I was out one day with a friend and found this photo amusing and appropriate :)



Fingers crossed that it works *eeek* :D

Week-something-or-other (week three?) means learning about Flickr. I've had a look at the page and uploaded a few things. Now let's see if this works...



...if it did then you should be able to see Brandy. Wasn't she beautiful? Bestest li'l doggie in the world. I'm still finding the chewed up remains of tennis balls in my back yard, more than a year after she died. This probably says a lot about my gardening skills (or lack thereof). Meh. At least it's not a photo of a Japanese rocker. And I was sorely tempted to post one of those.

So. poor neglected blog, here is post number two. Can you contain your excitement? This morning we (by 'we' I mean 'various library staffers signed up for this project') joined forces for a bit of a combined training/catch-up session on Learning 2.0. I mustn't have been the only one running a few weeks behind. Does this mean I can feel less bad about it? Hmm. Probably not. It's good to know I'm not going to the special hell for people who fail Learning 2.0 though!

For some reason this new blog - which behaved perfectly until today - refused to accept my password. Repeatedly. A more paranoid person would say it was actively conspiring against me. Not that I'm paranoid. Who me? Of course not (she says, while looking around the room for hidden cameras!).

I'm not sure how well the session went. I had fun trying to persuade Christina that her blog should use the words "evil" and "world domination" at least once. Sensibly, she refused. I'll try again next time. Maybe I can corrupt, uh, I mean convince her ;)

The 7 and 1/2 habits of DOOOOM ;)

So. First post.

I probably should've done this a week ago but once again am horribly behind. And it's only week three! How on earth did this happen? Best not to answer that. Let's just assume it has nothing at all to do with my own laziness and lack of motivation and was caused by something utterly random. Oh, I know, alien abuctions! That's right! Aliens dragged me off in their spaceship and so I've been much too busy being probed to make any headway in learning 2.0.

Whatever the reason, I'm guessing this doesn't bode well for the rest of the learning 2.0 time. Perhaps I should practice hanging my head in shame now so I'll be an expert by the time this thing finishes.

Anyway, on to the seven and a half habits (of doomfulness)...

I think the easiest habit for me is probably a toss up between the first (begin with the end in mind), sixth (use technology to your own advantage) and seven-and-a-half (play!) habits. I'm probably best at getting things done when I'm in the planning stages of anything. Then, I'm filled with enthusiasm and extremely motivated to do things. Technology isn't something I have an issue with. And, heck, any excuse to play will suit me just fine.

The hardest habit(s)? Just about everything else. I'm terrible when it comes to following through. I find it very hard to accept responsibility for my own learning (habit 2) and give up on things far too easily (bit of habit 4 there, lack of confidence).

It's sad that I can take most my life lessons straight from Simpsons quotes but this one fits me more than it should:

Homer (to Bart); Well, son, you've tried. And you've failed. The lesson is: never try.

Need to get myself out of that frame of mind. ASAP.

I'm not sure if we're supposed to talk about what we're going to be trying to learn. Should it be something to do with libraries and library-ish things? I should ask someone, because, while I do have a goal, it's more of a personal goal and doesn't have much at all to do with the library I'm working at. I hope that's okay. Two goals is a bit much.

Blogging on my lunch break. Nooooo. Must go now and consume vast quantities of junk food. Lots of sugar and chemicals for energy this afternoon. Mmm...sugar :)