Facebook could be fun

Facebook really grabbed me. It was easy to get going and quick to find links to 'friends' that were a real blast to the past. Something to play with when I have a bit more time (and courage).

not 'my' space

In exploring MySpace I managed to get significantly side-tracked looking for people who went to the same high school. I thought the fact that the profiles my search returned were for people between 18-25 was pretty telling. Libraries who are operating in this space are obviously trying to engage with youth. Sure, we probably have a need to create a presence in this space...but it just one of the many ways we can consider interacting with our clients. I found the idea of interacting at a personal level in this space far from appealing....I must be getting old.

I'm just not that into RSS

I'm not a great RSS fan. There's already way to much information trying to get into my head. I have an iGoogle page on the pc at home, and that is enough for me - I have the gadgets for the Sydney Morning Herald and some personalised weather info for locations where family live. Every so often I fiddle with adding new ones..but usually take them off again.

IronChef

I created an account with LibraryThing back in March 2007 after chatting with a colleague over dinner in China Town, Sydney (we were in town for a web architecture workshop). She was telling me about this virtual 'library' concept. I thought I'd better check it out! I love collecting (and cooking from) cook books. LibraryThing is a great way to see other people's collections - although I still haven't been able to find any more great Hungarian cookbooks! So, I've taken this opportunity to add a few more acquisitions to my account...and add a feed to my blog. Pretty groovy.

How many lattes is too many?

I'd never heard of image generators...lots of fun to be had here! In the end, I played on http://www.imagechef.com/ I like to make sure my day includes at least one skinny latte. Lately, I seem to enter the building via the coffee shop - it helps to be on frequent-buyer status and I love that cafe owner just serves up my morning hit....if it's a bad day, I only have to mutter 'the usual'.