So a lil’ while back, I watched a documentary called Nerdcore Rising, (Netflix streamed on the Xbox 360). While watching, a name popped up: Schaffer the Dark Lord. Seriously, with a name like that, how can this guy not be awesome? So, we checked him out on iTunes, and yes, he is definitely entertaining.
There is one song that I like the best. It reminds me of the one time I was almost picked up at bar, until the guy found out that I worked at the library and promptly walked away. Also, there’s only like 3 references in this song that don’t apply to me. So librarian lady friends, have a listen and feel validated. (^-^)v
January 19, 2010 at 12:35 · Filed under blogs, work
I know this blog is mostly quiet nowadays. A lot of it has to do with my position change two years ago. There’s not a lot of wiggle room for innovation when you’re busy manning desks / scheduling / weeding / etc. It’s really a lot of fun, but doesn’t make interesting blog fodder.
A colleague of mine asked if I missed working at the Main Library, since I’m no longer a part of “the new and exciting.” I honestly don’t see it that way. Libraries are still way ahead of the game when it comes to using shiny things, so I don’t feel like I’m missing anything by sitting back and watching.
Yes, I am still watching. I still exist on all of your favorite social networking sites, but I’m just not as visible as I once was.
No, I didn’t blog much. Sorry about that. It was a very eventful year though. Just not relevant to this blog. Anyway, here’s a photodump year in review. Enjoy!
It’s Tokyo Game Show (TGS) time again! One of the fun parts is reading all of the demo reports. I personally hope Minna no Sukkuri gets ported. Here’s why [via]:
The best game of those I played was the book-sorting, in which you organize volumes on a shelf (and that’s it). Multiple volumes of books, in different series, are lined up on a shelf out of order, and the player is challenged to move books around so that the volumes are in numerical order. When you make blocks of correctly-placed books, those blocks move as a unit, making it easier to move the stragglers around. As the difficulty increases, more books are shelved upside down, and more different series share shelf space.
August 21, 2009 at 19:07 · Filed under blogs, social, web
Remember 2 years ago when I told you I started learning Japanese? That’s ok, I know I don’t post much. The gist of it was that I wanted to be able to pick up some of the Japan only “lifestyle” games that were available for the Nintendo DS. Ok, so I still haven’t picked up the cooking navi, but I have held it in my hand several times before ultimately putting it back on the shelf.
In September of 2008, I started taking Japanese through the local university. (I just couldn’t get particles down all by myself.) I did pretty well and have continued on in my studies. One thing that has helped me along is my other reason for learning Japanese: the bands! Cue ameblo.jp, a blogging site that I’ve mentioned here more than once. Many of my favorite bands use this site for their member blogs. I started “reading” them around summer 2008. Digging around a bit more turned up more blogs of bands I enjoy. Pretty soon I was 20+ feeds deep in posts ranging from recording, equipment, rilakkuma, strawberry cakes, beer, goofy pranks, etc. Once I got the gist of what was going on, I decided to take the plunge and start my own ameblo blog. Read the rest of this entry »
In this world, it is not enough to be who you are. You must also be where you are.
The always made of awesome John Green did a write up on Paige Railstone. She’s a DJ/vagabond/phenomenon, and she said that thing above. It’s so simple and obvious, that I had to share.
This is something I made back in April for this guy. I was able to give it to him in May. I can say, I’ve honestly never knitted an eyeball before this, which I find partly weird and partly comforting. Unfortunately, the website no longer features the eyeball that inspired this guy. The ears were well… they just seemed like a good idea at the time. They can also be used as legs, if that’s where your imagination takes you.
Oops, I never posted about my G1. This may be because I’ve been too busy playing with it, because honestly, it’s neat phone. It does a lot of the things I want and I don’t feel that I’m really lacking anything (aside from arrow keys, those would be nice).
Likes:
The touch screen is fun. It’s intuitive and responsive.
It has a keyboard! I know the next iteration won’t have that, and to those of you who get one, I feel bad for you.
It has a touch screen keyboard too – for those times when I’m too lazy to slide out the physical one. To me, it seems to respond a lot like the iPhone’s keyboard.
The camera ain’t bad. The resolution is acceptable for what I’m doing with it, and I like how most of the pictures feel warm.
The apps. I have a twitter one, an XKCD one, a planner, a barcode/QR scanner, some other stuff… yeah, basically I can find whatever I fancy to waste time with on my phone. Not as many as the iPhone, but…
I didn’t have to change carriers! I’ll take less hassle over fleeting apps any day.
Dislikes:
No arrow keys. Touch screen selecting isn’t all that fun.
For some reason, I can’t post to Ameba from it. The posting script just never finishes. (I know, life is hard.)
Edge network. No, that’s not the phone’s fault, it’s the suck hole that I live in’s fault. And I’ve been spoiled by high speeds for years now.
Yes, it’s a bit on the bulky side, but I’m getting over that. I like that it feels solid, which means I can drop it (which I will do probably sooner than later) and it won’t cause too much damage. Overall, it’s a good fit for what I want a smartphone to do. Yay!
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