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So, last night I dreamed that LSW had been infiltrated by nefarious persons who were somehow controlling and manipulating us to do their evil bidding. We were also under constant surveillance, so I was at Rochelle's party surreptitiously handing people tiny notes that said, "Beware! We are being watched."
Catherine Pellegrino, Galadriel C., Laura B. and 5 other people liked this
I am heroically resisting the temptation to yell "LOOK OUT! IT'S THE ASKPROS!" Heroically, I tell you.
- D0r0th34
The secret cameras are revealed only by the photos we all took. :-p
- Abigail
It was hidden in the unibrow I dreamed I had when I met everyone.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I've been Codslapped! *gasp* Found this on my office chair this morning.
Tim Keneipp, laura x, Laura B. and 11 other people liked this
Mahalo. Gestena. Gracias. Arigato. Shukriya. Danke. (Thank You) I feel loved in a way I cannot describe. This is insanity. But that good kind of crazy.
vicster is..., Nurse Katie, Joe Silence is not Santa and 12 other people liked this
Like crazy in a Snuggie! ;)
- Laura B.
crazy in a Snuggie of love
- aden
Which would be a great album title, I'm thinkin'.
- Laura B.
It's things like this that restore my faith in the human race and tell me that this community is aptly named. I <heart> Friendfeed.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
You're very lucky Aden!
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
\m/
- Johnny Worthington
Just wanted to say thank you again. I don't think anything I say or do is really going to express how awesome you guys are, and how grateful I am for knowing you. <3
- aden
Just pay it forward love.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
The Lawson family will be on a 30 minute delay this morning.
Derrick, Catherine Pellegrino, Laura B. and lris' ghost liked this
RESET, RESET!
- JSNFLMNG
Will the swearing be bleeped out then?
- josh neff, geek at large
Me: [handing Mr. 4 a cookie] Here you go, sweetie. Mr. 4: Thank you, Honey Bear!
Jennifer McDaniel, Pete, Derrick and 6 other people liked this
awwwwwwww
- Mary Carmen
And like honey bears, if we squeezed you, would something come out? Yeah. Forget I just asked that. It's the muscle relaxants.
- cecily
I got Derrick mail!
Steven Perez, Jason Huebel, AJ Batac and 8 other people liked this
Right hands and left hands: I have two Google Alerts egofeeds set up, one for my name, one for Cites & Insights. This morning, Gmail decided that the Google Alert for my name was spam. There's corporate cooperation for you...
Peter Murray, John Dupuis and lris' ghost liked this
Here's the view onto my balcony. We've gotten about 11" in the area, 15 at the airport so far, it's still coming down. That drift is about 4' high
Laura B., Santa CW™, pea and 4 other people liked this
Yikes!
- josh neff, geek at large
Absolutely, which is what I'm doing til they come pick me up for work
- Abigail
yup, that's pretty much what we look like too
- D0r0th34
I ended up with more wind than snow, it seems. I got snowed in at my parents' house a couple years ago, though, and that's what their patio looked like. Amazing.
- lris' ghost
marthalib, Jennifer McDaniel, Baroness Von SmashAHomie and 10 other people liked this
This is so exciting!
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I'll be cleaning dvd's, rewinding vhs tapes, and shelving them!!
- Derrick
Just so you know, that in no way mirrors the kind of work you'll be doing as a librarian, unless you work in a teeny weeny library that has a staff of two.
- cecily
The good news is it'll give you hands on experience about how different libraries choose to organize their collections. I'd be interested in hearing whether they're strict Dewey, if they use a bookstore organization scheme, or some mix.
- cecily
I know you work a regular job, but see if you can come in some time when the librarian/librarians are around, too, so you can get some idea of what their work life and concerns are like. But at this point, anything is probably some good exposure to working at the library.
- s t e v e
Um. Yes. I am a librarian, and I do many things along those lines. But then I also work in a teeny weeny library branch with a staff of two.
- laura x
Just make sure they don't haze you by telling you to rewind DVDs.
- Jàson Puçkett
I wasn't denigrating the work, Laura, just noting that it wasn't really representative of the kind of work that Derrick might be expected to do as an academic librarian. I'm of the mindset that work that needs doing should just get done regardless of hierarchy, but as I work in a union environment, most librarians would get their knickers in a knot if they were asked to polish DVDs.
- cecily
Oh, I understand--I am just being my usual defensive tiny library self. It's all good. :-)
- laura x
In some ways, I think folks in tiny libraries have it better. I got chewed out once by our systems people because I moved a monitor from one desk to another without telling them.
- cecily
I can't believe this is happening. We're converting you to our cult. You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
- Laura Norvig
Good notes all the way around. I don't mind paying my dues, and I think after I build up some rapport with my supervisor, I'll check in (using a personal day from the office, maybe?) to see what it is y'all do in prime time. Thanks everyone for your support. It means an awful lot.
- Derrick
Rock on Derrick! One of us!
- marthalib
I would just like to say that I am feeling like a freaking WordPress rockstar today.
Jennifer Johnson, Catherine Pellegrino, aden and 10 other people liked this
I love that link you posted on Twitter.
- Sarah G.
/me raises lighter \m/
- Jàson Puçkett
*raises cell phone*
- Laura B.
go go Laurax the rock star!
- holly
Mr. 7's school has a snow day. Shanon's school has a snow day. My school just has a day. With snow.
VAL D. Zone, Derrick, lris' ghost and 6 other people liked this
at least you have snow!
- Sir Shuping
They have snow days in Colorado?
- Derrick
Information literacy: a non-definition - http://stevelawson.name/seealso...
Catherine Pellegrino, Mar₭ Liŋdŋer, lris' ghost and 2 other people liked this
Rodfather, Kol Tregaskes, Catherine Pellegrino and 16 other people liked this
looking good
- RAPatton
These would be the OMG I CANNOT BELIEVE MY HAIR IS SO SHORT pictures.
- laura x
Very pretty!
- Laura B.
you have great hair
- marthalib
cyoot
- Jàson Puçkett
cute! and i'm pretty sure that's definitely shorter than when we had dinner in ic :)
- Katie
Short? How long was it before?
- Ayşe E.
(It looks v. nice, btw.)
- Ayşe E.
Very nice!
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
I think I had about 4" taken off. It had been so long since I last remembered to have my hair cut that the ends were just a disaster.
- laura x
yes very cute!
- βℜ∀ñÐi
yes very cute!
- βℜ∀ñÐi
Oh, the hair! Was transfixed on the nifty specs! :)
- JA Castillo
Zines delivered to Andrew and Dave. LSW silliness spreading.
Kirsten, lris' ghost, Laura B. and laura x liked this
That's putting the W in LSW!
- marthalib
Me: OMG I got a haircut and my hair is so short! World: You got a haircut? Really? #lifewithlonghair
Laura B. and lris' ghost liked this
*chuckle* I'm gonna ask the huz to trim mine tonight.
- D0r0th34
PICTURES!
- marthalib
Totally been there.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Yup--that's me! Even now that it's "short" (for me) people still don't notice when I cut off two-three inches
- Abigail
you weirdos. when i have long hair and get it cut beyond the basic trim (which is rare that i go for just a "trim"), i get it *cut*. i usually go from somewhere a few inches or so below my shoulders to chin-length. right now, if i had it all chopped off even shorter, it's probably long enough for locks of love (if i hadn't had bleach highlights put in last time i did anything with it)....
more...
- Katie
Looking to be a quiet, snowy shift at the ref desk today. Sporting the LSW T-shirt/cardigan look.
nakachi, MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS, Kol Tregaskes and 21 other people liked this
is that really warm enough? o.O
- D0r0th34
Guess you're wrapped up in the luv of the LSW
- Candy Schwartz
from twhirl
it's not snowing inside. Oh, I am also wearing trousers.
- s t e v e
in my office you'd be damn damn cold in just a tee and cardigan. unless the cardigan was fleece, maybe.
- D0r0th34
I brought a heavier sweater but traded for this because I was too hot.
- s t e v e
*resisting responding to the "too hot" comment* @D0r0th34, I have to wear a scarf in my office.
- Ayşe E.
Have a good one, brother Steve.
- Derrick
Thanks D., and I think thanks Ayse.
- s t e v e
Aaaaand student email isn't working. Wonder who I'll get to call at home.
- s t e v e
Students still use email? I thought they only used facebook?... Not.
- Joe
Q: "Where's the fiction section?" A: 60-second lecture on LC classification + plus apologies.
- s t e v e
You're welcome, s t e v e. :)
- Ayşe E.
Hey, we're refdesk buddies! I'm on 1-5 (EST).
- Catherine Pellegrino
What's the sitch, Catherine?
- s t e v e
Welp, I opened the building 25 minutes ago, there's a slow stream of folks working but not needing help. Just your ordinary Sunday afternoon. Oh, and The Neediest Student On The Planet has parked herself at the computer closest to the refdesk. Good times.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Wow. Just had the most calm, coherent, logical-sounding paranoid rant that I have ever heard from a patron about how the military and the government are harassing him via text messages, agents posing as homeless people, and through thinly-veiled threats in headlines in local papers. I told him that his idea for a class action lawsuit through the ACLU was a great angle to pursue.
- s t e v e
Steve wins.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Thank God there is a Colorado Springs chapter, http://www.aclu-cos.org/. The patron will not need to come up to Denver.
- Joe
Yay for paranoid patrons. They keep life interesting
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I want to know how a library is ever warm enough to be "too hot" for a heavy sweater. Mine never seems to be....
- Abigail
Mine tends to go back and forth Abigail. At the beginning of the week, we could store large slabs of meat frozen, but by the end of the week, we could host a luau complete with bathing suits and hulu dancers.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
I think with the opening and closing of the front doors we are cooling down. Contemplating move to warmer sweater. #imgettingpaidforthis
- s t e v e
Steve, I think we've had that guy (paranoid rants), except for our guy writes his rants on the little 2x3 sheets of paper we keep at the ref desk, and leaves them on the same desk in the same corner of the library. We haven't seen him lately, so maybe he's made his way to Colorado.
- cecily
He just came back to suggest that we take the money we spend on newspapers--which are simply propaganda--and spend it on the computer network instead.
- s t e v e
'cos everybody knows no propaganda comes through computer networks ;)
- D0r0th34
This guy needs his own tv show. :)
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
He just stopped by on his way out to thank me for helping him decide to take legal action so he can "slap down the punks and the nanotechnologists and the lawyers who try to take advantage of people." Glad I could help.
- s t e v e
everybody loves a librarian ;)
- D0r0th34
marthalib, Rochelle Rochelle, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill) and 10 other people liked this
Big ups to laura x and Steve.
- Derrick
I got mine, too. What a nice surprise on a cold Dec day!
- Ruth Solie
I nominate this for next School Library Journal cover - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Eric Sizemore, John Dupuis, Aurora and 13 other people liked this
(OK, I'll stop now.)
- s t e v e
from Bookmarklet
boozers.
- holly
Oh, don't stop. You haven't even gotten to IL photos!
- laura x
I'd like to see photos of the Internet @ Schools West attendees. (Pretty much same crowd as IL.) Probably won't look too different from the SLJ cover, right?
- Julian
... there is almost a Last Supperish quality to this photo. The white lens flare over Steve's head helps.
- D0r0th34
And a dude named W!cKeD at my left hand...
- s t e v e
lol. i love this pic.
- jambina
Man I'm short
- krista godfrey
from iPhone
Wee.
- Joe
But Powerful!
- Joe
I nominate this for next School Library Journal cover - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Free?, Junebug (aka Sarah Jill), Rochelle Rochelle and 7 other people liked this
I don't have a problem with that.
- Derrick
me either
- holly
My moobs were much bigger then.
- Greg Schwartz
And David's mustache was smaller. http://www.donorschoose.org/donors...
- Stephen Francoeur
Luke breaks! on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Kamilah Gill, cecily, Pete and 7 other people liked this
Luke (Mr. 7) finished an after-school Karate class with a white belt ceremony where he got to break a board. (it's a video, so click through)
- s t e v e
from Bookmarklet
Go Luke! :)
- holly
I wouldn't mess with him.
- Derrick
Fun!
- lris' ghost
from iPod
That was awesome. I watched it three times. Need the slo-mo, zoomed-in version.
- Greg Schwartz
Nice! I never got to break a board.
- laura x
I nominate this for next School Library Journal cover. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Jàson Puçkett, cecily, DJF and 5 other people liked this
hahaha! yes!
- holly
An open letter to Alex Scoble.
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David Cook, Bruce Lewis, Raphael, Raphael and 25 other people liked this
Steve wins the internets!
- josh neff, geek at large
Thank you and you're welcome.
- Alex Scoble
LOL. Nicely done.
- Jim Is Not Smart
And in Comic Sans.
- Derrick
You win. I bow before the master.
- pea
DO ANYBODY NO HOW STEVE GOT TO BE SO AWESOME
- Rochelle
Man that's a long thread...
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
he hangs around with FF people. therefore he has become so awesome. and he prolly was awesome before too. but don't count out the FF exposure factor
- Morgan Haley
I wish I hung around with more FF people...you guys are the best.
- Alex Scoble
I'm willing to bet he was kind of awesome before Friendfeed, it's just that Ff made us more aware of his awesomeness.
- cecily
I've known Steve longer than he & I have been on FriendFeed. He's certainly been all kinds of awesome as long as I've known him.
- josh neff, geek at large
I just read that on my iPhone. :)
- Roberto Bonini
from iPhone
LOL, I can't even open it. Even though I'm using a Windows machine with Word installed on it.
- Victor Ganata
I'm still cracking up at "The White Devil" moniker and the accompanying avatar.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
Barry, that's the danger with setting my screenname like that--I don't really see it and I forgot about it. Might be time for a makeover later today.
- s t e v e
Also FF is totally broken, since I can't leave comments in .docx format.
- s t e v e
Yeah... I still give a "confused doggie head tilt" when someone refers to me as "Master".... I really like "white devil", 'cause it's so not true... but I can understand you changing it.
- MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS
YouTube - davidrothman.net: On AL and Library 101 - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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RudĩϐЯaЯïan, Joan, Michael Habib and 18 other people liked this
This is how it is done. Rothman at his best, I'd say.
- s t e v e
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ahaha, that's fantastic
- Fiona Bradley
I left a comment...I'm curious about the connection he draws between disagreeing with LJ's promotion of the AL, and the use of Movers & Shakers to promote oneself. David?
- Jason Griffey
I'll be curious to hear what David says about that. I think that there would be a bit of a disconnect if the same person is saying "LJ editorial standards are crap because they publish the AL" and "I am proud to have the LJ editors' seal of approval as a Mover and Shaker."
- s t e v e
Erm. If LJ editorial standards are crap, I'm in trouble, 'long of how I've been published there and all.
- D0r0th34
I don't think I'd say that LJ's editorial standards are crap...even though I DO disagree with them publishing the AL. But that said, I really see M&S as an award from my peers...someone had to nominate me (probably several someones). But maybe that's me over-parsing my personal part of it. Plus, what Dorothea said...
- Jason Griffey
Well, note that I said "*if* someone is saying that." I'm not personally concerned about it, but that's what I think David is saying. He also says that LJ publishes lots of stuff that reflects badly on librarians.
- s t e v e
Wonderful. I keep thinking whether I should try to say something about this whole event, and David's done such a fine job here that I probably won't. Doubt that I'll do any vlogs, but I sure liked this one. (And I've commented at David's blog, to close the circle.)
- Walt Crawford
Well, and I quibble with the idea that LJ is a library-propaganda arm constrained to publish only "rah-rah libraries!" stuff. Some of the stuff librarians do is bogus. If LJ reports that, more power to LJ.
- D0r0th34
And this is the answer? Yup. Right on David!
- ɥsıuɐʎɹ
Weak editorial standards can still allow in good stuff- and there *is* good stuff in LJ. There's also a lot of crap.
- David Rothman (☤)
Barbara Fister. Andrew Albanese (before he moved to PW, sigh). Peter Jaczo. They publish better stuff than American Libraries at present.
- D0r0th34
Wondering if AL will be nominated or receive M&S for 2010...would be kind of like when Time was going to give Man of the Year to Osama bin Laden. Time's comment: "He is not a larger than life figure with broad historical sweep...he is smaller than life, a garden-variety terrorist whose evil plan succeeded beyond his highest hopes."
- Lori Reed
*dead* over the Mister Muggles cameo.
- cecily
Mister Muggles was played (with unusual patience) by my kitty, Shelby....who felt it was a good stretch to play a male cat.
- David Rothman (☤)
Very well done, David. I tried to stay out of this fray as much as I could because it devolved into name calling/dogpiling on both sides, but your video is a voice of reason (hopefully just one among many).
- cecily
Best thing I've watched online in ages! :) I honestly can't say that I disagree with anything you said there. I totally wrote off M&S after they honored a certain master of sock-puppetry (though I probably should have sooner).
- Meredith
In addition to praising the content (with which I can't find fault), I also want to say that I've never quite gotten the point of videos that are just a talking head...why not just write down what you have to say? Except, now I get it. Bravo.
- Catherine Pellegrino
Ditto Catherine! I've never been much of a video person. This is everything a video blog post should be, but usually isn't.
- Meredith
Catherine, I had the same reaction. Usually I feel like, "I just want to read your words at my own pace. Please no video." This piece convinced me that sometimes it's worth it to hit Play. :)
- Rachel Walden
It was so helpful to have all of David's inflections and mannerisms the occasional silly face. It would have come across quite differently in print, I think.
- marthalib
What Rachel, Catherine, Marthalib and Meredith just said. Damn, there are a lot of smart female librarians on FF. (Maybe that's because there are a lot of smart...oh, never mind.)
- Walt Crawford
Yeah, it transmits all of those non-verbal cues quite nicely that we wouldn't have gotten with just the text. Plus, I made it through David's entire video without wanting to stop it. That wasn't a bad way to spend roughly 7 minutes.
- Peter Murray
David, I wish there was a non-award that I could "nominate" you for. 'Cause that was your greatest video ever.
- Greg Schwartz
Finally got to watch this. Completely brilliant. Thank you
- laura x
David got it absolutely right.
- Pete
Mr. Rothman provides a fine model for avoiding ad hominem attacks while being constructively critical. Bravo.
- Evil Librarian
Y'all are very kind- thanks for all the feedback. :)
- David Rothman (☤)
This was great. Part of me wonders, though, how honest and forthright some folks (maybe not you) would be with criticism of Library 101 if the AL hadn't been so snarky about it in the first place. But that doesn't detract from how much I enjoyed this. Thanks, David.
- Joan
I think that if AL hadn't been so snarky then ppl who found the video lame would probably have looked at the *intention* of the project - to work together to discuss essential skills for librarians given the technological/social climate- and put their energy there instead of discussing whether low blows and rudeness are appropriate professional skills.
- Kathryn says love n peace
from iPhone
Whatever your views, you have to realize that DR wants to suppress certain forms of expression, while LJ tries to find things to publish. Surely librarians believe in the LJ way. Ad Hominem comment is not new to librarianship. I remember when the gret Jesse Shera said the great Lawrence Clark Powell acted like "a butterfly in heat."
- John Berry
HAH! That's pretty funny, Mr. Berry. No, I don't want to suppress anything. Shera's comments were ATTRIBUTED TO HIM. I think you make your trade mag look even worse than it is by publishing nasty remarks from an unidentified author, that's all. Thanks, though, for trying to cast me as pro-censorship! That'll give a lot of people I know a really good chuckle. :)
- David Rothman (☤)
I just noticed something, John (may I call you John?): Did you seriously sign up for FriendFeed just to leave that one silly comment? http://friendfeed.com/johnber...
- David Rothman (☤)
One last thought. John Berry wrote that "LJ tries to find things to publish." Try harder, dude. There's LOTS of great writing you could've decided to publish- but in order to get as many clicks as possible, you went for the lowest common denominator: pseudonymous nastiness.
- David Rothman (☤)
Is that really John Berry? Or is there a sock puppet among us?
- Katy S
Katy++. JBerry isn't the hit-and-run type, I don't think; he ought to know better by now.
- D0r0th34
I'd like to think that the real John Barry recognizes the difference between solid criticism & suppression. I mean, that's a college freshman-level argument.
- josh neff, geek at large
Hehehe. Trying to find Berry's columns in the Wayback Machine or Google Cache on the "annoying librarian" from 2007, but it's all midget porn comments now.
- s t e v e
Librarian Bomb/ So fine I want to thank your Mom/ But not in a 'Your mom' wayyyy
josh neff, geek at large, holly, Derrick and 2 other people liked this
I've been thinking about something I might like to do in the new year. I'm thinking of putting together a book of essays by LSW folks and publishing it on Lulu. This would be in a more serious or "professional" vein than the zine, but still open to personal or informal essays. I haven't settled on a theme yet, but I'm thinking the writing prompt...
Rev. Dr. W!cKeD Rock, lris' ghost, Jeff Scott and 11 other people liked this
...might be something like "what are you passionate or excited about in libraries right now?" I'd love to include some pieces on technology, services, management, instruction, and whatever else (that's just off the top of my head), and ideally an essay about LSW itself.
- Jàson Puçkett
I would probably publish a PDF version for free and a paperback edition for inexpensive, and I'd like to creative commons license the whole thing. I have never tried anything like this before, but I think it would be exciting, interesting, and fun. Would anyone be interested in contributing a piece if I went ahead? This isn't a commitment on either part, just a feeler.
- Jàson Puçkett
I'd be happy to do something, if only to ensure there's a W in LSW ;)
- Pete
I'll think about it. I'd have to give some thought to what exactly I'm excited about right now (!) and I might wind up re-working a blog post. Would that be OK? (Oh, and I'd be totally down with CC-licensing.)
- Catherine Pellegrino
I like the idea! Not sure if the muse would strike me to write a contribution, but I'd like to contribute.
- josh neff, geek at large
Yes of course, Catherine. I'm still thinking about that question myself :) since I'd probably want to put my money where my mouth is and write something to go into it.
- Jàson Puçkett
And the idea came from this collection that I read a few months ago: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc... -- I was like, hey, we could totally do that.
- Jàson Puçkett
I'm down.
- s t e v e
Oh my stars, you librarian folk are fascinating with your zines and your writing and your publishing. I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to coming to this conclusion.
- Derrick
Heh. If I didn't know better, I'd think Derrick was being sarcastic.
- s t e v e
Derrick, when you joint the cult.. sorry, profession... we'll show you the fun stuff.
- Pete
*jumps up and down*
- Derrick
Guys- we need to start doing some fun stuff, so Derrick doesn't feel let down.
- Pete
Yeah, depending on how you feel about conference binge drinking, this may be as good as it gets.
- s t e v e
Jason, make sure that Rochelle sees this. She had an idea months and months ago about something for an LSW "White Paper." I don't recall if it fits your proposed theme, though.
- s t e v e
I've heard about y'all's conferences... o_O
- Derrick
Excellent!
- laura x
Ah yes, Derrick. 'Paperback Mountain' I must say my conference experiences have always been sedate. Karaoke aside- them, not me, I add.
- Pete
Pete, I tend to get up with the roosters, which means I also fall asleep when the street lights come on. :(
- Derrick
Well, that fits most librarian patterns. And really, you've not seen ugly until you've seen a room of dancing librarians.
- Pete
Dancing archivists are right up there, Pete: http://friendfeed.com/laurabo...
- Laura B.
Will I ruin the demographic? I'm actually a pretty good dancer?
- Derrick
You'll just shift the curve. Which sounds like a dance move.
- Pete
Pete and Derrick have not seen Iris dance, clearly.
- Jàson Puçkett
Oh I *know* Iris can dance. To every rule, an exception
- Pete
Despite my iffy status with LSW (self-imposed, to be sure), I'd probably contribute. Fortunately, although Lulu does now impose a charge for PDFs ($1.25?), the charge is waived if the price is $0, so that works. (I'd volunteer to do the book layout/production, but you're probably at least as qualified to do that, Jason.)
- Walt Crawford
Huh. I remember that I have an idea, but damned if I can remember what it was. Will think on it.
- Rochelle Rochelle
Just don't let Steve do the typesetting. He'll put it all in Comic Sans.
- laura x
Except for Laura's essay which will be in Zapf Dingbats.
- s t e v e
I do so like hanging out with people who know what a dingbat really is.
- DJF
Whereas I would never use Comic Sans. There are some kid's-handwriting typefaces that are MUCH more appropriate. And there's one where letters are formed out of lightning bolts that would do nicely for subheadings in the more serious articles.
- Walt Crawford
Well, you're the consummate professional, Walt. We all know that.
- josh neff, geek at large
Wait, so I *shouldn't* use Comic Sans? Dammit. Back to the drawing board.
- Jàson Puçkett
Wingding me please.
- Joe
I vastly prefer Comic Serif.
- s t e v e
I was going to go AAAAAUUUUUUUGH, but actually, that font doesn't suck.
- D0r0th34
The science blogging community puts out a collection of blog posts every year and publishes it on Lulu: http://www.lulu.com/coturnix1 People nominate posts and there's a jury that picks the winners. I was on the jury a couple of years ago and it was a great experience. Bora Zivkovic is the series editor. Here's the final call for this year's: http://scienceblogs.com/clock...
- John Dupuis
Serif <3
- Kirsten
Hmm. Comic Serif is way too heavy for body text, but otherwise, what Dorothea sez: It doesn't suck (at least not any more than Rockwell does--and "bouncy version of Rockwell" is a good description).
- Walt Crawford
I am a Rockwell fan. I always feel like someone is watching me choose typefaces.
- s t e v e
Also, just to reiterate, great idea Jason, and I would love to help/contribute.
- s t e v e
I'm really glad so many of you guys are into it. Expect to hear more from me on this after new year's.
- Jàson Puçkett
I'min, too
- awd
I still don't remember what Steve remembers, but I've been kicking around a topic with a friend. Looking forward to hearing more.
- Rochelle Rochelle
Heh, sorry I got no details. It was a while ago, back when we were hanging out in the Meebo room every day. It had something to do with reference and public services--a real thing, not a jokey thing. But yeah, probably let that go and think about the new thing you were kicking around. I guess I was just mostly thinking that at the time I'd thought it was a good idea to try and do something a little more serious, if informal, in the name of the LSW.
- s t e v e
I'd be interested in helping/doing something with this!! :)
- Abigail
Dad took some photos of the boys for possible Christmas card use. These are some of the sillier ones.
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Kamilah Gill, rowlikeagirl, Iván Abrego and 20 other people liked this
ARGYLE!
- josh neff, geek at large
But of course! Nick's hair is out of control. And for better or worse, Luke has my nostrils.
- s t e v e
pic #2 is classic!
- marthalib
I love the silly.
- laura x
Pic #2 is awesome! :)
- JA Castillo
I love the last one!
- Admiral Anika
I agree with Anika.
- Jennifer McDaniel
Mr. 4 is such the introvert. You gotta get that kid out of his shell, Steve.
- Derrick
wow, they are both so shy
- Morgan Haley
They're wearing argyle. This was bound to happen.
- nakachi
I'm in the mood to support the postal system. DM me your snail mail address if you'd like a postcard!
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You almost have to cast Orsino as smoking hawt. (Grab http://www.imdb.com/title... from Netflix for a really, really, really good example. HOMG. *fans self*) 'Cos otherwise it's completely unclear what Viola sees in him. OTOH, it's *crystal* clear why Olivia won't touch him with a ten-foot pole.
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When the lady sends her people to kick your people off the premises, Orsino, I'm sorry, she's *just not that into you*, 'k?
- D0r0th34
Kamilah, I don't think you realize how much people love the little moments of our lives you capture in your sketches. :-) http://friendfeed.com/kmeelah
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Nicholas Kreidberg, ashish, SAM and 33 other people liked this
It's so true. I was incredibly tickled the time she drew me, and the drawings are also an inspiration to me to keep practicing my drawing so I can draw recognizable likenesses.
- s t e v e
Dang - I'm all ashamed now - never saw that pic you drew of me! :)
- Chrimmus Tad
got a link to that?
- Chrimmus Tad
I love Kamilah's sketches.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
If you click on one of the sketches in Kamilah's feed, it will take you to her Posterous. You were on the third or fourth page, I think.
- Jason Huebel
from Android
Amen!
- David Cook
Thanks so much, Jason and everyone else here :) I love doing this. You all have helped me with your photos, too. You got me out of a rut of not making any kind of art for so long. Now I'm doing it daily again. And yes, I'm going to have this great record of large and small moments with all of you on Friendfeed.
- Kamilah Gill
Wow! This is really awesome u are so talented! U really captured the essence of my brother's tomfoolery!
- Cardeen Martinez
from iPhone
Hadn't seen you here before, Cardeen. Welcome! Glad you like the drawing
- Kamilah Gill
Thank you and thanks for sharing your art!
- Cardeen Martinez
from iPhone
Hail Kamilah!
- ffcode
Nice!
- Martha
Thanksgiving week is always hard for me; it's the week that my mom died many years ago, but I got some mail today from some FF'ers that turned these tears of sorrow into tears of joy. Say what you want about social media, but I'm so fortunate to have made the friends I've made here.
Nicholas Kreidberg, Matt Hilton, Kol Tregaskes and 48 other people liked this
=( but also =). Big hugs and virtual leftovers from me to you Derrick!
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Hey, I know that baby! :)
- Rochelle
DO ANYBODY NO THAT BABBY?
- Derrick
I DON'T! :-)
- Give 'Em DBizness
This post reminded me that I need to buy cards. Love you, D!
- Laura B.
*HUGS* and love, D.
- joey
<3
- Anna Haro
Relationships > Technology... *cuddles*
- Johnny Worthington
That reminds me, I have to get your package to the post office on Monday. I'm sorry I've been so late, but I've had a heap of family issues and school stuff. Hope the bikkies aren't stale by the time they get to you!
- Bryce Roney
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