Happiness Buh-rometer V

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063873726626905752011-07-07T22:35:15.590-05:00Happiness Buh-rometer VCurrently attending library school, I am a full-time technical services clerk and amateur photographer and consumer of all thing yuri.Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-6466517295803955952009-12-15T12:08:00.002-05:002009-12-15T12:10:19.667-05:00Worries are More Useless than Wars

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Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-10318187470132662102009-12-11T13:24:00.003-05:002009-12-11T13:40:38.341-05:00Tanka

After having done my final project for collection development: choosing books of Japanese poetry for a library collection, I'm starting to really miss reading it. Today I made a tanka... it's not bad (can't remember for sure if it's my first). Somehow it's actually easier to be personal and reflective in Japanese than it is in English. Let me what you think.果てしのない配管のゴツンで口火何処気丈夫想起遊具とサッム

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-54121737911217600572009-08-22T23:00:00.003-05:002009-08-22T23:20:47.944-05:00偽り

真実の反対はうそというI spent a couple hours today looking through my parents' photo albums (which, because we have no such illusions about such things, is nothing more than a few boxes full of unmarked, undated envelopes from the photolabs) and what i found was incredibly shocking.Unfortunately for me, there probably is no secret past to be uncovered. But the more I looked, the less I recognized and the

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-1393456561666809132009-05-31T19:19:00.002-05:002009-05-31T19:21:08.206-05:00Supporting Fans Who Happen to be Artists

A comment on the Okazu blog recently reminded me of how conflicted I often feel at cons. I have a friend (used to be a close friend) who is an artist and makes money wholly by selling her clothing at anime cons (currently she has countdowns for 5 on her Facebook...). The problem i've always had in supporting her is that when I proudly wear her pink beanie with panda-ears and drawstring, I am

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-37332168324433973302009-04-23T14:15:00.006-05:002009-04-24T13:32:35.462-05:00A Few Yuri Reviews

Today i convinced myself to start making some reviews of my more obscure books, starting with my yuri manga collection. I wrote them for LibraryThing but then copied them into Amazon and Amazon.co.jp. Here are some of the highlights, in no particular order because I am too tired to think (note: Castle of Dreams is not yuri, i don't know why i did that one). Oh and just so you know, the stars

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-87707330349471930612009-01-18T13:24:00.032-05:002009-01-18T16:16:02.914-05:00Matsuri Kohime's Day Out

Hi! I thought It'd be smarter to post some of my Second Life exploits here, rather than start a new blog (I already have too many that aren't being used) So without further ado, I give you a Second Life Travelogue.So my avatar's name is Matsuri Kohime (袴媛抹狸, which means "the princess who wore hakama" "a touch of evil genius". She's a sweet little thing who loves to play dress up. On occasion she

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-68326212407044288252008-12-06T17:20:00.003-05:002008-12-06T17:36:31.471-05:00Crossroads

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Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-89753249875486424092008-11-30T20:41:00.002-05:002008-11-30T20:43:38.065-05:00Very Odd

The other day i was shocked to discover i had to explain to my mother what narcolepsy is. she'd never heard of it. Even though she's been alive 33 years longer than I have. it was the first time in as far back as i could remember that i had to do explain something for her (that wasn't technology related). She is like a scrabble and trivia champion, it always blows my mind when I catch her on

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-36334756554805727612008-10-12T07:13:00.003-05:002008-10-12T07:57:23.762-05:00Stuck in the Shoals

Last night I had a date. At least, I want to believe it was. Of course nothing happened, and for that I have no one to blame but myself. I need to seriously ponder if I've matured at all since high school. I still make a far better supportive female friend than an interested male date. I know I've accumulated more street knowledge, and am slowly coming to terms with how to tell a joke or two

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-76580413451655798672008-01-20T14:28:00.000-05:002008-01-20T14:32:26.045-05:00"Special Libraries Association does have a Read or Die sound to it"

Above quote is courtesy AndersH from #lililiciousI've decided to change internally to Library Science from Young Adult Library work (which ended up requiring far more energy and creativity than i am capable on any given day) to Asian Library work. I know, I know... it requires knowledge of 3-4 Asian languages and often a European Language as well. I'll pull it off somehow... or die trying?

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-82233352692364851662007-07-18T20:02:00.000-05:002007-07-18T20:38:07.924-05:00"Angry avatars have taken virtual action."

That's right: the title is a quote. Although i wish i could take credit for such a cleverly devised statement, this time the cynicism is not my own. As reported in American Libraries Direct (the digital monthly version of the not-so-digital monthly for-library publication), the Latimes has recently reported on the backsliding of "real world" commerce in Second Life in their article, "Virtual

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-58275458024303316702007-07-12T21:10:00.000-05:002007-07-12T21:55:26.863-05:00Abstract vs. Concrete

According to John Blyberg's recent post "Four Little Octets" a strong composite tenet of Library 2.0 is "a set of attitudes that are less constrained by convention and more motivated by collaboration, empowerment, and hospitality." This sounds very motivating and inspiring, but the truth is, i have to come up with an insightful response. Convention is... a little vague. What and how is

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-9151058694965912622007-07-04T22:16:00.000-05:002007-07-04T22:31:47.911-05:00Innovation vs. Stagnation

It's possible someone has already blogged on this topic as i am pathetically slow in getting these things done.Librarian.net recently posted on "are librarians innovators? do libraries innovate?" and i like to think it echoes one of my previous blogs."However, when you’re the only free internet in town, taking a step like offering free wifi when the library is closed, or having a way that people

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-57712340720548564112007-06-27T21:19:00.000-05:002007-06-27T22:45:20.633-05:00Stolen Once Again... the Top 100 Web 2.0 Services

Not precisely Library 2.0 related, but many of these sites and services overlap. Besides, this item was linked from American Libraries Direct - Tech Talk.Webware.com in its recent survey of supposedly 489,467 votes (probably from 20 unique users with spam bots), found the follow as being the best of the best for 2007. i'm not sure why they didn't decide to wait until the end of the year, but i

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-10320364363181217162007-06-13T14:18:00.000-05:002007-06-13T14:44:22.987-05:00Do We Pesticide the Arphids?

i am so upset at myself i could just spit for getting my laptop and digital SLR stolen last night. Ironically, they stole it out of my car while my brother and i were at the cinema watching Ocean's 13. Nothing like a little poetic justice to raise your spirits. ^^;;In other new, Woody Evans, in the June/July 2007 edition of American Libraries wrote an article entitled Arphids in Ascendance which

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-65635079329630075702007-06-06T15:59:00.000-05:002007-06-06T18:34:02.380-05:00Wiki Wonder

In a May 2007 article in American Libraries entitled Subject Guide 2.0, Meredith Farkas extols the virtues of wikis for the library world. She notes two major wikis that have been successful in the past, the Ohio University Business Librarian's Biz Wiki @ www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki and St. Joseph County Public Library Subject Guide. Both have been successful in using Wikis to impart

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-6358545798884698002007-05-26T18:44:00.000-05:002007-05-26T22:23:29.963-05:00Barricades have Become a Familiar Landscape

Hie-jinja (Shrine) in RainKawase Hasui (1883-1957)one of the frontispieces missing from MSU's copy of Shintô and its architectureby Akiyama, AisaburōPossibly the most cop out way to start or end an essay is with a quote, and yet, interestingly enough, it's almost always the thing that inspires me to write the most...As stated on Michael Stephen's ALA TechSource Blog, the second principal of

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-69733929306776476352007-05-23T11:52:00.000-05:002007-05-23T13:58:06.137-05:00Evoca doesn't Evoke Much

Recently i noted on LibrarianInBlack.net that a new tool has emerged known as Evoca (link borrowed from LibrarianInBlack.net) which enables bloggers to place a widget on their blog to record voice data for the purpose of leaving blog comments...This is exactly why Library 2.0 is a joke. Don't get me wrong, i am a ALA subscriber (much to my pocketbook's chagrin) and read my monthly Digital

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-89548051295200596232007-05-11T13:56:00.000-05:002007-05-11T14:46:52.223-05:00Wi-Fi in Libraries

Recently more and more public libraries are experimenting with hosting wireless internet for their patrons. Having grown up in the country (which is, unfortunately, where i reside once again), where local municipalities never seem to get around to laying cable tv/internet wires, i have been forced to do a great deal of my work in coffee shops and, more recently, in Wendy's. Those environments

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-81040844582274118762007-05-09T18:21:00.000-05:002007-05-10T00:29:30.389-05:00Greetings Fellow 6080 Students...

Although this is a preexisting blog in which i review archaic samurai movies, i have slightly modified it to communicate with my fellow students.This has been slowly gnawing at me since class yesterday: i dislike being the person who seems to be a know-it-all. When i was a child i determined that i hate television with a passion: to date i have never owned one. Where some people spend time

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-78129385980978951932007-01-23T22:58:00.000-05:002007-01-23T23:26:19.027-05:00Rose-Colored Glasses

Isn't it ironic how often we set ourselves up for a fall? I recently went out of my way (turned in books to my local library that i didn't want to return just yet) in order to watch the only film produced by the Takarazuka Eiga Co. commercially available in the US. Sword of Doom is a 1982 film about a swordsman who's so proud and arrogant that it eventually leads him to believe he can do nothing

Senbeihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05595746368629607263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2706387372662690575.post-44165684342430378442007-01-12T19:54:00.000-05:002007-01-12T19:56:24.167-05:00Placeholder

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