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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 Bunny's Bum

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.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

What were you doing five years ago?
I was getting ready to make my move from Atlanta, Georgia to Michigan to begin my studies at the Library and Information Science Program at Wayne State University

What are five things on your to-do list for today (not in any particular order)?
1. Work
2. Get Five Things out of the way
3. Read Sweethearts
4. Begin my Library Arsenal series
5. Put gas in the car.

What are five snacks you enjoy?
1. Nachos
2. Doritos
3. Chips
4. Pistachios
5. Quesadilla

What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Retire
2. Buy a house
3. Disappear
4. Buy a baseball team
5. Hide it

What are five of your bad habits?
1. Chewing fingernails
2. Falling for the wrong gal
3. Drubken emails
4. Doing anything but reading
5. Something else that I won’t say cause it’s a family blog

What are five places where you have lived?
1. Dover, New Hampshire
2. Canton, Michigan
3. Snellville, Atlanta, Tucker Georgia
4. Monterrey, Mexico
5. Farmington Hills, Michigan

What are five jobs you’ve had?
1. Deli-boy
2. Paper boy
3. Paraprofessional at Farmington Community Library
4. Librarian at Farmington Community Library
5. Web editor – freelance

I now tag:
I don’t have any Internet buddies that would do this – except maybe oomny, but she’s probably already done it.

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.


Miss Warren, and all of you from kevinyezbick on Vimeo.

Moonshot, originally uploaded by Kevin Yezbick.

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.




#bumsandgin from emargee on Vimeo.

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


Afternoon Walk from kevinyezbick on Vimeo.

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.

The other night I headed out with Karl to catch Volume 2 of Pecha Kucha at the DIA. There were well over 200 people in attendance, and the presentations did not disappoint. Of particular interest was the work of Neil Greenberg, who has created a huge map of a fake city dubbed “Fake Omaha.” He was welcoming suggestions for a catchier name, and during the intermission I heard someone ask, “Why not just Fauxmaha?” The next Pecha Kucha is scheduled for the Spring — and I’m already anticipating.

Also included in the evening’s activities was a journey to the men’s restroom at the Cass Cafe. I’ve now shot video of two separate men’s restroom’s adornments — and I’m thinking if I keep this up, I could probably string together a lengthier video with some interesting edits. This one’s rather choppy and unclear for reading – but still – I like the squiggles and whatnots. Apparently the Cass Cafe was awarded the 2008 Metro Times Best Bathroom Graffiti award — I would’ve handed it to the WAB.


Cass Cafe Graffiti from kevinyezbick on Vimeo.


Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? from kevinyezbick on Vimeo.

Moses has been staying with us for a few months now, but I only began trying to teach him this classic a couple weeks ago. Success.

Twelve hurried seconds out of a busy day of morning appointments and evening work. I was a bit razzed and forgot which verse I was on:


On to the next appt on 12seconds.tv