Category Archives: Geek
Crackbook
One of the unexpected outcomes of the ball hockey tournament a few weeks back was the discussion which ranged around the topic of Facebook. Several people had accounts, and they were talking about who had them, who they’d found online, … Continue reading
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Filed under All About Moi, Geek
Your teachers lied when they said this wasn’t a popularity contest
1. Go to the CBC website and search for “M a n s b r i d g e heat v i s i o n” (leaving out the extra spaces). Because the kind folks at This Hour Has 22 … Continue reading
Not only do I play one on television, I am one in real life
As y’all are aware, I am a librarian. I am also a very lazy person, which is why I don’t really spend all that much time writing about what’s going on in Libraryland – if you were truly interested in … Continue reading
Filed under Library Geekage, Ranting
I love you – I really do!
Sometime last week when I upgraded WordPress, I lost some stuff which I haven’t been able to recover [1]. Such as the original About page, my NaNo excerpts, and my Blogroll page. That last one is the one I’m most … Continue reading
Seasonally appropriate
It’s hard to imagine that just two days ago, I was wandering from the MTCC to another building nearby without a jacket, mittens, or scarf without being cold. Now that I’m home in North Bay, and the weather has finally … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Travel, Tunes
This is how we do it in the T-dot
I’m sure a whole lot of you now hate me for putting that song back in your head. Just trying singing “Copacabana” which is what’s been stuck in my head all day. Better now? So, other than the inital panic … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Travel
Tragedy
We had a death in the library on Tuesday. Thomas, who’s always sat in the same spot to do his job, gave up the ghost at around 3 in the afternoon. He started working, made a funny noise, and then … Continue reading
Filed under Library Geekage, Working for a living
Welcome!
Hello! Hey there! Welcome! It’s my new blog, same as the old one, really! Except it’s shiny and has that new-blog smell to it, don’t you think? It’s not like moving everything over here was a long, pre-meditated process, where … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Blog, Geek
Sunday afternoon, trying not to think about Monday
Sorry the posting has been light over the past few days. I’m having issues with the computer fan, and I’m afraid to overtax it and cause a meltdown. Besides, there’s not much exciting going on. “What about getting ready for … Continue reading
Filed under Computer Geekage
This just in! Canada Reads lineup announced a while ago
Well, the lineup for the fourth Canada Reads contest has been announced. The competitors are as follows: Rufus Wainright defends Leonard Cohen’s Beautiful Losers; Olivia Chow fights for Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake; Donna Morrisey sticks up for Frank Parker … Continue reading