feeling meme-ish

Actually, I'm shamelessly copying Purple Polka, but here's what my blog looks like on Wordle:



Kind of reminds me of the first time I heard my voice on tape: "Do I really sound like that?" Except now, it's like, "Do I really blog like that??" Looks like I like sound like my middle-school son, with like the big giant, "LIKE" and all. (Go ahead and click on it, because it looks so much better up close and in person on the Wordle.net website.)

I like heart Wordle, so, I'm going to declare this a meme. Cuz, I like, you know, have all of about 3 readers. But, if you're like feeling all memey, consider yourself, like, tagged.

speaking of time sinks...

here's an awesome time sink if you like riddles, visual puzzles, scavenger hunts and the like: http://thisisnottom.com

i'm stuck on the mailman

somebody should do this for twilight...

I spent much too much time on Facebook last semester, and have vowed to cut back. However, these inspired retellings of Hamlet and Pride and Prejudice have me pondering hours and hours of additional Facebook time. Certainly, Bella's whining and inner turmoil are FB status/newsfeed worthy.

creepy goodness

My kids' other mother? Yikes.

Loved the book. Introduced my 4th grade students to the audiobook. (Resulting in a waiting list for the book in our library!) Can't wait for the movie. Check out the Coraline website for more creepy goodness!

[Found at A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy]

Just for fun: Dewey yourself!

Renee's Dewey Decimal Section:

909 World history

Renee = 85455 = 854+55 = 909


Class:
900 History & Geography


Contains:
Travel, biographies, ancient history, and histories of continents.



What it says about you:
You're connected to your past and value the things that have happened to you. You've had some conflicted times in your life, but they've brought you to where you are today and you don't ignore it.

Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com

[Found on Gabrielle's 598 blog.]

Library dragon

I so totally need to knit these for my school libraries! (I just read Carmen Agra Deedy's The Library Dragon to my 4th graders this week - idioms galore!)

I'm already mentally altering the pattern for a dog, a cat, a cow... All I need is time ... or a PTA mom who loves to knit. Any volunteers? ;-)

[Found at BookMoot.]

my first wordle

I've been wanting to explore Wordle as a possible tool to use with my students. I'm wondering, though, if I need to worry about what shows up on the front page and gallery. For now, I've used my first posts to my 598 blog to create my first Wordle:

It's actually pretty cool if you could read it here. I like the proximity and dissonance of "disruptive" and "approval."

Guess I'll have to screen capture a larger image next time. Was hoping for a bigger pic. This can't be too complicated if I want to do it with students. Needs more research...

That's the plan, rule the world

A HUGE thank you to Sophie at Pop Goes the Library for the link to Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

Oh my head! To think I almost missed it! Hurry! Watch it for free before it disappears after July 20th, or buy your season pass on iTunes.

[Note to parents: Some of the language is not appropriate for the little ones.]

National Library Week on YouTube

Check out ALA's NLW promo videos on YouTube. This one is my current fav, but Go Fish is a close second. For some reason, they are posted under different user names. :-( Use this link for the username AmLibraryAssociation to see them all (I think). Enjoy!

mid-semester blues

Even Captain Kirk has an inner librarian...

[Found at LibrarianInBlack]

when librarians get married

Check out this awesome wedding invitation. It's the ultimate in geek chic!

Make sure to check out the catalog card and response cards here.

Can you tell I'm a fan of librarian/writer/humorist Scott Douglas (La Counte)? While you're there, check out the rest of his blog and his column at McSweeney's Internet Tendency. What the heck, while you're at it, pre-order his new book at Amazon.com. I grabbed an ARC at ALA Midwinter in Philly. It's a fun read for your inner librarian.

(I know what you're thinking, and no, you can't borrow mine. What do I look like...a librarian or something?)

books that make you dumb?

Virgil Griffith, Caltech student and creator of Wikiscanner, has released a new web report, "Booksthatmakeyoudumb." He correlated the average SAT/ACT scores of more than 1300 US colleges and universities with the 10 most popular books listed on their Facebook pages. Fun to look at and see where your favorites lie.

Several books scored way higher than I would have expected. (Reminds me of the "WTF?" group on Shelfari.) Enjoy! [Found at lisnews and librarian.net]