Totally non-library related, but…
I’m no longer the only Blyberg blogging (yes I know that alliterates). My sister, who quietly and modestly applies her genius at the National Galery of Art, has started a blog.
Go sis!
As long as we’re on meme’s…
Five people and counting have now tagged me with this one, so I think I ought to capitulate!
1) I used to sneak into the back room in out middle-school library to use their 300 baud modem to dial into my BBS at home and check new messages. My first BBS was a little piece of software called MiniBBS, it then evolved to an RPG-like trivia game based on a piece of software called Castle Tiamat. Then, I found QuickBBS and began using that. Shortly thereafter I changed to Remote Access. I also used the Opus fido-net handler. My Fido-net number was 1:141/215. Someone still hosts an old list of nodes–search for ‘Blyberg’ and you’ll be rewarded with a good laugh–the name of my BBS.
2) I was living in Iran during the 1979 revolution. We escaped on an empty IranAir flight.
3) I used to be an extreme whitewater kayaker. Then I got a family, and now I have to be responsible. Well, I should say, now I want to be responsible. I also almost bought the farm during one paddling mishap, but I had a guardian angel with me that day and escaped with my life… and chronic back pain.
4) I fucking hate clowns. They are dirty, filthy, despicable creatures.
5) My favorite place on Earth is on the rocks, just below the lighthouse on Whitehead island in Maine, watching a full moon rise on a hot summer night while a bell buoy tolls away an eternity of incoming tides. It’s my “happy place.”
Since I’ve not been keeping up with my feed reader (about 1500+ posts to rifle through), I don’t want to look like an idiot and tag someone who has already posted. But I do know that Alan Gray hasn’t had much to say for awhile, so.. Tag Alan!
I spent a little time last night putting together a little virtual card catalog card generator. Insomnia? Maybe a little.
At any rate, I wanted to share the love and let the people of the world generate their own card catalog images. Usage is fairly straight-forward. Just fill out the info you’d like to see on the card and make it. Obviously, it doesn’t pull any bibliographical data from anywhere, so that leaves a lot up to your imaginations…
Please be kind to it and don’t try to incorporate this service into your own OPACs directly from here (you never know). I’ve provided the source code for that if you’re so inclined.
Enjoy!
Reference:
- Creating a virtual card catalog
- Source code for virtual card catalog images
- Share your Personal Card Catalog
** Update 9/7/2006 **
Fixed the apostrophe slash bug.
Time has a funny way of distorting itself, especially when you’re looking back through it. Some events seem perfectly clear while others warp and bend like a mirage at the end of a hot Arizona highway.
That’s sort of how I feel about this blog turning one today. Reading my first post is a lark…
While on vacation in sunny Orlando last week, I was tagged by KCPL’s Dave King. Thanks Dave, this actually sounds like fun!
4 Jobs I’ve had in my life:
- Pizza Cook
- Whitewater kayak instructor
- Wilderness trip leader
- Dad
4 Movies I can watch over and over:
- The Wall
- Blackhawk Down
- Lord of the Rings
- Dawn of the Dead
4 TV Shows I love to watch:
- West Wing
- Dirty Jobs
- 24
- Lost
4 Places I have lived:
- Tehran, Iran
- Manama, Bahrain
- Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
- London, England
4 Places I have been on holiday:
- Kuwait
- Thailand
- Morroco
- Jordan
4 of my favorite dishes:
- Penne Rustica
- Macaroni and Cheese with Kielbasa
- Lobster
- Sushi
4 Websites I visit daily:
4 Places I would rather be right now:
- Mere Point, Maine
- The Grand Canyon
- Petra, Jordan
- 43.978333 lat -69.125000 long
4 Bloggers I am tagging:
