they see me shushin', they hatin'

Ella Enchanting

11.27.2011

Meet my new roommate, Ella. I never thought of myself as much of a cat person, but I realized that if I got a dog, I wouldn’t be able to concentrate at work for worrying about leaving it alone all day. But cats? Cats are pretty self-sufficient. Or so I’ve heard. Ella was left behind [...]

The Cure for What’s Ailing Me

11.16.2011

Today was one of those days that I’ve heard other public librarians talk about, but had never experienced myself. Without going into detail (because I like being employed, yo), I will simply say that this city and province really needs to devote more money to services and support for the mentally ill. What would be [...]

Before the Storm

11.11.2011

Seconds after I snapped this photo, a 120 KM/h wind gust was recorded at the airport.

Details Are Sketchy

10.22.2011

As someone who once made her living exclusively by drawing boxes and arrows on paper and Visio (and later, Omnigraffle), you’d think I’d be a fairly well-versed on the concept of visual thinking and visual notetaking. You’d be wrong. Earlier today I came across Sunni Brown’s TED talk in which she defended doodling as part [...]

The Wallflower

10.21.2011

I had an opportunity to attend the Internet Librarian conference this week, where I also appeared on a panel. The panel went well. I wish I had more time to discuss the panel topic a bit more in-depth, but I’m glad I had the experience, and it has given me ideas for topics I’d like [...]

Upon Vermillion Wheels

10.14.2011

Emily Dickinson, again. Oh, and hey – look who’s a Planet Bike Supercommuter! Thanks to Alan at EcoVelo for the fantastic profile. My site traffic has been through the roof the last two days. I’m feeling a bit shy. *blushes* I was going to write about last night’s ride on Esperanza, but I’m still on [...]