.023-05:00

Former Attorney General Ed Meese was on the Today Show this week to discuss the Patriot Act. When Katie Couric asked him about the ALA's position in the debate, his response was, "We all know that librarians are more interested in making pornography available to children than they are to stopping terrorists." Tell Ed what you think about this statement at edwin.meese@heritage.org. Better

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1065019139679035992003-10-01T09:38:00.000-05:002003-10-01T09:38:59.446-05:00

The librarian action figure is now available for purchase...

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064888557803546752003-09-29T21:22:00.000-05:002003-09-30T13:30:10.110-05:00

(Click on the picture to see a larger version, and read the text.) Oh, if only I had seen this public service announcement before I met James at Rocky Horror Picture Show that night! I never would have ridden in his car, let him take me out to dinner and a movie, and even *gasp* gone dancing with him! James has a moustache too! They don't specifically say to avoid men with moustaches, but I'm

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064601347922317202003-09-26T13:35:00.000-05:002003-09-26T13:35:57.930-05:00

Been there. Downloaded that. Got the t-shirt.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064077968914239742003-09-20T12:12:00.000-05:002003-09-20T12:14:36.036-05:00

Amazon recommends...Why was I recommended this? We recommended... Trojan-enz Latex Condoms with Spermicidal Lubricant (132 Condoms) Because you purchased or rated... Barrel Fever by David Sedaris Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris Customers who bought the items above also bought: Naked by David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Are recommended items not quite on target

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064076312098835942003-09-20T11:45:00.000-05:002003-09-20T11:45:11.620-05:00

I love that IU has such a natural campus, lots of wooded areas and such, but ran into the downside of that last night...I had to carefully avoid a skunk while getting off the bus at my apartment building! Many thanks to the sharp-eyed bus driver who spotted it and pointed it out to me.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064033713857153692003-09-19T23:55:00.000-05:002003-09-20T09:39:49.700-05:00

A new OCLC report says that there are 690,000 librarians worldwide, and 203,000 of them are in the U.S. That means that the U.S. has about 30% of the world's librarians.

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064033313096654872003-09-19T23:48:00.000-05:002003-09-20T01:25:51.750-05:00

Spinster SuperShopper Librarian I realized today that I need jeans -- especially since my favorite pair was ruined last weekend -- so I went to the mall. I hit Lane Bryant, and, waddya know, it's Real Woman Dollars time! For those of you not in the know, Real Woman Dollars are coupons that basically let you buy stuff for 50% off a few weeks later. My technique is to buy items that are on

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1064006052843815842003-09-19T16:14:00.000-05:002003-09-19T16:14:43.086-05:00

Librarian too "sexy" to be promoted (link from Eli Naeher) She does interlibrary loan like I used to do, back in the bad old days...

Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05001852000996595482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412873.post-1063943128161967432003-09-18T22:45:00.000-05:002003-09-18T22:46:04.276-05:00

Alan Dershowitz donates files to Brooklyn College Dershowitz's book, The Best Defense is one of my all-time favorites. I reread it every few years.

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