Do you get ticked when you see people commuting to work in huge gas guzzling SUVs? Do you particularly dislike the Hummer H2? Vent your anger.
fuh2
Do you get ticked when you see people commuting to work in huge gas guzzling SUVs?
Category: only on the web
what book are you?
The title says it all.
Normally, I don’t do quizes that try to peg me as one thing or another, but this one caught my eye with it’s result. Also, the quiz is only six questions with two option answers, so it’s a fast one.
You’re Stranger in a Strange Land!
by Robert Heinlein
Most people look at you and think of you as a Martian, even though you were born on Earth. Silly Earthlings, er, people. Anyway, you’ve been telling people about free love and relaxing like it’s some radical idea. Most of them want you to go back to the ’60’s (or Mars), but others are in your groove. Grok on!
Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid.
del.icio.us
Yet another librarian blogging about del.icio.us.
I have resisted jumping on the del.icio.us bandwagon until now. For the most part, I haven’t felt the need to make public and categorize my bookmarks. I even doubt that I will ever use it for that purpose. However, I thought it might be nice to give some of my favorite websites a plug by adding them to my del.icio.us. For those that care, here’s the RSS feed.
where’s jesus?
Have you seen Jesus recently? If not, this site might help you find him. It’s completely irreverant and linking it here will probably get me into trouble, but the whole concept of the site was too amusing to not give it a mention. [thanks bonster]
origami boulder
Today, a friend sent me a link to the Origami Boulder Company. I find it fascinating that someone is actually making money selling crumpled wads of paper. It doesn’t surprise me that someone would try this business venture, but it does surprise me that anyone would actually pay $10 for it ($15 with haiku). [thanks … Continue reading “origami boulder”
Today, a friend sent me a link to the Origami Boulder Company. I find it fascinating that someone is actually making money selling crumpled wads of paper. It doesn’t surprise me that someone would try this business venture, but it does surprise me that anyone would actually pay $10 for it ($15 with haiku). [thanks aw]
death clock
According to my body mass index, I’m obese; however, I am going to live for another 63 years, so that’s not too bad. Want to know how much more time you have? Take a look at this death clock.
According to my body mass index, I’m obese; however, I am going to live for another 63 years, so that’s not too bad. Want to know how much more time you have? Take a look at this death clock.
Dean
Howard Dean has a weblog? I think he must be the first Presidential candidate to jump on the blogging bandwagon. [thanks mike] I think I’m going to abstain from the primaries. It’s all about who has the most money, anyway. I’ll let those who care enough pick one from all of the Democrat candidates, and … Continue reading “Dean”
Howard Dean has a weblog? I think he must be the first Presidential candidate to jump on the blogging bandwagon. [thanks mike]
I think I’m going to abstain from the primaries. It’s all about who has the most money, anyway. I’ll let those who care enough pick one from all of the Democrat candidates, and then I’ll decide if I want to vote for him (maybe a her, but not likely). Wait…if? Okay, to be honest, I’ll vote for anyone who is running against Bush and has a chance of winning, which basically means whomever is the Democrat candidate. As for Dean mania, I think that yesterday’s Doonesbury spoke volumes.
wild librarians
I read an article today in Library Juice about “Wild Librarian” websites; places like Anarchist Librarians and The Modified Librarian. I’m not sure if I would include the Eclectic Librarian in those ranks. I don’t intend to be a “wild librarian”, so perhaps it’s important that I explain why I chose that name for this … Continue reading “wild librarians”
I read an article today in Library Juice about “Wild Librarian” websites; places like Anarchist Librarians and The Modified Librarian. I’m not sure if I would include the Eclectic Librarian in those ranks. I don’t intend to be a “wild librarian”, so perhaps it’s important that I explain why I chose that name for this site. I had been writing this blog under the oh-so-creative title “because everyone else is doing it”, but when I decided to get a real web hosting service (PowWeb) and register my own domain name, I needed something short and snappy that described me, and I didn’t want to use my own name. My chosen profession and paycheck earning love is as a librarian, but I certainly don’t fit the stereotype. I have many diverse interests, which anyone who knows me or reads this blog regularly will have discovered. Thus, the name “Eclectic Librarian” seemed to be the best descriptor of me and my interests. I don’t see it as playing on the supposed incongruity of having eclectic tastes and being a librarian.
“Thus, attempts such as these at busting the stereotype can have the paradoxical effect of reinforcing the stereotype. In highlighting the incongruity of being a wild librarian, they assert that the incongruity is an incongruity after all.”
Well. On with the links:
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Someone is having fun with Flash. Here’s a short (but humorous) clip of Opera Baby. [judy]
Looking for a new job and want to make use of online resources? Here are a few tips. [free pint]
dumpster diving in dmoz
It’s been a long time since I was a junior in college exploring the World Wide Web for the first time. I started off with random directory searches in Yahoo!, but once I found my niches, I rarely ventured out again, unless it was a focused search on Google or some other search engine. Today … Continue reading “dumpster diving in dmoz”
It’s been a long time since I was a junior in college exploring the World Wide Web for the first time. I started off with random directory searches in Yahoo!, but once I found my niches, I rarely ventured out again, unless it was a focused search on Google or some other search engine.
Today was different. Today, I decided to explore my new preferred directory, dmoz, and see what I could find. Here are a few of the more interesting sites:
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Perpetual Bubblewrap – As soon as you pop one, the bubble returns! Nice flash animation with sound.
Toiletnet.com: Toilet Pictures from Around the World – The name says it all.
Support Across America – Take a visual roadtrip across the country with Kevin, Sarah, and “Kate’s brand new white cotton bra (only worn once!)”
I think that’s enough fun for one day… Okay, one more, but this one I dredged out of my memory from those early years of internet surfing – the Dumpster Diver courtesy of HoosierTimes.com.
folky lesbians go to beer church
About a month ago, there was an article written in the New York Times about lesbians and folk music. I mentioned it here, but I didn’t say too much about how I felt about the article. Since then, I have read several commentaries about how degrading the article was, not only for lesbians in folk … Continue reading “folky lesbians go to beer church”
About a month ago, there was an article written in the New York Times about lesbians and folk music. I mentioned it here, but I didn’t say too much about how I felt about the article. Since then, I have read several commentaries about how degrading the article was, not only for lesbians in folk music, but women in all aspects of music. It did strike me as odd that a straight guy could presume to know enough about lesbian culture to pinpoint one genre of music that encompases us all, but his presumption didn’t make me angry until I read the well-articulated commentary by Amy Ray and realized that Hadju pieced together what he needed for his theory, and ignored attepts by other to enlighten him. By doing that, his article is reduced to a crack-pot anthropological theory by an “alien”.
“Why not interview lesbian punk, jazz, hip-hop, rock, or bluegrass musicians? There are plenty of them.”
On a lighter note, I found the most amazing church yesterday! Someone on one of the message boards I read frequently posted a link to the Beer Church. I haven’t read everything there yet; I got side-tracked by the mullet haikus. I even wrote one of my own:
Angry white boy yells
Lying on truck bed with Ray Bans
Damn! I am the shit!
