Me, Condensed

February 10, 2010

I’ve decided to put a few short-form posts of interesting quotes, photographs, and flotsam that I run across while I’m on the web over at misc.cecily.info. It’s a tumblelog, so if you’re on Tumblr, feel free to follow me.

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Ring My Bell

February 9, 2010
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Shiny bike bells on a bright sunny day make me so very happy.

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Police State

February 8, 2010
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In case you hadn’t heard, the Winter Olympics start in Vancouver in about four days. To say that I’m not a fan would be an understatement. I have no problem with the athletes or the sports themselves; most of my issues surround VANOC and what I see as wasteful spending going toward putting on a [...]

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The Words Don’t Fit the Picture

February 1, 2010
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I’ve been far too busy with teaching to write much these days, and I apologize for that. I have been thinking about what I’ve learned about myself as a result of this experience, and when the time is right, I’ll share those thoughts with you, but right now the words in my head don’t exactly [...]

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The Gaudiest Not Found Page on the Whole Internet

January 25, 2010

OK, it might not be the gaudiest, but it’s awful close. Emphasis on awful.

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How Not To Design A Pop-Up Menu: Blue Cross

January 14, 2010

Earlier tonight, I was trying to set up Direct Deposit with my insurance company. I logged into their customer service centre, found the form, and started the process. What I saw there made my eyes bug out of my head. I have much to say, but really, I’ll just let the video speak for itself: [...]

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Porcupines, Schopenhauer, and Intimacy

January 11, 2010

Related to my previous post:

By the way, if you missed This Emotional Life on PBS, you can buy the episodes in the iTunes Store. I think US-ians can actually view most of the show online at the This Emotional Life website.

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A Bad Connection

January 9, 2010

(This is yet another brain dump post…)
Earlier this week I was talking to someone about some of the difficulties I was having connecting with people via social media. I have difficulty connecting with others in general, but lately I’ve found that with respect to online communities, I’m missing out on some very valuable clues which [...]

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Libraries and Conceptual Models (a brain dump)

January 4, 2010

Does your library’s floor plan or system of organization match the conceptual model of your users? MPOW doesn’t (not always) and this fact has never sat well with me, ever since I set foot across the library’s threshold as an employee.
A conceptual model, in case you don’t know, is a collection of thoughts and [...]

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2009: A Year in Pictures

January 2, 2010

Some like to write about the events of the year. Others make lists of music listened to, movies watched, or books read. Photography is my primary (and preferred) method for documentation, so I offer you this look back at what 2009 looked like through my camera.

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