Saturday, October 25, 2008

MLA Favorite

Of all the pictures that I took or were taken this past week at MLA, this short video is by far my favorite. This is a typical vacation or out of town experience for everyone. I thought stepping into the digital age would make things easier but it seems to have actually made it worse. Now we have added video capability to our cameras and who knows what you will get when you hand it over to someone. This is what I got when I handed my camera over to a perfectly capable and intelligent individual who was just not familiar with this piece of equipment. (In her defense, I have at least one of these videos from about every vacation since I have gotten this camera and several of them from my husband.) I will not reveal who she is to the general public, but for those of you who know her, her name has two Fs and Ns in it.

Monday, October 20, 2008

I'm off to see the wizard...

OK Maybe not the wizard, but I am off. I leave tomorrow for the Mississippi Library Association state conference in Natchez, MS. I don't know what to expect since this is my first time there. I hope it will be informative and fun. I feel like fun is where you make it, so I'm sure it will be fun. All I know is I leave tomorrow and I don't come home until Friday night. Room and board is paid for already, so there are no worries. Four days away from home anywhere is great to me. The laundry is done. There are casseroles in the freezer. The instruction sheet is on the fridge. I'm outta here!!! Maybe I'll be able to post some pictures along the way. We'll call it Librarians Gone Wild.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

My new bag phone


Well, how many of you even remember what a bag phone is to get the joke? (Steve came up with that by the way.) Anyway, it has been a hard month for me and electronics. I am learning the rules on mixing motorcycles and mobile devices. Obviously, Sony doesn't make as tough of a product as Apple although I don't know how the iphone would withstand an impact at 50mph. I would be willing to do the testing for them though. I do know now what happens to a Walkman phone when you put it in your pocket and ride your bike though. I can't say that it is knowledge I wanted to have, but it is a lesson I won't soon forget. I am now using Steve's old flip phone that doesn't have bluetooth or cool rings or anything. It is humbling. Especially when I was subbing at the high school this week and even though I was hiding the phone in my pocket one of the kids loudly says "Miss, where's your slider? 'Cause that ain't your slider in your pocket!" It was fun to have a phone that impressed teenagers. I've never had one of those. I'm hoping that with a little super glue and duct tape Steve will be able to have it as good as new. If not, I may have to resort to ebay because I would have to sub four days to buy it new since I'm not due for an upgrade. Sucks to be me!