I’m not a designer, but I do know plenty of them. Being within their circle has kind of inspired me in terms of my design ideology (in the future, this will have a link to my design ideology paper that I wrote in one of my classes – for now, it leads nowhere). I’m also… Continue reading Times New Roman is so boring!
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LIFE on US Cities – 60’s edition
I was chatting with a friend when I saw he had a bookmark for a Life magazine special on American cities. Being the good librarian that I am, I had to look it up myself. I remembered that the entirety (or nearly all of it) is available in Google Books. So here it is. I… Continue reading LIFE on US Cities – 60’s edition
On the masculinity of heroes
Superhero shows always get me. From the animated to the live action, they’ve always held a special place in my heart. Whenever a new one is being discussed, I always make sure to give the pilot a chance. I immediately fell in love with Heroes when it started, but became severely disappointed by the end… Continue reading On the masculinity of heroes
On the digital hereafter
I suppose I’ve always been kind of morbid. I have an interest in the reasons behind suicide and I’ve pondered what happens to our digital lives after we have passed away. When I found out about this program at Hood College studying Thanatology, I considered applying for it. The idea behind the program is to train people to deal with… Continue reading On the digital hereafter
Would you use a service named after a “meme”?
I love the concept of memes. For those who don’t understand or know what a meme is, here is a quick crash course. Just as a gene is a small, self contained source of information that is passed on from generation to generation, a meme is a self contained source of information in a cultural sense. A… Continue reading Would you use a service named after a “meme”?
If I were a CSI, this is what I’d want to do
Let me preface this post by saying that CSI: Las Vegas may be one of my favorite shows (losing only to Lost and Alias). Especially the earlier season, the cast had such a great working dynamic that I enjoyed not just ONE character but the entire ensemble. They just seemed to work so well together… Continue reading If I were a CSI, this is what I’d want to do
Announcement: Series number two: Durkheim and Suicide
At UCLA, I started out as an engineering student, but moved on to Math and Sociology. My sociology classes where some of the best classes I’ve ever taken. I love learning about culture and society and differente aspects of it. In the introductory sociology class (Soc 101), we learned about the three main contributors to… Continue reading Announcement: Series number two: Durkheim and Suicide
Three books that I plan on reading…
I love year end lists. I always end up finding new things that I didn’t know about. io9.com recently posted their best science fiction books of the year and I found a few books that I want to read from that list. I haven’t read a good SciFi book in a while so this should… Continue reading Three books that I plan on reading…
SUPER DUPER BONUS TREAT POST – Radio Interview
So much for postaday2011… I thought I would put this out there for those of you interested in hearing my awesome voice: I was interviewed this afternoon on KUCI for a show called Our Digital Future, about the future of librarianship and information science. I felt like I rambled on, but thats just cause I’m… Continue reading SUPER DUPER BONUS TREAT POST – Radio Interview
American Wussy
While cleaning up the library, I saw a banner on the top of the Wall Street Journal advertising an article called “Are American Wusses or Just Fond of Trash Talk?” and it obviously got me excited. The banner depicted what we would normally consider the geekier end of the spectrum of masculinity. Right there, I… Continue reading American Wussy