April 10, 2008
BookMooch
So my good friend Candace has been on me to check out BookMooch, and at lunch today insisted I create an account. So I did.
BookMooch is a website where you post books you want to find homes for, and as you send off books, you earn points to ask for books to be sent to you. Sounds cool, right? Lordy knows I've got way too many bookies around my house that could use a good home. So when I got home, and added a few books until Pandora decided she wasnt happy talking to the Internet anymore and my kid wanted something to eat.
I plugged pesky Pandora in and told her to sit there an think about connecting to the Internet.
I heated up a piece of left over pizza for Lila.
I sat back down, and had requests for 5 books! I was floored! One of the books was this lovely, super expensive hardback book, The Cross and the Serpent, I had from my history days at UNM. I've held on to it for all these years because I couldnt bear to part with it; it *is* a lovely book. I am so happy to see that it was requested for 'Mooching' right away. I am so delighted that lovely book is off to someone who wants it.
I'm so pleased. : )
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January 01, 2008
Ravelry n Flickr
Humf... Back in November I got my Ravelry invite... which encouraged me to open a Flickr account... which has created a lot of duplication of uploading and stuff of pics n things. I am exploring how to figure out how to mash the things together into one... Flickr has the ability to post pics to your blog, except that we dont have the appropriate files and settings on our MT server at work. And I dont have access to said server. And IT really doesnt have time to mess with it, either. So I guess for now I'll keep the duplicating up, and try (again) to be more verbose with my Blah Blah Blah here.
In the mean time - here's important links to my Ravelry and Flickr stuffs. : )
Ravelry - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/jezmynne
Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jezmynne/
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October 29, 2007
Spindelicious!
Oh, wow!!!!!!! So this is my cousin-in-law, Beth's, etsy site. She goes by Spindelicious, and omg, take one look at her yarn and you'll see why!
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5174840
I am so very impressed! Her yarn looks so yummy... bright colors, and it all looks so soft.
And check out her blog, here
http://spindelicioushandspun.blogspot.com/
Wow, I had NO idea that my dear cousin Will married such a remarkable, creative lady! Check out her mosaic on her blog... i am ever so impressed, and totally humbled.
And she's part of my family!!!!! Whoo Hoo!
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September 10, 2007
Shift Happens
Change is inevitable, except from the vending machine....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHWTLA8WecI
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July 25, 2007
Yarn Stash
omg, this makes my piddly 3 gianormous yard bags of yarn, misc baskets and grocery bags of stash look so pitiful!
and that room... makes me realize I need a 'craft cottage' : )
http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/?p=111
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June 24, 2007
Geeks Rock!!!
Geeks come in all kinds and flavors. Check out the Top 10 Geekiest Yarn Creations. Whoot! : )
http://www.threadbanger.com/post/433/the-top-10-geekiest-yarn-creations-on-the-web
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January 17, 2007
Your Spider On Drugs
Yeah, this *soooo* deserves a post! This hit the STS-L list on the 5th. Have I mentioned lately that science librarians are really cool?
Yeah, we are. =P
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December 21, 2006
GIS Your Thanksgiving
Wow, this is cool! Click the link below to see a GIS created map of where Thanksgiving Dinner comes from. Who knew Wisconsin did so much agriculture??? And we all know about Idaho Potatoes, but I had no idea North Carolina had the corner on the sweet potato market!!! Excellent fun!
http://www.indiana.edu/~libgeol/turkeyday/trkyday02.pdf
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March 26, 2006
Yup, you sure can apply math to everything...
this is great reading - one of our students at Sprague found this while on shift doing some research.
from The Science Creative Quarterly, issue 4 Jan-March 2006,
A Game Theoretic Approach to the Toilet Seat Problem, By Richard Harter
http://bioteach.ubc.ca/quarterly/?p=108
and who says math isn't fun???
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April 22, 2005
CL ~ Crochet List
by far the best crochet group on the 'net. currently CL has 2500+ members and hosts monthly charity drives, great swaps, and tons of hints, advice, and pattern links.
if you crochet, you should join. : )
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crochetlist/
from the groups' website:
"Crochetlist (also known as CL) is... a very active, unique group of over 2000 crocheters.
Crochetlist members live in many different countries all over the world and are of all ages, including kids, tweens, teens, young adults, and adults young at heart. :)
Discussions on Crochetlist include anything and everything about crochet and other crafts (such as knitting, quilting, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, sewing, etc.). CL members also enjoy getting to know each other through group posts, individual emails, IRC chats, and in-person meetings.
Members also participate in interesting activities such as our Crochet-A-Thon (CLCAT) charity challenges on IRC (internet relay chat) in #crochet chat -- For more information about CLCAT:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CLCAT/ );
our Chains of Thought newsletter:
http://www.geocities.com/scarlet_mistical/;
our special Pick-Me-Up and Cuddles projects, plus a variety of great exchanges and such.
Crochetlist, established in Jan. of 1996 on Rpmdp.com and moved to Egroups in Nov. of 1999, has been on Yahoo! Groups since the Egroups/Yahoo merger. CL often has 50+ messages or 3-4 digests per day.
CL's companion website is Crochet Musings:
http://clik.to/crochetmusings/
Thank you and Happy Crocheting!
Crochetlist administration"
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