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Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Stolen from various people at LJ.

Bill Richardson?

80% Bill Richardson
76% Barack Obama
74% John Edwards
73% Chris Dodd
73% Hillary Clinton
68% Mike Gravel
66% Joe Biden
63% Dennis Kucinich
50% Rudy Giuliani
48% John McCain
44% Mike Huckabee
41% Mitt Romney
41% Tom Tancredo
38% Ron Paul
32% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Jan 7, 2008 7:12:18 PM

QotD: (Not) Far From Home

How far from your last home do you live? Why did you move and are you glad you did?
Submitted by Matthew 25.

Approximately 2100 miles - the move took me from Youngstown, OH to Tucson, AZ. I moved for a new job. And I'm still trying to figure out if I'm glad I did - there are things that are very worth it and things I'm not happy about.

And in a public response, that's all the detail I'll go into.

Jan 4, 2008 5:32:15 AM

QotD: Best Blog of '07

What was the best blog post you wrote this year? What was the best post or blog you read?

I don't post to either of my blogs all that often, but right now, I'd say that this post on gratefulness over at my professional-type blog is the one that stands out. Of course, since I don't blog that often, that may just be the one that stands out to me.

Dec 31, 2007 8:55:11 PM

QotD: Best Film of '07

What was the best movie you saw this year?

I don't go to the movies often, but I saw Juno this weekend, and it was really good. I'm not sure that I buy into all the Oscar buzz surrounding it, but it was a sweet, funny movie that drew me in - and it's really easy for me to not be drawn into a movie, so for one to do that means I really liked it.

Dec 31, 2007 8:51:34 PM

QotD: Education, Occupation

What was your major or field of study in college? Did you wind up working in that field or using that degree? If not, what field have you wound up in?
Submitted by sneuf.

As an undergrad? History - and I've never used that degree beyond the writing skills I gained. I went into corporate finance pretty quickly, and then did the grad school thing for libraries. And now I do the librarian thing, and history's not even one of my subject specialties - I LIKE working with the business students and faculty.

So, er, no. Not particularly.

Dec 17, 2007 7:53:12 PM

Vox Hunt: Winter Duds

Show us your favorite winter clothing item.

YakTrax! Even though I don't need them here, they still moved with me from Ohio to Arizona!

Yaktrax Walker

Dec 14, 2007 12:47:33 PM

QotD: My Game of the Year

What video game is your personal Game of the Year?
Submitted by SimpleNate.

Has to be the Wii - and my current favorite game on it is Twilight Princess.

Nov 19, 2007 5:54:20 PM

Vox Hunt: Thanks. Now It's Stuck in My Head.

Audio: Share a song you just can't stand.

I'm so sorry:

Granted, it could maybe be worse: it could be:

Nov 7, 2007 6:12:26 PM

Internet Librarian 2007

Last Sunday, I boarded an airplane for the first time since March and winged my way Northwest to Monterey, California. What for, you may ask? To attend the fantabulous Internet Librarian 2007 Conference.

I'd never been to IL before, and wasn't sure what to expect, though I have been to the ALA annual conference and a couple of state conferences.

There were sessions I really enjoyed, but there were also several that I left early because they were not what I expected them to be - or had been changed between the time the final program was prepped. Admittedly, one of the sessions was changed because the presenter was sick, so that I can accept, especially as I seem to be developing something that I picked up on the plane or in conference.

Overall, I really enjoyed the conference. One of the best parts for me was the networking that occurred. I got to meet a lot of my tweets, including desertlibrarian and freerangelibrarian and I added some new tweets to the mix. I'm still in the digestion phase of all the information I gathered. Luckily, I get to go back to work tomorrow before everything is fully digested. I did get to do some neat things - there were sea lions and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. There was also apparently an earthquake not far away, though I felt nothing. A few of my photos are below, though more will be forthcoming.