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Netflix changes
So, about a month ago there was an interesting article in American Libraries about the future of libraries. You can read it here http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/features/09052011/avoiding-path-obsolence but it was about how libraries ( Read more... ) -
Changes
As you can see, it has been more than a year since I have posted on this blog. To busy to post, mostly. But life as radically changed in the last year. I changed jobs in Moscow, then left my job in Moscow (due to a change in focus of the institution), then traveled to consult at a library in Brazil for a month, then got a job at a small college ( Read more... ) -
я очен жалъ
I am working on my Russian. Not as regularly or as much as I need to, but I'm getting there.
I just learned a new way to say "I'm sorry". Litterally translated it means "it is such a pity for me ( Read more... ) -
The cost of getting a Visa
Just came from a staff meeting talking about a new requirement for Visas in Russia. We have to have Apostille copies of our diplomas in order to get a new Visa starting this year. This is not impossible, but is not cheap either! And it is just another hoop to jump through ( Read more... ) -
The Lives of Others
In honor of my brief visit to Berlin at the end of last week, I watched a German movie called "The Lives of Others." It is about two men, one a famous play-writer who has always written plays approved by the Ministry of Culture in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), the other the Stasi (secret police) informer assigned to watch him ( Read more... ) -
Fire on the 7th floor
Okay, so I'm finally posting a real blog post! I have to share with you all the story of the apartment fire that was in our building last week ( Read more... ) -
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Originally submitted at CyberRead
For the members of a stay-at-home-moms' email loop, lunch with friends is a sandwich in front of the computer. Where else could they discuss things like...Success: Her workaholic husband is driving Dulcie Huckleberry around the bend. It's hard to love someone when he's never home!Art: L ( Read more... ) -
New Job Title
I found on a forum I read (Mobilread.com) a link to this funny blog post. It was written in regard to an article in Publishers Weekly speculating that publishers are losing about 3 billion dollars per year in pirated book sales (which is probably over-estimated, I think ( Read more... ) -
Christy Challenge
I decided to join a reading challenge, since I like reading Christian fiction. The actual challenge is found here at http://www.christyawardschallenge.com/2009/11/announcing-christy-awards-challenge.htmlRead more... )
