.. Still going..

So close. I'm so close to being done with all of this CSS/inline/ftp/filezilla/website/garble. Hopefully Thoreau doesn't hate me. He's probably laughing at all of us desperately trying to figure out how to format a sliver of his work on these horrible contraptions called PCs and Macs.

Website coming together

After stressing and poring over discussion postings and multiple guides, I think I've got most of my website up and running. Take a look at www.pitt.edu/~sey12 if you care to see the sweat of my brow. Still have yet to master the inline stylesheets, but there's still a few hours left tonight. Onward...

Library videos

Here are the five finalists in the Librareo video contests held at the ALA conference. These are funny if you haven't slept in a few days or have just been bitten by a turtle.

100 Words of Smartness?

Apparently once you graduate from high school, you're supposed to know these words. I sure did. Don't you?

FastTrackWeekAlmostOver

I can't believe our week here in Pittsburgh is almost over. It's been a surprisingly relaxed yet informative time so far, interspersed with classes and introductions. I do have to say that it's been extremely helpful to get to meet all of the names I'd previously seen on the boards only. And yes, I did get to do some touristy stuff, too. Like stuff a ginormous Primanti's sandwich down my gullet on Saturday and take the famous Incline that overlooks downtown Pittsburgh (free w/Pitt ID, yay!) last night. I'd have to say I'm impressed with the city and with my classmates, so overall it's been a pretty good time. And that's coming from a Phillies fan...

Infamous NYT "hipster" article

I wouldn't be a true library blogger if I didn't reference the seemingly biting article about "cool" librarians who hang out in Brooklyn and do creative stuff after doing their stint at the local library. It seems like those in library world don't appreciate all the hype for some reason, although they're more than happy to discuss "library 2.0" until the world ends. I always enjoy the Annoyed Librarian personally, but I'm sure there are many more intelligent, sarcastic commentators on library life to be had.

And the adventure begins...

I'm excited to be heading out tomorrow morning for Pittsburgh. I think this week will solidify a lot of what has been missing so far with the lack of personal interaction. And it sounds like there are a lot of crazy people who will be a lot of fun to boot. We shall see how large groups of librarian wannabes behave in public places...