tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25388586826953764142024-03-13T08:22:07.295-04:00Hood and HatLibrarian and Her Adventures (Without Umbrellas)hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-69537807295855857652015-06-21T22:00:00.000-04:002015-06-21T22:00:33.030-04:00Finish Line: 48 Hour Book Challenge<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Reading</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">: 17 Hours, 29 Minutes </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Books Started</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">: Six </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Books Finished</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">: Three and a Half </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><b>Pages Read</b>: 1140</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">I might add links to GoodReads reviews ... once I write them!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><b>Finished (and Loved) </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><u>The Rest of Us Just Live Here</u> by Patrick Ness</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><u>I Crawl Through It</u> by A.S. King </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><u>Black Girl Dreaming</u> by Jacqueline Woodson</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Still Reading:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u style="color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Etiquette & Espionage</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"> by Gail Carriger </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Still Listening:</span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>The Name of the Wind</u> by Patrick Rothfuss and narrated by Nick Podehl</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Started, But Want Something Lighter</b>:</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Challenger Deep </u>by Neal Shusterman</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Started, Didn't Like</b>:</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Spinster</u> by Kate Bolick</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">I met friends for drinks on Saturday night, slept like a normal each night, and even made a trip to the local street fair, Seventh Heaven, and purchased two hats for the low low price of $10! Some day I will crack the half-way mark!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;"><br /></span></span>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-89974144980442068832015-06-19T18:53:00.001-04:002015-06-19T18:53:26.581-04:00Tenth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIf7qCvnryk/VYRIoDryEhI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tUsi69O-2Hg/s1600/IMG_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIf7qCvnryk/VYRIoDryEhI/AAAAAAAAAdo/tUsi69O-2Hg/s320/IMG_0008.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Oh, boy. I may have selected too many books for the <a href="http://www.motherreader.com/2015/05/tenth-annual-48-hour-book-challenge.html" target="_blank">48 Hour Book Challenge</a>.<br />
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In addition to the ones pictured, I also have <a href="http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Name-of-the-Wind-Audiobook/B002UZMLXM" target="_blank">The Name of The Wind</a> fired up and ready to go in my Audible app. My phone is also holding some ebooks, notably Gail Carriger's Finishing School series start starts with <u>Etiquette & Espionage</u>.<br />
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Unlike previous 48HBCs, I don't have much planned this weekend, other than reading. Perhaps a few errands -- cleaning, laundry, etc -- that can be done while listening to Nick Podehl narrate.<br />
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For now, my plan is to start Friday evening and to try to read more than half the time. It seems totally easy, right?<br />
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<b>Start:</b> 8:00pm Friday<br />
<b>Finish</b>: 8:00pm Sunday<br />
<b>Goal</b>: 25 Hours<br />
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<br />hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-26674539399534807672015-04-04T10:26:00.003-04:002015-04-04T10:26:50.953-04:00R&R <br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbAgpJ-ajUk/VR_xymkfA1I/AAAAAAAAAcg/YoWtQSUCJK0/s1600/glasses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UbAgpJ-ajUk/VR_xymkfA1I/AAAAAAAAAcg/YoWtQSUCJK0/s1600/glasses.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Like a child with a chore chart, I've been tracking my progress with each category of my Things-cation:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Cook</b> (Sun, Tue)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Bake</b> (Sun)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Nap</b> (Sun, Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Read</b> (Tue, Wed, Fri)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Run</b> (Sun, Mon, Tue, Fri)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Write</b> (Mon, Tue)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Drink</b> (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Clean</b> (Mon, Wed, Thu)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>Trash</b> (Tue, Wed, Thu)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>File</b> (Wed)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><b>*Shop</b> (Fri)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I broke my glasses two months ago and during my trip to Maryland I've managed to replace them with a buy-one-get-one-free deal. (I pick them up tonight!) We're making a butterfly cake for Easter, so I expect to log another check for baking. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I've never been a fan of staycation. I'd much rather visit a friend who lives in some not-close city (Milwaukee, Austin, San Francisco) but it's been nice to cross things off my to-do list in between massive amounts of leisure. Is it too early for a nap? </span>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-57298384522423316382015-03-31T10:39:00.000-04:002015-03-31T10:39:21.205-04:0040-40-40<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
For previous birthdays, I have compiled
a list of things to do leading up to my birthday. In the approach to
40, I am keeping it simple:</div>
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<li>Lose 40 pounds</li>
<li>Write 40 blog posts</li>
<li>Complete 40 (different) running routes</li>
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I am approximately 40 weeks from my
40<sup>th</sup> birthday so I just need to do each of these things
once a week. At some point in my past, I abandoned the idea of losing
weight because it always resulted in me feeling like a failure. It often involved unrealistic or unhealthy approach with a too-short timeline. Eat
less, smoke more! However, eating and exercising in such a way that I
lose a pound a week doesn't seem like a bad idea. My life includes a
lot of beer, chips, and cheese. I will try not to be too
obsessed ... except maybe when planning those running routes. </div>
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How awesome would it be to turn 40 and to feel as if
I am the most healthy I have ever been?</div>
hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-72312367909981059212015-03-30T19:58:00.001-04:002015-03-30T19:58:17.187-04:00Things-cation<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
I am in the midst of nine days away
from work, but a lack of funds keeps me from doing anything more than
enjoying a couple of happy hour beers at my local joint. On the first
day, I made of list of <b>Things I Would Like To Do</b> and maybe even like
to do every day. This is what I came up with:
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<ul>
<li>Cook</li>
<li>Bake</li>
<li>Nap</li>
<li>Read</li>
<li>Run</li>
<li>Write</li>
<li>Drink</li>
<li>Clean</li>
<li>Trash</li>
<li>File</li>
</ul>
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I'm in New York the first five days
then I travel to Maryland with my best friend, her husband, and her
adorable toddler. We grew up in the same town, Westminster, and will
spend the next four days with our respective families. I am aiming
for five Things a day so even after the set change, I will focus on
napping, reading, running, writing, and drinking. I see visits to the
Moose Lodge and American Legion in my future, but I hope to entice at
least one friend out to Westminster to enjoy fine cold beverages on
lovely Main Street. </div>
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The visit is also a belated visit for my mom's
birthday so I imagine a couple of mother-daughter outings. We will
buy things! We will eat lunch specials at Forbidden City! I will
probably fix something with her computer or printer!</div>
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When I opened my MapMyRun app, I gasped
when I saw that the last time I went for a run was January 1. Three
months? How could I go so long? Winter has been rough and spring is
being stubborn, but running centers me. What have I been doing for
the last three months? Professional commitments kept me busy for
January, but February and March have been same old, same old business
as usual. It has been quite cold, but it still feels like no excuse. April,
I am embracing you with open arms, tech shirts, and my beloved
running fannypack. </div>
hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-9531296389813551472014-01-08T11:53:00.003-05:002014-01-08T11:58:45.934-05:00Tag: You're It!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b71vpQE_MuE/Us16cyWdX_I/AAAAAAAAAWs/RSLWZOpvT4g/s1600/numbers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b71vpQE_MuE/Us16cyWdX_I/AAAAAAAAAWs/RSLWZOpvT4g/s1600/numbers.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph by <a href="http://flic.kr/p/6cyA4s" target="_blank">Jacob Walsh</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At the beginning of the year, I started tagging one of my Facebook friends each day. I explained it with my first post: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Last year, Matthew Allison tagged a different Facebook friend each year. He began each post with "(Over 365 Facebook friends, one tagged each day in 2013!)" and then shared some little bit about the person and how they knew each other. I don't have *that* many friends, so I plan to also tag pages that I follow. Since Matt is my inspiration, I'll begin with him. We both work at Queens Library, and we first met during a 'staff appreciation' event during National Library Week in 2007. He's super into skate boarding and writing, and I like how he balances being laid back yet dedicated to improvement. Determined yet accepting of life's twists and turns. Cheers!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">It's been a fun exercise in writing and in appreciation. I added the names of all my friends, along with certain pages and groups, to a spreadsheet and ordered it by first name. After starting with <a href="http://mallisonwhat.com/" target="_blank">Matt</a>, I selected each daily pick using the <a href="http://random.org/">RANDOM.ORG</a> True Random Number Generator and plugging in the spreadsheet row span. Once I feature a friend, I remove that person <span style="font-family: inherit;">from the spreadsheet. I started with 270 friends, groups, or pages. My opening sentence is now:<i> </i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>Over 365 Facebook friends, groups, or pages. One tagged each day in 2014! </i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> Perhaps I will add new folks to the spreadsheet as I go along and perhaps I will stop once September is over. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I keep thinking a number will come up and I'll groan, "Ugh, not that person!" Instead, each time I have been excited to see where my jumbled memories and mused tapping lead me. </span></span>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-132515700872602062014-01-04T13:52:00.000-05:002014-01-04T13:52:35.489-05:0038 Things<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1CPt7DGw8vM/UshXpQDNS-I/AAAAAAAAAWc/oy_Y1gMgAno/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: white; clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1CPt7DGw8vM/UshXpQDNS-I/AAAAAAAAAWc/oy_Y1gMgAno/s1600/photo.JPG" height="147" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Kitten assists with writing.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Now that I'm 38, I made a list of 38 things to (maybe) do. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>Travel</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">1. Costa Rica</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">2. More! Canada! More!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">3. Destination half-marathon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Health, Wellness, and General Good</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">4. Repeat vegan-for-a-month.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">5. Volunteer with <a href="http://hainyc.org/" target="_blank">Healing Arts Initiative</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">6. Go skiing or ice skating.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">7. Join <a href="http://citibikenyc.com/" target="_blank">Citi Bike</a> once stations arrive in neighborhood (Park Slope).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20.796875px;"><b>Organization and Finances<span style="color: #333333;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">8. <a href="https://www.affinityplus.org/Portals/0/Documents/Blog/52Week.pdf" target="_blank">52 Week Money Challenge</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">9. Cut money on food in half.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">10. Make more money.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><b>Exploration and Learning</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">11. Knit!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">12. Do book-a-day with mostly children's books.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">13. Take children's literature, development, or services class.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">14. Do book challenges.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">15. <a href="http://shorewalkers.org/" target="_blank">The Great Saunter</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">16. Enjoy the fuck out of<a href="http://sxsw.com/" target="_blank"> SXSW</a>i.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">17. Learn to draw comics.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">18. Make pottery.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">19. Take a sewing class with Megan.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">20. Eat foods listed on 100 Foods To Eat Before You Die. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">21. Read a different best-selling author monthly.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">22. Do crossword puzzles.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">23. Watch <a href="http://www.afi.com/100years/movies10.aspx" target="_blank">AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>Social</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">24. Send holiday cards.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">25. Facebook friend, page, and group tagging - one a day for 270 days. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;">26. Dance, motherfucker, dance.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">27. Find Susan a boyfriend.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">28. Hack dating.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">29. Get a boyfriend. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">30. Keep a diary, write a page a day, or update blog. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">31. Write letters.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">32. <a href="http://nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">NaNoWriMo</a> -- this is the year!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">33. Submit a <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/newyorkandregion/columns/metropolitandiary" target="_blank">Metropolitan Diary</a>.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">34. Edit Wikipedia entries</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">35. </span><a href="http://hoodandhat.blogspot.com/2013/12/37-things-rollovers.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Rollovers</a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">36. New glasses!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">37. Stop dressing like a social studies teacher.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">38. Lose 10%.</span>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-77607660334564847242014-01-02T10:09:00.000-05:002014-01-02T10:09:04.336-05:0037, er, 15 ThingsWith less than 24 hours until the unveiling of 38 Things (and my 38th birthday!), I present the <strike>37</strike> 15 Things I accomplished this year.<br />
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<b>Running</b><br />
4. Enter 12 races: Cherry Tree 10 Miler, NYC Half, Colon Cancer Challenge 15K, More Half, Brooklyn Half, Portugal Day (5 Miles), ALA Think Fit 5K Fun Run,<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span>MLB All-Star 5K, Queens 10K, Grete's Great Gallop, Staten Island Half, and the best of all: PPTC Turkey Trot (5 Miles)!<br />
5. Volunteer at races: See previous post.<br />
6. Join a running club: <a href="http://pptc.org/" target="_blank">Prospect Park Track Club</a>.<br />
7. Buy new running shoes: I bought TWO pairs.<br />
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<b>Health, Wellness, and General Good</b><br />
10. Eat more vegetables.<br />
11. Drink more water.<br />
12. Take lunch (at least 30 minutes) and break every day.<br />
13. Be vegan for a month: This really deserves its own post, but I fell in love with the cookbook <a href="http://www.theppk.com/books/isa-does-it/" target="_blank">Isa Does It</a> and I am committed to eating more vegan things and reviving vegan-for-a-month annually.<br />
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<b>Organization and Finances</b><br />
18. Purchase <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/desks/deskComponents?productId=10033499" target="_blank">file cabinets</a>: I selected a more economical model and I spent three days of my March vacation filing and organizing everything I own. I am pleased to report that if I am hit by a bus, my parents will be able to sift through my papers and possessions with ease. You're welcome, family.<br />
20. Update <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-keys/6/606/278" target="_blank">resume</a>: My lovely employer listed several positions recently. This inspired me to update my resume. I also produced a document of accomplishments and activities for my annual review that takes place in February.<br />
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<b>Social</b><br />
24. Have fun with the <a href="http://politesocietyadventureclub.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Polite Society Adventure Club</a>: This started strong and tapered off once Megan, Kelly, and I realized we were usually the only attendees of the events we planned. That said, I had tons of fun <a href="http://misc.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/btb/" target="_blank">Bike the Branches</a>, playing Twin Peaks Bingo at <a href="http://www.videology.info/blog/events/" target="_blank">Videology</a>, and visiting the New Museum for <a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/nyc-1993-experimental-jet-set-trash-and-no-star" target="_blank">NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star</a>.<br />
26. Celebrate as many birthdays as possible.<br />
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<b>Exploration and Learning</b><br />
28. Take Knife Skills class at <a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/web-store/index.php?product=04-30-13+knifeskills6" target="_blank">Brooklyn Kitchen</a> on 4/30: I might have forgotten all I learned. That's what handouts and YouTube are for, right?<br />
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<b>Fun </b><br />
35. Travel somewhere that requires a passport and is not related to a <a href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/home" target="_blank">library conference</a>: Montreal! I loved everything about my visit except maybe the excruciatingly long return train trip. Pro tip: If you're crossing a border, bring your damn passport.<br />
37. Say "Yes!": Seeing Aimee Mann and Ted Leo ("<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HkDbStqJas#t=115" target="_blank">The Both</a>") at the Bell House with Jeff on 9/11.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-39246180688408733772014-01-01T13:50:00.000-05:002014-01-01T13:50:08.525-05:00Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the last day of the year, I lined up
the items I would need for the night's race: fleece hat, wool scarf,
gloves, and an empty Thermos. Instead of running New York Road
Runners<a href="http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2013/nyrr-midnight-run-presented-by-emerald-nuts-4m" target="_blank"> Emerald Nuts Midnight Run</a>, I opted to volunteer for the
event's festival. One of my <a href="http://hoodandhat.blogspot.com/2013/03/37-things.html" target="_blank">37 Things</a> including volunteering at more
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The volunteer coordinator described my
mission:“Your job is to be helpful.” I donned on a bright orange vest that
identified me as VOLUNTEER and walked the perimeter of the area
surrounding the Bandshell and tried to look merry and bright. As a
librarian, the “Ask Me Anything” conversation bubble floats
permanently above my head. While the event does include a four-mile
race around the park, tourists and spectators flock to the free
outdoor dance party and midnight fireworks display. A large part of
my "job" for the night included pointing people towards the port-a-pots, recommending
where to stand for the fireworks, and directing the runners to the
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Even with the freezing weather and numb
extremities, it was the perfect way to break in the new year: in a
glorious park in an amazing city, supporting the running community and surrounded by people old and
young, from near and far. I sipped watered-down hot chocolate,
wiggled to the music, and tried desperately to help people find the
nearest subway station. I always fail to exit the park in an
efficient manner. I think I'm heading west only to find myself on the east side.
Once I'm in the middle of the park, I forget the path that took me
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I knew that my <a href="http://hoodandhat.blogspot.com/2013/03/37-things.html" target="_blank">37 Things</a> list was overly ambitious and for that reason I am rolling over 12 things. Combined with a new (forthcoming) list of 38 Things that makes an even 50. <br />
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<b>Running </b><br />
1. Run 50 miles a month.<br />
2. Log at least 750 miles over year.<br />
3. Improve pace significantly and consistently.<br />
4. Cross-train (cycling, Pilates, whatever)<br />
5. Run NYC marathon again.<br />
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<b>Social </b><br />
6. Go out on 12 dates.<br />
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<b>Exploration and Learning</b><br />
7. Learn Spanish.<br />
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<b>Food</b><br />
8. Bring back Grandma's Test Kitchen as Sunday Dinner. <br />
9. Assemble collection of grandmother's recipes (with pictures!) and publish (flip book, blog, whatever).<br />
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<b>Writing</b><br />
10. Write monthly blog posts.<br />
11. Write book reviews.<br />
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<b>Fun </b><br />
12. Ride roller coasters<br />
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The 48 Hour Book Challenge (#48hbc) will take place June
8-10. I’m planning on reading from <strike>7:00pm</strike> 10:00pm Friday to <strike>7:00pm</strike> 10:00pm Sunday. I will be
running my favorite race from last year (<a href="http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2013/oakley-new-york-mini-10k" target="_blank">New York Mini 10K</a>) and participating
in my favorite NYC library advocacy event (<a href="http://www.savenyclibraries.com/?p=1078" target="_blank">We Will Not Be Shushed Read In</a>). Registration for the Mini is closed, but if you're in NYC you can still sign up to read <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEx3OHcwTVRSOHRjWHhVbW9VS2phX0E6MA#gid=0" target="_blank">here</a>. I volunteered to read between midnight and 8am. I'm crossing my fingers for 4:30ish.</div>
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When I turned 37 in January, I made a list of 37 things to do before turning 38. I am amused that only a handful of things are even tangentially work-related, but I take that as a sign that I am satisfied with how my career as a librarian has progressed over the last six years. <br /><br /><b>Running </b><br />1. Run 50 miles a month.<br />2. Log at least 750 miles over year.<br />3. Improve pace significantly and consistently.<br />4. Enter 12 races. <br />5. Volunteer at races.<br />6. Join a running club.<br />7. Buy new running shoes. <br />8. Cross-train (cycling, Pilates, whatever)<br />9. Run <a href="http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/" target="_blank">NYC marathon</a> again. <br /><br /><b>Health, Wellness, and General Good </b><br />10. Eat more vegetables.<br />11. Drink more water.<br />12. Take lunch (at least 30 minutes) and break every day.<br />13. Be vegan for a month.<br />14. Give blood more than twice a year. Aim for every 56 days if possible. <br /><br /><b>Organization and Finances </b><br />15. Pay off credit cards.<br />16. Cancel gym membership or start going to gym.<br />17. Visit storage space.<br />18. Purchase <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/desks/deskComponents?productId=10033499" target="_blank">file cabinets</a>. <br />19. Hang things on wall.<br />20. Update <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-keys/6/606/278" target="_blank">resume</a>. <br /><br /><b>Social </b><br />21. Go out on <a href="http://www.okcupid.com/" target="_blank">12 dates</a>. <br />22. Hangout with friends haven't seen in a long time: Sonya, Alissa, Dawn, Susan, and Mooney.<br />23. Redeem all <a href="http://brokelyn.com/tag/beer-book" target="_blank">Brokelyn Beer Book</a> coupons.<br />24. Have fun with the <a href="http://politesocietyadventureclub.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Polite Society Adventure Club</a>.<br />25. Hold summer bar crawl exchange. <br />26. Celebrate as many birthdays as possible. <br /><br /><b>Exploration and Learning</b><br />27. Find that elusive fourth hobby: reading, running, cooking/baking, and ?<br />28. Take Knife Skills class at <a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/web-store/index.php?product=04-30-13+knifeskills6" target="_blank">Brooklyn Kitchen</a> on 4/30. <br />
29. Learn Spanish. <br /><br /><b>Food</b><br />30. Bring back Grandma's Test Kitchen as Sunday Dinner. <br />31. Assemble collection of grandmother's recipes (with pictures!) and publish (flip book, blog, whatever).<br />32. Eat <strike>weird</strike> new and interesting things with <a href="http://www.gastronauts.net/" target="_blank">Gastronauts</a>.<br /><b> </b><br />
<b>Writing</b><br />33. Write monthly blog posts. <br />34. Write book reviews. (If all works out, I should be doing this for SLJ's <a href="http://blogs.slj.com/adult4teen/" target="_blank">Adult Books 4 Teens</a>.)<br /><br /><b>Fun </b><br />35. Travel somewhere that requires a passport and is not related to a <a href="http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/home" target="_blank">library conference</a>. <br />36. Ride roller coasters<br />37. Say "Yes!" <br />hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-60063701715067570762012-06-09T06:01:00.003-04:002012-06-09T06:11:50.001-04:00Ready Set Go!Coffee's brewing and waffles are toasting as I prep for my race. I'll be listening to an audiobook for the first few hours of the challenge to accommodate train travel and race running. Starting (in about 45 minutes) at 7am Saturday, finishing at 7am Monday.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-17571540377891435202012-06-08T07:40:00.005-04:002012-06-09T06:00:59.147-04:00Seventh Annual 48 Hour Book ChallengeThrowing my bookmark into the pile once again for the <a href="http://www.motherreader.com/2012/04/here-we-go-with-official-announcement.html">48 Hour Book Challenge</a>. It's going to be a busy weekend with the <a href="http://www.nyrr.org/run-with-us/nyrr-new-york-mini-10k">Mini 10K</a> and the <a href="http://www.savenyclibraries.com/?p=776">24 Hour Read In</a>, but I'm going to try to conquer a stack between 7am Saturday and 7am Monday. I'm hoping the 14-hour audiobook I have selected (Born Confused) will help me log hours when I'm out and about. Here the initial stack, subject to change:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bafmqrT8uCs/T9HnrIhHKZI/AAAAAAAAARA/3LUuZVYkW2k/s1600/48hbc%2B2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bafmqrT8uCs/T9HnrIhHKZI/AAAAAAAAARA/3LUuZVYkW2k/s320/48hbc%2B2012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5751632927335590290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you're in the NYC area, you should come support the 24 Hour Read In:<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4pm Saturday-4pm Sunday<br />Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza<br /></div>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-52219483452975579562012-04-21T08:04:00.001-04:002012-04-21T08:04:26.852-04:00Read, read, read, sleep, runHere we go again. Last minute decision to join Dewey's 24 Hour <a href="http://24hourreadathon.com/" target="_blank">Readathon</a>. Here are my books:<br />
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I'm also planning on listening to <a href="http://www.betweenshadesofgray.com/" target="_blank">Between Shades of Gray</a> on audiobook.At some point today, I need to dash into the city and pick up my bib for tomorrow's <a href="http://www.nyrr.org/run-with-us/city-parks-foundation-run-for-the-parks-4m" target="_blank">Run for the Parks 4-mile race</a>.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-26644625166000428362011-09-07T07:39:00.005-04:002011-09-07T08:00:24.508-04:00Donate for Something Tasty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elMQAmm17nQ/Tmdcw1021qI/AAAAAAAAAQI/NRoiIfA1Seo/s1600/rfsb_logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 31px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-elMQAmm17nQ/Tmdcw1021qI/AAAAAAAAAQI/NRoiIfA1Seo/s320/rfsb_logo.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649586251711829666" border="0" /></a><br />I am running the <a href="http://www.nycmarathon.org/">ING New York City Marathon</a> and raising funds for <a href="http://www.ingrfsb.com/">ING Run For Something Better</a>. Every little bit helps, even $5 would be great. As an added incentive, I am offering the following gifts for donations. I have included suggested donation amounts for gifts, but <span style="font-style: italic;">any </span>donation gets <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> gift. One gift per person. You can email me at keys.karen@gmail.com<br /><br /><a href="http://www.active.com/donate/INGNYCM2011/karenkeys">http://www.active.com/donate/INGNYCM2011/karenkeys</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rooftop Dinner </span>(Suggested: $100)<br />A tasty meal for you and a guest on my lovely rooftop (weather permitting).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Butternut Pound Cake </span>(Suggested: $50)<br />This is what my grandmother always made for my birthday. It takes three hours to bake in all the love.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies</span> (Suggested: $25)<br />Nothing says loving like something fresh from the oven. Alternatives: brownies, banana cream pie, or cheesecake.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books!</span> (Suggested: $20)<br />Two books, selected from my personal stash, especially for YOU.<br /><br />I have committed to raising $2750 (yikes!), but I am prepared to pay that amount myself. It will mean ramen for every meal and living very frugally for the next 2-3 months, but I think the cause is important. I wish I had started running as a kid. Anyway, it will be a much more fun September and October if I'm gratefully baking and cooking. My grandmother's cheesecake recipe is delicious.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f0IKmUn7U00/TmdbDHXE76I/AAAAAAAAAP4/lyfJemBVAcQ/s1600/brownies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f0IKmUn7U00/TmdbDHXE76I/AAAAAAAAAP4/lyfJemBVAcQ/s320/brownies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649584366633152418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's the link to donate:<br /><a href="http://www.active.com/donate/INGNYCM2011/karenkeys">http://www.active.com/donate/INGNYCM2011/karenkeys</a><br /><br />**If you don't live in New York, everything but the rooftop dinner, banana cream pie, and cheesecake can <span style="font-style: italic;">probably</span> be shipped. We'll work something out.**hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-77188326603393075402011-08-18T15:53:00.003-04:002011-08-18T15:57:55.682-04:00Finishing What I StartThis librarian blog will be mostly about running for the next three months. Where possible, I will combine libraries and running. I'm training for the NYC Marathon and <a href="http://www.active.com/donate/INGNYCM2011/KarenKeys">accepting donations</a> for ING's Run For Something Better.
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<br /><i>ING Run For Something Better funds free school-based youth running programs for kids in our race markets and nationally to teach kids the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and help them avoid childhood obesity. </i>
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<br />Also, completely unrelated, I seem to have inadvertently deleted all the images from this blog. I am choosing to blame Google Plus.
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<br />hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-6027158970930738852011-06-06T10:06:00.005-04:002012-06-09T06:20:13.983-04:0048 Hour Book Challenge: 17 Hours, 37 MinutesJust a quick update to post my stats for the <a href="http://www.motherreader.com/2011/05/sixth-annual-48-hour-book-challenge.html">Sixth Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge</a>:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span>: 17 Hours, 37 Minutes<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Started</span>: Four<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Books Finished</span>: Three (one audiobook, one eBook, one print book)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Libraries Hugged</span>: One (CNN covered it! Article:<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-04/us/new.york.library.demonstration_1_public-libraries-important-library-library-journal?_s=PM:US"> Supporters give 'hug' to budget-pinched NYC libraries</a>)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Muffins Baked</span>: 12 (post-Challenge, recipe from Smitten Kitchen: <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/05/rhubarb-streusel-muffins">Rhubarb Streusel Muffins</a>)hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-8693018280225538932011-06-03T00:05:00.008-04:002011-06-06T10:15:31.380-04:00Hugs, Cupcakes, and the 48Hour Book ChallengeIt's gearing up to be a hectic month: two major NYC library advocacy events (<a href="http://www.savenyclibraries.com/?p=497">Hug the Library</a>, <a href="http://www.savenyclibraries.com/?p=442">24 Hour We Will Not Be Shushed Read In</a>), preparing for <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.cfm">Alex Awards</a> committee meetings at <a href="http://www.alaannual.org/">ALA Annual</a>, pulling off a program (<a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/137270">Pecha Kucha: Teens and Technology</a>) at the same library conference, <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> planning for our first big month of technology and job readiness programs at the library in July.<br /><br />A weekend spent reading is just what I need. No, really, I mean that. I'm throwing my stack of books into the ring for the <a href="http://www.motherreader.com/2011/05/sixth-annual-48-hour-book-challenge.html">48 Hour Book Challenge</a>.<br /><br />I'll be darting off to high-five Patience and Fortitude at the New York Public Library's <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</a> in the middle of my reading fest. The three library systems in New York City are facing massive budget cuts, and (fingers crossed) a hundreds-strong group of us is going to form a human chain around the building, so that we can what the event name implies: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228600970490500">Hug the Library</a>. (Are you in NYC or the surrounding area? You should come. You can even read while you wait for the hug to take place promptly at 2pm.)<br /><br />Other than my cozy up with the library and some baking aspirations, my weekend is mostly clear. <span style="font-weight: bold;">My plan is to read from 8pm Friday-8pm Sunday</span>. I'm aiming for 20/48 hours, but maybe I can manage to stay up this time around. Here are my books:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UODHYdTupqc/Tehj5GGM2TI/AAAAAAAAANs/3l3bK5apbjM/s1600/48hbc.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 261px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UODHYdTupqc/Tehj5GGM2TI/AAAAAAAAANs/3l3bK5apbjM/s400/48hbc.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613846768057637170" border="0" /></a>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-51039409053388389372011-04-20T12:30:00.003-04:002011-04-20T12:40:18.196-04:00a new job for a new seasonIn keeping with my tradition of changing my job (or position) every two years, I'm now working as an outreach librarian in Long Island City. I'm still with Queens Library, and these are my new digs:<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ID6iuONCixY/Ta8LX-pPxTI/AAAAAAAAANc/OjkObmbDChA/s1600/LIC.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ID6iuONCixY/Ta8LX-pPxTI/AAAAAAAAANc/OjkObmbDChA/s320/LIC.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597705368425710898" border="0" /></a>Pretty cool, eh? My focus is providing technology and job assistance to traditionally underserved populations. The program, an enhancement of what libraries already provide, is just starting and once again I find myself in a multiple-exclamation-point state.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-76564362695677981682010-11-04T11:17:00.003-04:002010-11-04T11:30:26.822-04:00(One of) The Lucky FewThe <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887199-305/placements__salaries_2010_the.html.csp">article</a> I wrote for <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/">Library Journal</a> appeared online October 15, but I just got the print copy! Here's a pic:<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TNLQhZHDAII/AAAAAAAAANM/8cStgZ0Fp_Q/s1600/luckyfew.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TNLQhZHDAII/AAAAAAAAANM/8cStgZ0Fp_Q/s320/luckyfew.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535716164086464642" border="0" /></a><br />That's me in the lower right corner. From top-left: <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887197-305/placements__salaries_2010_the.html.csp">Leah L. White</a>, <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887196-305/placements__salaries_2010_have.html.csp">Justin Hoenke</a>, and <a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/careers/salaries/887198-305/placements__salaries_2010_waiting.html.csp">Molly Kelly</a>. The reaction has been nice, and many people at Queens Library have said kind things. I hope to do more writing, getting back to my roots, in the future.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-78669040941022428822010-08-29T20:47:00.003-04:002010-08-29T21:06:28.516-04:00Deadline!Deadline, deadline, my dear old friend. I'm working on an 800 word article about my experiences as a librarian since I graduated in early '07. This of course means two things: I woke up feeling horrible and I've done everything else on my t0-do list except write the last 400 words. Trekking to Target to treat my allergies with some legal crack -- Claritin-D -- I first popped into the Party Store to check out stick-like things for my upcoming food-on-a-stick party. Behold:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/THsBwQqmpWI/AAAAAAAAAM8/_dOC4yDIV2M/s1600/partypicks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/THsBwQqmpWI/AAAAAAAAAM8/_dOC4yDIV2M/s320/partypicks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511000497636943202" border="0" /> </a><br />Much food will be stuck. I also managed to whip up an entire week's worth of lunches, snacks, and dinners and place them all in serving size containers. I spent last night reading through old livejournal entries, giggling into the wee hours of the morning. Now I'm going to take a stroll through this blog, which has more of a professional bent than the lj. It's weird to think how much has happened in the last 3 1/2 years.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-28517838090088345912010-06-22T17:11:00.009-04:002010-06-22T17:41:59.255-04:00DC Bound: ALA 2010 Schedule<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Friday</span><br /><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >11:30am</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">: Train to DC</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >3pm-5pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/leadership/emergingleaders/index.cfm">Emerging Leaders</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Poster Session (WCC, Room 201). Snacks! Fun, smart people to chat up. Snacks!</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >5pm-7pm:</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> YALSA Happy Hour, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://olddominionbrewhouse.com/">Old Dominion Brew House</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1219 9th Street NW). </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Alternative</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#%21/event.php?eid=115317141846743">LITA Happy Hour</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, Renaissance Downtown Hotel Lobby Bar (999 Ninth Street NW).</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >7pm-10pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Grab some dinner, and finish reading for </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/alexawards/alexawards.cfm">Alex Awards</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> committee meeting.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >10pm – 4am</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/event.php?eid=130996966914050">ALA Dance Party</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> at the </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.apex-dc.com/">APEX</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (1415 22nd Street NW) $10.</span><br /></p><p></p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Saturday</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >10:30am-12noon</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> YALSA All-Committee (WCC Room 207A/B). Coffee and snacks.</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >12pm-1:30pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> LUNCH! </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >1:30pm-5:30pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Alex Award committee meeting, closed session. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >5:30pm </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dinner with Alex folks. Thai! </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >7:30pm-9:30pm</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://twtvite.com/ala10twtup">Tweet Up</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, The Passenger (1021 7th Street NW).</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">Quiet evening in hotel, recovering from previous day's fun. </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Alternative</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#%21/event.php?eid=121136757907297">ALA Annual 2010 Facebook/Twitter After-Hours Social</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">, RFD (810 7th Street NW). </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Sunday</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30am</span> Alexander Street Breakfast, Washington Marriott at Metro Center (Grand Ballroom, 775 12th Street NW). Yum!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">9am-10am </span>YA Coffee Klatch (WCC Room 207A/B)</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10:30am-12pm</span> Alex Award program with David Small (WCC, Room 150B). David Small!</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">12pm-1:30pm</span> LUNCH! </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:30pm-5:30pm</span> Alex Award committee meeting, closed session. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7:30pm-9pm</span> NMRT Awards Reception, where former and fellow ELer, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://libraryscenester.wordpress.com/">Library Scenester</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> will be honored. Woo! Go, Erin. </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Monday</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8am-10am </span>Alex Award committee meeting, closed session. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10am-1:30pm</span> Exhibits; Lunch; Check out of hotel. (Staying with a local friend Monday night.) </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1:30pm-3:30pm</span> </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ola/Committee.cfm">Committee on Library Advocacy </a><span style="font-family:verdana;">(GRAND, Room Independence E) </span><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >5:30pm </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#%21/event.php?eid=122988837734149">Battledecks</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> (WCC, Room 103A). </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Alternative</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">: Hang out with my DC friends. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Tuesday</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">11am</span>: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/libraryadvocacyday/index.cfm">Library Advocacy Day</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Possible meetings with aides of NY elected officials in afternoon. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Return to NYC at some point. </span><br /></p>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-84009100226522873172010-06-15T12:10:00.011-04:002010-06-15T13:44:49.536-04:00You Are Invited By Anyone To Do Anything*<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2010/06/14/save-libraries/"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 127px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBevjkVvptI/AAAAAAAAAMA/koHHRV97Pxk/s200/yalsablog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483044096932030162" border="0" /></a>Yesterday, while still recovering from spending 8 hours at <a href="http://savenyclibraries.org/">Save NYC Libraries</a>' 24 Hour We Will Not Be Shushed <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2010/06/14/ny-librarians-fight-budget-cuts-pledge-we-will-not-be-shushed/">Read-In</a>, the <a href="http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/">YALSA Blog</a> ran up behind me, yanked up my drawers and gave me a wedgie, insisting it only wanted to provoke me into articulating my feelings on panty-twisting.<br /><br />Well, that's how it felt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBeuwkwePlI/AAAAAAAAAL4/mLoVULDYKhU/s1600/maslow.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 122px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBeuwkwePlI/AAAAAAAAAL4/mLoVULDYKhU/s200/maslow.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483043220870807122" border="0" /></a>Playing advocate to a devil that doesn't need one, it asked, "<a href="http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2010/06/14/save-libraries/">Save Libraries?</a>," and further inquired, "Should all libraries be saved?"<br /><br />Here in NYC, we are in for the fight of our lives, as all three systems (<a href="https://bpl.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/open/">Brooklyn Public Library</a>, <a href="http://dontclosethebook.nypl.org/action">New York Public Library</a>, and <a href="http://www.savequeenslibrary.org/">Queens Library</a>) face debilitating cuts that if enacted would include layoffs of 1/3 of staff. Moreover, the libraries and media centers in schools, face similar fates. I'm not much in the mood to engage in a discussion on the future of libraries when the present is slipping away. We're bottom-runging Maslow's pyramid, and now is not the time for discussion. It is a time for action.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am fortunate to have colleagues so committed to libraries, that they planned and organized the Read In, managing volunteers, readers, and the media, and staying on site for more than 24 hours. I stand an awe of them. The event attracted more than 1000 people, who filled out postcards, signed petitions, and just plain enjoyed the spectacle of people reading words and sharing stories. In the early morning hours, I read a selection of fiction, as well fairy and folk tales. I staffed the postcard table for a couple of hours, amazed that people had not heard about the cuts facing libraries.<br /><br />On the teen librarian front, 17 of the 20 official young adult librarians at Queens Library have been given layoff notices that will take effect August 15, 2010 unless the budget is restored. Additionally, many generalist librarians who are responsible for providing teen services at communities libraries have received pink slips. Remaining staff that might not have the same skills or enthusiasm for teen services will be left to fill the gaps at libraries that will be open fewer hours and understaffed. Rinse, lather, repeat the same story for children's librarians. All libraries are worth being saved, if only for the youth that depend on them. Letting them close and hoping that something newer, better, more powerful opens in their absence, is a risk we shouldn't be ready to take.<br /><br />To understand the importance of libraries, all you need to do is talk to the kids:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBezq1pajDI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/N_vEAMuQoeA/s1600/dearbloomberg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBezq1pajDI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/N_vEAMuQoeA/s320/dearbloomberg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483048619883531314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBez1wlqwnI/AAAAAAAAAMY/BL-7eRz0ceU/s1600/icomeeveryday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBez1wlqwnI/AAAAAAAAAMY/BL-7eRz0ceU/s320/icomeeveryday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483048807504200306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBe0gWhsTkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/CHlqhhdnVvo/s1600/myparentsdont.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JMNivRk6G6Y/TBe0gWhsTkI/AAAAAAAAAMg/CHlqhhdnVvo/s320/myparentsdont.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483049539242577474" border="0" /></a><br />I do not mean to minimize the importance of libraries for adults, but I think the argument for saving all libraries can be made based on the services, sanctuary, and collections that libraries provide for young people. So, I hope all will join the effort to save libraries in anyway possible. Twibbon, postcard, 311 phone calls, e-mails to government officials, read-ins, protests, door chainings, outreach at bars and laundry mats. You are invited to do anything.<br /><br /></div>*<small>This post powered by The Dismemberment Plan station on Pandora.<br /></small>hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538858682695376414.post-27426826163199625302010-06-07T05:08:00.002-04:002010-06-07T05:15:12.268-04:0048 Hour Book Challenge: Done!I read just over 16 of the 48 hours. I hope to post some reviews in the next few days but my allergies are hitting me hard today, so I'm going to sleep them away.hood_and_hathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03302372865061913168noreply@blogger.com2