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I’m a horrible procrastinator. I think a big reason is that I dream big, and I plan big, and I always, always want to START big.

That might be an okay way to do things for some people. But for me too often the “go big or go home” attitude equates to “go home”, or in this case, “put it off for a little while longer.”

Like writing.

So here I am, and I’m making an effort, this time, to start small.

This is a baby step. After this, I’ll take more baby steps. I’ll start small, and maybe I’ll even keep it small; if I do that for long enough, eventually it will have become something big.

So here it is: starting.

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Remembrance of Things Past

This blog is no longer updates, but serves as an archive for all posts from January 2004 – November 2009. Good times.

For my current projects, check out my website at ahniwa.com or my current blog at ahniwa.com/blog.

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A Newbie’s Guide to Publishing: E-Volution

So it’s 2014, and I’m in a reading mood.

I take out my ereader. At the push of a button, I bring up several different ebook stores, and begin to browse for something to read. Several stores are having sales. One of them gives all the books away for free–the only catch is each contains ads, much like a magazine.

I peruse the free site, download the latest thriller from my favorite author, and jump into the pool, floating on a raft while I read. There’s no worry; the reader is waterproof.

This is a great vision of some of the benefits we might enjoy (and pretty soon) from reading books in an electronic format.

Check out the rest at http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/2009/11/e-volution.html

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Wit’s End – An Author Describes the Things She Loves (and Hates) About the Internet

Here’s something I love: I love all the new words. Pwned. Squicked. Knollish. Words are great. There can never be enough of them.

Here’s something I hate: the emoticon. I don’t understand why the same words if written in a letter will easily convey the writer’s intention, but if written in an email require the punctuation of a happy face. I’m not arguing that this isn’t the case. I’ve watched it happen many times; most of the email dust-ups I’ve been involved in started because something meant as a joke was taken as serious comment. So I see the emoticons are useful. And still I loathe them. Nor do I like LOL, ROFL, 4EVA, and the rest of that ilk. A cliché is still a cliché, no matter how quickly you deliver it.

I love the blogs, but only the blogs I love and only if I don’t have to do one myself.

Yes! Very well put!

The rest is here: http://www.powells.com/blog/?p=6241#more-6241

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Hartland Library Innovates to Provide New Materials on a Small Budget

On the same day, Clark had packaged seven books to ship out — paying all the postage personally — though he said both the incoming and outgoing stacks were smaller than average. Web sites make it possible. Clark has 800 books listed on www.bookmooch.com, 1,500 on www.swaptree.com and 2,500 on www.paperbackswap.com. He keeps a wish list of items he’s looking for, as do librarians and individuals all over the world. Computers do the matching.

In an era when any publicly funded institution has to spend wisely, Clark manages to make a lot out of a little. His annual buying budget of $4,400 comes from donations, grants, and proceeds from the library’s endowment. His salary and other operating expenses are covered by contributions from the towns of Hartland, St. Albans and Palmyra.

Very cool story about a library doing a lot with not much of a budget at all!

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So long, Monterey!

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Philadelphia is Closing All Of Its Libraries | LISNews

www.freelibrary.org/closing/“>A sad and shocking statement about the closing of all branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia from President and Director Siobhan Reardon.

We deeply regret to inform you that without the necessary budgetary legislation by the State Legislature in Harrisburg, the City of Philadelphia will not have the funds to operate our neighborhood branch libraries, regional libraries, or the Parkway Central Library after October 2, 2009.

Even as we remain hopeful that the State Legislature will act and pass the enabling funding legislation, we wanted to notify all of our customers of this very possible outcome. If you have any questions about impacts to Free Library services, call 215-686-5322, or visit the Free Library of Philadelphia website.

via LISNews: http://lisnews.org/philadelphia_closing_all_its_libraries

Holy crap, I hope the people of Philadelphia get their asses in gear to save their libraries … Good luck, guys!

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Why am I in a coffee shop and not a library? | Librarians Matter

An excellent list of reasons your users might choose to hang out in a coffee shop instead of a library, and something we should all think about when designing our user experience.

The electricity just went off at my house, and won’t be on for about two hours. I had been procrastinating for days on some writing with a tight deadline and I had *finally* written one sentence when I lost power.

I am now working at my favourite coffee shop, and it occurred to me that my local public library is closer to where I parked my car. So why am I here, not in there?

Read the rest at http://librariansmatter.com/blog/2009/09/09/why-am-i-in-a-coffee-shop-and-not-a-library/

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Fleabelungenlied: Song of the Fleabag

3 stages in the life of a puppy (who is still under 4 months old, but growing fast!)

Working on learning how to use Camtasia better.

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Introducing AnythinkTM, a New Style of Library

Check out the press release: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS168058+09-Sep-2009+BW20090909

“A small district in Adams County, Colo., is changing the face of public libraries. Introducing AnythinkTM, a new style of library that celebrates imagination, play and interactivity. Studies have shown that people who have had transformative experiences at their local library are more willing to support them at the polls. The Anythink model was designed to help libraries remain relevant by offering more than just books to their customers. They offer innovative programming, technology, and the highest level of customer service so that everyone who walks into an Anythink feels welcome.”

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Open Call for Dancers – Olympia Area

OPEN CALL FOR DANCERS: If you can dance, like dancing, or are dreaming of dancing we want you. We need your help.


We are looking for dancers of all kinds to participate in a stealthy, sneaky, and fun event that'll make a very important point about community and the arts. And make a difference.

On September 9th @ 6pm at the Olympia Center we'll have your mission (should you choose to accept it) AND we'll serve food.
Please join us and wear comfortable clothes and bring your dancing shoes. a Click on the following link to sign up, or email [email protected] with questions that may or may not have answers.
 
 
 
 

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New Burien Library (KCLS) Photo Set on Flickr – Check it out!

Check out the rest of the photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsl-libdev/tags/burienlibrary/

And feel free to add us as a contact!

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Push Mower – Panorama edit

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Chapter III – Macro from “Lamentations of Jeremiah”

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Museum of Animal Perspectives – Armadillo Cam

Strangely addictive. Be sure to check out the rest!

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The Corner Cube – w PerfectTouch

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Library sets up sex line

This is older news, but too cool to pass up.

A library in Vienna is setting up a sex phone line to raise cash.

Vienna’s City Hall has launched a ‘sex hotline”‘ to raise money for the capital’s main public library, officials announced yesterday.

I’m the deep dark jug: the leaf is a sunny afternoon / of my own dusky soul

It’s unusual, but it’s not particularly raunchy: Callers pay 39 euro cents (25p) a minute to listen to an actress read breathless passages from erotica dating to the Victorian era.

Read the full story at Metro.co.uk …

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Things I do for fun

For instance, I spend about three hours investigating different <blockquote> styles, and finally decided on using Stuart Robertson’s CSS Curly Quotes technique. Of course, once I decided to use it, it took me most of that time to get the spacing et al to work the way I wanted it to. I’m really happy with the result, though. Behold:

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge — where it is written and where it is to be found.
– A.A. Hodge

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man. Nothing else that he builds ever lasts. Monuments fall, nations perish, civilizations grow old and die out, and after an era new races build others. But in the world of books are volumes that have seen this happen again and again and yet live on, still young, still as fresh as the day they were written, still telling men’s hearts of the heart of men centuries dead.
– Clarence Day

Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack.
– Virginia Woolf

Quotes provided by Useful Information.

By the by, if you’re using Internet Explorer, you’re missing the entire effect. You’re also, and perhaps more importantly, way behind the times. Don’t you know that even IE7 isn’t standards compliant!? Sure, it’s shiny and new, but try to use some blockquote:before or blockquote:after styles and you’re up virtual creek without a joystick.

That said, you should really go and download Firefox. Trust me, life’s better when you’re foxy.