Favorite non-work related blog

Have you ever checked out Go Fug Yourself? I swear it gives me more amusment than anything else on the web (except for Televisionwithoutpity of course!). This blog takes making fun of celebrities and their clothing to a whole new level. Jessica and Heather (the bloggers) must be around my age because I almost always can relate to their pop culture references--usually having to do with 90210 or Sweet Valley High. I read this blog daily and am always slightly depressed on the weekends because it isn't updated. If you enjoy reading intelligent snarky comments about fashion (or lack there of), do yourself a favor, and read Go Fug Yourself!

Thing 2 Part 2

Wow, I'm on a roll now. For this assignment I needed to link to a blog that was about libraries.

Here is the R.B. House Undergraduate Library Blog. I selected this one because it is run by my very dear friend, Suchi Mohanty. Suchi and I attended UNC School of Information and Library Science together. This blog appears to let people know about new resources at the library. I'll have to ask her how many people read it and how do they advertise it next time we chat.

Langson Library

Langson Library
Originally uploaded by askpang

Here's a better photo of Langson. From what I gather, architects in the Sixties really thought this was forward-thinking and futuristic. UCI was even used in some Planet of the Apes movie as it looked like it could be the setting of some futuristic world. UCI was also used in the film "Ocean's Eleven". When I found this out, I was pretty excited. But it turns out they filmed only at the medical school which is ten miles down the road in Orange. So sadly Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Matt Damon were not hanging out here.

Entrance to University of California Irvine

Entrance to University of California Irvine
Originally uploaded by Bucky H

So this is a test. I searched for photos of campus, selected one, and clicked on "blog this". The building in this picture is Langson Library, where I work. It is certainly not that pretty or interesting but I'm quite happy with the interior.

Next Step--Flickr

Okay I've set up my Flickr account through Yahoo and made sure Google has added my blog to Flickr. Whew, who knew there would be so many entities involved? Now what? I'm still looking for information on how to take an image from Flickr and post it here.

Posting a picture

So as part of the UCI Library Ten Things I am required to post an image to my blog. This picture was taken when my family came to Orange County for a visit in Nov. 2007. Bethany and I are doing the classic "Look, no hands" on the ferris wheel located on Balboa Penisula. This is a pretty rinky-dink ferris wheel designed for children. Once on the ride, I soon came to the realization that I am not as cool as my four-year old neice. I did not enjoy being high up in a mental contraption that swayed. Still I had to pretend that I wasn't anxious to not appear like a total loser. I managed this pretty well since I look fairly calm in the picture. Okay now I need to go explore Flickr.

Most Re-read Books

So I just read an article from the BBC about a survey conducted to see which books are the most re-read. Here's the Top Ten:

1. The Harry Potter series - JK Rowling
2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
4. The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
5. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
6. 1984 - George Orwell
7. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
8. The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
9. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
10. Catch 22 - Joseph Heller

It seems I pretty much conform with British public opinion, though my order would be a bit different. I've probably read P&P at least 40 times, followed by HP, and then LOTR. The Hobbit, Jane Eyre, and Da Vinci Code have been read by me between 4-6 times. Wuthering Heights has also been reread but not by choice, as in it was assigned reading. (Am I the only one that wants to smack Heathcliffe and Catherine around? God, they annoy me.) And now I digress from the list. I've only read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and 1984 once. I just can't handle the Christian allegory in Lewis and 1984 was rather depressing. Finally, I tried reading Catch-22 once and just couldn't get through it. I should probably try again. Other authors that I love rereading are Lucy Maud Montgomery, Edward Rutherford, George R.R. Martin, Larry McMurtry, and Colleen McCullough.

What's the deal with the name?

Madam Irma Pince is the crotchety librarian that works at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (Now, if you don't know what that is, you might as well stop reading this blog as it will be of absolutely no interest to you.) Madam Pince is a thin, vulture-like old lady who is rather strict and sucpicious and might harbor a romatic interest in the caretaker Filch (gross!). While we share a profession, I hope we have few other similarities.

However I do want to add Madam Pince's highly amusing note that resides on the inside of all Hogwart's books:

"A warning: If you rip, tear, shred, bend, fold, deface, disfigure, smear, smudge, throw, drop, or in any other manner damage, mistreat, or show lack of respect towards this book, the consequences will be as awful as it is within my power to make them."

Awesome.

Testing

Hello Everyone. This is my first posting. Let's see where this takes us...