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| Whoa daddy, stand back |
| 08.28.03 (8:37 pm) [edit] |
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[image]Sulkbrarian_740963 406.jpg[/image] [i][b]No kidding...that is some jacked-up header [/b][/i]I've got now, y'all. 'Scuse me. Gonna fix it...looks like it went through a badass Star Trek-style time warp or black hole or something. I hate resizing!! Grr...be back soon...oh, here's what it's supposed to look like: [image]Sulkbrarian_118779 7348.jpg[/image] [i][b]Yyyyyyyyyyyeah. [/b][/i]By the by, and once more, sorry for the radio silence. Bizzy, ya know? :P |
| Dorks-a-poppin' |
| 08.27.03 (2:25 am) [edit] |
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[i][b]Hey kids.[/b][/i] Sorry for the absence. Been commenting. [i][b]I'm now [/b][/i]a tblog pro user. More pictures coming soon!! [i][b]Testing[/b][/i] a slideshow. It ain't workin.' [i][b]My new bling bling [i][b]fling fling![/b][/i] header [/b][/i]won't open. Poop. :( [i][b]I'm hungry.[/b][/i] Bye. Be back soon. :) [i][b]DJ, just for you:[/b][/i] [image]Sulkbrarian_422261 904.jpg[/image] [i][b]"You know--for the kids!"[/b][/i] |
| It's official... |
| 08.21.03 (7:15 pm) [edit] |
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[b][i]I'm addicted [/i][/b]to [url=http://www.bravotv.com/Queer_...] Queer Eye for the Straight Guy[/url]. Is there an antidote? (Besides watching Pat Buchanan or something [url=http://www.now.org/news/scary...] scary [/url] like that.) I just can't help it--I'm not a straight guy, but I desperately want five [url=http://www.salon.com/ent/feat...] incredibly fabulous [/url] gay men to come to my house and rock my world. Maybe they're free this Saturday? I'll check... :wink: [b][i]So today [/i][/b]I'm applying for yet more liberry jobs and trying not to be a [url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/...] Wendy Whiner [/url] about the whole thing. I assuaged my mopey mood by consuming a lovely [url=http://www.gamescene.com/game...] PB&J samich[/url]. Then, the sugar kicked in and now I feel like [url=http://www.threebrain.com/son...] this[/url]. :shock: [b][i]Scheming[/i] [/b]about what all to do in [url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/...] Seattle[/url] with my DJ. I'm a low-maintenance kinda gal, and I'm going to see HIM, not the city, so I wouldn't care if all we did was sit and hold hands all day. Did I just write that in a publicly-accessible blog? Oh, fantastic. I'm a tool. Moving on. :roll: [b][i]However[/i] [/b]we would like to squeeze in a few nifty things while I'm there. I was checking out the [url=http://www.zoo.org/] zoo[/url]; looks pretty snazzy. Also, there's [url=http://www.mcphee.com/] this place[/url], where we plan to make an immediate pilgrimage. Because, I mean, how can you not love a place that sells [url=http://www.mcphee.com/amuseme...] these[/url] luscious treats? :P [b][i]DJ is back[/i] [/b]from visiting family in [url=http://www.canada.com/nationa...] Canada[/url], and having a kickass time on [url=http://www.islands.bc.ca/tour...] Vancouver Island[/url]! He says that he wishes he could live there and had a terrible time making himself come back home to...well, regular stuff. I figure anyplace that's home to [url=http://www.islandnet.com/~marmot/] these [/url] moppets would be difficult to leave, yes! Where he was is this idyllic, lush, hidden place on V.I. and all they did was fish and swim and hike and eat outdoors and relax. :) Isn't that just the best?? Sigh...just think about how lucky you would be, living someplace like that; surrounded by unspoiled beauty, looking out your front door and seeing [url=http://www.islands.bc.ca/outd...]breathtaking adventure opportunities[/url] every day. [i][b]Blows the mind...lucky DJ! [/b][/i] :D |
| One of us...one of us... |
| 08.15.03 (2:41 am) [edit] |
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[i][b]Okay.[/b][/i] First, thanks to everyone who has been visiting the wonderland that is [i][b]fling fling![/b][/i] You guys rock and I love your comments and blogs too! Secondly, if you like this blog, you will love [url=http://cagey.diaryland.com/in...]this[/url] one. It is.......a masterpiece. What can I say? Show the love!!! [b][i]More positions [/i][/b]to apply for this week in [url=http://www.empurple.com/file/...]Libraryland[/url], thank jeebus. This is just getting out of hand...I am going to be a [u][u][i]very[/i][/u][/u] good librarian; I just need someone to give me that chance, you know? Sometime soon I will tell you more about my love for [url=http://www.lisnews.com/articl...] librarianship [/url] and [url=http://www.writefromhome.com/...] children [/url] and stuff like that. :D Meanwhile, have a look [url=http://staging.ala.org/Conten...] here[/url], [url=http://www.becomealibrarian.o...] here[/url], and [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...] here[/url] to understand more about the whole thing. It's just the tip of the iceberg... :P [b][i]Gonna try to see [/i][/b][url=http://www.apple.com/trailers...]Open Range [/url] tomorrow. Because the killin', you know, it's a good thing--like [url=http://www.toreadors.com/mart...] Martha[/url] sez. I like that part in the trailer: "You the one that killed our friend?" "That's right." BLAMMO!!! No muss, no fuss. Yep. He had killed Kevin Costner's friend. You don't do that. So, consequently, [i]that[/i] man [i]needed[/i] killin'. It's like the mob, y'know. Or, as in [url=http://www.spiketv.com/shows/...] Ren and Stimpy[/url]: "The Lord loves a hangin', that's why he gave us necks." [i][b]Later, taters.[/b][/i] :roll: |
| It's a psychobilly freakout! |
| 08.14.03 (1:23 am) [edit] |
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[i][b]Evening, folks.[/b][/i] :shock: Had a schizo kinda day, computer still jacked up from that unfortunate go-around with everyone's favorite [url=http://www.techtv.com/news/se...,24195,3498394,00.html] worm du jour[/url]. Finally got that all worked out, then spent some minutes dealing with [url=http://jamesyerian.tblog.com/...] this[/url] assclown, whose windbag playground taunts to this correspondent over certain sections of the [url=http://www.llrx.com/features/...]PATRIOT Act [/url] I plan now to simply ignore, and basically, just fake-sneeze his name along with an exclamation of "assclown!!" into my sleeve every time he embarrasses himself. Which, um, looks to be fairly often. ([url=http://www.sois.uwm.edu/CIPR/...]Mary Minow [/url] and [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...] Judith Krug[/url]: my personal twin heroines of freedom of speech.) [i][b]After that,[/b][/i] had a favorite old-skool-style dinner of down-home turnip greens, Vidalia onions, country ham, blackeyed peas, and homemade (not that craptastic Jiffy nonsense, [i] no indeed,[/i] friends) [url=http://www.deltablues.net/cbr...] cornbread[/url]. Aw [i]hail[/i] yeeeah. :P Pimpin' ain't easy... [b][i]Then[/i] [/b]logged in here to enjoy the nifty aesthetic changes tBlog has made. I like! Tell me what you think! I think it's much more readable. Soon, HTML. Soooooon. I swear... [b][i]DJ and I[/i][/b] are in spasms of delight over our upcoming tete-a-tete, with a particular highlight being [url=http://www.reverendhortonheat...]this fine ensemble[/url], gracing the [url=http://www.showboxonline.com/...]Showbox[/url] while I am there. Seriously, are you saved? Best be. [i][b]Only foot-stamping bit [/b][/i]about the whole thing is, I'm gonna miss [url=http://www.bumbershoot.com/li...]Bumbershoot[/url], the White Stripes, the [url=http://www.yeahyeahyeahs.com/...]Yeah Yeah Yeahs[/url], and...appropriately-melancholy sigh...my [url=http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/...] Surrealism[/url] -lovin' lads from the UK, the Clientele, oft-mentioned fondly in these pages. It is a very good thing my DJ will be there or I would pout for real instead of this faux pouting which you see before you now. :P [b][i]DJ and his brother[/i][/b] had a spiffy time at tonight's [url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.c...]Mariners[/url] game; I'm rather relieved that my [url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb....]Redbirds[/url] won't be in town during my visit. Otherwise, DJ and I would have to sit on opposite sides of the stadium. [url=http://sportsillustrated .cnn....]Interleague play [/url] will [i][b]not [/b][/i]rear its' ugly head in our monkey business, at least not for now! (Also, DJ doesn't have to endure the [url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb...] spectacle of a tremendous loss [/url] for the home team. I would just hate that, you know?) :wink: |
| Happy happy joy joy |
| 08.12.03 (9:59 pm) [edit] |
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[i][b]What up.[/b][/i] Sorry for the absence--got kinda sickly there, and actual real life intervened. Plus that dadgum [url=http://securityresponse.syman...]worm[/url] kept wriggling. Good news, though! [i][b]I get to see DJ next month! [/b][/i]I will board one of our nation's wonderful airborne people-movers and jet away to his [url=http://www.seeseattle.org/]geographical location[/url]! This makes me want to sing the [url=http://www.bitstorm.org/happy...]"Happy Happy Joy Joy Song"[/url]. I will spare you and sing it quietly to myself. :lol: [b][i]Also,[/i][/b] a special shout-out to the[url=http://www.ghirardelli.com/] Ghirardelli[/url]-free (still don't know how you managed that one)[url=http://www.lipsticklibrarian....] Lipstick Librarian[/url], children's book editor/candy lover/mad genius[url=http://www.sharyn.org/] sharyn november[/url], and the recently-relocated and differently-employed and always-fabulous [url=http://indierocklibraria n.com...]indierocklibrarian[/url] ! These ladies have been great--some exploring my silly blog, some linking to me, and I am getting to know them a little too! Fantastic--this is one of the reasons I started this pathetic mess in the first place! :P [b][i]Meanwhile,[/i] [/b] over in Libraryland, still lookin', no job yet...courage! More pix and linx soon I promise honest I swear! Till that blessed time, enjoy [url=http://www.theonion.com/onion...]this[/url] ....an oldie but a goodie... :wink: [i][b]Soon![/b][/i] xoxo Sulky |
| In lieu of substance, I give you: |
| 08.08.03 (12:38 am) [edit] |
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[i][b]Yet another quiz.[/b][/i] :roll: Thanks to Bill and his blog. [b]1) First Grade Teacher:[/b] Mrs. Adelaide Nickel. One of the best teachers I ever had, EVER. [b]2) Last word you said:[/b] "you" [b]3) Last song you sang: [/b]in my head: "Outer Bongolia" by [url=http://www.stereolab.co.uk/]Stereolab[/url] [b]4) Last person you hugged:[/b] mumsy [b]5) Last thing you laughed at:[/b] a website called [url=http://www.happytreefriends.c...]Happy Tree Friends[/url] [b]6) Last time you said I love you:[/b] Two hours ago to mumsy [b]7) Last time you cried:[/b] with happiness, tonight What's in your CD player: [url=http://www.southern.com/south...] Tara Jane O'Neil[/url] [b]9) What colour socks are you wearing:[/b] N/A [b]10) What's under your bed: [/b]nothing anymore [b]11) What time did you wake up today:[/b] 8:30ish [b]12) Current taste:[/b] [url=http://www.mintyfresh.com/]minty fresh[/url] [b]13) Current hair:[/b] up in a scrunchy deal [b]14) Current clothes:[/b] shortie PJs [b]15) Current annoyance:[/b] thirsty [b]17) Current desktop picture: [/b][url=http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~yaz/common/disp.cgi?gallery/Squirrels1997 q1/sp97_010.jpg]a squirrel flying through the air against his will[/url] :o [b]18) Current worry:[/b]job hunting [b]19) Current hate: [/b]serial killers [b]20) Story behind your username:[/b] see second blog entry [b]21) Current favourite article of clothing:[/b] new sneakers [b]22) Favourite physical feature of the opposite sex:[/b] smile [b]23) Last CD that you bought: [/b][url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com...]the new Clientele[/url], tonight [b]24) Favourite place to be:[/b] with DJ [b]25) Least favourite place:[/b] the [url=http://www.tide.com/articles/...]laundry[/url] room in Pershing Commons, [url=http://web.missouri.edu]Mizzou[/url] [b]26) Time you wake up in the morning:[/b] between 7-9 [b]27) if you could play an instrument, what would it be: [/b][url=http://www.drummergirl.com]drums[/url] (i kinda can but not too well) [b]28) Favourite color(s): [/b]see previous quiz [b]29) Do you believe in an afterlife: [/b]absolutely [b]30) How tall are you:[/b] 5'3 [b]31) Current favourite word/saying:[/b] it's all just a jail cell painted red [b]32) Favourite book:[/b] sigh...i can't answer that. i reread different books for different reasons. [b]33) Favourite season:[/b] fall [b]34) One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to:[/b] michael murinas, my best friend growing up, but he's dead so i can't :( [b]35) Favourite day:[/b] thursday [b]36) Where do you want to go:[/b] everywhere everywhere everywhere anywhere with DJ [b]37) Type a line you remember from any book: [/b]"Are you going out, [url=http://archive.salon.com/ent/...]Rosemary[/url]? Would you be a dear and get me a small Sanka and six eggs? I'll pay you when you get back." [b]38) A random lyric:[/b] "one of us is a cigar stand/and one of us is a lovely blue incandescent guillotine..." [url=http://www.matadorrecords.com...]pavement[/url], "type slowly" [b]39) Identify some things surrounding your computer: [/b]cellphone, CDs, sharpie, nail file, [url=http://www1.burtsbees.com]burt's bees[/url] lip balm, a copy of [url=http://www.consumerreports.or...]consumer reports[/url], cup of [url=http://www.tazo.com/tazo.html...]tea[/url], paint chips [b]41) What do you want to be doing right now?:[/b]snuggling in bed, sleeping [b]42) With whom?: [/b]i'll give you three guesses and the first two don't count :wink: [b]42) Favorite movies:[/b] see previous quiz [b]43) Who is your hero:[/b] i have too many to count. :shock: |
| Squirrel rides horse. |
| 08.07.03 (2:13 am) [edit] |
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Oh. My. God. You guys. [url=http://www.shynola.com/j_s/j_...]This is the best thing I have ever seen.[/url] Just...just go there...don't ask a lot of questions...just...go. DJ and I are beside ourselves. Someone else has made our dream music video. :cry: But it's sooooooooo squirrelalicious!!! :lol: |
| What a tool |
| 08.06.03 (12:47 pm) [edit] |
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[i][b]Oh, [/b][/i][url=http://www.govexec.com/dailyf...]Mr. Ashcroft[/url]. You silly, silly man... :shock: I guess he thinks we can't read out here, or something. :roll: [b]Today's mood:[/b] irrationally cheerful [b]Today's music:[/b] [url=http://www.whitestripes.com/]White Stripes[/url], "Elephant" (still--seems to be permanently stuck in the carousel) [b]Today's outfit:[/b] [url=http://www.librarianavengers....]LibrarianAvengers[/url] t-shirt, grey shorts, bare feet (once again, I am not employed at this time) [b]Today's culinary choices: [/b]more salad, lots of veggies, really want some [url=http://www.popcornpalace.com/...]popcorn [/url] but will have to go to store [b]Today's random thought:[/b] "How come I had a dream about garden snakes? And why was I rolling around in the yard with them? Is it [url=http://www.baltech.org/lederm...]Freudian[/url]?" :wink: |
| Step right up, folks... |
| 08.05.03 (2:30 pm) [edit] |
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[i][b]Howdy![/b][/i] A few housekeeping issues first: [b][i]Links are coming along [/i][/b]swimmingly; will be finishing up in the next day or two (until you folks send me your favorites, which I will then add!). Soon I will be able to group 'em into chunks for ya, so as to create harmony and loveliness in your perusal of [i][b]fling fling![/b][/i] [b][i]In the process of upgrading [/i][/b]to tBlog Pro so's I can put more images on here, and generally exercise the megafreak control over this little project that I am accustomed to in all other walks of my life. Meanwhile, I hope you are satisfied with the occasional annoying emoticon: :evil: :x :oops: [b][i]I[/i] also plan to deck [/b][i][b]fling fling![/b][/i] out in fancy-schmancy HTML before long, to further increase your stomach butterflies as you fall more and more in love with this, my obsession du jour. See, my blawg ain't as purty as all dem udder blawgs. Ah means t'rectify dat ASAP. [i][b]And hey! [/b][/i]Besides the [url=http://www.ala.org]ALA website[/url], you can also go [url=http://www.libraryjournal.com...]here[/url] for all your [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...]USA PATRIOT Act [/url] update needs. One of these days I plan to do an extended-style rant on said Act which will probably land me in FBI custody. If you're reading this, [url=http://www.villagevoice.com/i...]Mr. Ashcroft[/url], I love your hair. Really. :shock: [i][b]Later,[/b][/i] an even MORE extendo-style jiggy wit' it rantathon on [url=http://www.ala.org/cipa]CIPA.[/url] [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...]Heh.[/url] :twisted: |
| Quiz time! |
| 08.05.03 (1:40 am) [edit] |
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As promised! Okay, not really a quiz, but hopefully not as lame as those college dorm "icebreakers" the Floor Advisors always put together that made you wanna bail on the "free pizza!" party in the lounge... I thought we could all get to know each other a bit more! Hee hee! :twisted: Yes, I love to torture the unsuspecting. You've probably gotten this in your emails over the last few years, and here it is again in all its glory! The get-to-know-me quiz! I'll go first. You can leave me your answers in the comment section, if you are so inclined! Also, please pardon the lazy capitalization; I just copied it here from email and am too lazy to correct it. [b]1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT?[/b] strange mix of comforting homey vibe wif mumsy and total freakout madness of being home wif mumsy as I look for work [b]2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT?[/b] um there's about six children's books on my nightstand, plus about 4 young adult books, and for adult fare, I'm re-reading Stephen Ambrose's fantastic Lewis and Clark survey [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/ob...]examination[/url], [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/ob...][u][i]Bee Season[/i][/u][/url] by Myla Goldberg, and [url=http://www.amazon.com/exec/ob...][i][u]Breakfast of Champions[/u][/i][/url] by Kurt Vonnegut. Three favorites, all put me in the frame of mind of unbridled creativity and the gifts we get from that. [b]3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? [/b] VanGogh's [url=http://www.vangoghgallery.com...]"Irises"[/url] and a coffee stain [b]4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?[/b] well, it used to be [url=http://www.hasbro.com/scrabbl...]Scrabble[/url]. but I can't remember when I had time to play a nice game. I like [url=http://www.playcranium.com/ho...]Cranium[/url] a lot. [b]5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?[/b] of late, home decorating and life organization/simplifying and cooking magazines catch my eye. I used to devour tons of [url=http://www.maximumrocknroll.c...]indie-style DIY 'zines[/url], still have a lot of 'em around here. I am forced to read [url=http://www.lu.com/getpage.cfm...]librarianship professional publications [/url] and [url=http://www.ala.org/al_onlineT...]trade magazines [/url] till I wanna hurl (part of the reason I probably won't be getting my PhD; much as I like reading about this profession, I just couldn't do it 24/7). When I was a kid, I couldn't get enough [url=http://www.rd.com/inthisissue...;sessionid=NCZRYBLHLF0CMC TENILSGWT5AAAACIY4?wtGrou p=SPLASH_ITI&wtID=SPLASTH ISI_001]"Reader's Digest"[/url]. It changes all the time. [b]6. FAVORITE SMELLS? [/b] spring rains, popcorn, coffee, sheets dried outdoors, sharpies, liquid paper [b]6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS? [/b] cabbage, what it smells like when you pass a dairy farm on the highway, polo and obsession colognes for men (thanks a lot, Eric) [b]7. FAVORITE SOUND? [/b] the squeak of the mailbox never gets old [b]8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?[/b] paper cuts. hands down. it's all emotional and angry-making. [b]9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?[/b] "Oh HOLY--, I'm LATE!!!!!!!!!! Oh. I'm not in grad school anymore. Later, peeps!!!zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzz" [b]10. FAVORITE COLOR? [/b] the colors on this blog; pale vintage shades of pink and green; yellow and blue are happy together; red anything [b]11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? [/b] two if I'm feeling spry, four if not [b]12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME?[/b] I always thought Hannah, Emma, Claire, and Olivia were fantastic names for girls. I always liked Emerson, Truman, Jake, Gibson, and Elliott for boys. I had a [url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/irish/]"back-to- my-roots"[/url] phase where I wanted to name my kids Maire and Fachtna and Siobhan and Seamus, but I think I'm over that now. Currently, my favorites are Poppy and Sam. [b]13. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE?[/b] I'll quote DJ: God, family, friends, caffeine [b]14. FAVORITE FOODS? [/b] I can't seem to get enough [url=http://www.edys.com/brand/who...]Edy's whole fruit sorbet[/url]. it's naturally fat free but I like it cuz it tastes yummy. I like [url=http://www.terrachips.com/]Terra chips[/url] and Bissinger's chocolate molasses [url=http://www.bissingers.com/RWI...]puffs[/url]. I like oranges and baby peas. but not together. I like to drink milk. a lot. [b]15. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?[/b] yes, please. [b]16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? [/b] I like the thought of me driving fast. but I'm just not talented enough. I have a visual perspective problem that precludes me driving fast. I like to feel my body going fast. there. [b]17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?[/b] yes. sometimes a few. a mouse, a rabbit, an eeyore, and a teddy. I'm 34, by the way. [b]18. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY?[/b] the other day one was making me nervous, but they're awesome. love 'em. there's another one going on right now. should I still be on this computer? [b]19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?[/b] let's not go there. [b]21. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?[/b] fat tire, guinness, murphy's, shiner bock, boulevard wheat, sunshine unfiltered wheat, and different pale ales in the brewery world. [i]the hard stuff:[/i] if I can have a drink of bushmill's or green stripe every now and again, I'm a happy girl. [i]mixed stuff:[/i] a top-shelf frozen margarita, a good cosmopolitan, or a bombay sapphire martini. I never drink and practice librarianship, however. [b]22. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? [/b] cancer, and I am a typical example. homebody with a big mouth who likes to do stuff to make others comfy while I cry on their shoulders. jeebus. [b]23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? [/b] of course [b]24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? [/b] [url=http://www.nasa.gov/]astronaut.[/url] no contest. [b]25. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? [/b]I kinda like it now. my poor hair has been every possible color already! now it's something called "brown sugar". it's me. [b]26. EVER BEEN IN LOVE?[/b] four times. each time better than the last, this time is the best, hands down. and every time I am in love, I think, is this it? now I think, this [b][i]is [/i][/b]it. if it doesn't work for any reason, it won't be because I didn't find my dream guy. I already found him, much to my eternal surprise and delight. We make each other gag, the way we carry on about each other. Sure hope I'm not making [i]you[/i] gag, gentle reader! [b]27. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?[/b] half full. it is always half full. even when it [i]looks[/i] half empty. [b]28. FAVORITE MOVIES?[/b] shawshank redemption, green mile, basically anything with tom hanks in it, love all these spielberg dramas, really like period pieces for the costumes and scenery, adore quirky indie films. I guess my favorite growing up was E.T. it was such a favorite that now I can't even watch it--you know how that is? it's what made me want to become a director. I'm not quite there yet. [b]29. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? [/b] oh hell no. never have. [b]30. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?[/b] well, there were a few dust bunnies but I put them outside. my new sneakers. a bookmark. [b]31. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?[/b] for some reason, the number eight has always appealed to me. [b]32. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? [/b] I like to watch many things but I love to watch [url=http://www.stlcardinals.com/]baseball[/url]. people say it's too slow. that's crap--there's always something to watch and pay attention to! and when it's time for the olympics, winter and summer, you can't drag me away from the tv. [b]33. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.[/b] he's my tickle me elmo doll. [b]34. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? [/b] Micaela might have something to say. she likes this sort of thing I think! [b]35. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?[/b] if I sent this to one of my former professors, she would think it was silly. but she would grudgingly give one word answers to make herself appear to be congenial. hahahaaaaaaaaaaa :roll: |
| Sulky, we hardly knew ye |
| 08.04.03 (10:26 pm) [edit] |
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[i][b]So I'm still a-linkin' away[/b][/i] over there on the lefthand sidebar for your surfing pleasure, and DJ might get to go surfing (for actual real! with water and everything!) tomorrow, and my sister Angela is playing nurse to her mother- and sister-in-law, and our mom is happily ensconced in her comfy chair, watching [url=http://www.courttv.com/onair/...]Dominick Dunne[/url] (upon whom she has a major crush). All is, if not well with the world, at least of the usual status quo. And I'm thinking I should probably letcha know a little more about me and why this blog even exists. :? [i][b]Of course, [/b][/i]if you are within the sacred "Circle of Trust" already (which amusing phrase we take from [url=http://www.universalpictures....][u][i]Meet the Parents[/i][/u][/url]), you may go look at squirrels or something until I'm done here. If you just don't care, I understand. You too are excused. :wink: [b][i]But[/i] [/b]if you truly are, for whatever reason, curious about what's goin' on in my quadrant, I will extemporize for you now. First off, I'm tryin' to become a Youth Librarian in one of our nation's public libraries. I looked really hard for such a position while I was in skool, but no dice. Either the libraries could not wait until I graduated, or they wanted someone with more experience, which I completely understand. (One of these days I'll get my resume link up here for ya.) I spent tons of time and $ in skool on professional development (workshops and conferences and suchlike), networking, just generally trying to make contacts in Libraryland. It was well worth it even though it did not land me a job. I learned tons of stuff I could never have learned in class (sorry, Dr. Adkins!). [i][b]In class,[/b][/i] I tried to focus my work almost exclusively on Youth Services, even in the general courses. I have experience in both public and academic libraries (I worked in the MU [url=http://mulibraries.missouri.e...]Engineering [/url] and [url=http://www.law.missouri.edu/l...]Law[/url] Libraries, as well as my [url=http://www.stephens.edu/libra...]undergrad library [/url] for three years), and I love adult reference and reader's advisory, but my heart is with tha shorties. [i][b]So that's it.[/b][/i] I just turned 34, don't have two nickels to rub together, am desperately hunting my first professional position, and now I'm blogging. [i][b]Yes! I have achieved an even higher level of dorkdom!! [/b][/i]Aren't you proud? Me too. Not to get all political on ya, but if this pesky economy doesn't take a turnaround pretty soon, those of us (some of my liberry skool friends included!) hunting work in places funded by government dollars are just outta luck for the time being. [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...]That's how public libraries work[/url], but that's for another entry. Basically, there's been so much budget and staff slashing in the last couple of years in Libraryland that the whole thing looks like a dang horror movie. :shock: [i][b]But oh yeah--why this blog?? [/b][/i]Well, to pass the time, obviously, but also so I can have a little web portal for myself. And I'd like to meet other library-type bloggers, since I enjoy their blogs so much. There's no great mystery to it. :P [i][b]Later, [/b][/i]we're gonna have a quiz here at [i][b]fling fling! [/b][/i]Getchyer thinkin' caps on! Don't worry, it's a fun-type quiz, I promise. [i][b]Ooh, check it out! [/b][/i]Everyone's favorite library comic strip, "Overdue", just had a contest for a new name. Now it's called "[url=http://www.overduemedia.com/]Unshelved[/url] "! :lol: [i][b]By the way,[/b][/i] if you too have a library-style-type blog or website and wish to link to me or wish me to link to you, just leave me a message here and I will be glad to do so! [i][b]Happy bloggin', peeps! [/b][/i] |
| Whew! All blogged out! |
| 08.03.03 (8:03 pm) [edit] |
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[image]Sulkbrarian_132362 6611.jpg[/image] For now, at least! My favorite [url=http://shauny.org/iasshole/]librarian-blogger [/url] writes to me that I should look out because blogging is very addictive. I can attest to that tonight! I've been here for ages having a linkathon! :P Next up for more linkydinks will be: [url=http://www.libjobs.com]library jobhunting [/url] sites, [url=http://www.ala.org/Content/Na...]author/illustrator/fun for da shorties[/url] sites (we love the shorties here at [b][i]fling fling![/i][/b]), and [url=http://www.tmbg.com]favorite music [/url] sites. Till then, I remain as ever, [i][b]Your Sulkbrarian. [/b][/i] |
| Librariana! |
| 08.03.03 (1:54 pm) [edit] |
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[b]Today's links [/b](or, if you are clumsy on the keyboard, "loinks") are all about Libraryland. I'm going to try and see if some of the fine folks I link to might want to link to me. How's that for fair dealing?? :wink: [b]Today's mood:[/b] pensive; apprehensive. Possibly to do with the thunderstorm. Storms usually assuage me and soothe me. Today, not so much. [b] Today's music:[/b] [url=http://www.theclientele.co.uk...]The Clientele[/url], "Suburban Light". A classic which has seen me through other pensive, apprehensive-type days. [b] Today's wardrobe: [/b]stripey aqua t-shirt, faded green cargos, bunny slippers. Ah, the joys of not being gainfully employed. [b] Today's culinary choices:[/b] Coffee (always, always), plenty of Speshul K cereal goodness, and perhaps later, a kickass [url=http://eat.epicurious.com/bon...]salad[/url]. Not very imaginative. It fills up, though. |
| The people in my neighborhood |
| 08.02.03 (10:23 pm) [edit] |
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The people in my neighborhood aren't nearly as important to me as my real actual friends. Unfortunately, my friends do not live in my neighborhood, nor would I want them to, as it is quite dull here. (Hence, this blog.) But since I will be referring to my friends from time to time, I thought I should give a wee bit of backstory on each of them: [b]DJ[/b] is my wonderful boyfriend. He is Something Else. He is an incredibly talented writer, a fantastic friend, dashingly handsome, unbelievably devious in a sweet way, more brilliant than ten thousand suns, and utterly, gut-bustingly funny. (Pay up, DJ.) Some of the things you will see on this blog either come directly from him, or were inspired by him. He is my Lego. Click! [b] Micaela[/b] is my lovely friend from liberry skool. She is going to be a Youth Librarian too. She is married to R. and they have just bought a house!! We enjoy mutual obsessions with [url=http://www.foodtv.com]nummy things to eat[/url], [url=http://www.sephora.com]girly makeup[/url], [url=http://www.indiebride.com]internet fun[/url], and [url=http://www.hgtv.com]HGTV[/url]. I adore her! [b][url=http://www.librarygal.com/]Beth[/url] [/b] is my equally lovely friend (if they went to liberry skool with me they are all equally lovely so that is a given) who is going to Honduras to be a school librarian! She is curious and involved and conscientious and all sorts of fun. I will miss her! [b]Sarah[/b], another equally lovely friend, is going to be a school librarian too! She is married to W. and they are going to have a baby!! She is very excited. I miss her very very much! She makes me laugh and kept me sane in Digital Media class! [b]Connie [/b]is equally lovely and is a very caring, empathetic friend who has much to give. She gives wonderful advice and is a great sounding board. She is the person you go to when you want the clearest available perspective on a thing, and she is as smart as they come! She is going to go into liberry management and continue to kick ass wherever she goes! I deeply miss hanging out with her... [b]Amanda [/b]is equally lovely and will make an awesome Youth Librarian too! She is quirky and funny and great to listen to and learn from. I miss her too--heck, I miss 'em all! :cry: There are other friends who may or may not be making appearances here. If they do, I will introduce them too! :D |
| Squirrel obsession! |
| 08.02.03 (6:28 pm) [edit] |
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[image]Sulkbrarian_621499 698.jpg[/image] [i][b]DJ and I are obsessed [/b][/i]with squirrels. We cannot seem to get enough of the little [url=http://www.squirrels.org/t_li...]freaks[/url], thus I have included several squirrely links for you to peruse. I must warn you that they are jaw-droppingly hysterical. Please go to them now--you will thank me later... |
| A word about linkage |
| 08.02.03 (6:03 pm) [edit] |
| [i][b]What makes a blog fun?[/b][/i] Linkage!! I'm really geeked that tBLOG lets me have this much customization for free, and I'm really looking forward to the time I can categorize my linkage into topics (information professional that I now am!), so meanwhile, I'm just gonna try to add links in as orderly a fashion as possible, grouping them into topics as best I can. Capiche? Great. [i][b]Knock yerselves out.[/b][/i] :P |
| Afternoon, folks... |
| 08.02.03 (11:37 am) [edit] |
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[i][b]Well well.[/b][/i] Here it is early afternoon and I'm still tryin' to chug enough coffee to keep my eyelids from sticking shut... [i][b]I guess[/b][/i] you will be wanting to know who the devil I am, eh? Now that you've tuned into my personal region here, you're desperately curious, aren't you? Can't say as I blame you, myself. I am just that terribly interesting. :roll: [i][b]Anyway,[/b][/i] I was born a poor white girl in Chicago lo, these many moons ago. After several false starts and misfires (previous career goals included: astronaut, novelist, stand-up comic, film director, [url=http://www.mergerecords.com/]indie-rock [/url] label owner, and pirate radio goddess), I hauled my booty to [url=http://sislt.missouri.edu]grad skool [/url] a couple of years ago and badabing, I'm a Youth Services Librarian. Where do I work? That is as yet to be determined. I'm in the middle of a tiring, seemingly endless job search that is sort of invigorating in some ways but generally sucks the life out of me on a daily basis. There ya go, kids! That's me! Heeyuk! :lol: If you [i][b]MUST [/b][/i] know more, check out my profile. [i][b]For now, [/b][/i]I spend time monkeying with my monkey, DJ (sigh--that's him in his monkeysuit --isn't he dreamy??), and monkeying around with this new distraction. [i][b]Yay, me.[/b][/i] [image]Sulkbrarian_105314 3671.jpg[/image] |
| Why is she sulky, again? |
| 08.02.03 (12:34 am) [edit] |
| [image]j0198610.wmf[/image]Oh, she's not [i]really[/i] sulky. She just decided, one fine day, to combine the title of her favorite [url=http://www.islandrecords.com/...]Elvis Costello [/url] song ("[url=http://www.elviscostello.info...]Sulky Girl[/url]") with her occupation ([url=http://www.mcphee.com/laf/ind...]librarian[/url]). Hence, her speshul name. A speshul name for a speshul gurl. Her other nicknames include: Monkeyprincess, Helmetlady, My Lego, and Ol' Crazy Myra. Erm. Yes. So. [i][b]Why the hell am I writing in the third person? [/b][/i] |
| Hiya from the Sulkbrarian! |
| 08.02.03 (12:01 am) [edit] |
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[image]Sulkbrarian_840023 528.jpg[/image] [i][b]Welcome, friends, welcome! [/b][/i]Welcome to my new blog. It is my first blog, to be more precise. In it I will write of many things, many people, many oddities. In it you will find [url=http://www.librarism.com/para...]funny laughing things [/url] and [url=http://svt.se/hogafflahage/ho...]what-the-hell-is-this?[/ url] things and lots and lots of links to go to and read and go to and read and keep going to read and read from my blog which is still here. You are still at MY blog. Do you understand? Fine! Then let's begin! [i][b]"Come along with me/To my little corner of the world." --[url=http://www.yolatengo.com/]Yo La Tengo[/url] [/b][/i] [i][b] Won't you please[/b][/i] enjoy some doodads now, brought to you fresh daily from your friendly neighborhood children's librarian? Won't you? Please? You can start with why I call my blog [url=http://www.threebrain.com/fli...] [i][b]fling fling![/b][/i] [/url] |
"i read your manifestoes and your strange religious tracts you took me to your library and kissed me in the stacks." magnetic fields, "swinging london"
michael moore on librarians: "they want you to be quiet because they're trying to plot the revolution."
"i heard
a sound
i turned
around
i turned
around
to find
the thing
that made
the sound mysterious whisper mysterious whisper mysterious whisper mysterious whisper i walk along darkened corridors and i walk along darkened corridors and i walk along darkened corridors and i walk along darkened corridors." they might be giants, "fingertips"