The Days & Nights of the Lipstick Librarian!
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Need to plump up your resume or CV but out of ideas on what nifty library topics to write about? Feel like all the good ideas have been written to death? DaveyP of "Self-plagiarism is style" has the answer for... - Of Kitties, Pies and Handsome Boys
Does this happen to you two minutes before the end of your evening shift at the ref desk? Think I'm the only librarian who's lost a few pounds? Check out librarychick's amazing progress. Hey--if the Web 2.0 thing doesn't get... - Gen Y Agonistes
In our never-ending search for professional relevancy among the Red Bull-drinking, espresso-steaming, dude-this-graphic-novel-is-awsome set, we've undertaken countless studies and presentations on what makes the MTV Generation tick. But why go through these machinations when the answer is literally shelving right... - It's All About the Commas
Think your love life is complicated? A very happy Valentine's Day to everyone in LibraryLand!... - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not Me
I started reading bits when Mom was asleep or when other family members were around to help. I went from reading a few pages to staying up until 3:00 or 4:00 every morning, grudgingly setting it aside when I realized... - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Slogging through my alternate-universe questionnaire, let's move on to question #4, shall we? What is the book (or books) you keep trying to finish but haven't done so far? The more accurate question for me would be "what books have... - What Not to Eat
I alluded to it last summer, but I'm making it public: I've lost a few pounds. And this time it's been...interesting. I say "this time" since this is not the first time I've lost weight. In fact, this makes the... - Book Hate
Now that the holidays are over, time to get back on track: Question #3: What do you hate about books? I have a surprisingly serious answer for what started out as a flippant question: I hate the idea of the... - 5 Things You Don't Know About Me
Hard to believe, I know. Like the last bubble light to percolate on last year's Christmas tree, it took some time for me to catch on to this little tagging exercise. So without further ado: I won the Betty Crocker... - Omedetou!
Just want to wish everyone happy holidays out there in LibraryLand and beyond. I'll be celebrating by hosting a dinner for select friends (i.e., the ones who broke down after several days of my wheedling). To commemorate the occasion, I'll... - You Gonna Need That?
The questions continue..... Question Two: What's the strangest thing you've used as a bookmark? (deep breath).... Sugar/Sweet'N Low™ packetsBills (paid/unpaid)Tissues (crumpled but clean)Dental Floss (clean--trust me)Credit Cards45s (the Sixties)8-Track Tapes (the Seventies)CDs/DVDsMini Book LightScarves (finished and unfinished) and/or knitting needlesCat... - There's No Such Thing as a Quick Question
After being sick for almost a month, I finally broke down and visited my doctor. The diagnosis? Acute Fergieliciousness. The treatment? Listening to Decemberists and Cat Power until the urge to wear my girl scout sashes as a halter top... - If You Were a Annotated Bibliography....
My friend Jerry recently blogged about a questionnaire posed to the UIUC library school faculty, sort of a get-to-know-us-as-just-plain-folks kind of thing, rather than a we-can-dash-your-career-dreams-in-a-wink scenario that so many of us fear, particularly after wrestling with C Programming for... - The Rage & Ire of the Lipstick Librarian
Okay; it's cranky-pants time. And it's about something that's been bugging me for quite some time: the use or (more accurately) the misuse of my material. Now it's one thing to use the "Lipstick Librarian" moniker in one's personal site--do... - The Man Knows Talent
Ever wonder what happened to someone you knew a long time ago? A elementary school classmate? Or a co-worker from that dead-end fast-food job you had years ago? Ever find out? I have. Via a documentary called The Snowball Effect:...
