Archive of 2006 February

I will shoot you with my Barbie Gun

on February 24th, 2006 in Avenging, Favorite Posts, Feminism, Life, Tech, Video games, Women in tech by | 13 Comments

Ladies and Gentlemen: I’m coming out. As a gamer. I game. I play video games. I enjoy shooting digital things. I have the ability to navigate three-dimensional space. There, I said it. I don’t know what I was afraid of. I’m not going to be stereotyped. As far as I…

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Meetup recommends links for librarians

on February 14th, 2006 in Librarianship by | 3 Comments

Hey Librarians, Meetup.com’s recommender software has got your number. I checked out this site a few days ago, before I got the memo that you have to PAY for a listing. Cheap! Cheap! I think I hear a bird! Cheap! I was thinking about having a librarian meetup in Austin…

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Blarghahtpth…gurble

on February 7th, 2006 in Life, Links by | 6 Comments

Hi guys – I’m on day four of a head cold. Meaning, my head feels like it was stuck on by something tacky and impermanent – like that stuff that holds posters up in dorm rooms. Anyway, I’m going to let others blog for me today instead of subjecting you…

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Update

on February 1st, 2006 in Library school by | 3 Comments

“That’s the duty of the old,” said the Librarian, “to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old.” -Phillip Pullman, The Golden Compass Sorry about my lack of posts this week. Work just decided to grow teeth…

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