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Any recommendations for baby milk bottle? Anyone using Playtex VentAire?
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we used Avent for both of our kids. EXCELLENT. avoid anything with a liner as they strip out nutrients from the milk.
- Joe Silence is not dead
We use both the Medela Breastmilk Bottle and the Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Bottle. I would recommend just buying one bottle and trying it out before you decide. Don't buy several because of the baby hates it, you don't want to have 3 or 5 of them to return!
- Rochelle
we did try the Playtex VentAire and neither of our kids liked it cos of the bend.
- Joe Silence is not dead
My elder one is using Pigeon and BFree. Have tried Avent too... I actually like Pigeon bottles, but I want to differentiate the bottles (especially the nipples) between the brother and the sister.
- BeeLing
Rochelle, there's no return policy over here, so I guess I better buy just one to try out initially. Thanks for advice.
- BeeLing
Any other recommendations?
- BeeLing
No return policy? WOW.
- Rochelle
Yes...Most of the time, we can only exchange.
- BeeLing
That's why I'm doing research beforehand
- BeeLing
BornFree worked best for us.
- Aviv
hmmmm are you familiar with TittyCat? ~ oh wait no that's the other way around
- sofarsoShawn
BornFree here as well, and I really like that you can just buy sippy-cup nipples for them and you don't have to replace everything when you start "moving up" from regular nipples.
- Steve "Daddy do it!" Lacy
We used Doctor Brown's our daughter was collicky. These bottles helped.
- Gunny doesn't side-hug™
We took Rochelle's suggestion and bought one of a few kinds. Penny by far liked the Dr. Browns best!
- Georgia Diehl
I'm late to the party, but our lactation consultant suggested the Breastflow as the baby's sucking motion mimics breastfeeding. Our little one likes it better than Dr Browns.
- Jaclyn
Late, but we use Dr. Browns. Little man seems to like them better than the VentAire.
- Matt Hilton
Nutella poundcake was fantastic! Dense, not too dry, plus choc-hazelnut creaminess throughout. Great w/ice cream & an oatmeal stout.
Whoa, Nelly! Now you're talking ... ice cream, poundcake AND an oatmeal stout!! Would you send me recipe plz?
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
Sent! Yes, the oatmeal stout was a late addition - we're trying lots of local brews now that I can drink again. Yay California :D.
- Jaclyn
Got it and replied. Thanks!
- Mar₭ Liŋdŋer
What's your favorite gin?
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Magellan
- Alex Scoble
None =P
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
I'm boring... Bombay Sapphire
- Bren, Not Grinchy
I suppose I'm not supposed to comment here either? ;)
- holly
If you like blue gins, Bren, you should give Magellan a try.
- Alex Scoble
Bombay Sapphire
- Alex Scrivener
Plymouth is the best.
- Todd Hoff
Well played, Todd...now get off my lawn!
- Alex Scoble
Then my dog can't leave your wedding present :-)
- Todd Hoff
LOL, I'm sensing some enmity here.
- Alex Scoble
from IM
the one that doesn't taste like ssssssssssss
- Pete Delucchi
No comment. ;)
- Laura Lou Who
I can see that the sillies are out in force tonight...let me guess...y'all are drinking Cuervo?
- Alex Scoble
from IM
can't drink it anymore. used to drink lots of gin, my former call sign was "tanq tonic"
- clarke thomas
Hendricks.
- Derrick
Alex, no. Patron. :)
- holly
Man, you're the one who ordered me off your lawn. Self check. :-)
- Todd Hoff
ROFL
- Alex Scoble
ImaGINation.
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
I need to acquaint myself with more nice gins before I have an opinion.
- Christopher A Carr
rummy
- Katy S
I'm old school, Tanqueray, baby. But when I'm feelin snooty, I'll do Bulldog.
- Bryan R. Adams
If you like Tanqueray, I recommend you try Hendrick's
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Bombay
- Haggis (Sean Loyless)
-ger
- Spidra Webster
Hehe, ginger is not a type of gin, but I like it too
- Alex Scoble
from IM
Bombay because I'm a pussy and don't like pine needles.
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Hendricks is pretty good. Are you still warming up your meat with a gas grill or have you learned proper BBQ techniques yet, Alex?
- Bryan R. Adams
my favorite gin is whichever one you're mixing with tonic and putting in front of me. I do like Hendricks though. Hey don't forget that twist of lime!
- Call me Bronco
I properly grill my meat properly using gas, which is the only proper method...wait a second this is the wrong thread for a bbqing argument
- Alex Scoble
from IM
PLASMA IS BETTER!
- Call me Bronco
Yeah, good luck with that ;p
- Alex Scoble
from IM
*dead*
- Call me Bronco
Hides smoking gun
- Alex Scoble
from IM
You're right, we'll table that discussion. *charcoal*
- Bryan R. Adams
None atall, tyvm. I'm mostly a teetotaller, though I do have to drain chalices most Sundays.
- Ladybug Heather
As far as I can recall, favorite and gin are not two words that I have I ever used in a single sentence before now.
- David HC Soul
from BuddyFeed
I like the kind that is free...haha not much of a Gin drinker, but in my college days I loved me some Tangueray
- jamar78
My favorite gin is free gin! :)
- Beau Liening
from iPhone
Hendrick's w/cucumber. Although Bombay Sapphire will definitely do.
- Jaclyn
Hendricks as well. Followed by Bombay because of fond memories of a former roommate.
- joey
The cheapest one they got.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Anyone have tips for getting an infant to sleep on his back? Our little one will only sleep for 10 minutes on his back, but several hours laying on someone's chest. We've tried heating pads, putting one of my shirts in with, noise machines...nothing's worked. The pediatrician just said to get used to it :P.
How old? When my kids were babies we would swaddle them and then we have this pad with bumpers on the side. It kept them snug and they had no problems until about 4 - 5 mos. when they wouldn't even let us sit down while holding them.
- Admiral Anika
We had great success with the Miracle Blanket. It was kind of spendy but would have paid 10x the price of it because it worked so well. But yeah, depends on the age. You should only swaddle until 5 months or so, at the oldest.
- Rochelle
He's 2 months. Hates swaddling as he always wants his hands in his mouth. One of our other doctors said she put her son on his stomach, but of course wouldn't recommend that for other people's kids.
- Jaclyn
My daughter slept on her stomach... my pediatrician told me not to worry about it, but of course they don't recommend it. We used the miracle blanket too for swaddling. It was wonderful. But I never tried to use it as an aid for back sleeping.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
If he wants his hands in his mouth, it sounds like he's needing some oral/sucking comfort which is a necessary thing for the first few months. Will he take a pacifier?
- Rochelle
My son was the same way -- about the hands in mouth and needing to sleep on us. I couldn't swaddle him to save my life, but we had GREAT results with a swaddle sack (we had a Halo sleep sack with a swaddle thing and the kidopotamus version as well). For some reason, when he was really tightly swaddled, he didn't fight the swaddle and slept like an absolute rock. I wish we could still use them because he doesn't sleep as well now as he did when swaddled at 1-4 months.
- Meredith
Oh, and he used a pacifier when he was swaddled since he needed to suck on something.
- Meredith
If you haven't read it yet, I would highly recommend "Happiest Baby on the Block". There's a book and DVD - same info, so use whichever one works better for you. It explains how to swaddle a baby so that they don't fight it and don't cry!
- Rochelle
I read Happiest Baby, but the problem isn't so much crying as sleeping by himself. We did try the Halo sack, but he fights it and gets all worked up. He won't take a pacifier, either. Thanks for trying...I'm just picturing him sleeping on us until he's 18. :P
- Jaclyn
I have vivid memories of my husband and myself holding the Happiest Baby on the Block while trying (unsuccessfully) to swaddle our son while he was screaming hysterically. Different things work for different babies. It does get better, tho, I promise. After a while of having him only sleep on us, we got him to sleep in the Nap Nanny http://napnanny.com/ between us in our bed (I had to...
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- Meredith
I've heard great things about using a Nap Nanny or Snuggle Nest in the bed between parents. The baby is close enough but not ON the parent so everyone can sleep!
- Rochelle
Have you ever fallen asleep on a train and missed your destination or simply got on the wrong train? Where did you end up? What is a long way?
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- Kol Tregaskes
Thankfully I don't think I've ever got on the wrong train and I can't sleep on trains anyway.
- Kol Tregaskes
Wrong train once; realised after about three stops and was able to rectify the situation. Fallen asleep coming back from London (Kol, you just need to drink more to do this) but since the end of the line was one stop further than where I wanted to get off it wasn't a big deal either.
- Mark H
Not exactly.. I've woken up at the station *before* mine, convinced that it was my stop and scrambled off the train, only to have that, "Oh, bollocks" moment as the train pulled slowly away from the platform...
- Andrew Terry
That picture is awesome. And yes, I've fallen asleep on the bus several times missing my stop. I've gotten on wrong buses working on auto-pilot, forgetting I needed to take a different line.
- Admiral Anika
I didn't fall asleep and miss my stop, but I did miss my stop because I was talking to someone.
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
Oh yeah.In my case I was simply lost in thought and totally missed the stop. Fortunately I got off at the next station and caught the train back. Was only 20 minutes late for my lecture ( but nearly 40 minutes later than i usually get in)
- Roberto Bonini
Nope. I can't sleep on trains.
- Steven Perez
Distracted by card games, several of us managed to not only miss our stop, we ended up back at the station we started at. Therefore missed our connections (the last of the night), rerouted through another city, and ended up getting home, changing, and going straight to work the next day. Not good.
- Jaclyn
I can sleep on the way in to Grand Central Terminal, because it's the last stop so I can't miss it. On the way home I worry about missing my stop, so I usually don't fall asleep.
- Bill Scherer
I've definitely missed a stop, being sound asleep (long and early commute). The other times that I fell asleep due to too much drink, for some reason, I woke up just in time to get off at my stop. Although that one time, i wasn't looking too pretty with my glasses all askew and drool on my chin as I stumbled off the train. Good times.
- Cassandra
Steven - I fall asleep on trains very very easily. :)
- Roberto Bonini
Woke up to coughing fits and general miserableness. Even a half day at work seems unlikely. Will work for a bit from home instead. Bleh.
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Aww my poor Derrick-muffin. Please get better soon honey. *hugs*
- aden
:( Hope you perk up soon.
- Laura Lou Who
:( Feel better, Derrick *hugs*
- Michelle Martinez
Boo! *Sends healing vibes to kick in right at the point where it's too late in the day to make it worthwhile to go into work for a bit*
- s t e v e
Better yet, don't work from home, either. Hope you feel better soon.
- lris
aww. :-( I hope the weekend helps you get better.
- pea
I hope you feel better soon, pal.
- josh neff, geek at large
Poor bebe. *hugsies*
- MaryB, BrandingBroadOfFF
from iPhone
=( Hope you feel better...
- FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
Hope you start feeling better soon sweetie! The world isn't as fun when you're sick and down.
- Junebug (aka Sarah Jill)
Get some more rest today, Derrick.
- Anne Bouey
Sending virtual chicken soup :(
- Jaclyn
<sings>heile, heile segen</sings> (always helps, no matter what)
- esther ♥ ♫
Feel better, hottie
- Shevonne
My books got all out of order when we moved them from the shelves to have the floors put in and now I'm stressing over whether my previous organizational system was good enough. OH NO.
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Chronological by original published date is the only way to go.
- s t e v e
alpha by author. only way to go. (@Steve -- :P)
- Jim Hearts FF
I like the "put them in a pile and forget about them" method of organization.
- Eric @ CSTechcast.com
by cover colour in the form of the light spectrum?
- alphaxion
I'm with Eric. Although, if I ever unpacked my book boxes and actually put them on my bookshelf, that might change. =)
- Beau Liening
I usually sort by genre/subject/type (textbook, fiction, reference, non-fiction subject) then alpha by authour. But I'm also running out of shelf space. And now I'm wondering if I should move these out of the living room and into the new 'office' room.
- joey
I'd go the Autobiographical organization which involves putting books in the order in which you purchased them. #HighFidelity
- CW™
CW, that's actually really neat but I don't remember. I've been a book hoarder since I learned to read. Also, I like that book :)
- joey
I went to a house this weekend where the person had his books sorted by Library of Congress call number. And he isn't a librarian! (No, he didn't do original cataloging, uses some program or other).
- Jaclyn
I'd keep the "recreational reading" in the living room and the reference stuff in the office, if I were lucky enough to have an "office" room in my hovel.
- vicster
I do read/unread ---> genre ---> alpha by author but sometimes this gets screwed up due to lack of space.
- pea
Ohhh, read/unread is a good idea. The problem is the my recreational reading sometimes includes my old textbooks and other random subjects. And the 'office' was my bedroom and is probably still going to be my dressing room, craft room, etc. and it's really my 'office' for writing fiction. I'm not sure that it's really going to be any different than before. Maybe cleaner ;)
- joey
I love moving a book to the read sections. :) When I moved from Va to Ca I gave away/sold a lot of books but I still have about 500+ unread books so that section never seems to shrink much. Probably cuz I keep buying books. Doh!
- pea
Pea, I banned myself from buying new books until I finished all the ones I haven't read. That went over really well. Ha!
- joey
swears off of buying books, then caves in when the next Borders coupon arrives in the email --------->
- vicster
Oh, I put myself on a Book Buying Ban (the BBB if you will) in 2006 and that has worked out okay. I went from buying 12-15 books a month to about 20 a year. Around these here parts, that's what we call progress.
- pea
That happens a lot when you deal with hardware instead of software.
- Mahmood Padura
Pea, books have always been my primary addiction. I have curtailed it a bit but I don't know if that's due to willpower or having been too busy to keep it up ;)
- joey
Mahmood, perhaps but I definitely prefer my books as hardware ;) I'll read online and on my phone, but nothing can replace curling up with the paper in my hot little hands.
- joey
Dewey Decimal System.
- m9m, Crone of FriendFeed
Call in one of the 200,000 librarians on FF to comment, they'll tell you what's best! (I have an irrational lust fetish for librarians)
- Matthew DeVries
pea, that read/unread grouping is so smart. I'mma have to try that. I go alpha order by genre, but it would really help to have unreads in their own space. Hmm.
- Ayşe E.
:) When I'm looking for something new to read, I like being able to go to one bookcase to pick something, without having the read stuff cluttering my line of sight. Plus, the read books I decide to keep sometimes distract me. Read something new or read Pride and Prejudice again? :D hee. Though that's not a good example as P&P is never on the shelf. Tends to live on my nightstand.
- pea
I found that just shoving the books onto the shelf top-left to bottom-right as they came out of the boxes made for a mind-bending "everyone who comes over to visit spends ~20 minutes trying to find the pattern before asking" experience -- and it's very serendipitous - kinda like a mini WWW on shelves :)
- Aaron the Librarian
Makes so much sense, pea! And that's exactly what happens to me. I get lost looking through books I've already read, or some journal, or Hey! Here's that postcard! It's a wonder I ever read anything new. :) (Also, in my living room now I'm looking at 3 separate piles of books. They tend to follow me all around the house. I NEED this read/unread system, though half-read/read might work better!)
- Ayşe E.
"by cover colour in the form of the light spectrum?" alphaxion = win. ROYGBIV
- Geoff Schultz
+1 alphaxion! 4 sure, ;)
- chaz2b
This convo is a great case study in OCD!!! ;-p BTW - I am for the genre-author format...
- Robyn Hawk
Big stack of unread next to comfy chair with relevvant to current project reference books, magazines clipping in more or less messy pile nearest computer in office, other reference on shelf in office random grouping in scattered shelves probably is not a system...
- WarLord
My current organizational structure is too complicated. Genre > Era Chronologically > Alpha by Author. And then there's the bookcase in the other room which is mostly genre fiction I'm not particularly proud I own (genre fiction I AM proud I own is in the front room), and books I've read and don't really care about anymore.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Survey: How Often Do You Eat by Candlelight? | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn - http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitc...
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"When the weather gets cold and the days shorter, I love to light candles for the dinner table, even if it's just an everyday, mid-week meal. And even (or especially) when it's just me and my plate of pasta. How about you?"
- Nurse Katie
from Bookmarklet
Just did the other night to celebrate our anniversary. Unfortunately it was a candlelit dinner with a 3 1/2 year old playing under the table.
- Nurse Katie
We used to do it a lot; maybe 2 - 3 times a week. No special occasion needed. But since we've moved here, I don't think we've ever done it because the candles are no longer nearby. I should fix it that for tonight's dinner.
- Admiral Anika
We haven't ever done this. I should plan something.
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
I use candles a lot during fall/winter. They help me fight depression.
- Spidra Webster
I'm kinda pre-programmed to hate scented ones, so I have a bit of an aversion even to unscented ones. I may need to get over that.
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
if i eat at computer and i watch a picture of candle with light.. does that count ;)?
- Nia
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I was an English major in college before earning an MFA in film at an art school and these remain major interests to me. I love photography, slave narratives, comic books and in a perfect world would like to find a way to include these in a professional sense, hopefully in an academic setting. Currently looking at online programs and if I could find GRE-free programs, I’ll send everyone here cookies. Thanks for listening and looking forward to participating here.
- Derrick
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
- Sarah G.
dude, you're already one of us! and you'd be an awesome librarian i think
- Sir Shuping
o haaaiiiiiiii Derrick! welcome! we would be lucky to have you as one of us :)
- holly
welcome to the Light Side of the Force
- D0r0th34
Can we just make Derrick a librarian on a voice vote?
- s t e v e
GRE-Free program - SJSU, no?
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
Oh thanks everyone! Yes, Kendra SJSU is GRE-free as well as UW-Madison and I think Madison is beginning a new online program as well.
- Derrick
MAT works at UNT, my (mostly) online alma mater :) http://www.lis.unt.edu/main...
- Nikki D.
Steve I think we can...I mean what will he learn in library school we can't teach him? I vote aye!
- Sir Shuping
Gee, could we get the LSW accredited by the ALA? :P
- josh neff, geek at large
as an alum and sometime teacher at UW-Madison -- I wouldn't trust the online program juuuuuuust yet. as for GRE, if you've ever taken it you can probably just use your old scores. I know I did, and mine were about seven years old at the time.
- D0r0th34
D0r0th34, thanks for the advice. I've only heard good things about UW-Madison and not just the online program. I'd consider relocating, if it came to that. Also, my poor GRE scores are dust in the wind. I took it on paper back in...'95? This is a lot of info and a great resource and I look forward to investigating and finding out what works best for me. I think I might have to tackle the GRE to maximize the list of schools available.
- Derrick
I would say go for the GRE. I don't think many schools care about your score, they just want you to take it. That was my sense from Drexel. (I did their online program.)
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
Noted, and thanks Kendra. I looked at their program too. I should also point out that I went to a reaaaaaaaly expensive art school and would like to minimize what I can in terms of expense. I assume that there some sorts of federal and institutional funding? *fingers crossed* From what I've seen so far, SJSU is probably my best bet in terms of tuition and costs.
- Derrick
if you're going to move, come here a year early and get in-state rates. NEVER EVER EVER spend more on your MLS than you absolutely must.
- D0r0th34
Sound advice, D0r0th34. I'll take that under consideration.
- Derrick
do it! oh and for the GRE, dont sweat it.
- royce kitts
Watch out about SJSU - they are doing some crazy stuff with their in-state tuition so it's not that cheap anymore. I also think the program is suffering growing pains.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
got an idea where you'd like to specialize, Derrick? not that you have to at this point; it will just help us point you in good directions. Madison is good for public librarians, brilliant for youth and K-12 librarians, average to poor for academic librarians, average to poor but improving for techie librarians. Its sole faculty archivist is about to light out for greener pastures, so I'd say go elsewhere for archives if you're desperate to start right away.
- D0r0th34
Ok, well that helps. I'm looking at primarily academic stuff. Not very techy. Not sure if I could handle public, but love college and university campuses. I studied all sorts of literature as an undergrad, but was an afro-am minor and did a lot of my work in afro-am literature and slave narratives. But I also went to an art school and love, love, love art. I don't know if that makes it...
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- Derrick
'k, if you haven't subbed to Karin Dalziel here, you prolly should. I can also hook you up with a pal of mine who's now running the library at the Corcoran College of Art and Design; he's awesomesauce. Mario Ascencio, mascencio@corcoran.org, tell him Dorothea told him to teach you everything he knows. ;)
- D0r0th34
Derrick, Illinois, when I applied, was GRE-free depending on your past academic achievement. I still took it as I was on the borderline and figured I could use all the help I could get. It also has a well-considered online program, and, as far as I know, is one of the only LIS schools that offers graduate assistantships through the Library which, at this point in time, comes with a...
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- Katie
If you're in LA, I would totally try for UCLA. It's a good program, they have lots of art stuff. I would have done that instead of Drexel but I didn't want to leave my job.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
This is all really useful and great information. Thanks D0r0th34 and Kendra. I have a friend whom I think went to UCLA. I don't know why I didn't think of approaching her until right now.
- Derrick
hurrah!
- marthalib
I got mine via distance ed at FSU. They did need GRE, but it was a good program, highly ranked, and not terribly expensive.
- Jàson Puçkett
Welcome to the coven! Talk to grads before choosing an online program, and definitely spend as little as possible, regardless of what you do.
- laura x
Man, I told you this months ago, but did you listen to me then? Nooooooooooo. ;-)
- cecily
Cecily - I remember that! Didn't you say he'd make a great teen librarian?
- Katy S
Yes, that's exactly what I said. :)
- cecily
Maryland has a class this semester in information access in the humanities would be of interest! (GRE required, I think).
- Christina Pikas
Derrick - I went to UIUC (on campus but took several online classes) and did an internship at UCLA relatively recently (if 2005 counts as that) and I'd be happy to talk to you about them. There are tons of scholarships and fellowships available - it's possible to come out with very little to no debt.
- Jaclyn
Wow, thanks everyone! This is really great. I'm really happy to have found such a resource. I'll take everything to heart and contact you all if I have questions. And I'm sure I will. And I remember that too, Cecily. I think part of my reluctance to look into LIS is that it's really been so long since I utilized a library and wasn't aware of the breadth of options as a profession. I...
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- Derrick
Derrick, I read through the book Cracking the GRE before I took the test (both times, once written, once on the computer), & it helped immensely! Definitely take a look at it if you're going to retake the test.
- josh neff, geek at large
I did my MLS at Drexel, completely online (the first and last time I showed up on campus in Philly was to for graduation (which they paid the travel expenses for, by the way)), and it's GRE-free, I'm pretty sure, if you already have a Master's and a decent GPA in that. That was also my main reason for choosing Drexel, and I did already have a Master's as well :)
- Miriella
Josh, I just picked up that book as well as some vocabulary flash cards! I'm actually not too worried about it. I won't be able to apply for programs until next year, so I'll take the time to really look at programs, study, help focus on what it is I exactly want to do in terms of librarianship, and then study some more.
- Derrick
I did mine at the U of TN, which has a fully online program (except for an orientation at the start of the program and comps in your final semester) - it was a good program for me. GRE is now required of most applicants (there's supposedly an exception, but there were too many words on the page and I couldn't find it :) ). I'll say this, though: spend as little money on an ALA...
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- ÉllbeeÇee
also, get a job in a library. that is the most important advice I can give you.
- marthalib
Yes to martha! A job, any job - get your toe in a library!
- Miriella
I feel that I got immeasurably more out of library school because I worked in a library than I would have otherwise.
- Jàson Puçkett
Keep your eye on ARL and ALA for scholarships. I personally endorse the ARL as I've been a recipient of one of their scholarships which is paying for the majority of my degree and also provided me with a network and a mentor. Not that you don't already have an incredible network here!
- Jennifer McDaniel
I don't think anyone here has plugged UNC-Chapel Hill yet, so I will. It's a great school. And, several of their assistantships (especially those that are part of the CALA program) cover in-state and out-of-state tuition, plus pay you (a tiny amount of money). So don't discount a program just because of its cost.
- Joan
Also, the Southern Historical Collection at UNC is amazing. Given your interest in slave narratives, you'd probably find the special collections there compelling. They do require the GRE, though.
- Joan
If your background in film and art is very strong you may have luck with a special or public radio library - those with jobs may not realize, but the job market is extremely bad for librarians right now - especially English majors who are dime a dozen. I hate to be negative, but there it is.
- vickie mackenzie
Hubby back to work tomorrow, so it'll just be me & the kid for 12 hrs tomorrow. Cross your fingers for me.
how did the day with the kid go?
- Sir Shuping
Well, I got to shower and all limbs are intact, so I'm calling it a success :).
- Jaclyn
Wow it must be Argyle Monday. Not only are you guys rocking it on FF but three people have walked by the front desk with argyle sweaters on.
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I am saddened that I don't own any argyle sweaters...where can I find these sweaters of mystical powers?
- Sir Shuping
I got my most recent one at Target. Also, your grandpa's sweater drawer.
- s t e v e
I'm pretty sure Steve & I are rocking the same Target argyle sweaters.
- josh neff, geek at large
JC Penny's seems to have some as well.
- aden
Yes, it's the Guybrarian Collection, exclusively for Target Stores
- s t e v e
Guybrarian...(*can't stop giggling*)
- aden
Dang, I tried to put the argyle baby legs on the wee one this morning, but they were still too long. Guess we'll have to pass.
- Jaclyn
In N Out on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
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Just a gratuitous picture of an animal style cheeseburger. Carry on. :)
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
If only they tasted as good as that one looks.
- Nicholas Kreidberg
I am so jealous right now. DO WANT.
- Sparky
That's not kosher and I don't eat meat and I STILL want it.
- Akiva Moskovitz
I ate a salad for lunch, but in my mind I was eating this.
- Derrick
i've been going a lot more lately ever since they opened one by my house ... love it
- Jaime G. Valdovino III
NOM!
- Danny Minick
Aaaaarrrrrggggghhhh! I'm soooooo hungry!!!
- Bren, Not Grinchy
from iPhone
Trying to be strong, but I have to drive by on my way home. ZOMG. O_O
- Derrick
On my way to bed I see this. Damn you Derrick! I won't be able to sleep now, with my stomach growling for burgernom. Damn you Derrick!
- Rasmus Lauridsen
Just ate it ;p (was really similar, came from another restaurant though, would love to do it again)
- ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
Have you tried the grilled cheese animal style? Got addicted when I gave up beef. Makes me feel *slightly* less guilty about eating it.
- Jaclyn
You can get your fries animal style as well
- Christine
I noticed your fries aren't Animal Fries. I HAVE A BONE TO PICK.
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
INO will always get a fave from my sorry east coast, hamburger-loving self.
- Dave Roth
I kinda want one, since I'm on my way home, but I'm too tired to eat. :(
- Derrick
Too tired to eat In n Out??? Somebody get this man an IV of happy juice. STAT!
- Morgan Haley
i had a cheeseburger with sauce and tomato only and a chocolate shake. mmmmm. chocolatey.
- Baroness Von SmashAHomie
I'm seriously tearing up looking at this...
- Clark Baumgartner 蔵明 馬武刀
That REALLY looks good! Dang! Now I'm hungry!
- Beau Liening
Every time I see this I get hungry for a cheeseburger. This is going to kill me if I don't hide it soon.
- Sparky
WANTWANTWANT. WHY won't In N Out come to NC???
- Ayşe E.
NC? they won't even come to Oregon or Washington, and we're on the same damn coast. but they did go to Vegas and Arizona, so I have hope...
- Bren, Not Grinchy
Bren, if they come near you, please leave comment cards saying they need to head to NC! ;)
- Ayşe E.
YES!!!! animal style FTW!
- .LAG liked that
Wondering how I can check in for my Southwest flight 2 minutes after I was able, and still ended up 53rd in line.
One More Reason I Hate Being Facebook Friends With My Teenage Relatives: Their spelling skills make me want to cry.
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Examples Include: "I'm board," "o well," "I gess," and an unbelievable amount of apostrophe errors.
- Katy S
My sister spells headache as headace ALL the time... and she's 22 :(
- Jason
I'm beginning to wonder if it wasn't such a great idea to allow my niece to use LOL Cat language when we play scrabble. I was trying to take away some of my vocabulary advantage (plus, it is hilarious), but now I'm starting to have second thoughts.
- Katy S
I tried to stay in touch with a teenage girl I met on a tour once, but her use of text speak in emails drove me batty. It's email, there's no character limit!
- Jaclyn
Confession: I am envious of people with children and/or pets because they always have someone/thing to photograph. Me? I've got a cluttered apartment and a bicycle.
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I always feel guilty for taking pictures of my pets, though, like I'm a cat lady who couldn't think of anything that people would actually be interested in.
- joey
Bicycles deserve camera time too!
- Janet
Let's see pics of that bike Cecily!
- SAM
Have you ever visited http://www.dpreview.com/? They *hate* it when people post photos of their pets. I post them all the time: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Benjamin Golub
DP Review hates *EVERYTHING*. They're like the curmudgeonly uncle who smells like pee that nobody ever wants to come over for the holidays.
- cecily
I have more fun shooting plants and architecture, than I do my kids. http://www.flickr.com/photos... Kids photos bore me, in general. I only shoot my kids when they're doing something interesting to me. Also, I have a a lot of fun shooting random stuff in my house. I'm actually about to take more photos around here in a little bit.
- Admiral Anika
I think we need to give Cecily some assignments.
- s t e v e
I'm just reading this thread. Cecily, I like your photos. I do not like photos of pets unless they're reptiles. I see Steve just posted what I was going to say. You have an assignment. You have to shoot a red building. A flower in a unique setting. A sign. And a building over 4 stories.
- Admiral Anika
Ooh, I like that idea. I love Cecily's photos, too. Maybe we could have a group here for photo assignments every week or something.
- joey
Anika, do those pics have to have her bike in em too?
- SAM
I prefer shooting plants, insects, and random things because they don't go away or complain while I'm fiddling with my camera settings. :-)
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
I'd like to see a photo from a part of town where you have never been and something that is all texture.
- s t e v e
Welcome to the world of taking photos of your bike :) checkout my flickrstream, ha
- anna sauce
I was thinking the same thing a few days ago.
- Kenya
I like assignments. :)
- cecily
I'd also like a photo of your bike that is unrecognizable as a bike.
- s t e v e
Oooh.... that one might be hard.
- cecily
I wouldn't mind do a photo assignment a week. It would get me out of the house and I can stop taking pics of my stinkin' kids and plants. LOL I can start a room for us.
- Admiral Anika
A part of town I've never been in might be hard because I covered a lot of ground while I was on my vacation. What's the timeline?
- cecily
Commenting to keep an eye on this - esp if Anika makes a room.
- Jaclyn
I think a week. It can be like a scavenger hunt of sorts. ;) We can post new assignments on Sunday night, with pictures being "due" by Friday. I was going to name it Weekly Photo Assignment, but that's my linear thinking. Anyone have a catchier name?
- Admiral Anika
I would be willing to rent my kids out for photographic purposes to reputable people. They're expensive to feed, though.
- ha3rvey (chee-la-key-les)
Hehehe. ha3rvey makes me laugh.
- SAM
Cecily, I was in a Chuck E Cheese's recently and just tried to make the best of it, photographically speaking http://friendfeed.com/micahwi... :)
- Micah Wittman
Here's the room:http://friendfeed.com/your-ph...
- Admiral Anika
I'm like Joey, only I know that I'm already a crazy cat lady. :-)
- Katy S
Haha, Katy I know I'm just in denial ;)
- joey
joey - According to flickr, I have 1100 photos in my set titled "K8s Cats." Now, some of those are pics of people that the cats just happen to also be in, but I think I've gone a bit overboard.
- Katy S
Look at it another way, not having kids & pets breaks you free of the most overused photographic subjects. And it's a good excuse to go for a walk with your camera.
- Kevin Pedraja
but perhaps that makes your brain work harder, thus enabling you to avoid alzheimer's by keeping it primed.
- edythe
pancakes!!!
Mmm, pancakes. The husband has discovered he can make them every weekend, and now I'm in love all over again :).
- Jaclyn
I need to make them more often me thinks :)
- Sir Shuping
i just saw a student with bright canary yellow pants. to be honest, i didn't know that they made pants that color
I've been seeing a lot of tight, bright green pants. I'm thinking it's a young person thing?
- Jaclyn
green pants?? that's even scarier!
- Sir Shuping
Fish to eat/avoid. I'm thinking about this again... I'd like to know more about how to save the fish so that eventually we can eat them again.... - http://www.fishonline.org/
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Monterey Bay Aquarium has a great page if you're interested in this (including iPhone app): http://bit.ly/1sIq7
- Jaclyn
i think my mind is evil to wake me up this early...why mind why??
Hey, at least it's not on west coast time. 4 am on a Saturday?!
- Jaclyn
true that's even worse! on 3 we should both head back to our respective beds :) 1...2...
- Sir Shuping
Hive mind: episodes in American history in which people showed fortitude? (I did not write this assignment--junior high civics students are supposed to be looking for "stories about civic virtues," including this one)
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Any of the westward migrations? (Cumberland Gap, Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail, etc.)
- Catherine Pellegrino
Any forced Native American Migration. such as the Trail of Tears
- ♫Geek in the 410♫
Great Depression?
- Rachel Walden
Ma Ingalls showed fortitude every single episode. ;) But, Oregon trail, Mormon trail, all of the westward expansion, anyone who lived in a sod underground home, immigrants arriving in the US and showing the rest of us what fortitude really means, the Dust Bowl survivors, all of us who survived Shrub's presidency with our souls and lives intact?
- RudĩϐЯaЯïan
Thanks, all! Here's what I have so far: http://park16.wordpress.com/civics... (and doh! I somehow forgot the Trail of Tears)
- laura x
women at work in world war 2 and related, world war 2 homefront efforts?
- Katie
Slavery narratives? Underground railroad stories?
- ÉllbeeÇee
Different war sieges? Valley Forge? Gettysburg?
- Jaclyn
any number of labor strikes. Civil Rights movement. Suffragettes. Vietnam War protesters.
- marthalib
The Little Rock 9?
- cecily
Japanese-Americans interned during WWII
- marthalib
The suggestion that there was a time in American history when Americans did *not* show fortitude is near treasonous.
- s t e v e
oh, and don't forget the italian- and german-americans who were also interned. lisa scottoline's got info about it as her grandparents were registered enemy aliens: http://scottoline.com/site...
- Katie
Things I don't like about American pro football:
Please to not threadcrap. If you want to talk about what you *do* like about American pro football, do it here: http://ff.im/85EFK
- s t e v e
Knowing the toll the game takes on these guys' bodies.
- s t e v e
The craziness and exploitation that goes on in high school and college football because everyone dreams of being a star pro athlete.
- s t e v e
The payscale, grandstanding, and the ugliness of the "bad" fans
- Aaron the Librarian
The frequent lack of action compared to, say, soccer. The out-of-control commercialization.
- marthalib
How long everything takes. (Has nothing on rugby for fast-paced play).
- Jaclyn
I tried to convince my family that it was all fixed like professional wrestling.
- JSNFLMNG
Yeah, it is often kind of dull.
- marthalib
Love football & the CFL too! The first documented football game was played at the University of Toronto on the present site of University College on November 9, 1861. http://www.usafootball.com/jwc...
- Mekkar
That "offsides" doesn't mean somebody was off on the side? (sorry, just learning about football, haven't watched much...)
- Rachel Walden
How do you explain FriendFeed things to people NOT on FriendFeed? "So we want to eat bacon, and this one guy claims he's not a bunneh, and we spell bunneh with an 'eh,' and this guy shaved his beard and blamed this other guy's cancer for it, and there's this big fight between a cloud and StubHub or something like that..."
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it's like a message board with an innovated threading system like a tree branch, in real time. with pictures and comments happening at real time
- Caroline
tell them it is like facebook, but it doesn't suck.
- Mike Nencetti
Actually, Mike's not far from the truth. It's like Facebook's news feed without all the extra bull and ads and it updates on it's own. And the people on there probably aren't the same ones you didn't hate in High School.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Not to mention there's no stupid polls or quizzes.
- dthree
It is like a large cocktail party where you can participate in many discussions simultaneously
- RAPatton
++Mike
- Kamilah Gill
Like FB, but with people you don't know. And they're funnier than the ones you do know, probably.
- Jaclyn
I was trying to explain it to my mother today. She didn't really get it. No surprise.
- Amy℠
It's like any small community, with its own traditions that baffle outsiders.
- John E. Bredehoft
It's show and tell for grown-ups. http://ff.im/5cEpN
- Josh Haley
I've used Mike's comment. It's like Facebook or Myspace but not as crappy.
- Rodfather
Not to mention the whole STEVEN IS A BUNNEH thing. Or the DO ANYBODY NO thing. :)
- Roberto Bonini
I was thinking about this today too! Best I came up with was way too long to explain in an elevator ride. Because not only can you post to FF, you can import all your other social networks' activities, comment on your friends' feeds, have people comment on your stuff, watch babbies be born or grow up, fall in love with Derrick, congratulate people who got engaged, create a group for your specific interests, join other groups... It really is it's own little world.
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
from iPhone
Watch babbies be born? Did someone live-stream a birth?
- John E. Bredehoft
Any of y'all use light therapy to help with seasonal affective disorder? Recommendations? Things to consider?
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The best light source for treating SAD is the sun on beaches of Cozumel
- DJF
Shit, that's depressing.
- s t e v e
more seriously, a former coworker had full-spectrum fluorescent bulbs installed in her office fixtures.
- DJF
colleague uses one (blue light, makes her look like a smurf). she seems to enjoy it. not to be used for long durations of time
- krista godfrey
several friends use full-spectrum compact florescents, but I can't testify to their effectiveness personally...
- Jenica
I had a lightbox when I lived in Iowa and Illinois, but I didn't really find it that helpful, although my friend swears by them. Just move back to the midwest for a few years and then back here, and you'll just be thrilled by how sunny it is here in the winter. Yeah, I didn't think that would work.
- laura x
Tanning bed.
- ωαřмaiden, MFA'd poet
Yep I use a blue lightbox although mine is not Smurf blue. 20 minutes in the mornings starting around late Oct.
- Nikki D.
Nikki (or others), advice on brands, wattage, whatever? I have just started thinking about this, but want to avoid seasonal crash this year. And Laura, I totally agree, but I still think the limited daylight hours get me.
- s t e v e
Steve, I fully expect them to start getting to me in a few more years.
- laura x
I've been wanting to know the same things: brands, wattage, etc. I looked into it a little bit last year but, ironically, was a little too lethargic to follow through.
- lris
I used just a regular blue lightbulb while I drank tea in the mornings when I lived in Scotland. (Found out the hard way not to use it in the afternoon). From the research I did it seemed the blue light was the important bit, rather than the full spectrum. Seemed to help.
- Jaclyn
so what happened when you used it in the afternoon?
- DJF
You stay awake way too long.
- Nikki D.
Don't forget your vitamin D3!
- Rochelle Rochelle
Keeping in mind I'm a 6th generation-born Californian now living in Seattle, after 6 years of denial I got my weapon of choice & wonder why it took me so long: http://store.lighttherapyproducts.com/index...
- Nikki D.
Some blue lux research articles, can research more if you'd like: http://pubmed.gov/19016463 http://pubmed.gov/16165105
- Nikki D.
Lightboxes do not bring puppies, rainbows & Xanax but it keeps me from wanting to kill everyone by February and/or curling into an anti-social ball of hibernation. This was routine & magically vanished by March every one of those 6 years before I got the lightbox.
- Nikki D.
Thanks, NIkki. Rochelle, I think I must have a deficiency by now.
- s t e v e
:-) Rochelle
- lris
Sure thing. Also how to shop for & use the things properly http://www.mayoclinic.com/print...
- Nikki D.
10,000 lux, 20-30 minutes in the early morning. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept... http://www.columbia.edu/~mt12... http://www.cet.org/documen... (<--- pdf)
- MegvMeg
This is the one I bought http://www.amazon.com/NatureB... The ion thing makes it sound hippie dippy, but there are studies indicating that ions can help? I mean, it's not homeopathy, for example.
- MegvMeg
Things I like about American pro football:
Please to not threadcrap. If you want to talk about what you *don't* like about American pro football, do it here: http://ff.im/85EJE
- s t e v e
With only 16 games in the regular season, each game means something. Teams that lost yesterday are seriously bummed out.
- s t e v e
Snow. I generally don't like snow much, but games in the snow are great.
- s t e v e
I love the fans. I love the tailgating and the craziness. I love the intensity the fans have for the sport and how much we all enjoy the game.
- Mary Carmen
Watching the inanity of the really intense fans -- laugh out loud funny
- Aaron the Librarian
The teamwork. I have never had that all-male team experience work for me in my own life, so I like to experience it vicariously through football.
- s t e v e
Super Bowl Sunday with the extended family. Food, beer, people you love. Perfect.
- Jaclyn
Da Bears (by that I mean the strong tradition and team loyalty, pretty colors, etc...)
- JSNFLMNG
How it brings people together. I have sat in bars on Sundays and watched all different kinds of people, from different backgrounds, age groups, etc. cheer their team on. It is fantastic.
- Mary Carmen
I can't wait to wait to watch the Chargers after work tonight. Are you ready for some football? Why, yes. Yes I am.
- Derrick
Bootcut FTW (eat it skinny jeans)
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I don't think I've ever thought anything positive when I've noticed a guy in skinny jeans.
- Heather Solos
i'm 6'5" so i'd look like one of those fing stilt clowns in spandex - a look i try to avoid
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
My husband is 6'4" and I now have the giggles picturing him in skinny jeans.
- Heather Solos
Does any guy look good in skinny jeans? Either you look like an ice cream cone or a heroin addict, neither of which is attractive.
- Jaclyn
HAHAHAH ++++ jacklyn - some may disagree on the attractiveness of ice cream cones though
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
My favorites are the sagging skinny jeans. I want to ask the wearers, "Is your ass emo, too? Is that why this is happening?"
- nakachi
"is your ass emo too?" would make such a great tshirt Nakachi
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
++Nakachi
- Derrick
The Urbanophile: Labor Day Open Thread: Best and Worst Midwestern Cultural Traits - http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009...
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"For me the worst part of Midwest culture is the active discouragement of the pursuit of excellence. It's not just that people in the Midwest value the average or think good enough is good enough. They do, but it's more than that. People in the Midwest tear down anyone who dares to have a higher standard or show a greater ambition. It's not just that Midwesterners don't value excellence - they don't want anyone else valuing it either." Yes.
- Kamilah Gill
from Bookmarklet
THIS is the malaise that we have here. "This sort of attitude is so self-defeating because it is toxic to talent attraction. The Midwest requires that anyone who lives there surrender his ambitions, or else be subjected to endless questioning, discouragement and ridicule. Who is going to sign up for that except someone with some pre-existing roots or connection there? Not very many...
more...
- Kamilah Gill
And I can just hear my grandmother saying "You aren't bragging on yourself, are you?" when I mention something I've done. It was said in jest, but the point came through. Of course, this is also the message that many women across the country received for ages. I loved my grandma, but I still see ways in which this attitude affect me and others in my family. Not good at self-promotion ---->>>
- Katy S
It's funny, I used to have this conversation in Scotland all the time. "They tell you Americans that you can be anything you want, even President," people would complain to me. "Here, it's about not getting above yourself, not thinking you're better than everyone else." They said that optimism, while occasionally annoying, was one of the fun things about Americans. Interesting that it's a regional thing within the U.S. too.
- Jaclyn
Yes, it seems okay to achieve, as long as you don't talk about it. Of course, there are some who do settle and think that everyone else should settle. But I've noticed, in dealing with my family that it was okay for my aunt to brag about my feats, but not for my mom. Definitely not okay for me. Problem is, 'brag' means 'talking about it'. LOL So conversation would be like, "How is your son?" "Oh, he's okay. He made the honor roll at school." "Oh, that's wonderful." "I guess."
- Admiral Anika
But, here in LA, it's the total opposite. People brag about the most mundane thing. I heard one woman going on about a medal she won at the race. Thing is, they give everyone who enters a medal. But she really wanted those back pats.
- Admiral Anika
My SWOT spread for today. Cards from The Fool's Errand. http://www.fools-errand.com/05-the-...
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I love the Fool's Errand! Very excited the Fool and His Money is finally coming out.
- Jaclyn
Fool's Errand was my intro to tarot.
- Kendra <3 Three Lions
Arugula Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing: Cooking Club : bonappetit.com - http://www.bonappetit.com/magazin...
Use as topping for pizza (no sauce, just mozzarella). Even the veg-averse hubby liked it.
- Jaclyn
The closer I get to 40 weeks, the more I'm addicted to birth stories. Want to tell me yours? (Guys & childless: you can ask your mom).
I can invent a birth story would that count? :)
- Sir Shuping
You could, but have you ever asked your mom your birth story? I've heard some pretty interesting ones (including emergency c-sections, police escorts, and baby-snatching) from friends and family.
- Jaclyn
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