***UPDATE ( Read more... )

One of the museum things I'm most proud of is the Earth Rangers Studio Winter Wonderland. This is the third year of the project, and each year it keeps getting better. I've talked about it already on the ROM blog, but I thought I'd use this space to talk a little more about how we did it. From this...


( Read more... )

It's no secret to anyone who knows me, has read my journal for a while, or even knows what I use as my usual default icon on most websites I sign up for, that Jim Henson has been a big part of my life for a long time. Now, on the 75th anniversary of his birth, I wanted to take time to remember why that is ( Read more... )

My very first official ROM blog is now online, but I have one problem with it -- we have to keep it short. Under 500 words short. And anyone who has been reading me for any length of time knows that when I geek out over something, I really geek out over it (I sense a kindred spirit in Bill Nye here. So here is what didn't make it into the ROM blog ( Read more... )

First of all, I know people are asking me about video updates (they are coming!), but I've got a new editing software, and it's taking some time to get to know it and figure out how to use it.

But we've been really busy here at the museum with the launch of the Robert Bateman Get to Know contest!


( Read more... )

In honour of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, I'd like to mention a woman close to my heart. She was a real career girl, and a woman of her time. She's one of the most popular women at the museum. And she's absolutely gorgeous.

( Stunning! )

Things are afoot in Museum Girl Land. I have a video installment I'm working on, but contending with a new software I'm learning at the same time. Nevertheless, we have another installment of Museum Girl Learns ASL!

Click to view

Finding the time to blog has been tricky lately; things are crazy at the museum, and I'm working at another job for a while as an English teacher. So I thought I'd try a video blog, which ironically took far more time than actually writing things out, but I'm happy with in the end.

Enjoy!

Click to view

One of the coolest things I get to do as part of my job is introduce people to the live animals who live at the museum. While most of our live animals are fish or invertebrates, the hidden stars of the show are our reptiles. So I thought I'd take a little time to introduce Zip.


( Read more... )

We all know that nature is important to our daily lives. From the food that we eat, to the clothes that we wear, to the roofs over our heads, to the workings of our own body, we are connected to nature and the world around us. Nature has inspired great artworks and great inventions throughout history, but scientists have just come up with something ( Read more... )