Another post? really?

Who would have guessed that I would post something new? Not me. So, you know how there seems to be a "condition" for every aspect of somebody's personality? Once, someone who might have been called "flighty" now has ADD or ADHD. Do you or your child tend to fight back or argue? Well, there's a condition for that: ODD. (Oppositional Defiance Disorder). Are you a neat freak? No, you're OCD. Do you have trouble socializing? Used to be, you were just "shy". Now it's called Asperger's Syndrome. That's unofficially me. I don't think I'd want to know officially, anyway. I'd rather not have some shrink poking at my brain. Well let's see. According to the Mayo clinic website:

Signs and symptoms of Asperger's syndrome include:
*Engaging in one-sided, long-winded conversations, without noticing if the listener is listening or trying to change the subject (ok I don't do the long-winded conversations bit, but I'm not too good at noticing the person I'm talking to.)
*Displaying unusual nonverbal communication, such as lack of eye contact, few facial expressions, or awkward body postures and gestures (I'm terrified of eye contact)
*Showing an intense obsession with one or two specific, narrow subjects, such as baseball statistics, train schedules, weather or snakes (Does having an obsession with WoW and Doctor Who count?)
*Appearing not to understand, empathize with or be sensitive to others' feelings (I'm terrible at empathizing)
*Having a hard time "reading" other people or understanding humor (Isn't it embarrasing when you get the joke a minute after everyone else is done laughing.)
*Speaking in a voice that is monotonous, rigid or unusually fast (I have a naturally deep voice. ... What?! My
*Moving clumsily, with poor coordination (I broke my finger by tripping on a flat sidewalk)
*Having an odd posture or a rigid gait

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aspergers-syndrome/ds00551/dsection=symptoms

Ok. That's that for now. Maybe more later?

sayings

When's the last time someone made up a saying, or cliche. Like, "a bird in hand" or "15 minutes of fame?" Is there a time frame that needs to be filled before a phrase can become a saying. Here's one: "Just a tweet away." It could be referring to a time frame, like, "I'm just a tweet away from helping you out." Or how about "Crazy slow?" "My day has been crazy slow, there were hardly any customers in today," meaning it was so slow it was maddening. Or the opposite: "Crazy fast." "Dude, you are some crazy fast! How'd you do that so fast?" "Crazy happy": "That kid is some kind of crazy happy!" It'd be interesting to see how fast something like that could catch on; like a moth to a flame.

Proposed Budget Cuts

So, last week Gov. Strickland proposed to cut the funding to the library by about 50%. And I did my part contacting the reps and senators and the gov himself. And there were plenty of things that I would have liked to tell Mr.S., but didn't because I have some pretty good self-control. And I know that when you're asking someone to do you a favor, it's better to be positive rather than attacking them or threatening them. - Yes, people threatened him - not cool.

So, here's some of the things I refrained from saying to him for proposing such an action.
1. You want to cut funding by 50%? What if your salary was cut by 50%? Most people wouldn't be able to live on 50%. Oh, but I might lose my job, which means you'll be cutting my salary by 100%.
2. BOOOOO! Shame on you Gov.!
3. Looks like that movie Idiocracy will be coming true after all.
4. So, Gov., I've got some book recommendations from the library catalog for you on budget balancing...oh wait, never mind, the library can't afford those books...or...oh wait, never mind, the library's not open anymore.
5. Hope some of that funding is going to go to the police department, they're gonna need it when kids resort to crime instead of reading.
6. What's that you say? Go buy the book? ... With what money?
7. How can your face be on one of those "READ" posters and yet you dared to propose to cut more money from the library?
8. So, Gov., what's your REAL plan? Get us to want to pay more taxes to support the library (and other programs written in fine print)? Not cool!
9. You're obviously not so poor that you cannot afford a computer and internet to apply for a job, because no one wants paper applications anymore - well maybe that minimum wage job over there...
10. YOU BIG FAT JERKHEAD!!! (...and many other choice words.)

http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?g=oplinic&c=art&back=back1245944323&chaperone=S-ART-X-WAC-UND-.2001.16.1-.2+WAC_.3655C.TIF&ox=0&oy=0&lastres=1&res=1&width=510&height=384&maxw=1020&maxh=768&subview=getsid&view=entry&viewid=WAC_.3655C.TIF&entryid=x-wac-und-.2001.16.1-.2&cc=art&quality=m600&evl=full-image&image.x=241&image.y=189

Here's a link to some interesting artwork. Maybe because it's lunchtime that I find this piece to be particularly interesting. (You may need a CML library card to view this).

Ten random things about me...

Here is thing number 24 in the list of twenty-three things. Bonus time. Similar to, but not to be confused with the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy.
And now, 10 random things about me:

1. I check out way too much stuff from the library.

2. I'm interested in theories on the apocalypse and end of days.

3. I play World of Warcraft on a regular basis. My main character is called "Mula" on the Silver Hand realm. She's a level 70 Tauren warrior specialized in defense. I've got several other characters, but they're nowhere near to 70, yet.

4. I like making cupcakes. For Halloween I made spiders with black licorice legs. My favorite cupcake book is Hello Cupcake.


5. I like to challenge myself. My latest craze is running long distances. I ran the Turkey Trot in 2006, Race for a Cure 2008 (spring), and the Columbus Marathon 5K wellness challenge. My favorite was the Race for a Cure because along the course there were bands playing for the racers. However, I felt I ran my best in the 5K.


6. I love doing the Sudoko Picture puzzles. (a good website is: http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/) It makes art out of a logic puzzle. This website also has color picture puzzles as well as b&w.

7. I collect WAY too much stuff. Porcelein dolls, cross-stitch patterns, recipes, Doctor Who books (no, not too much of that!), crochet patterns, pictures, Star Wars things, Role-playing books (my husband is partially to blame), music, vacation stuff, trinkets, models, minis, books, magazines, and other stuff.

8. I believe there is a god or God. But I feel that there is a correct-ness in pretty much every religion. I don't antagonize people about the way they worship. I'm a firm believer in minding my own business in that respect.

9. One of my pet peeves is having to clean up after other people. Especially when they leave something for someone else to do and then go off and laze about.

10. Did I mention I'm a big Doctor Who fan? I still like Tom Baker (4th) the best, but Christopher Eccleston (9th) and David Tennant (10th) are really great, too. John Pertwee (3rd) is starting to grow on me and Paul McGann (8th) was sadly short lived (at least as far as t.v. episodes go). My favorite enemy of the Doctor is The Master and my favorite spin-off of Doctor Who is Torchwood. Favorite companions: Rose, Ace, Sarah Jane, K-9, and Adric (yes, I cried when he died).

It's the end of the 23 things as we know it...

That's right it started with a blog, pics of birds and snakes and aeroplanes
Lenny Bruce didn't learn and play...
Oh.

um...
Not REM...
So, Learn and Play is pretty much done learning. Now it's time to play with what we know. But first: THING #23...which is basically a recap of things 1-22. Ok. Interview style:
Learn&Play: What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
Monkeygamer42: I really enjoyed learning about Flickr, YouTube, and Mash-ups. I had some trouble at first with Flickr, but once you get to know it, it's easier to use. I also liked LibraryThing at first, but then I found out that you only get to put in 200 books for free; after that there's an annual fee. :( That wasn't even one bookcase. Waaaa!
L&P: How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
M42: I had lifelong learning goals? ...I never had actually made it a goal to get acquainted with Web 2.0, but now, I'm really glad that this program took place. There was a lot of stuff that I wasn't familiar with: Blogspot, Twitter, LibraryThing, del.ici.ous, Mash-ups, and a few others. Now, when someone asks me what a RSS feed is, I can tell them that it's a way to find out what's new on websites that have the feature instead of saying "uhhh...I think a librarian can help you out with that one. :P"
L&P: Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
M42: Well, I did finally manage to make a Facebook account and a MySpace account. I don't think I would have done it if I hadn't been doing learn & play. Prior to L&P, I was very untrusting of the internet in a way that I thought that most websites wanted to get some money out of ya. Heck, even some dictionary websites want to charge you to look up a word. HOW WRONG IS THAT!!! But I now realize that 2.0 is all about free-sharing. It just seems wrong that a website is willing to keep my information on it for free. (Or does it work some other way? I don't know.)
L&P: What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
M42: I like things mapped out for me. Step-by-step processes. What I found to be really helpful were the Common Craft videos. Sometimes even those didn't explain things as much as I'd like. I did like the videos that you could click on though. What if you made a video on how to do the process...like with a person sitting at a computer going through the process and asking common questions about the process...but still keep the video short.
L&P: If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?
M42: Hmmmm...will I get a chance to win a laptop? Probably yes either way.

Moldi books

Not to be confused with books that get wet and are left to mildew over. (If the cover feels squishy it's most likely going to get moldy.)
The great thing about Moldi books... https://secure.libraryreserve.com/clc.lib.overdrive.com/5FAC8958-551C-4AA0-81ED-5B0410607748/10/211/en/SignIn.htm?URL=MyAccount.htm (the website for anyone not knowing what I'm writing about) ...is that Moldi books don't get moldy. :D
If you're looking for some classics that this is a good place to look. If you like a lot of variety...well then, maybe not so much. I tried looking up a book that I was reading right now (or actually the author of the book) and got nothing. I like how you can choose a sub-catagory and browse the items that way, but the selection is still a bit limiting. And as far as reading a book on the computer...I'd rather save the money on my electric bill and just check them out from my library.