Thing 6 cont.

OMG - I just found the Wacky Packages site because I found krazydad's site because he does the colr flckr site...it's a long story. Wacky Packages were like gold to my generation - it explains why we're a tad warped and here's how I'm making library connections...ready? Wacky Packages were featured in Mad Magazine when I was a kid. So naturally, I provide it to my students. It is so irreverent...I LOVE it. They know how to go just far enough to make us laugh and think but not too far.

Wacky Packages...classic.

Thing 6 - Great banter

Played with some mash ups - i love color and this one is easy to use. The banter part follows...a user commented on the site and the creator commented back. Priceless.

This is either something that designers and photo editors have been waiting their whole lives for, or one of those "I've created this because the Web lets me do it" kinds of things.-- Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
To those that question the utility of this little application, let me point out that it is a toy -- like all the stuff on my website. Its purpose is simply to provide wonder and delight. Nothing more, nothing less. Isn't that enough? -- jbum

Site is color fields colr pickr by Jim Bumgardner http://krazydad.com/colrpickr/

Thing 5 - Flickr

Explored Flickr - whoa. Had no idea there was so much to it - all I remembered was Yahoo telling me that they were going to Flickr. It's fairly easy to manipulate - and the tags are pure genious. I'm really trying to NOT become a bigger geek than I already am but because I tend to be a wee bit on the perfectionist side, I could spend hours on a simple project. So Flickr will allow me to assemble quickly. Thank goodness.

Thing 4

SO. I'm officially on the blog train. Non-stop to station 23. It really has been easier than I thought it would be. I could see where one would want to start up a number of blogs to specialize by subject. I'm thinking my students would just love to blog with me about books and movies. Hmmmmm....that's an idea.

Last imported comment - Thing 3

"Tiger Lilly said...
Thing #3 was slow going but I really did enjoy picking out my Avatar's outfit :) Now I'm going to be obsessed with changing my clothes for different seasons and occasions...I just know it."
January 23, 2008 9:08 AM

Imported comment on Thing 2

Whoa - so there is a difference between a nickname, a blog name, a blog URL and your Avatar name. I swear, I'm going to get through this. Where is that chocolate I hid yesterday....

"Tiger Lilly said...
The 7 1/2 things really hits home with me. The easiest habit for me is naturally the first one - setting a goal. The hardest is the third - viewing problems as challenges. I tend to view problems as problems and get discouraged when the new task doesn't just come easily to me. It's a character flaw! I am a lifelong learner, though so that's what keeps me going.
January 23, 2008 8:37 AM "

So now I'm showing up as Tiger Lilly. Good.

Imported Comments on Thing 1

For all of you "non-23 Things" bloggsters, you're probably thinking WTH, right? Just bear with me. It's general housekeeping. Apparently I posted comments in the wrong place. Duh. So I'm going to copy and paste them here. Smart, huh? Heeheeheehee...bwahahahaha.

"Not Just Another Pretty Place said...
This is where I 'blog' down. Do I really want all of cyberspace knowing my most private thoughts? My dreams? My vices? OK,if you must know, there was this one time when...oh, wait. This isn't "The Secret Life of Librarians" blog. My bad. Yeah, ummmm, right. Blogging is a valuable tool and I look forward to embracing the Library2Play philosophy."

Note to self. Cut down on the coffee.

Do your really want to know?

OK - I'll start off with a confession. Blogging could possibly be a fun outlet for me. I know, I know....I've been bashing it since I signed up for the gig. So I've thrown in the towel. Strung up the white flag. Y'all win. But here's the deal. I don't want it to be just Librarian shop talk, OK?