Stumbling

The 23rd Thing!!! Rejoice!

I remember my sister having a StumbleUpon account when we were younger. I thought it was cool, but never got into it. I guess I was just afraid to stumble upon something weird or gross. I'm still a little wary of it, but it can't be that bad if people are using it. And it helps that you can pick your interests first.

I tweeted my stumble.

And now I'm freeeeeeeee!!

(This is actually how I dance. Probably.)

 



And thank you very much to the NB23 Team who put all of this together. It was fun!

Catch up and Reflection

 Almost done.

We're almost there! I'm not feeling too hot this week, so I will just answer the questions suggested by NB23.

 

What was your favourite Thing?
- My favourite Thing is a tie between the Images (including gifs, memes, and wordcloud) and Multimedia (videos and podcasts). Those are the ones I wanted to learn about most, and I'm glad I got to try them out.
 

What was the most useful Thing?
- The most useful Thing was probably the Vision Catalogue. As much as I try to play with it once in a while, it was nice to try it out and learn new things about it, and also read about what others do when they use it.
 

What were you surprised to discover?
- I was most suprised to discover the app that we have. For some reason I didn't think libraries could have apps (sorry!) and it wasn't what I was expecting. It's really cool, too. Go libraries!
 

How will you use the Things in your work or personal life?
- At work, I will definitely use what I've learned about the Things to help people who are looking to learn more about them. As for my personal life, I don't think I'm going to change much about my online behaviour. After a day at the library, working with all the Things, I try to stay away from the computer when I get home. I need a cleanse. Except for Pinterest. :)
 

How did you feel after completing the 23NB program? What did you learn about yourself?
- I haven't completed it yet, technically (one more week!), but so far I feel more armed with new, useful information about the Things. Mainly, though, I feel good that I knew a lot of the information beforehand - that's a little confidence booster. I've never thought of myself as a "tech person" but this program has shown me that I know more than I thought I did.
 

Go me!

App-y!

Apps! Apps! Apps!

Since neither Berthe and I have devices that we could download apps on, we worked together to complete this week's Things. Go teamwork!! We borrowed one of the library's devices (Samsung Galaxy Tablet) and downloaded OverDrive. We downloaded the Hobbit and another book (I don't recall the title), so we could both try returning ebooks. That was pretty simple.

We then explored the BiblioNB app, which we had trouble figuring out at first. On the Samsung, anyway, it really wasn't intuitive and it took us a long time (and another coworker's help) to find where to log on to our accounts. Once we figured it out though, it was fine.

And then we tried scanning a book. At first I read "ISBN" as "library bar code", so it wasn't doing anything. But then I realized that (duh) I was pointing the camera at the wrong thing. And then it worked! There was a *beep* and everything! That is, indeed, pretty neato. High-five for that feature.

Scoopin'-It

Sooooo..... Scooping.

I had never heard of Scoop-It before I started working here. At all. Ever. The words never reached my ears. Is it popular? Who uses it? How come I've never read about it? It's all very mysterious.

But anyways, I did create an account (http://www.scoop.it/u/lynn-1) on the topic of children's literature, since it's something I like. I shared a cool article about Nintendo characters and children's books on my Twitter.

I'm going to be honest here. This Scoop-It thing is probably not something I'm going to keep for very long. I understand what it does, and for some people I'm sure this is perfect for them, but I know I wouldn't keep it up or even check it often enough for it to be useful to me.

But I'm glad I at least got to try it. :)

Multimedia

Videos! 

As with Pinterest, YouTube is another of my time-suckers. On a smaller scale, mind you. 

I give you: Convos With My 2-Year-Old, a hilarious video series in which a man recreates actual conversations that he's had with his two-year-old daughter. The kicker? The role of the toddler is played by grown man. It's amazing. Here is Video 1, from Season 1:

(Don't you love the fact that he's wearing the little hairclip? The attention to detail is perfect.)

Podcasts?

I keep wanting to listen to podcasts. And sometimes I succeed. But most of the time I forget. My favourite one is called An Irishman Abroad by Jarlath Regan. He interviews a bunch of different Irish comedians, actors, etc., about living in and away from Ireland and discusses Irish identity. Don't ask why. I don't exactly have an explanation. I'm not even a little bit Irish. 

Honestly, I think I just like the accents. 

I liked the different links to library-related podcasts and webinars that were posted on NB23. I really want to watch a few of the Booklist webinars, actually. I'll probably end up listening to Jian Ghomeshi's Canada Reads 2014 podcasts, though. I always find it easier and more pleasant to listen. And now I have another podcast to follow! Sweet! 

I'll just leave you with this:

(The first time I watched this I laughed until I cried. And then I watched it again.)

Ahh, Pinterest.

I've wasted many an hour looking at Pinteresting things.

Seriously. It sucks you right in and suddenly you realize, "Oh hey, I haven't moved in two hours". There's SO much stuff there! (Iloveit)

I pin a lot of recipes. Even though I have cookbooks at home, I tend to use Pinterest to find new recipes (even instead of Google!). My Pinterest page contains mainly food-related boards, as well as home decorating ideas, and a few crafty things.

I follow Dukes and Duchesses, a Pinner who has a huge family and does tons of do-it-yourself stuff and cool crafts. She's probably one of my favourites.

Also, this breakfast loaf is amazing. I make it all the time now, thanks to Pinterest. :)

Images. Oh man.

I've found a new way to channel my feelings. 

This is how I feel after completing this week's Things:

I even made a Word Cloud using my friend's daughter's blog about eating healthy and living with ADD:

And of course, I've now learned how to express myself when it comes to work-related frustrations:

I can't believe how easy it was to do these! I feel like I've found a new superpower. Success!!