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Been really busy of late. In the process of buying a home. I have promised a movie of the British experience, and it will come. But for now I am maintaining stress levels by playing with my new iPhone – with which this post was made So, I’ve been back from Britain for a while – had what can only be described as an awesome vacation while over there – and now I’m slowly getting back into the rhythm of things. It’s a rhythm that has been somewhat complicated by falling ill over the past week – but thanks to well wishes from my Gramma and a scategory of other people – I’m back in the saddle again. Being back in the saddle means being back to work – which is what happens when your vacation ends – which is just something I’ll have to deal with. Don’t get me wrong — I’m damn lucky to have a job right now — it’s just…meh. I also have been waiting patiently for a plugin to finally kick back into gear — the plugin that generates that lifestream that you can see on the right side of this page…It’s called lifestream…and it’s not streaming. I tinkered with the site for a while — took it down, put it up, unplugged, replugged, changed permissions – and now I’m just waiting for something to pop up and say YAY – WE FIXED IT… But I thought I should go ahead and set something down here. Keep this fresh. Like that banana. If you haven’t already — the other pictures are up on my flickr page. Take Luck. I’m away from the office until the 27th – catching up on American Style Wrestling in Great Britain. Cheers. Ladies and gentlemen – after you have removed the cellophane from your toilets, been doused with dixie cups atop doors or whatever other April Fool’s day shenanigans you’ve had to contend with – be sure to check out It’s part of the bums and gin calendar for 2009 that you may not have been aware of – but that can be yours by clicking on the link at the top of your screen. Some days I feel like a superhero librarian. In fact, I’ve been wrestling with the idea of a series of posts that would focus on my technological superhero librarian utility belt – and hopefully getting into the groove of this post will get those juices flowing again and I’ll eventually get around to it. But every superhero has their kryptonite, and the other day I ran into mine. But every superhero overcomes their kryptonite – and this is how I overcame mine: Sometimes it’s best to channel your angry into creativity. I’d already posted this to twitter – but I thought I’d give the fam a taste of what I sometimes encounter in my daily life. Anne at Annearchy has tagged me, so here goes… 1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. What were you doing five years ago? What are five things on your to-do list for today (not in any particular order)? What are five snacks you enjoy? What five things would you do if you were a billionaire? What are five of your bad habits? What are five places where you have lived? What are five jobs you’ve had? I now tag: Managed to hit one of those valleys tonight. I don’t know if it was the weather – could’ve been. I’ve been meaning to do so many things lately and talk to so many of you…but I’ve been stuck in a rut of routine. I’m thinking of mainly not calling Dan – or Daaaaaaaaaaan – as he called me back in November. It’s a call I’ve been meaning to return – but just haven’t figured out when it won’t be awkward to make that call. I’ve been thinking of Ms. Reed – my mom away from mom – who has to deal with heaps upon heaps – and she should know that I love her – but I suck at getting things done. I’ve been thinking about all my friends that I haven’t been in touch with lately – and who I would love to see more often. I’ve been thinking about people I shouldn’t be – and even though they despise me – I wish them well. And that’s probably why I got bored and took the opportunity of a sudden squall to make this video. I miss you all.
Last night was the brightest moon of the year for 2009 – got that out of the way quick. Of course it looked much better IRL – as there was a halo filtering through the clouds – and the moon was a solid mass – not this amorphous blob of light. Early last month, on the anniversary of John Lennon’s death, a small meme took a small portion of the Internet by storm. It began, in under 140 characters, in a twitter conversation amongst elite members of #teamnun – a team that was itself only formed two months ago. It would appear that much of the content generation was spawned by infobunny, a law librarian in the UK who also “maintains” a blog on twitter apps. A large portion of the credit must also go to @manxstef, who in his attempts to get back in the infobunny’s good graces, posted the first known #bumsandgin pic. It was only a matter of time before an international phenomenon was born, and #bumsandgin photos began to emerge from all corners of the Interwebz. There were even publication posters produced requesting submissions, a video, and a number of retweets.
As the number of submissions began to increase – it occurred to me that a new year, the year currently upon us, was rapidly approaching. With the amount of time I was spending on #bumsandgin, it became clear to me that a time management tool celebrating this distraction was of utmost importance. I decided to create a #bumsandgin calendar. Now, 2 days past the deadline, the calendar is finally done. I am freeing it to the Interwebz in it’s original PNG state, a zipped archive of the images weighing in at over 133MB. Quite the download. High Quality jpgs are also available for your perusal should you be hesitant in the decision to engage the bandwidth demons. All of these items have been made available for you on their own special page. Enjoy, <3 #teamnun. 2009 #bumsandgin Calendar page Special thanks to @infobunny, nancetron, @manxstef, @picturegift, @emargee @_corcoran, @booksellercrow, @jaffne, @tomroper, @twot, @farwyde, @akacarlos,@stupidgirl_no1, @special_noodles, @mrspboutique, @lola_bones, @moonwatcher23, @von_cheam, @canucklibrarian, @michaelstead, @michelle_lamorte, and @chris_d_adams. If I missed you, I’m sorry. Lemme know. Mega-thanks to @rah_rah
I’ve been playing around with iMovie a lot recently. It’s fun. The walk is from this summer, on our way to dinner before a bunch of us went to see the awesomeness that is Avenue Q in East Lansing. The music is from The Desert Sessions Vol 9 & 10: I’m Here for Your Daughter. |
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