Dawn's musings

eBooks Excitement

2011-04-09T14:41:00.000-07:00

SJPL has a new learning module: eBooks Excitement. This will familiarize us with eBooks.

Branching out...

2010-08-01T21:59:00.000-07:00

Oops! I've broken what I think may be a cardinal rule of blogging - BLOG OFTEN! Anyway, I completed my first week at a branch library. The customers are very nice and my new co-workers are also very nice. This will be a good learning experience for me. There are also plenty of places to go grocery shopping on the way home: Chavez Supermarket, Grocery Outlet, and Smart and Final.

Happy Inaguration Day!

2009-01-20T13:14:00.001-08:00

Yes You Did
Originally uploaded by Amsterdamize

Happy Inaguration Day!

Here are two links you may enjoy:

Mele and hula for Barack Obama

Inaugural Words: 1789 to the Present

National heritage day honors American Indians

2008-11-28T11:35:00.000-08:00

National heritage day honors American Indians

The U.S. federal legislation has recognized the Friday after Thanksgiving in 2008 to called Native American Heritage Day, in honor of American Indians' contributions throughout United States history. After Thanksgiving weekend, Frank Suniga and others will lobby to make Native American Heritage Day an annual observance.

Story Time Books for Children Living at Homeless Shelters

2008-10-09T11:52:00.000-07:00

Story Time Books for Children Living at Homeless Shelters

(These are books that my colleague and I have used (or might use in the future)

Books for All Children

Books available in English

Raschka, Christopher. Yo! Yes?

Books available in both Spanish and English

Barrett, Judi. Los animales no deben actuar como la gente

Barrett, Judi. Animals should definitely not act like people

Browne, Anthony. Me gustan los libros

Browne, Anthony. I Like Books (Link +)

Carle, Eric. 10 little rubber ducks

Carle, Eric. 10 patitos de goma

Carle, Eric. Very busy spider

Carle, Eric. La araña muy ocupada

Carle, Eric. Very hungry caterpillar

Carle, Eric. La oruga muy hambrienta

Kasza, Keiko. Cuando el elefante camina

Kasza, Keiko. When the elephant walks

Martin, Bill. Oso pardo, oso pardo, qué ves ahí?

Martin, Bill. Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?

Martin, Bill. Oso polar, oso polar, qué es ese ruido?

Martin, Bill. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear?

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Pinta ratones

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Paint

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Salta y brinca

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Hop Jump

Bi-lingual Spanish-English Books

Bruzzone, Catherine. Puppy Finds a Friend = Cachorrito encuentra un amigo.

Luján, Jorge. Rooster Gallo

Morton, Lone. I'm too big = Soy demasiado grande

Risk, Mary. I want my banana! = Quiero mi plátano!

Books for Children in contact with their mothers

Books available in both Spanish and English

Simmons, Jane. Ven aquí, Daisy!

Simmons, Jane. Come along, Daisy!

Bi-lingual Spanish-English Books

Reiser, Lynn. Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret

Books for Children in contact with either parent or other older relatives

Books available in both Spanish and English

Cabrera, Jane. Panda Grande y Panda Pequeño

Cabrera, Jane. Panda Big and Panda Small (Link +)

One reason I'm annoyed with American News Shows

2008-08-10T00:45:00.000-07:00

I spent a half an hour perusing the web with a news show on in the background. There was a lot of good Olympics coverage, as well as a few other stories. Nothing about the conflict between Georgia and Russia. What's with that?

Places Visited

2008-07-02T01:15:00.000-07:00

`Ahalanui pond

Lava Tree State Monument

Star of the Sea Painted Church

Ecological Footprint Quiz

2008-04-14T14:05:00.000-07:00

http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp

I was quite surprised at my husband's and my household results! We recycle all sorts of things, including paper, plastic, glass and metal. Our city's garbage and recycling system is quite efficient and convenient. Our best category is Mobility and our worst category is Shelter. I guess our energy inefficient neo-victorian house is just too big for two adults and our "tribe" of eight spayed and neutered cats. All of our light bulbs are the new energy efficient kind, however, there are many more things we can do to improve our living quarters and other aspects of our lives.

My New Dance Schedule

2008-03-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

Monday: Hula
Tuesday: Belly Dance
Wednesday: Belly Dance
Thursday: Two Hip Hop classes and one Middle Eastern Dance class

charlie_brown_anime

2008-03-08T21:21:00.001-08:00

charlie_brown_anime
Originally uploaded by Lorenzo Grossini

I like this picture. The illustrator drew images of Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown as "manga style" teenagers.

More pictures can be found here:

http://www.stage6.com/Refuse-Life/blog/8825/

http://bakascorner.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/youre-a-good-manga-charlie-brown/

Neighborhood cats that my husband and I have given nicknames to

2008-03-08T21:10:00.001-08:00

Panther (black cat)

Orca Kitty (black and white cat)

Panda Kitty (another black and white cat)

We don't see these cats very often. The might belong to someone; however, they occasionally come to our house to explore or eat leftover cat food.

Our Kitties

2008-03-04T00:03:00.001-08:00

(Yes, they are all spayed or neutered)

Kitties that let us pet them

Bruce
Claude
Emily
Ernest
Tabitha

Feral Kitties that are spayed or neutered, but don't have "regular names" yet

Fluffy White
Skinny Tail Tabby
Solid Grey

TV shows that I sometimes watch with Mike, my husband

2008-03-03T00:40:00.001-08:00

Dr. Who

Family Guy

Fight Quest

Mythbusters

Ninja Warrior (Sasuke)

The Simpsons

Torchwood

Unbeatable Banzuke

Informal dance concert, "Dance Odyssey" 2/17/08

2008-02-06T23:50:00.000-08:00

Ariel Dance Productions presents an informal dance concert, "Dance Odyssey," on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 5 pm and 7:30 pm. Shows will be held in the SCU Recital Hall, corner of Franklin and LaFayette Streets. Guest performers include Dance Effects, Elemental Remix, Soul Conspiracy and BGC Cool Kids. Works range from jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop, Afro-Brazilian, belly dance to musical theatre.

Tickets $12 pre-paid and $15 at door. To purchase tickets, go here: http://www.arieldanceproductions.com/. You can also buy tickets by visiting the studio during their business hours. For more information, please call 408-621-2790.

my favorite new tv show on Discovery Channel

2008-01-18T22:05:00.000-08:00

My husband and I have been enjoying the new show Fight Quest on the Discovery Channel. On last weeks episodes, the two hosts traveled to Japan and the Philippines to study martial arts with experts. In this week's episode, the two hosts are in Mexico City, studying boxing. I enjoy learning about the different styles of fighting.

my right ear

2007-12-03T13:18:00.000-08:00

I had a doctor appointment today regarding my right ear. The doctor looked at both ears. My left ear is fine; however, my right ear has a mucus plug which is trapping liquid inside my inner ear. She said that the liquid isn't infected. (how can she tell?)

Anyway, my doctor told me to take either Sudafed or Chlor-Trimeton and that should take care of my right ear. Meanwhile, I'll just have to depend upon my left hear in order to hear people.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2007-11-22T11:19:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving Myspace Graphics

and now for a little library humor...

2007-11-15T19:49:00.000-08:00

Thursday

2007-11-08T22:19:00.000-08:00

Work was fine today. In the morning, I worked on my Baker and Taylor order lists, read and responded to email, updated the bulletin boards, and completed other tasks. In the afternoon, I presented a mini story time to pre-schoolers from one of the campus day care centers, changed my benefits (Open enrollment month), and completed other tasks. Oh, and I was on the desk also! (of course!) After my eight hour day, I drove to my dance class. Today, I had back to back hip hop classes! Two hours and fifteen minutes of exercise! I survived! Yay! I'm looking forward to my five classes for next week.

Dance

2007-11-08T00:26:00.000-08:00

This week, I am taking five dance classes.

Monday: Hula
Tuesday: Belly Dance (new!)
Wednesday: Hip Hop
Thursday: two Hip Hop classes

I think this will be fun! I plan on doing this for a while.

Hula in Pleasanton

2007-11-04T21:29:00.000-08:00

Soloists and groups fro my halau, Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani, competed in the Ia 'Oe E Ka La Hula Festival in Pleasanton on November 2, 3 and 4. My Step-Mom, my Dad and I watched the soloists compete on Friday and the groups compete on Saturday. We enjoyed watching the soloists and the groups from sixteen different halaus from California, Hawai'i and Japan. In previous years, we have watched halaus from Nevada and other states; however, they didn't compete this year.

3.7 aftershock shakes South Bay

2007-10-31T21:10:00.000-07:00

3.7 aftershock shakes South Bay
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_7326146?nclick_check=1

Some pictures that one of my coworkers took
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2114/1809269988_a7b3175ad4_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2059/1808423211_40928d054f_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2169/1809270024_11f6553ef1_o.jpg

Read this if you care about children and teens

2007-10-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

I am appalled by President Bush's veto of the Children's Healthcare Bill. $35 billion dollars over 5 years to provide health care for needy children and teens is a bargain compared to the billions and billions of dollars spent on the war in Iraq, killing who knows how many innocent civilians, including who knows how many children and teens. Why does our president condone killing Iraqi children and teens while refusing to provide health care to American children and teens?

If you wish to contact your senators, please visit this link:

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

If you wish to contact your representative, please visit this link:

http://www.house.gov/house/MemberWWW.shtml

Balance

2007-10-04T20:13:00.000-07:00

I often find it difficult to achieve balance.

I need enough sleep, the nutritious food in appropriate portions, plenty of exercise,
and time to relax. It sounds easy; however, it is sometimes a challenge.

My schedule is very busy; however, it is sometimes a challenge to let things go.

I'm going to try this: I will not use the computer past 11:00 pm. I believe that this will improve my sleep habits.

Compassion

2007-08-27T08:02:00.000-07:00

http://www.uexpress.com/dearabby/?uc_full_date=20070826

I especially like the second letter and response. I now know that other people give bottled water to homeless people.

Announcement of the Aloha Races & Polynesian Festival

2007-08-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

My hula school, Hula Halau 'O Pi'ilani, will be performing from 4:00 - 5:00 at this event on the stage at the Santa Cruz Wharf.

http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/pdfs/07alohaposter.pdf

The event is free! Woo hoo!

34 Things

2007-06-04T22:40:00.000-07:00

I now have 34 Things. Woo hoo!

29 things

2007-06-02T23:39:00.000-07:00

I started a 43 things page. So far I have 29 things.

my rant of the day

2007-05-28T15:27:00.000-07:00

Mo. man burns books as act of protest

A used bookstore owner burns several books "in protest of what he sees as society's diminishing support for the printed word."

Personally, I see this as rather selfish. There are dozens of public libraries in New Orleans and other hurricane damaged areas that are desperate for books to replace the thousands of books that were destroyed. Perhaps some of those books are unwanted by the libraries; however, some might be needed.

Other places that can use books include homeless shelters, shelters for battered women, hospitals, senior centers, shelters for runaway teens, nursing homes and other residential care homes.

My Dad and Step-mom drop off their used magazines at Kaiser Permanente waiting rooms so that folks may have interesting things to read while waiting. Some Kaiser Permanente employees do the same thing. I'm considering doing this also, if I can get myself to part with some of my magazines.

I have two boxes of books in excellent condition that I simply don't need any more. I plan on taking them to three or four used bookstores to see if I can get a bit of cash for them. Whatever I can't sell, I'll donate somewhere. I'd never burn them.

You know you're an urbanite when...

2007-05-13T08:26:00.001-07:00

you get excited by seeing more than ten stars in the sky.

there are multiple ways of getting from point a to point b.

your workplace has more employees than some small villages.

on voting day, if you accidentally go to the wrong polling place, it's no big deal, because the correct polling place is only one block away.

there are more cats than people in your neighborhood.

you and some of your neighbors capture feral cats, get them spayed or neutered, then release them to live out their natural lives without producing new cats.

you go out to dinner, you spend more time deciding where to eat than actually going out to eat.

you don't need an alarm clock: you are awakened every morning by the whistles of the school crossing guards and/or construction equipment.

an afternoon of hula and an evening of jazz

2007-05-12T23:31:00.000-07:00

Today, my hula halau performed at May Day at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Two of my friends came from Oakland and San Francisco to watch me and the others dance. Our halau performed three kahiko dances, one Tahitian aparima, several 'auana dances and one ori Tahiti dance. I danced in one kahiko dance and one 'auana dance.

After the performance, the three of us wandered around the vendor area for a bit, then we went out to dinner. After we said our goodbyes, I drove home.

After resting for a bit, I went to church to see a jazz concert at my church. I'm not very familiar with jazz; however, I certainly enjoyed the concert. The young musicians are very talented.

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. (Mac PC Parody)

2007-05-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. (Mac PC Parody) #1

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. (Mac PC Parody) #2

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. (Mac PC Parody) #3 (warning - plot spoilers)

Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC. (Mac PC Parody) #4

Hula rehearsal and Cinco de Mayo

2007-05-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

All classes in my halau had a hula dress rehearsal today. I enjoyed seeing all the different outfits and dances. I took six hours of vacation time in order to attend the rehearsal. I only worked from 4:00 – 6:00. After work, I went to church to attend the Cinco de Mayo party. I bought horchata and contributed some paper flowers as decorations. Right now, it's quiet and peaceful outside. I'm going to bed after I finish my laundry.

14th Annual 'Ukulele Festival of Northern California

2007-04-29T23:30:00.000-07:00

Today, my dad, my step-mom, and a family friend went to Hayward to attend the 14th Annual 'Ukulele Festival of Northern California. My stepmom played the 'ukulele with her class. I enjoyed that performance and all of the other performances. After the festival was over, we picked up my husband and went to Grand Indian Buffet for some delicious Indian food.

a busy Saturday

2007-04-28T22:47:00.000-07:00

Well, most of my Saturdays are busy. This Saturday was busier than usual.

Three of my co-workers picked me up this morning. We drove to Discovery Meadow in front of the Children's Discovery Museum. Several co-workers, colleagues, volunteers, vendors, entertainers, activity booths and special attractions were at the San Jose Children's Faire. I had a variety of duties throughout the day. These events are fun yet tiring. Although I wore sunscreen and a hat, I became a bit pink. I'm not used to being outdoors all day; however, it was a fun change of pace.

When I came home, I took a shower, a quick nap. After a bit, my husband and I went to Fry's then to dinner. After that, I went to Target to pick up some cat food and some other needed items.

Displace Me: The Trailer

2007-04-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

time

2007-04-19T23:44:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I worry too much about the future.

Sometimes I dwell too much upon the past.

I need to focus on TODAY.

Every day is a new day.

Web 2.0 Expo

2007-04-16T23:24:00.000-07:00

Check this out:

Web 2.0 Expo

Dude! If I had known about this, I would have arranged to go.
Too late this year. Perhaps next year.

hip hop

2007-04-11T23:57:00.000-07:00

Tonight I started my first hip hop class. I wasn't able to dance last week on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday because I was recovering from a minor injury that had nothing to do with dancing, and a lot to do with my occasional clumsiness when I am in too much of a hurry.

Tonight's class was fun, and I"m looking forward to future classes.

The Thursday hip hop class that I was planning to take won't start until May. The Friday Afro-Brazilian class might not start until June.

This is my current dance class schedule:

Monday: Hula and Jazz

Tuesday: Afro-Brazilian dance

Wednesday: Hip Hop

Thursday: Tap

Swing set

2007-04-08T23:13:00.001-07:00

One morning, I arrived early to the medical office where I had an appointment. I decided to take a walk in a nearby park. I enjoyed the cool fresh air.

I spotted an empty swing set, so I decided to swing for a while, something I haven't done for many years. While I was swinging, I laughed, giggled, and felt, for a few moments, like a carefree eight year old, fearless and free.

When I was in elementary school, I loved to swing on the swing sets in the park and on the swing set in our backyard. I often dreamed of being able to swing all the way around, making a perfect circle, then returning to my original spot. My current limited knowledge of physics and gravity tells me that this is impossible without some painful bodily injury. Back then, I didn't know that, so I tried and tried. I was sometimes able to swing in a near half-circle, I was almost parallel to the ground. I was fearless.

Thursday

2007-04-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

Today, I attended an interesting meeting with the full time youth services librarians and the full time adult services librarians. After the break, we were "sorted" into six groups in order to discuss program planning. This was a very useful meeting.

new dance class schedule

2007-04-03T00:26:00.001-07:00

This week I start a new dance class schedule:

Monday: Hula and Jazz

Tuesday: Afro-Brazilian dance

Wednesday: Hip Hop

Thursday: Tap and Hip Hop

Friday: Afro-Brazilian dance

Today's classes were fun, and they were great exercise! I will be dancing for eight hours a week! I hope I survive it!

#23 (Week 9). Summarize your thoughts about this program on your blog.

2007-04-02T02:29:00.000-07:00

I give up. I'm not going to finish this after all.

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!

I completed some exercises at work and many of the exercises at home.

I enjoyed many things about this learning experience, including: exploring Wikis, watching weird and intersting videos on YouTube, searching for interesting images on flickr, and blogging in general.

I earned my B.A. in 1991 and my M.L.I.S. in 1994, long before online classes were common. I used to think that I wouldn't have the discipline to take an online class; however, now I think I might be able to do so. I now have the self-confidence to earn a second master's degree, when the time is right.

I've been writing a lot more than usual. In addition to this blog, I started another blog, and I have also been writing many things that will probably never wind up online. Sometimes I wake up at three, four or five in the morning, and write. Hopefully, all this writing will help my writing style improve. I need that!

I can't think of any changes I would make to this online learning experience. I would, indeed do something like this again.

#22 (Week 9). Explore Ebooks and Audio Ebooks

2007-04-02T02:28:00.001-07:00

I'm amazed by how many ebooks that our library system owns. Some are only available to SJSU Students & Faculty; however, many are available to the general public. There are some duplicates of ebooks, one copy available to SJSU Students & Faculty and the other copy available to the general public.

World eBook Fair seems pretty useful. I didn't sign up; however, there are many books available.

#21 (Week 9). Podcasts (You don’t need an iPod!)

2007-03-31T22:14:00.000-07:00

I have iTunes installed in my laptop and my desktop at home. I like the fact that I can purchase a song for 99 cents if I only want a particular song and not the entire cd. I've also subscribed to some podcasts on my laptop.

Yahoo Podcasts collects a great variety of podcasts. I typed library in the search box, and 191 items were retrieved. I decided to subscribe to Collected Comics Library. I was able to save it to iTunes. How convenient! I also subscribed to the Book Voyages podcast and the Sunnyvale Public Library podcast. Yahoo Podcasts is as easy to use as iTunes, and I can save anything to iTunes. I can search by Series, Series and Episodes, or Episodes. I added the RSS feed for Collected Comics Library in my bloglines account and placed it on the left side of this blog.

Finding Empowerment on YouTube

2007-03-30T15:25:00.000-07:00

This video can be very empowering for women who struggle with body image issues, and it can open the eyes of people who are prejudiced.

#20 (Week 9). Discover YouTube and a few sites that allow users to upload and share videos.

2007-03-29T23:51:00.000-07:00

I listened to the podcast. I'm surprised at how much content there is on YouTube. Of course, some content is better than other content. I already embedded some YouTube videos in some earlier posts. I looked at some other YouTube videos. Oddly enough, there are several videos of cats flushing toilets with their paws, and cats sleeping. Here is a cute video of a sleeping cat.

#19 (Week 8). Take a Look at LibraryThing

2007-03-27T12:30:00.000-07:00

LibraryThing is quite useful. I created an account and added a few of my books to my list. I don't have time or energy to catalog all of my books at home; however, it's good to know that I can do this if I choose to. I might also use LibraryThing to catalog the books at my church library.

#18 (Week 8). Take a look at some online productivity (word processing, spreadsheet) tools.

2007-03-27T10:50:00.001-07:00

I created an account with Zoho Writer. I created two new documents and imported one document from my files.

Sometimes, I get weird [JavaScript Application] grey boxes. I was using Zoho Writer with Netscape. I wonder if it will work better with Firefox or Internet Explorer.

The document created by Helene Blowers and edited by Jean has useful information.

Zoho Writer is pretty useful. If I don't have my flash drive with me, I can write something in Zoho Writer instead of emailing myself.

#17 (Week 7). Add an entry to the SJLibrary Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.

2007-03-21T14:41:00.000-07:00

I added a link to my blog and I added my tv viewing schedule (well, for part of the year). I have enjoyed so many books throughout the years, it is very difficult to pick favorites!

#16 (Week 7). Learn about wikis and discover some innovative ways that libraries are using them.

2007-03-21T12:56:00.000-07:00

Wikis are interesting. The English version of Wikipedia was my first wiki experience. I started two Wikipedia pages that have continued to grow and evolve without me. These pages are List of superhero debuts and List of supervillain debuts. I started these pages in order to help me prepare for a speech about superheroes that I presented at a branch library during the summer of 2005. I contributed some content to these pages while several other people contributed much more content than I had time and energy to contribute. I really appreciate the collaboration that Wikipedia encourages.

I have also contributed to other Wikipedia articles in English, French and Spanish. I haven’t yet contributed to any Wikipedia articles in German, although my written German is about the same as my written French. I also have three Wikipedia user pages in three languages. They are:

User Page at English Wikipedia
User Page at Spanish Wikipedia
User Page at French Wikipedia
I haven’t made a German page yet; however, I suppose I should.

I’ve dabbled in other languages; however, I don’t know enough of those to contribute to any Wikipedia articles.

Wikipages is pretty interesting. Currently it only covers New York City; however, it may eventually spread to other U.S. cities.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki is very useful and has a lot of potential.

The ALA 2006 New Orleans Wiki Main Page looks like it was very useful for the folks that attended ALA 2006 Conference in New Orleans. A wiki like this can be useful for just about any medium to large conference.

The sjplyouthservices wiki is very useful. I haven’t added anything yet; however, I probably will one of these days.

#15 (Week 6). Read a few Perspectives on Web 2.0. Future of Libraries

2007-03-21T12:03:00.001-07:00

The articles and essays are interesting. I’ve considered setting up some sort of an informal opportunity to teach teens how to use some of the web sites that I learned how to use Learning 2.0. Perhaps my co-workers can help me teach the teens (hint hint!)

This last paragraph from Away from the “icebergs” is quite powerful.

“No profession can survive if it throws its core principles and values overboard in response to every shift in the zeitgeist. However, it can be equally disastrous when a profession fails to acknowledge and adapt to radical, fundamental change in the marketplace it serves. At this point in time, our profession is far closer to the latter type of disaster than it is to the former. We need to shift direction, and we can’t wait for the big ship of our profession to change course first. It’s going to have to happen one library—one little boat—at a time.”

Into a new world of librarianship also lists many excellent points. I especially like the last paragraph:

“Librarian 2.0 also listens to staff and users when planning, tells the stories of successes and failures, learns from both, celebrates those successes, allows staff time to play and learn, and never stops dreaming about the best library services.”

This is a good goal for me to strive for.

The Wikipedia Library 2.0 article is also informative, and includes this handy Library 2.0 meme map.

There are many different types of communities, including families, friends, schools, faith communities, clubs, and of course, libraries. Physical libraries are great places for people to learn new things and explore new ideas. Library 2.0 is an expansion of this, and is available 24 hours a day, where ever computers and internet connections are found. We librarians are not becoming obsolete; rather, we are continuing to change and evolve.

#14 (Week 6). Explore Technorati and learn how tags work with blog posts.

2007-03-21T11:36:00.001-07:00

Technorati is pretty useful and fun.

I typed "Learning 2.0" in the search box and searched in blog posts. Each time I searched, the numbers changed somewhat. There were 30,793 (or 29,499) results when I searched without quotation marks and 51 (or 2,631) results when I searched with quotation marks. The third entry of the fifty one was from the Minerva Shelved blog written by Minerva8843, my mysterious co-worker whom I finally met in person today. Four other blogs link to her blog.

I typed "Learning 2.0" in the search box and searched in blog directories. There were 75 results when I searched without quotation marks and no results when I searched with quotation marks.
I’ve added tags to most of my blog posts. Sometimes I change the tags.

I typed "Learning 2.0" in the search box and searched in tags. There were 283 results when I searched without quotation marks and 247 results when I searched with quotation marks. A blog entry from another mysterious co-worker, Ain't ain't a word was number one out of the 247 results. Our Library system rocks!

I also added two blogs to my Technorati favorites. I’ll add some more later.

#13 (Week 6). Learn about tagging and discover Del.icio.us (a social bookmaking site)

2007-03-20T18:49:00.000-07:00

The del.icio.us / SJLibraryLearning2 / collection of links is pretty good. I added some of those links to my own del.icio.us page. I had fun choosing tags for the various sites that I added to my list of links.

I also added my delicious tags near the bottom of this blog. I changed the size of the font so that the tags don't take up too much room.

I made it past the halfway point. I believe that I can finish on or before March 30. Yay!

#12 (Week 5). Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.

2007-03-20T17:58:00.001-07:00

I created two search tools with Rollyo. At first, I felt a bit like a klutz, then I figured it out. I placed one of the Rollyo search tools on my blog, near the bottom of the page.

#11 (Week 5). Explore any site from the Web 2.0 awards list, play with it and write a blog post about your findings.

2007-03-17T10:25:00.000-07:00

I experimented with http://liveplasma.com/ I typed "Duran Duran" in the search box and the names of many other music groups appeared. the left side of the screen showed some of Duran Duran's album covers. I clicked on "Pet Shop Boys," and the map changed. I clicked on "The Beatles," and the map changed again.

I tried a new search. I typed "Marilyn Monroe," and a new map appeared. I clicked on "Bette Middler" and the map changed again. This is pretty fun!

#10 (Week 5). Play around with an online image generator.

2007-03-16T15:04:00.000-07:00

This is the book that I need to read in order to understand what my dear husband is talking about.

txt2pic.com/signs/books/dummies/cover.asp?pic=pointing&title=read+al

#9 (Week 4). Locate a few useful library related blogs and/or news feeds.

2007-03-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

I listened to the podcast and I added some more items to my bloglines feed, including some more graphic novel review sites and blogs. I also experimented with Technorati. Bloglines and Technorati are both useful. I submitted two of my blogspot blogs to Technorati and I added the Technorati icons to each of those blogs. I was unable to add my MySpace blog to Technorati. I’ll try again later. Sometimes I feel like a klutz when I am working with new and unfamiliar things; however, I’m catching on.

Employee Recognition

2007-03-15T22:10:00.000-07:00

Today, several library employees received 20-year pins/charms and 10-year pins/charms. My supervisor gave a nice speech before presenting me with my 10-year charm. After all the supervisors gave their speeches, everyone ate burnt almond cake. Yum!

I would like to thank all of my supervisors, co-workers, and library customers, past and present. I have learned from all of them.

Flower in the Pool

2007-03-11T15:27:00.001-07:00

Flower in the Pool
Originally uploaded by John Martinez.

Water is the source
of life
and transformation.

#8 (Week 4). Learn about RSS feeds and set up a Bloglines account.

2007-03-06T10:06:00.000-08:00

I listened to the podcast, I viewed the C|NET video, and I created a bloglines account. I subscribed to several feeds and three of my co-worker's blogs. I subscribed to the SJLibrary Learning 2.0 blog feed, the San Jose Mercury News: Fashion feed, the Reader's Club: TeenGraphicNovels feed, and the Unshelved and Dilbert comic strips.

Bloglines is quite useful. I am able to gather news and information sources that interest me and put them together in one place so I can view them at my leisure. This can save me a lot of time.

Central selectors can subscribe to review sites and other literature or media related sites in order to gather information quickly.

Here is my feed

http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=dawn22

Shall We Dance? March 24, 2007

2007-03-01T20:13:00.000-08:00

da big Rehearsal

2007-02-25T22:47:00.001-08:00

Today, I was at the dance studio in Campbell from 11:00 until 5:15. What a long day! First, we had a the big group photo shoot, then we had photo shoots for the individual dances that we are in. I'm in three dances: an Afro-Brazilian piece, a jazz piece and a tap piece. After the photo shoots, we rehearsed our numbers. I operated the CD player when I wasn't dancing or changing outfits. It was a long day; however, it was also fun.

For the next few weeks, I will miss my Monday evening hula class because I will have extra Afro-Brazilian rehearsals. I will miss my hula sisters; however, I'll see them again in April.

This will be my schedule for the next few weeks:

Monday: Afro-Brazilian dance and Jazz
Tuesday: Afro-Brazilian dance
Wednesday: Tap
Thursday: Tap
Friday: Afro-Brazilian dance

An Evening of Hula

2007-02-24T22:55:00.000-08:00

Tonight, two of my relatives and I attended a special Crab Feed fund raiser for the competition Wahine group at our hula hulau. I ate pretzels, rolls, pasta with sauce, and salad. I allowed myself some fruit punch because it was a special event. I didn't eat any crab, because shellfish doesn't appeal to me. I didn't have any dessert because the fruit punch gave me too much of a sugar rush.

The music and dancing were excellent. All of the competition classes performed at least one dance. The kitchen staff and the servers (all from the halau) did a great job.

I'm falling behind on my lessons; however, I believe that I can catch up before March 30.

Hallmark's new Journeys line

2007-02-16T23:16:00.000-08:00

Hallmark's new Journeys line

currently only available at Gold Crown stores.

map

2007-02-16T21:27:00.001-08:00

another great anime song

2007-02-16T19:13:00.000-08:00

This is the opening song for Vision of Escaflowne, a Japanese anime series with elements of fantasy and romance.

#7 (Week 3). Create a blog post about anything technology related

2007-02-16T19:02:00.001-08:00

iPod
Originally uploaded by kchapman.

I have an iPod that I purchased a few years ago. It still works fine, and it the original battery is still going strong. I'm tempted to purchase one of those new video iPods; however, I am patient, and I don't really need one. Perhaps after tax returns, heh heh.

#7 (Week 3). Create a blog post about anything technology related

2007-02-16T18:58:00.000-08:00

PatLabor is a popular Japanese anime about a futuristic police department that uses Labors (mecha) in order to fight crime. Here is the catchy end song from the tv series. Happy listening!

#6 (Week 3) flickr mashups

2007-02-16T12:38:00.001-08:00

Okay, I'm off my soapbox. Today, I had some fun with the Warholizer

It works now. Yay!

stepping on my soapbox for a bit

2007-02-16T11:07:00.000-08:00

I don't always think about the big things - natural disasters, mass starvation, genocide, etc. because these are not part of my day to day life. I do my small part to help, whether it's writing checks to non-profit organizations, having money from my paycheck earmarked to go to specific non-profit organizations, or writing letters to politicians.

One thing I do on a somewhat regular basis is to help homeless people in small ways. I have some $1.00 McDonalds gift certificates, bottles of water and pamphlets published by the City of San Jose that list resources that help homeless people. When I see a homeless person at a gas station, convenience store, etc., I give these things to him/her. I used to do this out of self-righteousness; now I do this out of compassion. I still find it difficult to love everyone, however, my compassion for people has increased quite a bit in the last few months. I believe that compassion is close to love.

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T15:51:00.001-08:00

Flower market 5
Originally uploaded by Zemzina.

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day, and celebrate friendship, love, peace, happiness and all that good stuff.

Interesting but pessimistic

2007-02-13T19:40:00.000-08:00

what to do after I retire...

2007-02-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

Your Career Personality: Empathetic, Loyal, and People-Oriented

Your Ideal Careers:

Chef
Corporate trainer
Designer
Events Coordinator
Librarian
Politician
Psychologist
Small Business Owner
Social Worker
Teacher

The Quick and Dirty Career Test

just seeing if this works

2007-02-13T16:31:00.000-08:00

#5 (Week 3) Flickr

2007-02-13T11:40:00.000-08:00

Flickr is pretty interesting. I typed "library" in the search box, and look what was the second picture!

ah...the mysteries of life...

2007-02-12T23:09:00.001-08:00

another cool thing from youtube

2007-02-10T11:54:00.000-08:00

This is a fascinating montage set to the tune of one of my favorite songs. This montage shows the grandeur of nature and a bit of the diversity of humanity. I got goosebumps!

Calming Montage

a note to my friends and relatives

2007-02-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

A note to my friends and relatives who are following my blog:

This is an optional and educational work assignment.

If you are interested in learning more, please visit:

Exercises

and

The 23 Things

Have fun!

Intereting picture

2007-02-08T16:19:00.000-08:00

I found this picture on Color Fields Experimental Colr Pickr

I like these pictures

2007-02-08T09:41:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of my home away from home. My husband works here too.

I found these pictures on flickr.

This is very trippy and very cool

2007-02-07T23:49:00.000-08:00

I think that this might be the best video I've seen on YouTube so far.

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

Parts of it remind me of the book Information Anxiety by Richard Saul Wurman that I read back when I was in graduate school.

#4 (Week 2). Register your blog on and begin your Learning 2.0 journey.

2007-02-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

I sent my email. I'm catching up. Yay!

#3 (Week 2). Set up your own blog & add your first post.

2007-02-07T16:13:00.000-08:00

This blog is fun. I might change the format later.

#2 (Week 1). Discover a few pointers from lifelong learners and learn how to nurture your own learning process.

2007-02-07T16:06:00.000-08:00

The presentation is very interesting. Habit 3 "View problems as challenges" is a tricky one, and the one that I need to improve upon. Habit 6 "Use technology to your advantage" is easier for me. All of the habits are good habits for me to strive for.

A touching article about Iraq’s National Library and Archive in Baghdad

2007-02-07T13:08:00.000-08:00

Baghdad Day to Day: Librarian’s Journal

After reading this touching article, I decided that dealing with dust, food crumbs and occasional graffiti isn't so bad after all.

Who am I?

2007-02-07T12:51:00.000-08:00

My very first blog, compliments of Diaryland

My MySpace page

My Wikipedia User Page in English

My Wikipedia User Page in Spanish

My Wikipedia User Page in French

...possibly more than you may ever want to know about me...

Please note: the web pages listed on this entry were done on personal time at a computer a my house.

#1 (Week 1). Read this blog & find out about the program

2007-02-07T12:16:00.000-08:00

I like the podcast and the blog. I'm starting later than I intended. Better late then never, right?
This will be fun.

First Post

2007-01-04T12:25:00.000-08:00

Library 2.0 sounds fun! I'll officially start next week.