Thing 11--LibraryThing

Looking at the recommendations for the titles I put in my library, I think this would be another R.A. site to offer. I had read a majority of my recommendations, but a few of the others are on my "when I retire and the book is out of print" reading list. The Librarians who love LibraryThing discussion group is the largest, but the topic "alternate call numbers in the 050 field" made me click out in a hurry. Link to my mini-library http://www.librarything.com/catalog/nb0011

Thing 10--Generator

I didn't realize how far I'd gone wrong in life, until the generator told me that "waiter" was my perfect job, but what do they know in Australia anyway. I'll try and add the picture generated of my fulfilled waiter-self.

Things 8 and 9 RSS Feeds

Since I have never thought of creating a blog, it makes sense that I have never taken the time to view many (except Erica H.'s--always a good laugh there). Since creating my bloglines account 3 weeks ago, I've looked at it a total of one time--right before creating this post. I need to be more creative with Topix.net and it's keyword search for work-related topics. I found it gave me a nice mix of articles on one of my favorite non-work topics--Italian soccer player Fabio Cannavaro (the one on the right). Could be just as fun and voyeuristic as People magazine...

Things 3-7 Tech post

I am not one for randomly exploring the Internet, so I followed the given links and successfully added a picture with a sayings bubble. Pretty neat, but I find myself slightly disturbed at being able to look at other people's photos and actually not that interested (but then I'm not interested in reality TV either). I like technology that makes my life easier, such as email, and that doesn't add layers of complexity or content overload. For example, Thing 1 pointed out a YouTube post on the basic rules of rugby which is interesting and helpful as long as I'm not the one spending hours surfing just to find it...

Thing 1 and 2

It seemed appropriate to have kids as my blog theme. Not only do I have a Thing 1 and Thing 2 at home, but they know as much about technology as I do about chocolate (that's alot). Thing 1 is always showing me the "coolest" on YouTube and Thing 2 just created a Powerpoint in the 2nd grade. I need much more than 23 things to keep up.

As to the 7 1/2 habits, I skipped through the slides, reading the sidebars, impatient with the slow narration, so I heartily accept responsibility for my own learning. I think Habit 6, if slightly reworded, is my challenge. I can find the technology that answers my question, but how do I apply it (or find the time to apply it) to help with my workload?