Day 4- Falling Behind

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#blogjune

Across the Line CC Stuck in Customs 2006

I’m falling behind already and it is only Day 4.   However I am reading everyone’s blogs.  I am not a big commenter but rest assured I do read.

I guess part of being ill is the lack of intellectual motivation, as well as the ability to think and write in an professional manner.  I am hoping this will improve with my gradual return to work, but the day to day sensation of being both mentally and physically exhausted remains overwhelming.

Link of the Day
There are two links today, a craft link and a food link.
From The Purl Bee: Molly’s Sketchbook: The Forty Minute Tote
and from Not Quite Nigella: Sticky Orange, Chilli & Vodka Cake – Slightly Mad but Delicious! (I really want to make this).

Final OPML File

The final OPML file is now available here.  This needs to be imported into an RSS Reader.  If you wish to just view all the feeds go to the public netvibes page here.

Enjoy reading everyone’s #blogjune posts and don’t forget to comment.

Day 3 = Blah

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#blogjune, gilbert&sullivan

Well Today is not what I would call a ‘good’ day in my wellness vocabulary.  In fact the entire Friday-Saturday-Sunday has been a study in medical misery. Which explains why today I have no fascinating insights on life or the universe.

Instead I will leave you with the clip that was on repeat last Sunday morning as my father (who once played the major general in a school play 50 years ago) attempted to remember the words for an upcoming anniversary character revival.

Warning: This song will stay in your subconscious and make you want to go and watch Gilbert and Sullivan.

Link of the Day
Today’s link is from Lifehacker: Work Less And Do More By Applying The Pareto Principle To Your Task List
 

Interim Opml List

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#blogjune, opml

2nd Anoniversary 13 CC Anonymous9000 2010

Over the last 2 days, some enthusiastic blog readers have been asking for the names of people doing the #blogjune challenge.
Just for them here is the link to the interim opml list. As signups do not close till 5pm EST tomorrow (Sunday) this file may change, so be aware you may need to re-download the final file.
Link of the Day
Today’s RSS links come via The Resource Shelf Blog: New RSS Feed Of Legal Apps and EBSCO Provides Access to Full Text with SmartLinks+.

Dusting Off the Cobwebs….

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#blogjune

Someone has been working- cc Randi Hausken 2008

All around Australia, blogs like mine have been getting the cobwebs dusted off them, password recovery managers have been working overtime and old posts checked for long forgotten drafts that can be bought into the light of day.

This month from a range of bloggers, you will read about cats, dogs, knitting, crochet, memes, films, books, see hundreds of photos and occasionally read some really interesting articles about libraries, librarians and information in general (although probably not on THIS blog).

To follow all the posts, tweets, and other happenings just follow the hashtag #blogjune on twitter. If you wish to join in just send me a tweet (@katejf) and let me know. We will accept signups until 5pm EST 3rd of June – and then I shall post the OPML file of all contributing blogs up on this page. The OPML file can be imported in to your RSS reader or you can browse the netvibes page (which will be made public.

So come and join me and other librarians all around Australia dusting off the cobwebs and enjoy the next month.

Link of the Day
Late Edit: This year I will be including a link of the day, taken from my starred items for the past 24 hours on my RSS reader. It may or may not (the later more likely) be library related.

Todays link is from Lifehacker and is How to Bake Bread Fast In a Slow Cooker.

As a first day bonus here is a link that is actually slightly ‘work’ related: Taming the Technolust: 10 Steps for Planning in a 2.0 World by Michael Stephens. Enjoy!

It’s that time of Year Again- Secret Santa 2011

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Secret Santa

Secret Santa is back and bigger than ever (I hope).

Uploaded to Flickr by Kevin Dooly, 2008.

We had great fun with Secret Santa last year so have decided to do it again.

So once again- here are the guidelines to play

1) You must have a twitter account to play- if you are a new library student or have never tried out twitter- this is an ideal opportunity.  Go to twitter.com to sign up.
2) You must live in Australia- sorry timeframe and postage restrictions necessitates this
3) You must be connected with the Library world in some way- student, practitioner, lecturer, vendor, etc…
4) Gifts are to be of $10 MAXIMUM (no excuses)
5) This does not include postage.

If that all sounds ok then read on for how to sign up.

1) either comment with your twitter name or send a tweet to me @katejf, @newgradlibrarian or @katiett to sign up.
1b)We will then send you a link to a google form.
2) Sign up by 12th DECEMBER
3) I will then DM you (on twitter) your giftee’s twitter handle and address.
4) Shop
5) Please send so gifts will be received no later than new year.
6) Enjoy.

Blogs are like Icebergs

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#pbevent #infographic, blogs

I have been meaning to post this for a while but my mojo got lost somewhere in the snail mail.
This infographic is from a fellow PBEvent attendee @lilmagoolie

It’s decision time.

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cooking, poll

I need some help making a decision on a change I am thinking of doing. Could you please help me decide.

The quick and dirty version

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#pbevent, cork board, notes

It was mentioned today that some of the best posts are the ones where you just bang them out quick and dirty (credit @woogsworld).

However as I had to leave before that session I was relying on the #pbevent twitter hashing (see the coveritlive link) to find that out.

In this spirit though I will give you my notes from the sessions I did get to – unedited, raw and more than likely missing some facts. It may give you an idea of what happened on the day. For more coherent ramblings on these subjects stay tuned….

CoverItLive for ProBlogger Event

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#pbevent, coveritlive, technology

I have put together a cover it live module for the Problogger Training Day (follow the #pbevent hashtag on twitter) but like the New Librarians Symposium they are only accessible via a popup module link as wordpress still thinks it is a dark and dangerous tool. If you have a blog that can embed the code and would like to use it, please DM me on twitter or contact me via the comments and I will send it to you.

But for now- here is the link:

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