Today was the first night I've seen the stars in a while.  It seems like we've been under a blanket of clouds for weeks, and when the sun came out today I realized I'd forgotten just how incredibly blue the sky was.  It's like we have a stratosphere of neon.  I think the effect is strengthened in my hometown, away from the cities, where there are ( Read more... )

I have just heard something truly, shockingly awful.  The Jonas Brothers did a cover of "Poor Unfortunate Souls."  It would be funny if it weren't so dreadful. :(  Only Ursula can sing that, darn it!!!  The Little Mermaid deserves better than this, Disney! 

As many of you know, I collect comics, and my comic store allows me to subscribe to certain titles. I recently added to my list a comic book adaptation of Robert Jordan's The Eye of the World, the first novel in his Wheel of Time series. This series is in a complicated position right now, because Jordan passed away last year due to a long-term ( Read more... )

After a rough few weeks, I am back home for spring break, and I am loving it. My dog, Susie, excited by so many people at home, has been even more active than usual (she's very spry for being 13!). She saw my parents' van coming down the road and took me for a run for about a hundred yards. The only reason I caught up was that we started going ( Read more... )

I recently tried to purchase "Mulan's Decision" on iTunes, from the awesome Disney movie, Mulan (I suppose that was obvious.) ;)  Anyway, imagine my shock when I downloaded the track - twas not the one I remembered!  The track I fell in love with included some awesome stuff on synthesizers which I adored because it sounded kick-butt and cool and ( Read more... )

I know that most of you know that I was working, towards the end of the last school year, on a series of poems about Mary Colter, the early-twentieth-century architect of many of the structures in and surrounding the Grand Canyon in Arizona.  I thought it was really cool that a woman was working in such a powerful and professional capacity so early ( Read more... )

I've told several of you that I had one weird dream some nights ago.  I told Travis right away so that I wouldn't forget.  I decided to write it down here for a couple reasons: one, so I won't forget it, as it has some potential for stories in the future; two, because I want my friends' thoughts on it and I believe it will entertain them by ( Read more... )

Weblogs have quickly become a phenomenon, nearly ubiquitous among regular web users, and many organizations have taken advantage of the technology to foster an unprecedented connection with their consumers. However, blogs can easily be made too confusing or too obtuse for users to follow, even when there is a specific goal in mind on the author’s ( Read more... )

( Virginia Woolf's Take )

So, I'm taking a social software class at UK, and my first assignment is writing a brief essay about what makes a good library blog and then posting it - conveniently - to my blog.  So, I wanted to warn you about an upcoming post involving me spouting "academic" blog resources and stuff about "user demographics" and online catalogs, plus lots of ( Read more... )