63. Enchanted by Nancy Madore
64. Spectrum 2
65. Martha Quest by Doris Lessing
66. On a Pale Horse: Book One of the Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony (re)
67. 360 New York by Nick Wood (fantastic)
68. Bearing An Hourglass:Book Two of the Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony (re)
69. The House In Paris by Elizabeth Bowen (one can always trust a book recommended by A.S. Byatt to be well-crafted)
70. Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes by Shoba Narayan (food lit: Like Water for Chocolate, Reckless Appetites, Chocolate, or Crescent)
71. Legends of the Chelsea Hotel by Ed Hamilton www.hotelchelseablog.com
72. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
73. Derelict Fashion Disorder
74. Wielding a Red Sword: Book Four of the Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony (re)
75. A Complelete Guide to Furoshiki, text by Etsuko Yamada, photos by Kanji Okamoto
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
43. Lost Girl by N. Kanan
44. A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (best of Non-Fiction)
45. Orchidelirium by Harold Feinstein
46. Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to Read by Bill Shapiro (because PostSecret doesn't come out often enough)
47. Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of "For Better, For Worse" by Lynn Johnston
48. Men, Women & Dogs by James Thurber
49. The Cuddle Sutra
50. Mortal Love: a Novel by Elizabeth Hand (wonderful)
51.Different Dances: An Adult Collection of Social Satire & Sexual Politics by Shel Silverstein (quite)
52. The Alchemist's Daughter
53. Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year by Francesca Lia Block
54. What on Earth Have I Done? Stories, Observations, and Affirmations by Robert Fulghum (intriguing as usual, Mr. Fulghum)
55. The Reader by Bernard Schlink
56. Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano
57. The Delinquent Virgin by Laura Kalpakian (well done)
58. Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi (re)
59. Spectrum 12
60. Spectrum 14
61. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (wonderful)
62. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (wonderful)
44. A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman (best of Non-Fiction)
45. Orchidelirium by Harold Feinstein
46. Other People's Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to Read by Bill Shapiro (because PostSecret doesn't come out often enough)
47. Suddenly Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of "For Better, For Worse" by Lynn Johnston
48. Men, Women & Dogs by James Thurber
49. The Cuddle Sutra
50. Mortal Love: a Novel by Elizabeth Hand (wonderful)
51.Different Dances: An Adult Collection of Social Satire & Sexual Politics by Shel Silverstein (quite)
52. The Alchemist's Daughter
53. Guarding the Moon: A Mother's First Year by Francesca Lia Block
54. What on Earth Have I Done? Stories, Observations, and Affirmations by Robert Fulghum (intriguing as usual, Mr. Fulghum)
55. The Reader by Bernard Schlink
56. Amano: The Complete Prints of Yoshitaka Amano
57. The Delinquent Virgin by Laura Kalpakian (well done)
58. Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi (re)
59. Spectrum 12
60. Spectrum 14
61. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (wonderful)
62. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (wonderful)
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
book list 2008 lives on
25. Sex with the Queen: 900 years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman (sequal to Sex with Kings)
26. The Thing About Life Is One Day You'll Be Dead by David Shields (needed sources and or footnotes in a big bad way)
27. Women in The Material World by Faith D'Alusio & Peter Menzel
28. The Adventures of Lyssa & the Pirates by Charles Wise (hilarious)
29. Aya by Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrierie
30. Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan
31. Scrapbook by Adrian Tomine
32. jar of Fools by Jason Lutz
33. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
34. Dogs & Water by Anders Nielsen (stunning)
35. Museum: Behind the Scenes and the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Danny Danzinger
36. Drawn & Quarterly #4
37. Curses by Kevin Huizenga
38. In & Oz by Steve Tomasula (re)
39. Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine
40.Saffron & Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand (amazing)
41. A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren (possibly the best collection so far)
42. Woman in the Mirror by Richard Avedon (photography, may previously unrealeased photos)
26. The Thing About Life Is One Day You'll Be Dead by David Shields (needed sources and or footnotes in a big bad way)
27. Women in The Material World by Faith D'Alusio & Peter Menzel
28. The Adventures of Lyssa & the Pirates by Charles Wise (hilarious)
29. Aya by Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrierie
30. Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan
31. Scrapbook by Adrian Tomine
32. jar of Fools by Jason Lutz
33. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
34. Dogs & Water by Anders Nielsen (stunning)
35. Museum: Behind the Scenes and the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Danny Danzinger
36. Drawn & Quarterly #4
37. Curses by Kevin Huizenga
38. In & Oz by Steve Tomasula (re)
39. Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine
40.Saffron & Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand (amazing)
41. A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book by Frank Warren (possibly the best collection so far)
42. Woman in the Mirror by Richard Avedon (photography, may previously unrealeased photos)
Monday, February 11, 2008
almost done, but I forgot one
So I thought I had finished the 2.0 games but it turns out I forgot a module: Sites for Students.
So I've made a stikkit account, it sounded the most like a website I would have used in college if I'd had constant internet access. It basically works like sticky note, but one line, at least thats the theory. In real life my planner is usually somwhat wedge-shaped due to sticky notes so this made sense. This sounded easier and no sticky notes falling out of place or covering up important information written in the planner itself.
The down side is this. Making a Stickkit is easy, moving it to your calender or to-do list is not. This is to say I haven't figured out how to do it yet and usually putting with a website like this negates any need to take the tour or guide. I'm goign to assume that this lack of intuitive user friendliness is why I've never heard of this site before. Bah.
So I've made a stikkit account, it sounded the most like a website I would have used in college if I'd had constant internet access. It basically works like sticky note, but one line, at least thats the theory. In real life my planner is usually somwhat wedge-shaped due to sticky notes so this made sense. This sounded easier and no sticky notes falling out of place or covering up important information written in the planner itself.
The down side is this. Making a Stickkit is easy, moving it to your calender or to-do list is not. This is to say I haven't figured out how to do it yet and usually putting with a website like this negates any need to take the tour or guide. I'm goign to assume that this lack of intuitive user friendliness is why I've never heard of this site before. Bah.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
So I was going to do the last 2.0 assignment but it looks like I have to be at work to do it, but Book List 2008 is already very behind so I guess I'll update that.
12. A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlene de Blasi
13. Odd Corners: The Slipstream World of William Hjortsberg by William Hjortsberg
14. Area Code 212 by Tana Janowitz
15. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block (re)
16. So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
17. Savage Girl by Alex Shakar (re)
18. Journeys & Journals: Five Centuries of Travel Writing
19. Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
20. My One Night Stand with Cancer by Tania Katan
21. Temptress: from the Original Bad Girls to Women on Top by Jane Billinghurst
22. Bitch 38: Lost & Found
23. La Cucina by Lily Prior
24. The Man in The High Castle by Philip K. Dick
12. A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlene de Blasi
13. Odd Corners: The Slipstream World of William Hjortsberg by William Hjortsberg
14. Area Code 212 by Tana Janowitz
15. Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block (re)
16. So Yesterday by Scott Westerfeld
17. Savage Girl by Alex Shakar (re)
18. Journeys & Journals: Five Centuries of Travel Writing
19. Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
20. My One Night Stand with Cancer by Tania Katan
21. Temptress: from the Original Bad Girls to Women on Top by Jane Billinghurst
22. Bitch 38: Lost & Found
23. La Cucina by Lily Prior
24. The Man in The High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
So I am Twittering. As far as I can tell Twitter is just the next reincarnation of the away messages we used to leave on our PCs before going to class.
I really can't imagine the use of this to the library. Maybe to let patrons know of weather closures, or some other non-preplanned event. I really don't think our patrons need to know what we're all up to all the time. I suppose we could use it around the libraries to let each other know where we are instead of the constant email stream, but its not that different, a second page to log into. I'd probably be more likely to use this if I was still away at school, and I can definately see how it would make friends living far apart feel more connected. I guess personally I only need to be so connected, IM or Facebook, or Twitter, or text messages.
I really can't imagine the use of this to the library. Maybe to let patrons know of weather closures, or some other non-preplanned event. I really don't think our patrons need to know what we're all up to all the time. I suppose we could use it around the libraries to let each other know where we are instead of the constant email stream, but its not that different, a second page to log into. I'd probably be more likely to use this if I was still away at school, and I can definately see how it would make friends living far apart feel more connected. I guess personally I only need to be so connected, IM or Facebook, or Twitter, or text messages.
I'm really not sure how I really feel about library's using facebook. The best arguement I've heard for it was in the discussion on the KRL Facebook page. On the other hand I was pretty skeptical of Facebook in the first place. The web is open to everyone. I appriciated how greatly Meredith Farka discussed this point in her articule. I got onto Facebook when I was a school. I didn't even hear about it online at first; I heard about it first from co-workers using it as a party connection. I ended up eventully getting an account to keep track of people I'd met an college. What scares me about it is how easily people forget that anyone can see facebook...
Although I use it I guess I just think it's a little silly, or that people often use it so much they forget it doesn't exist it solely to amuse or if it does that anyone can use it however they want.
Although I use it I guess I just think it's a little silly, or that people often use it so much they forget it doesn't exist it solely to amuse or if it does that anyone can use it however they want.
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