passions take off July 1st, 2010
little luna market is stepping closer to reality everyday. i even put the basge over there on the left. Got some backend of the bigcommerce site working today...but there is way, way, way too much to get at in any one session. it will get done!
the librarian part of me is being used... [Read More] |  |
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I am currently working on lessons April 30th, 2010
I have the opportunity to madly plunge into the project-abyss. I will, of course, do so. The trick will be in scaling operations appropriately. Start small but not unnoticeable. Grow bigger, but do not succumb to biggering.
Oh, what to do first. Well, legal paperwork is first and then... [Read More] | |
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Recreating a site that looks identical October 17th, 2009
I have now had a plethora of instances where hours of work has produced a site/template/page that looks identical to the starting point and no one can tell I was there. But, to my credit, the way the site/template/page works is sometimes entirely different and at the very least is more standards... [Read More] | |
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Categories, my internal lighthouse, handiwork September 3rd, 2009
I am almost at the point where I should develop a category section for my minor and inconsistent updates to this site. Almost. Categorization can be a time consuming [aka wasting] endeavor if not herded into a finite timeslot. I think it needs to be done because the inevitable swing of my... [Read More] | |
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Illness, emotion, endurance, goodwill May 25th, 2009
I have experienced fairly long term illness and I can attest to the inability to prolong stable emotional behavior in rigid or formal settings. Or any setting, actually. I am an emotional character in most respects to start. It is losing the wherewithal to understand and temper the emotions that is... [Read More] | |
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Transitions are what you make of them May 7th, 2009
We are about to pack up boxes here in New Zealand and head for the States. Moving to NZ was a phenomenal transition in many ways; it has changed me both professionally and personally. The transition back to the States is seeming to hold the same kind of change, but who am I to say I KNOW what it... [Read More] | |
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Meeting new people, getting happy about helping April 18th, 2009
I think I could be so happy that I could fall off my chair. Actually, my back would probably love that as my current chair is crappy and distinctly lumbar unfriendly. Anyway, I received a form email from atrocityarts.com the other day from a librarian who has a great project; they need a hand... [Read More] | |
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Expectations and Advice: Why information technologies delay or dis-empower before proving successful. April 1st, 2009
Many communities emulate what they see others using to empower themselves and their communities: websites, digital archives, forums, e-petitions, and listservs. They want these tools and the apparent success that they convey about the organization and its outreach. The problem with these... [Read More] | |
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Reverse Engineering your way to knowing something March 30th, 2009
The only times that I resent the insane 4 year old energy that beams into my brain at 6:30am is when what I had been wanting was to burn the night away on some coding project or other detail oriented shenanigan. Since grumpiness is no way to greet a small star whose only consideration is tickling... [Read More] | |
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I don't much care for leading. Except by example, maybe March 7th, 2009
Having had the need to update my CV lately, I also took the opportunity to rewrite my bio blurb. Right after tinkering on that blurb came a request for the blurb, so the timing was perfect. I have no idea if the blurb is or is not, but the ability to deliver it when asked was nice. Looking at my CV... [Read More] |  |
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Optimize....my time schedule February 27th, 2009
I have been doing a great deal of gallery work lately. They are wonderful, and I have learned a lot about digitization techniques, tip, and practices. If only I could someday be a part of an institution that has the money,tools, and situation where I could learn how to do truly professional... [Read More] |  |
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What is worthwhile? February 26th, 2009
I recently had one of those momentary "I wish" feelings towards someone else's life. Well, actually it was over their work life and their C.V. They graduated when I did, they are in a position that I had wanted to apply for, and they are doing great things! And, they are not me. I felt... [Read More] |  |
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What a little perseverance can accomplish February 5th, 2009
I have annotated and noted and post-it noted numerous times about slowly revolving around a project and nipping and tucking it into some kind of passable form. It seems that my efforts have not gone to waste. Well, they never would have because I get some fulfillment out of them, but they would... [Read More] |  |
