Thing #11 - A thing about Library Thing

WOW...I love library thing. Can't beleive I haven't been using this. I keep a notebook of what I read, but am so bad at updating it and I only organize it by the date that I finished it on. This will be so much easier, plus having the Tag option will be so great. I have an ongoing list of what to read and am always clipping reviews from magazines and newspapers. Library Thing will be great for oragnizing my "to read" list. I was checking out some of the conversations going on about the books in my library. I find it really interesting when I come across a conversation where people don't like the book that I love.
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/rocklobster76

Thing #10 - Technology Blogging

I was just reading an article that Netflex is going to sell a device to hook up to your TV that will instanly get you movies. It is only going to cost $99 plus the 8.99 a month fee. I get most of my movies from the library and I use the ondemand service through Comcast so I have access to free movies. However, the idea of having access to movies, including new releases any time I want is really appealing. Sometimes I am 300 on a list at the library and sometimes when I browse the movies available on comcast I have trouble finding one I want to watch. Sometimes Comcast doesn't work right and I have to call for it to reset and their system is slow. But then I was reading the article and it is going to be an interenet connection to get the movies which could mean freezing and other tech issues. So, maybe I am better off sticking to my current way of watching movies. I will definitly watch the progress on this and the reviews. I won't rush to invest in this. It is amazing to think back when my family got our first VCR. I was around 8 or 10 or somewhere in that range. There were no video stores nearby. My father worked an hour and a half away and would stop at Earl Videos in the Cherry Hill area. So I was at the mercy of what ever he picked out despite my requests. That didn't last too long eventually a small video
store opened nearby.

Thing #9 - Finding Feeds

I really liked using Technorati to find feeds. The site is designed well and easy to locate blogs by topics. I found this great blog Cupcake by Chockylit. It had really unusual cupcake recipes on it. The one I want to make ASAP is Wasabi White Chocolate Cupcakes w/ Plum Saki Filling. Mmmm...


The most unusual blog I cam across is called Logologos. It is a blog that uses pictures in the form of mathematical equations that equal a company logo. Below is the Nestles Quik Rabbit.
I tried Synic8 and did not like it. Not user friendly. It bored me. I then went on to Topix. At first I didn't care for it too much, but after playing around with it I found some things about it I liked. I like how it breaks the news into topics as specific as yoga or birds. I subscribed to the feed on Wrestling News. I am a fan of the WWE and sometimes their website doesn't give you the details to what is happening with the wrestlers such as firings or suspensions. Sometimes I Google to find out, but that's if I remember to do it. I think I will enjoy getting this feed keeping me up to date on WWE news.

Thing #8-RSS

I am new to using RSS. I signed up for bloglines and have been fooling around with it. So far I think it is going to streamline all my blog and news reading. Currently I do spend a lot of time going to different blogs and reading them. Sometimes I have trouble keeping track of when I have been there last. I think bloglines is going to help me at work as well. I am on the trendspotters committee and have several blogs that I am assigned to review. So far bloglines has helped me organize the blogs and it will keep me updated on new posts so i don't have to go to each blog. I frequently check out other libraries websites to see what they have going on. I see that a lot of libraries offer blogs on their websites. I will start to look to see if they have the RSS feed option and subscribe to them. I think it will be a great way to keep in touch with what other libraries are doing and offering.

Thing #6 - More Photo Fun

dragon
Originally uploaded by rocklobster76

This is the dragon that guards the J NF in the children's dept. at Manchester. He is a Sweedish Dragon (his orgins are from IKEA). I really like flickr. I have used flickr in the past to host my photos and to share them. I never used the blog feature before. I really like it. It makes it super easy. After this challenge is over I will probably continue to use the blog feature.

Some more "Thing 5"

Magnolia Warbler
Originally uploaded by violetflm

I looked up some bird photos on flickr. Here is one of my favorites. It's a Magnolia Warbler. One of these little guys has been hanging out in the tree outside my bedroom window recently. He's been amazing to watch. I am really into bird watching but haven't had much time to get out into the woods to do it this spring. Therefore, it has been great when I can catch some new sightings in my backyard.

Thing #5 - Flickr (or Photo Fun)

1950's Halloween Robots
Originally uploaded by Neato Coolville

So I looked up some robot pics on flickr...thought this one was awsome...not just because i think robots are awsome, but because they are homade costumes from the 1950's. I could only imagine that the humans under the costumes were inspired to make them after seeing The Day the Earth Stood Still. Klaatu barada nikto. I will soon be making my own homade robot outfit for a children's program this summer...I'll have to share my creation on flickr when it's finished!