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Bloglines

I enjoyed finding different newsfeeds that interested me on bloglines. I used some of their suggestions (I especially love "cute overload") and I searched for some of my own. I was also able to add some of my co-workers blogs. Here is the link to my bloglines account: http://www.bloglines.com/public/Animelover

Technology and Me

I thought I was doing good when I could figure out how to connect a customer to wireless Internet on their laptop. Learning about all these available resources is definitely a humbling experience. I don't know if I will continue to use most of these tools in the future, but it is nice to know they are available. I don't personally use the Internet much except for e-mail and streaming video, but that may be due to the fact that I live where the only affordable internet access is dial-up. I think this may also be why we don't get a lot of questions at our library about these particular resources.

Flickr Mashups and Tools

I had a lot of fun playing with all the different third party tools available for Flickr. I still don't think I quite understand the concept behind mashups, but maybe it's just the incredibly technological terminology used to describe it (I keep thinking about mashed potatoes). Flickr Color Pickr intrigued me the most. I'm still not sure why someone would need to find pictures in a particular color (possibly for display purposes?), but I had fun playing around with this tool anyway. I think the idea of creating a library trading card sounds incredibly outrageous (in a good way) too.

Travel Dreams

japan, originally uploaded by Darrell Neo.

Someday, I would love to visit Japan. The culture and people are so unique to any other place in the world. I would also love to have additional kendo training at a traditional dojo. I think that would be an amazing and humbling experience. For now, I will just have to content myself with gorgeous pictures like this one.

Lifelong Learner Habits

Of the different habits, I would have to say the most difficult for me would be Habit #3: View problems as challenges. I rarely view problems as anything more than a problem that needs fixing. Very often I feel like taking out my kendo sword and beating the problem into submission, but of course that is not what a lifelong learner would do. :) I have to continually remind myself that those very "problems" can sometimes lead to opportunities that can allow for personal and professional growth in the future. The easiest habit for me would be Habit #1: Begin with the end in mind. I am an extremely goal-oriented person. I usually have a list of short-term and long-term goals for my personal and professional development. Most of the time, I consider this attribute positive, but I have learned that it can sometimes be detrimental if I forget to set "realistic" goals.