Blog Scavenger Hunt

Cat, of Caterwaulling, has challenged me to yet another meme! Check out her post: http://caterwauller.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-scavenger-hunt.html#links

And the rules are:

• Use a different blog to answer each question.
• Be sure to include hot links in your answers, and if you’re referencing a specific post, be sure you’re linking to the permalink for that post.
• Not every linked blog needs to be a library person or a L&P participant.
• If you do this meme, please come back here and give me a link so I can read it!

The Things to Find Are:

1. A blog written by someone who lives close to you physically.
2. A blog you read written by someone you’ve never met, but would like to.
3. A blog written by someone who has the job you used to have, or the job you want to have someday.
4. A blog entry that made you think about something a new way.
5. A blog entry that made you laugh so hard your co-workers and/or family asked to know what was going on.
6. A blog from someone you’ve known a long time but haven’t hung out with in a long time.
7. A blog or post that inspired you to start blogging (or just written by the person who got you going).
8. A blog from someone you never thought would be blogging.
9. An article/post/site that you think could change the library world.
10. A blog you’ve found that makes you feel great every time you read it.

My Scavenger Hunt Finds:

1. (drumroll please…) It’s Caterwauller herself! We just realized we are neighbors a couple of months ago. I was out walking the dog and she was (somewhat groggily) on her way out to the car for work!
2. I have never met Library Joy, but I’d like to. I get her Twitter updates and she seems really funny and into some cool things like yoga, craftiness, and dogs!
3. I envy the job of Christina Katz, the Writer Mama. I surely don’t have her talents or skills, but I think her profession of writing, blogging, and conducting writing workshops would be a fun one.
4. Hmmmm, a blog that makes me think about things in a new way quite often is my friend Katie’s Travelpod blog. She’s a volunteer in the Peace Corps working in Guatemala. Her blog brings a completely different part of the world into my home as well as my mind and my heart.
5. This post made me laugh out loud when I read it.
6. I’ve known this blogger a long time. He’s a former CML-er now living in Germany with his lovely wife and son. We used to get together when he came to Columbus to visit, but it’s been quite awhile… He’s hilarious.
7. There are several bloggers I can point to who got me interested in writing a blog of my own. But, there’s one blogger who is the author of the first blog I started to follow: The Artful Parent. Her posts are beautifully written, her artwork and creativity with her daughter are inspiring, and I just feel happy when I visit her little corner of the web.
8. A blogger I never thought would blog. I am going to cheat and call this one a tie. Girlbrariana and mnbtiu.
9. Instead of a blog that could change the library world, I chose one that no doubt already has: Tame the Web.
10. And, last but not least, a blog that makes me feel great: Everyday Baby Studios. We have our first photo session with Jessi this weekend!

Wow, would you look at that? I linked up to 5 CML staff blogs and 2 former-CML-staff blogs! This was fun!

Image by Free-StockPhotos.com

Meme from Caterwaulling

 

Cat has this meme posted on her blog, and it’s easy and kind of cool. Not completely “me”, but definitely some merit to it. Give it a try!

Katie’s Dewey Decimal Section:

105 Serial publications

Katie’s birthday: 12/7/1978 = 127+1978 = 2105

Class:
100 Philosophy & Psychology

Contains:
Books on metaphysics, logic, ethics and philosophy.

What it says about you:
You’re a careful thinker, but your life can be complicated and hard for others to understand at times. You try to explain things and strive to express yourself.

Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com

Web site recommendations

I need to check out these web sites (mentioned in either the October SLJ or the Nov. 1 LJ – I forget!)

www.weebly.com

www.onemorestory.com

www.biguniverse.com

The 23rd Thing

Well, here we are at the end of 23 Things. The time has really flown by, and as I look back over my blog posts I am amazed at how much we covered (and discovered). To keep this one simple and organized, I am going to use libraryjoy’s prompts:

1. What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?

• RSS (once I got the hang of it)
• Google docs – I am using these like crazy now
• CML’s Power Tools
• Twitter (a surprise favorite – I didn’t think I’d be interested in it at all!)

2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?

• The program has served to remind me that exploring new technologies and trends is, in fact, work-related and is certainly a large part of the daily on-the-job learning I do. It has also made me realize that lifelong goals can be quite small and simple (ie. exploring twitter or leaving a post or comment on a blog). I think the exercises in this program have also enabled me to see learning/discovery opportunities more readily and encouraged me to apply these to what we at the library do or to what I myself do in my daily work.

3. Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

• Yes – that I actually like blogging! Before beginning Learn & Play I had never considered that I might have anything to post on a blog. But, it’s amazing all the things you come up with once you get started.
• I also feel I’ve gotten to know some of CML’s staff better (through blogging and twitter).

4. What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?

• Hmmm, it was really done quite well! The Learn & Play team listened to staff when we said we needed more time. The right balance was struck in offering staff encouragement/reminders/updates without overkill or making us feel bombarded.
• Maybe next time there could be more “featured participants”. This seems to have become a trend over the last week or two, and I really like it. In the future, maybe that can be incorporated throughout the entire program. The videos that the Learn & Play team have done with various participants have enabled me to check out some of the many staff blogs with the bonus of being able to put a face to the post.

5. If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you participate?

• Yes, I would definitely participate in something like this again.