Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
I received an invite this morning for Google Wave and with no idea what to do with it. So, I'm watching a Google video on what the intended use for Google Wave is. The video is an hour and twenty minutes long. *smh*
At first glance it seems like a glorified e-mail account, which is what I thought G-Mail was.
I don't know if I like the 'view text while typing' feature being a default setting. I'm a bit of a messy typist. I also wonder about the implications of data mining for users of this service. I am mostly concerned about how Google is planning to use, archive, catalog, and ultimately monetize this potential goldmine of user generated content (UGC) with a EULA (by using this product you consent to *anything the company wants to do*) agreement. I'm going to give it a chance and see what happens.
G-Wave users, what are your initial thoughts?
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.
We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.
I will keep you posted.
Thank you for being so patient.
mmm... Chocolate. Last Sunday was the 3rd Annual LA Chocolate Salon in Pasadena. I've finally come out of the sugar shock enough to share my experience but my hands are still too shaky to type it all out, figuratively speaking. So I'm going to do the next best thing.
Here's A Salon of Indulgence, Luxury and Chocolate, an article from the Occidental paper, Oxyweekly, which details the event in a way that was fairly close to my experience.
If you missed this event, the next Chocolate Salon is in San Francisco. Chocolate lovers planning to be in the Bay Area in March, don't miss that one. There will be as many as 50 chocolatiers in attendance to LA's 35-- which had one more sample table than this chocolate fan could handle.
Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.
This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!
Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.
Can't wait to read your posts!
~ daisy
Read a book in a week or less. Read at least two books this month.
That will be twice as many as I read last month.
It is an attainable goal.
This weekend I finally had a chance to replace my (stolen) library card from summer. All my cash was spent at the previous stop-- wait for it-- the cleaners, and this library doesn't take credit cards. I didn't have enough pocket change to pay for the new card, but the clerk said I could take my replacement card now and pay next time, which was a pleasant surprise.
I stopped at the reference desk and inquired if the book, Nickel and Dimed, was available. The library's two copies had already been checked out. An extra copy will be sent to the branch so I can check it out by next weekend. This works out nicely because I have another book (a YA novel) to read while I'm waiting. Also, I found out that they take magazine donations. I have a few dozen that would be better off donated than chucked into the recycle bin.
HI! I love you and I heart you so much! You, precious page, are the ethereal extension of this girl right here. You are the face of my astral self, reflections on personal experience that all mash together into some greater picture of what it means to be JESSICA. The pronouns are starting to get confusing so I will cut that out.
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Autumn is in full swing, or as we now refer to it in this totally awesomely messed up nation, "swine flu season". Oooo Kay. Things get weirder every day. When I was a kid I was always worried things wouldn't be weird enough, that it would get boring. But here I sit typing away in the library, surrounded by psychos and retards. I have two peices of quiche lorraine in my black suede Billabong purse. I have sixty cents in my checking account at a bank that apologizes for the fact that their system will be down for the next two weeks, resulting in no one being able to check their balance. MMMM, this is great quiche. I have been living at the Red Roof Inn for the past week. Watching HBO and eating organic cheese doodles. My boyfriend is totally freaked out by band-aids and blue and white handi-cap wheel chair signs. They have the power to completely ruin his entire day. Only "minorities" and insane people use library computers, don't have driver's licenses. I feel like I live a full life, yet when people ask me what I've been doing, I never have anything to say. My boyfriend makes alot of money, but we don't live in a house because he doesn't believe in landlords, rent, and security deposits. Neither do I for that matter.
My sisters are really nice people. Now that they have jobs, they are always buying me things. I wish I had a money so I could buy them stuff. They understand Swage. Why is this man sitting next to me? Now I can't sneak eat the quiche. I guess that means it is time to find a book.
"You Are The Solution" Forum
Presented by
The Black Star Community PTA and the League of Black Parents
The solutions to problems in the Black community are not outside of the Black community. The solutions are not in what we say, but in what we do. You are the solution!
In Chicago and across America, we cannot stop the carnage of Black children without you!
"You Are The Solution" Forum
Illinois Institute of Technology
Saturday, October 3, 2009
12:00 noon
3201 South State Street
Chicago, Illinois
Please RSVP to Lauren at 773.285.9600
You are the solution. Join us for our "solutions" forum. Even if you do not stay for the forum, you should please come to sign-up to be part of the solution and be prepared to do at least one of the following activities:
1.Volunteer for our Student Motivation / Mentor Program and become a classroom-based mentor for 6th- through 12th-grade students at least 3 times a year
2.Volunteer for our Real Men Read Program and become a classroom reader for kindergarten to 3rd-grade students two times per year
3.Volunteer for our Destination College Program and become a college coach for 4th- through 8th-grade students two times per year
4.Join our 100 Concerned Women In Action to work with a team of women helping to solve the problems of the community
5.Join our League of Black Parents and Black Star Community PTA to work for and advocate for the education of all children
6.Attend Parent University classes that create outstanding parents at least 4 times per year
7.Join our Million Father Movement, where fathers take their children to school or visit their child's school at least one day each month
8.Join our Take A Black Male to Worship Day, where faith-based organizations reach out to young Black men 4 times per year
9.Join our Fathers Club and take your children to free sports, athletic, cultural, educational and recreational events at least 4 times per year
10.Become a dues-paying member of The Black Star Project to support the above programs. Click here to join.
While we are all part of the solution!!
This forum will feature these solution leaders:
•Phillip Hampton of Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy
•Spencer Leak, Sr. of Black on Black Love (Invited)
•Tio Hardeman of Cease-Fire!
•Rev. Franklin Ballenger of By The Hand Club for Kids
•Phillip Jackson of The Black Star Project
http://www.blackstarproject.org/home/
Please RSVP to Lauren at 773.285.9600
