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Accentuate the positive

So 2011 sucked. Not just for me, but a lot of people, from what I’ve heard. Mine sucked just as much, but it’s over and done with. The good things are that: a) it’s over; and b) I learned stuff. … Continue reading

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Did not need to see that

This morning I woke up wide awake at about 5:30am, and despite my best efforts could not fall back to sleep. Given that the laundry is threatening to overwhelm my room piling up, I decided to be productive and at … Continue reading

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Filed under All About Moi, Hilarity, Puttering

Eleventy

Even though I vowed not to make resolutions, I didn’t say anything about not taking up eleven-themed challenges, such as reading eleven non-fiction books, running in eleven marathons, or setting up eleven charities to save the black-footed ferret. On Ravelry1 … Continue reading

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Where was I?

Okay, so that was a really quiet period this blog just went through. But don’t worry – you didn’t miss all that much. August was hot and busy. September was less hot and busier and Julie came to visit. October … Continue reading

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Thwarted

It’s been… a week at work. One of those weeks where, when you tell your non-librarian friends about the things that happened, their eyes get big, their jaws hang open, and they vow never again to tell people that libraries … Continue reading

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Summer playlist

One afternoon on Twitter, about a month ago, I posted that I was making up a summer playlist – something that I could listen to while cruising about the city, with the windows rolled down and the stereo cranked. Several … Continue reading

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End of the day

The nice thing about posting at the end of the day is that you can reflect on the events of the day, and draw on what you’ve learned or noticed or observed to add to your post. Or, maybe you’ve … Continue reading

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Everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about ebooks

Last night, I mentioned that I should do a post about ebooks. Not only because I have opinions – about ebooks and everything in general – but also because my experience with them might be useful to you [1. Both … Continue reading

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Two things have just occured to me: 1) I’m freezing, and 2) It’s later than I thought it was. The first is easily solved – throw some socks on and close the damn windows already. Last night I took the … Continue reading

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And then came the weekend

On some weekends, I am able to accomplish all sorts of productive things, especially if I have one or two planned events to go to. And on other weekends, when there are no events to attend, no important tasks to … Continue reading

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