Happy birthday, cubreader! About time you caught up with me, youngster. ;)

And now, if you will all excuse me, I need to take a moment to completely freak out! I am probably almost packed to leave for Computers in Libraries tomorrow, but it feels like I've hardly started. Maybe once I get the suitcase taken care of, I can take a break to watch Doctor Who ( Read more... )

Our copier at work has been doing strange things for some time now. Finally, after the zillionth time we called the copier guy to fix it, he gets to the root of what's screwing up the machine. You know how a plug has one prong wider so you plug it into the outlet right? Apparently the ancient outlet we've been plugging it into has the polarization ( Read more... )

Dear "House" writers ( Read more... )

I am sitting in my office posting from my laptop!!! They installed the equipment a few days before Christmas and, after a bit of a false start, it works! They thought because of the way the building is constructed that it would only work downstairs, but we have three and four bars all over upstairs. Between this and the MP3 player I am full of ( Read more... )

Thanks to my glorious graphic novels class, I get to dress up twice for Halloween! We decided that if any class has a right to dress up, it's us, so we're going to do so Monday. Then of course Tuesday is The Day, and since it is J's absolute most favoritest holiday ever, there shall be costumage then as well. Whee ( Read more... )

You've seen those lovely "relaxation waterfalls" for your desk. They're always marked "Makes a great gift!" or some such. How much would you expect to pay for this handsome pseudo-stone object that brings the soothing sound of falling water to your office? $30? $50? More? No! Right now, all you have to do is work at Wee Tiny College, and your ( Read more... )

Torchwood site is up! Non-UK users are shut out of what looks to be the best goodies, but they are still lots of pics of Captain Jack and The Coat. (I notice The Coat already has quite a following. It's only a matter of time before it attempts to take over leadership of Torchwood with its loyal assistant The Suspenders, who is/are almost equally ( Read more... )

Some of you are clearly in need of a really good laugh, so here are the winners of the 2006 Bulwer-Lytton Awards. Librarians note the Dishonorable Mention in sci-fi ( Read more... )

Okay, a lot of little things are annoying me right now, so I'm going to say all the positive stuff that's happening instead.

I may be able to get free tuition for my graphic novel class! Both schools are part of The Council of Independent Colleges, which offers free tuition to full time staff and their families at member institutions. The catch is ( Read more... )

I'm a laptop mommy! After much shopping and deliberation, and pestering of alabama_e and alto2 and narvi, I dove in and bought one. Then I got so busy changing settings and wallpapers and trying things out, I didn't even bothered to announce my new arrival. It's not super-duper shiny like some, but it definitely does everything I need and pretty much anything I want ( Read more... )