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Monthly Archives January 2010

The Seven Main Plots in All of Literature

An oldie but a goodie from libraryland's own Jessamyn West, here's a list of the seven core plots in literature I found via a recent Reddit post.  I remember learning a version of this list in grade nine English that only had four items (which I've put in bold below) but always trying to prove […]

Posted 21 January 2010 § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

People in Order by Age

People In Order: 1. Age from James Price on Vimeo. (via Reddit) [Edit: this video is apparently part of a series commissioned by the BBC with the intention of arranging people by various criteria – income, length of partnership, stage of pregnancy – to humanize things we often think of only in statistical terms.] 

Posted 20 January 2010 § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "You were the first girl at school to get breasts/And Martin said you were the best/Oh, the boys all loved ya but I was a mess/I had to work to try to get you undressed."

Pulp's “Different Class” album is a classic, topping many UK “Best of” polls for 1995 in a year when Oasis and Blur were stealing all the headlines.  (Linked clip is in French but the description sums up that rivalry.) “Common People” was the defining song on the album (and the Shatner cover is all kinds […]

Posted 19 January 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § UK § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Random Pace Cuteness – Hockey Bug Edition

I mentioned yesterday that after taking Pace to his first Pat's game, it seemed like he may have gotten bitten by the hockey bug.  Today has already confirmed it.  From demanding his “hockey shirt” (jersey) the moment he woke up to playing ball hockey in the living room non-stop throughout the day, I think we've […]

Posted 18 January 2010 § List § Main Page § Pace § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – Pace's First Hockey Game

I was offered tickets to tonight's Pats game so ended up taking Shea, Pace as well as my parents to what was Pace's first live hockey game.  It was a pretty good one – early Pats lead with a couple goals by Jordan Eberle followed by a Broncos comeback then scoreless OT and a shootout […]

Posted 17 January 2010 § Main Page § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Conversation with an Anonymous Facebook Employee (January 15, 2010)

Very revealing conversation with lots of info about the behind-the-scenes workings of Facebook as well as the site's future plans.  Obviously, it's important to keep in mind this is an anonymous interview on the Internet.  So who knows how true it is?  AllofFacebook.com, a site dedicated to all things Facebook has an analysis but won't […]

Posted 16 January 2010 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Using (Used?) Books For Political Statements: A Bookstore in Li'l London Protests the Proroguing Parliament

I really miss the used bookstore scene of London, ON.  For all the abuse the city takes for its Ugg-centered social scene and lack of cultural amenities, I always thought Li'l London featured lots of great, quirky bookstores.  Attic Books on Dundas was one of my faves…and though I didn't need it, here's another reason […]

Posted 14 January 2010 § Canada § Main Page § Politics § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Shadowrun Has Arrived?

I never got into role playing games like many of my friends from elementary school did.  (In fact, the first time I was invited to play D&D at a friend's house in grade five or six, I got into a fistfight and bloodied another guy's nose!  After that, rolling a D20 to determine if you […]

Posted 14 January 2010 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Most Used Cover Image in the World?

Very possibly.  (via Reddit)

Posted 13 January 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – "You must explain why this must be/Did you lie when you spoke to me?"

I'm going to reposition this song as our official SILS training theme!  

Posted 12 January 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) °