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Jason Griffey
Today, Eliza read a book, by herself, out loud, to her class. #proudpapa
kaijsa
I love profs who propose we meet to plan instruction sessions over cocktails.
extra love for "can I buy you a drink?" (I will buy the second round, of course) - kaijsa
Headless Gnad Kicker
I get so much joy from watching my daughter eat her vegetables with relish. #fb
lris
Busiest ref shift EVER
lris
So as it turns out, and contrary to my expectations, I'll be going to ACRL this year.
OMG OMG OMG OMG I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG OMG - jambina
:-D - lris
this news has totally made my day. YAYAYAYAY! - jambina
It has been YEARS since we've seen each other. Far far too long. :-) - lris
woo, Indy! - MontglaneChess
Squeeeeeal!! I HAVE to see you!! - Lily
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! - Catherine Pellegrino
Will you ACRLers please promise not to skip the all-conference reception? It will be bomb to have drinks with you. - kaijsa
Ooh, I'd get to meet Kaijsa! - lris
Seriously? I'd get to meet Iris! - kaijsa
Ooooh Indy! Thats only a 2 hour drive from place....I could drink with Iris! - Eric Sizemore
Eric - even better you can probably get a ride since there are like 35 of us from library/gslis making our way there! :) - Lisa Hinchliffe
SIZEMORE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN FOREVEREVEREVER. that is all. - jambina
I would love to see you, Iris! - Laura H.
lris
We made the Chronicle: http://chronicle.com/article... (non-paywall link: http://chronicle.com/article... )
YAY! (paywall, boo...) - Julian
I added a non-paywall link - lris
Amandadon't
Favorite reference garble of the day: a patron emailed us about a problem in one of our databases, and said that the error message was "a system has occurred."
(I have no doubt that some error messages are actually that unhelpful, or more likely our person was just in a hurry, but either way I love it.) - Amandadon't
I love this. - Marie
Mary Carmen
onlylolgifs: Cat uses a hedgehog as a brush My brain just exploded from the cute. - http://100kfireflies.tumblr.com/post...
onlylolgifs:
  
Cat uses a hedgehog as a brush
  
My brain just exploded from the cute.
I need to get my cats a hedgehog. - Katy S
Sarah G.
The minute I start to leave a voice mail message, my IQ drops 100 pts. I need to just never ever ever leave voice mail messages. Ever.
You are not alone in this. My meager grasp of the English language seems to fade as well. - c.a.j.
yes - lris
Mine end up being three minutes of semi-conscious rambling. Usually I don't even remember to say who's calling. - Lily
^ I'm sure most of the ones I leave end with me mumbling "I sound like an idiot" as I'm hanging up. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!
Me too :( - Amit Patel
Voicemail is where coherent elegance goes to die. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!
WHY I NO LONGER USE THE PHONE, A short story by E. Stephen Mack. "Oh... Hi! Hi, um, this is Stephen, and I'm calling because I, er, I guess I expected you to answer the phone, but now I'm talking as if you could suddenly pick up the phone now that you hear my voice, but this is voice mail, and you can't hear me talking, well, not yet anyway, and, um, the reason I was calling is...... more... - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo
<like> - Sarah G. from iPhone
This reminds me of a time I did a training session, and said, "I think that went well," after I thought everyone had gone. Then I realized that I was still on the conference call. Oops. - Laura H.
If I'm in a anxiety-inducing situation where I'm supposed to speak articulately in an extemporaneous manner, (public speaking, phone voice messaging, etc.) I've found it helpful to picture myself in my underwear. It doesn't improve the semi-coherent nature of my message, but hey, at least I'm distracted from the awful reality of my verbal discourse. #helpfulhint - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
So. Much. This. - LB: #TeamMonique
Ha! Stephen Mack? I love you! :) - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
LibrarianOnTheLoose
Congrats to Kendra for her SLA Rising Star Award!!! WOOO!!!!
Thank you! I couldn't have done it without you. XOXO - kendrak
Woot! - Jenica
YAYAYAYAYAY! - jambina
Super congrats. - Joe Boone
Wooooo! Congrats! :) - Rachel Walden
Dude, it was your record of accomplishments that speaks for itself. BASK IN YOUR AWESOMENESS - LibrarianOnTheLoose
Sarah G.
WAIT A MINUTE. Now there is a baby squirrel at the birdfeeder. HOLD MY CALLS AND CANCEL MY MEETINGS my afternoon just got filled up.
BABY SQUIRREL DANCE! - sglassme
Derrick
Temporary Vegan — The Vegan Super Bowl Snack Challenge - http://temporaryvegan.tumblr.com/post...
Temporary Vegan — The Vegan Super Bowl Snack Challenge
I wish I had stumbled across these options before today. That being said, they look like great things to cook up and freeze and have in the icebox; my decision to embrace veganism is not just about going without animal-based foods, and eating a more plant-based diet, but also to eat less processed food, even if it is vegan. That being said, I’m baking up a mess of hot wings for the game today. #notveganyet - Derrick from Bookmarklet
Sundays are feast days, so the wings are okay today if you're doing this for Lent. - Katy S
Well I haven't really started yet, but am slowly easing into it. I officially start Ash Wednesday. - Derrick
Right, it hasn't started, but Sundays don't count (unless you want them to). :) - Katy S
Yeah, I'm going whole hog, so to speak. It'll be an interesting experiment for sure. - Derrick
lris
Feeling highly over-caffinated. Please note: this is scientifically impossible.
John (bird whisperer)
How to Peel and Cube a Butternut Squash Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn - http://www.thekitchn.com/homecoo...
How to Peel and Cube a Butternut Squash Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn
How to Peel and Cube a Butternut Squash Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn
How to Peel and Cube a Butternut Squash Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn | The Kitchn
"Recipes often ask us to peel and cube a butternut squash, but actually doing it can be a little puzzling. How does one coax cubes from this wonderfully curvy vegetable? Do we need to deal with the neck differently than the bulbous seed area? And what about the skins and seeds? Read on for a step-by-step guide to breaking down a butternut squash. What's great about the butternut squash is that it's smooth skin and somewhat elongated shape make it one of the easiest squash to work with. While we peel the squash in this post, please also remember that squash skins are actually quite delicious, especially if you are roasting the squash. (The skins will not work so well if you are planning to make a puree or a pureed soup, however, as they remain crunchy.) And save the seeds, too, if you're up for roasting them! The most important thing when working with large, hard vegetables is to be sure that you have the right equipment. This basically means grabbing the largest, sharpest knife you... more... - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet
"Your other important tool is a peeler, which should also be as sharp as possible. I recommend looking for peelers that have carbon steel blades as these hold a sharp edge longer than stainless steel. I like simple, cheap "Swiss" peelers. They're usually under $5 each and last a long, long time. I think the one pictured above is well over 5 years old and still going strong even though I... more... - John (bird whisperer)
I respectfully, yet emphatically, disagree that butternut is one of the easiest squashes to work with. - Meg V. Meg
Do you find another one easier? - John (bird whisperer)
I suppose it's more that I violently hate peeling butternut squash, and other squashes are not used in ways that require peeling. - Meg V. Meg
Peeling it is a pain, but at least it has smooth skin. FWIW, I hate peeling pretty much anything. - John (bird whisperer)
I don't mind peeling these or carrots too much, as long as I have a good peeler. This sounds like a pretty straightforward way of going about it. I usually cut the neck portion first, since it is easier to peel when it isn't quite so heavy. - Jennifer Dittrich
Meg, I totally agree. Cutting up butternut squashes possibly my least favorite kitchen process, especially because I like doing rounds where I leave some of the skin on. - Lily
I don't think I would ever actually do this. I either bake them whole, or I would buy them pre-cut at Trader Joes. - Laura Norvig
Correct. - Meg V. Meg
lris
When my search for a free database that could do what I needed came up dry, I suddenly remembered that Evernote is a database on the back end, and it does what I need. So I created a whole new account just for our strategic planning group. Woo!
I LOVE Evernote. Planning on doing some serious revamp to my account to make it run more efficiently for me soon. :) Hope it works out for you! - MontglaneChess
Meg V. Meg
OMG SOMEONE BROUGHT PIXY STIX TO WORK
I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL HERE??? - Meg V. Meg
Sarah G.
Today is a grilled cheese and tomato soup kind of day.
Cod burger type day here. - Eivind
lris
End of my grocery list tonight: avocados, cheese, apples, food. #notkidding
I like that the first three are distinguished from food. - Jim #TeamMonique
Specific things I knew about, plus a general need for a couple of meals. It's the coop version of "surprise me." - lris
John (bird whisperer)
Craving Indian Food? 5 Starter Recipes | The Kitchn - http://www.thekitchn.com/want-to...
Craving Indian Food? 5 Starter Recipes | The Kitchn
"Around this time in the winter, dinners start to become predictable. Soup is in heavy rotation as are whole-grain casseroles or baked pasta with loads of greens. Routines set in and I start to turn to what what's easy, filling and delicious. But lately I've been craving food with a warmer kick—spicy food, food that isn't always in my weekly repertoire. Truthfully, I don't cook much Indian food at home. I love it, and there's a great little spot by our house with a pretty magical (and inexpensive) lunch buffet. But I find that when I'm inspired to actually cook something, I never have the right spices and I start to feel a touch overwhelmed by the thought of it. But we had a dinner party recently and decided to tackle a number of Indian dishes that were new to us. I usually like to test out new recipes before serving them to friends, but this was an exception: I was craving Indian food and there simply wasn't enough time to fully test each one. So I went with recipes from a few... more... - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet
Ooooh, yum. I can't quite seem to get the hang of lentils, but both of the red lentil recipes look really good. - Jennifer Dittrich
I've messed up quite a few lentil dishes. Red lentils can be really nice, though. - John (bird whisperer)
The key to making the lentil dishes is to keep it simple... onion, mustard seeds, cumin, turmeric and chicken bullion as a base. If you try to add all the stuff they list in most recipes you wind up overwhelming the flavor. Oh and the recipes generally way overestimate the amount of spice powders to add. - Adrian
My screw ups usually involve over/under cooking the lentils themselves :/ - Jennifer Dittrich
Jenn's problem is also my problem, though I've occasionally had flavoring issues. - John (bird whisperer)
I still struggle with OVER spicing or making it too hot. Yeah lentils cook pretty fast. I sometimes make lentils for my dog when we run out of dogfood too. :D - Adrian
I can't even imagine what lentil dog farts would be like.... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Me neither. I can't smell. :P - Adrian
Oh, that explains it then :D - WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Listen to Adrian. He is the lentil king. - Anika
Rachel Walden
Refdesking it for the first time - aside from weekend shifts - in literally years. Woooo!
can you tell me where the scented candle section is? :P - Sir Shuping is just sir
Excuse me, but the stapler's jammed. Also the printer needs paper. - Catherine Pellegrino
where's the bathroom? - holly #ravingfangirl
"I need a stapler" was indeed the very first question! - Rachel Walden
...and mine actually IS jammed. :-/ - Catherine Pellegrino
And now we have a printer malfunction. :) - Rachel Walden
you people are weird - MoTO #TeamMonique
Not weird, just powerful! Also, you still haven't told me where the bathroom is. - Louise "Weezy" Alcorn
2nd door on your left... - MoTO #TeamMonique
laura x
Today #babyx officially becomes Mr. 1.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HE. - Marianne
(he has a birthday present at my house, which should make its way himward one of these days soon.) - Marianne
:D - laura x
Also, man, I wish my family did not place such emphasis on the TIME you were born. Because all day today I'm going to be looking at the clock and thinking, "Nope, I was still in labor." - laura x
Happy birthday! - LB: #TeamMonique
Happy "Malcolm" Day! - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
Happy birthday, kiddo! Happy kiddo-birthday, laura x! - RepoRat
:D Happy birthday to Mr. 1! - Soup in a TARDIS
Happy Birthday!! Wow, a year already - Hedgehog
Happy birthday, young man! - Steele Lawman
A WHOLE YEAR??? wow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALCOLM! - MoTO #TeamMonique
Happy birthday, babyx! - lris
Happy birthday babyx+1! - Rachel Walden
*tiny fist bump* - Marie
Already? I know you've mentioned it recently, but ALREADY?! Happy Birthday babyx and hugs to Mummyx too! - Heleninstitches
Happy birthday! How'd a year pass so quickly? - ellbeecee
wahooo! - jambina
Happy birthday to Mr. 1x! :) - Katie
Happy Birthday, BabyX! - Catherine Pellegrino
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! - maʀtha
Happy birthday :) - Pete #TeamMonique
Yay! Go little feller, go! - Stephen le Francoeur
OMG already! Happy birthday, BabyX! - Meg V. Meg
Happy happy giving birth day to you :) You survived one year!!!!! :) - Heather Piwowar
Happy Birthday, Mr. 1! - Katy S
Aww, happy birthday to the little sprite. :) - Kelli H.
Mary Carmen
Best email from a boss ever: "You ROCK!!!! Have a great weekend!"
lris
Apparently somebody kidnapped Bilal the Stapler, put him in jello, and left a ransom note demanding that we revert to our old print management system. Heheheheheh.
...jello? - Catherine Pellegrino
I think it's a reference to The Office. https://www.youtube.com/watch... - lris
brilliant - maʀtha
i love your students! - RudĩϐЯaЯïan
Pete #TeamMonique
Librarianship - from what you can see here it's all about having a personal brand for your freely available, online and mobile, always on,client focussed penis. It's essentially Hung with a tablet.
Wait, that could be misinterpreted... - Steele Lawman
I am depending on it. - Pete #TeamMonique
Liked for the client-focussed penis. - WebGoddess
But we don't get paid as well per transaction. - Louise "Weezy" Alcorn
focused, not focussed, dammit. - Joe Boone
I was trying not to make Pete feel bad. Way to go, Joe. Now he's gonna cry. - WebGoddess
The trendspotters will tell you that they have foreseen the coming of this penis. - Andy
heh. you said "foreseen" - Louise "Weezy" Alcorn
You can delay its arrival by thinking about other things, like baseball. - Andy
Damn! No wonder I feel so inadequate. - Jen
Lie back and think of Dewey... - Louise "Weezy" Alcorn
If you do that, you need to pay OCLC. - Steele Lawman
Steve owes my library a keyboard. - lris
... - awd
Possibly the only time OCLC is thought of in a non-violent context. - Andy
The day spelling correction makes me cry is the day I have been replaced by someone else. - Pete #TeamMonique
Steele Lawman
Oh my god, an article about establishing a "personal brand" in American Libraries.
We are not cattle! - Andy
mmmOOOOOOO - Chelle Chelle Ro Ro
I have an impersonal brand - Pete #TeamMonique
OMG, I need to make me a mission statement. - Joe Boone
And an elevator speech - LibrarianOnTheLoose
Maybe THAT's what all those librarian tattoos are about! <epiphany> - Louise "Weezy" Alcorn
holly #ravingfangirl
oooh, not long at it will be Reese's Peanut Butter Egg season.
confession: just a month or so ago I found a package of Eggs i bought at the end of last season and forgot about. HAPPY SURPRISE. - holly #ravingfangirl
(it's already peanut butter egg season in the stores near my house...right alongside the peanut butter hearts) - Hookuh Tinypants
CADBURY EGGS! although you need to eat 2 of them to make them as good as they used to be. - Christa
NO. THOSE THINGS ARE VILE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VILE. - holly #ravingfangirl
^ that - Kristin
pure sugar goo inside chocolate? how can that be wrong? - Christa
*shudder* - holly #ravingfangirl
Me too, Christa, except I'm not supposed to have them anymore :-( but these days when I find the Russell Stover sugar free marshmallow eggs I get that old giddy glee. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!
Russell Stover's sugar free candies are spooky good. You almost forget...almost... - Hookuh Tinypants
LB: #TeamMonique
Wishing Iris a very happy birthday today!
Woo! Happy birthday, Iris :) - Pete #TeamMonique
Happiest of birthdays, my friend! - Catherine Pellegrino
Happy birthday :) - Eivind
happy bday iris! - Sir Shuping is just sir
Happy Birthday Iris! - Lois Loves LB and Mr. B
Happy day! - ellbeecee
Happy birthday! - Stephan Planken from iPhone
Happy birthday! - Steele Lawman
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, IRIS! - MoTO #TeamMonique
Happy birthday, Iris! - John (bird whisperer)
A very extra incredibly happy birthday, Iris! (Miss you lots, too.) Have a wonderful day! - Lily
Happy Birthday, Iris! - RepoRat
may you have delicious things (and the odds ever in your favor)! - MontglaneChess
Happy Iris Day! - Friar Ticket to Ride
Happy birthday! - Kelli H.
Happy Iris Day! - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
Happy Birthday, Iris! - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ
Happy day of your birth Iris! - ♫410 I Coach 'em Up♫
Happy Birthday, Iris! I hope you have a great day! - Jennifer Dittrich from FFHound!
Happy Birthday! - Running Slow
happy! - Jenica
happy! - Jenica
joy! - Andy
joy! - Andy
A most wonderful and celebratory natal day, dear Iris! - Andy
Wear your birthday suite with pride! - Joe Boone
Thank you so much, everyone. :-) - lris
happy birthday! - Mary Carmen
Birthday greetings! - Stephen le Francoeur
happy bday! - imabonehead
Woo! Birthday Spam!! - lris
Happy Belated Birthday, Iris! Here's hoping the fun just continued right into today :) - Jen
Happy Iris Day! - Mary B: #TeamMonique
Happy Birthday, Iris! - Anne Bouey
Many happy returns! - Megan loves summer from Android
A hope that you had a most lovely and wonderful birthday Iris, and that you have a fantastic year! - Galadriel C.
You're all so kind. Thank you. :) - lris
lris
Made a convert yesterday of a key English prof. Now I'm all nervous about the sessions for his course!
Micah
ROLL CALL—if you're still on Friendfeed:
Yes. - Julian
yes - WarLord
What's the question again? - Tinfoil 2.0
yes - Elena
My phrasing may be off, but the year is young. - Micah
mmm hmmmm - Georgia
Where else would I be? - Lisa | #TeamMonique from Android
Whut. - Steven Perez
Uh-huh. :) - Anne Bouey
*butters the roll* - LB: #TeamMonique from Android
Yo - Bren from iPhone
Hmmm. - Gimminy
Aye - bde from Android
Helloooooooooooooooo, Micah Wittman. - SAM
Wassup Micah? - DB, Just DB #TeamMonique
Still kicking --> - April Russo
Is this one of those, "I'm interested to see who actually reads my wall, so leave a one word comment about me and then post it to your wall so your friends can do the same thing for you" kind of things? Cause ... no. - Kristin
busy with life but still here... :) - AJ Batac
Not really. And Internet Dad says you're grounded for making a flagrant FB comparison. - Micah
I'm here somewhere. - Greg GuitarBuster
Yep. - Colette
Here! - Brian Johns
I thought maybe it was one of those complete-the-sentence thingys. "if you're still on Friendfeed you're ... not too cool for school - Laura Norvig from iPod
... Pushing up the daisys - Laura Norvig from iPod
Yes. Sorry. - Headless Gnad Kicker
Grounded *with* wifi access, right? - Kristin
Hey Micah. I'm here. Happy New Year! - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!
howdy. - Marianne
I admit to nothing. - Amit Patel
I'm here somewhere - DJ Stevie Steve from Android
ERROR NOT FOUND - Mo Kargas
Hey yo! - Mary Carmen from iPhone
somehow - esther
Sure, why not. - Andrew C (✓)
I'm not here. - imabonehead
here - tab from BuddyFeed
aye! - chaz2b
O HAI. - Kelli H.
Present! - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone
Yep, present! - Xabaras (G.O.)
Hello :) - Pete #TeamMonique
Every day (as good as). - Eivind
still here. - Mike Nencetti
Mmmhmmm. - Die Leberwurst
o/ - Angelo
Well, technically I was sleeping but I'm here now. :) - c.a.j.
NOT DEAD YET. I think I'll go for a walk. - John Craft
*waves* - MoTO #TeamMonique from Android
Why, what do we win???? (Also, for the roll call: CROOOOOOOOOOW) - Meg V. Meg
still here. - Gunnyman™
like a boss - Laura Vanderbeat
KEEP TROLLING - Anto. Ⓐ
like a boss + 1 - ratavolòira
Still the favorite. - David Lounsbury
*jumps obnoxiously up and down* - t-ra: not givin up
#teamitaly 🇮🇹 - foia from FFHound!
🇮🇹 yeah - Hoshimem from iPhone
three years and counting #teamitaly - Roux
Roll Call for what ? - Peter Dawson
Do i get a prize? - SteVe C
Not me. - Running Slow
When I can be. - Mark Kille
Hiya! :) - Son of Groucho
turkish tire stopper leftist intelligentsia is present o/ - Alfonker Tapir
italian meminto-lovers and turkish keps sharing tribes are also present - Alfonker Tapir
Sucate - Anto. Ⓐ
yes - lanf3anc
yes. - MrPotts
present - VALZ/TEAM TRAVIS
aaahhhhYEP. - Russian Space Lizard
Dude. - Joe Boone
Till they turn it off. - Eric
Yep #teamitaly 🇮🇹 - Indo (Nuvola)
Beyler it is time for you anglo-americans to embrace your Kurdish, Turkish and Italian fetfirint brethren. both the tire stopper and memişko keps giver kinds. Pliz. - Alfonker Tapir
(Shabuya, sha, sha, shabuya, ROLL CALL!) My name is Chris (Yeah!). Chris of Spades (Yeah!). And I still lurk here (Yeah!). On Best of Day. (ROLL CALL! Shabuya, sha, sha, shabuya.) - chrisofspades
Chris just won. - LB: #TeamMonique from Android
I can't beat Chris' post so I'm not even going to try. But yes...present! - Tamara
>>> :) <<< to everyone ( (team)Italy, Turkey, I see you). And Chris. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Micah
Maybe... - Jemm
Yep. - joey
present - Katy S
*moonwalks down the home feed* *spins* *grabs crotch* *MJ OWWWWWWWWWWWWW* - Monique the crochet freak
Monique #wins - Xabaras (G.O.)
Present... just. :-) - Kol Tregaskes
Still here, after all these years. - Bette Cooper
Good thing I checked "best of month". - Bruce Lewis
Sarah G.
I know it's not a competition to see who can get through TSA and reassemble your belongings the fastest, but I win.
Everything is a competition. Some folks just don't realize it. - sglassme
Most annoying part of traveling these days is my CPAP machine...I was pretty good about getting through security quickly but that sucker slows me down. :P - Laura H.
i haven't had to travel by air with mine since 2009. i can only imagine the hassle now. - Hieronymous Boosh
Oh, it's a competition, and the winners are the people who don't get glared at, shoved, or otherwise yelled at because they're morons about getting their shit back together. - Jenica
It's not the reassembly that gets me. It's the dumbasses who have so much crap and can't seem to empty their pockets of change, take off their jacket, had to wear hip waders, etc. I'll just shove you out of the way when it's to reassemble. - Running Slow
challenge accepted ; ) - jambina from FFHound(roid)!
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