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@kalgrl
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Shanachie Tour "Downunder" - Brisbane City Council Library
What a great Library, loved the spaces and the 'fast floor'...
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@kalgrl
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Books you remember...15 of them...
Via Ruminations
"Fifteen in Fifteen minutes"
the fifteen that I remember with ease seem to fall into two basic categories,
SciFi and historical.. I was a voracious reader and my neighbour 4 years older than me had an interesting bookcase, as did my Grandfather and my Mother.
A Traveller in Time - Alison Uttley (Mary Queen of Scots/war time Britian)
Dune - Frank Herbert (Control, complete control of yourself..)
Dragonflight - Anne McCaffery (Dragons and SciFi mixed)
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes (So tragically sad and well written)
I Robot - Issac Asimov (the robotic laws etc.)
Time enough for love - Robert Heinlein (longevity to the max)
Consider Phlebas - Iain M. banks (my introduction to his work)
These old Shades - Geogette Heyer (Historical novel with witty hero)
A tale of two cities - Charles Dickens (Historical novel with noble tragic hero)
Forever to Remain - E.V. Timms (Historical Novel...family saga exodus to W.A.)
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (Huge 'soap opera' in with 2 or more noble heroes)
Katherine - Anya Seton (Historical novel about the mistress of the Duke of Lancaster/ black death, Chaucer etc...its all in it)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
The Riders - Tim Winton
Most of them are not classic literature and I am not aiming as Flexnib says at a "Highbrow list" just memorable - for me, reads.
Cheers
@kalgrl
"Fifteen in Fifteen minutes"
the fifteen that I remember with ease seem to fall into two basic categories,
SciFi and historical.. I was a voracious reader and my neighbour 4 years older than me had an interesting bookcase, as did my Grandfather and my Mother.
A Traveller in Time - Alison Uttley (Mary Queen of Scots/war time Britian)
Dune - Frank Herbert (Control, complete control of yourself..)
Dragonflight - Anne McCaffery (Dragons and SciFi mixed)
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes (So tragically sad and well written)
I Robot - Issac Asimov (the robotic laws etc.)
Time enough for love - Robert Heinlein (longevity to the max)
Consider Phlebas - Iain M. banks (my introduction to his work)
These old Shades - Geogette Heyer (Historical novel with witty hero)
A tale of two cities - Charles Dickens (Historical novel with noble tragic hero)
Forever to Remain - E.V. Timms (Historical Novel...family saga exodus to W.A.)
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo (Huge 'soap opera' in with 2 or more noble heroes)
Katherine - Anya Seton (Historical novel about the mistress of the Duke of Lancaster/ black death, Chaucer etc...its all in it)
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Wild Swans - Jung Chang
The Riders - Tim Winton
Most of them are not classic literature and I am not aiming as Flexnib says at a "Highbrow list" just memorable - for me, reads.
Cheers
@kalgrl
What Dewey No. are you?
What can I say? I am the 300's apparently :-)
Cheers
@kalgrl
Teresa Bennett's Dewey Decimal Section:
353 Specific fields of public administration
Teresa Bennett = 0585912544500 = 058+591+254+450+0 = 1353
Class:
300 Social Sciences
Contains:
Books on politics, economics, education and the law.
What it says about you:
You are good at understanding people and finding the systems that work for them. You like having established reasoning behind your decisions. You consider it very important for your friends to always have your back.
Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com
Cheers
@kalgrl
Teresa Bennett's Dewey Decimal Section:
353 Specific fields of public administration
Teresa Bennett = 0585912544500 = 058+591+254+450+0 = 1353
Class:
300 Social Sciences
Contains:
Books on politics, economics, education and the law.
What it says about you:
You are good at understanding people and finding the systems that work for them. You like having established reasoning behind your decisions. You consider it very important for your friends to always have your back.
Find your Dewey Decimal Section at Spacefem.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Midweek gratitude....
Things I am grateful for this week,
1. books lent me by good friends
2. great department at Library that Rush orders when we need it!
3. Husband who makes me lunch
4. Team who are sharing the tough roster
5. reading "the princess bride" to an interested child...
6. new Star trek movie that was a laugh from start to finish!
and tea, this week brought to you by "Peppermint".
live long and Prosper..
FeralTB aka @kalgrl
1. books lent me by good friends
2. great department at Library that Rush orders when we need it!
3. Husband who makes me lunch
4. Team who are sharing the tough roster
5. reading "the princess bride" to an interested child...
6. new Star trek movie that was a laugh from start to finish!
and tea, this week brought to you by "Peppermint".
live long and Prosper..
FeralTB aka @kalgrl
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Twitter with music
Found a new toy....Blip.fm
I am a DJ on Blip.FM, what will be my listening pleasure this evening.
It's twitter with music...or close
I thought I was tired of the bright and shiney...not yet it seems!
peace out.
I am a DJ on Blip.FM, what will be my listening pleasure this evening.
It's twitter with music...or close
I thought I was tired of the bright and shiney...not yet it seems!
peace out.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Gratitute....
Things I am grateful for today...
1. Lovely walking weather
2. JB
3. eeepc
4. BBC Good Food mag. (from which I am cooking "Aubergine, Tomato and Red Lentil Curry"
5. Lemons on the lemon tree, soon for 1st harvest! (& lots of olives for harvest in may)
Kalgrl (aka FeralTB)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Busy busy busy
New year and we have started fast, the high school (yrs 11 & 12 only) college on our campus has 610 students. The School of Mines has a few hundred on campus and a few hundred off campus!and I am not sure how many are at the TAFE!
Information Literacy classes for the High School seem to be well received. Been including "pop Culture" images and it seems to be catching their interest. After a session i have been giving a frisby to the ones who can answer a question and someone has it right each time! So something is working.
Have delivered some classes to the Nursing and Education students, both higher Ed and Dip. through the TAFE.
The classes for the School of Mines start next week and the lecturers are getting me to deliver over two weeks, databases and then Endnote,, in a lab in their buildings. Had to get the IT people to give me a crash course in using their equipment, usually a quick study me, so should go ok.
Downloaded the new version of Endnote to my eeepc last night, just to remember how to do it!
(btw my new 'leetle' mouse [belkin] is working like a charm...i<3 it!)
Getting the hang of the next G portable modem stick thingy (technical term that), don't like the way the phone co. rip your remaining money off you at the end of the month if you are a leetle late recharging grrr!
On a personal note I am grateful for:
1. Supportive family
2. Supportive Team
3. as Cptn Pickard says, "tea hot, earl grey" (& others)
4. opportunities to increase my knowledge
5. husband teaching son to drive!
All for now Kalgrl!
Information Literacy classes for the High School seem to be well received. Been including "pop Culture" images and it seems to be catching their interest. After a session i have been giving a frisby to the ones who can answer a question and someone has it right each time! So something is working.
Have delivered some classes to the Nursing and Education students, both higher Ed and Dip. through the TAFE.
The classes for the School of Mines start next week and the lecturers are getting me to deliver over two weeks, databases and then Endnote,, in a lab in their buildings. Had to get the IT people to give me a crash course in using their equipment, usually a quick study me, so should go ok.
Downloaded the new version of Endnote to my eeepc last night, just to remember how to do it!
(btw my new 'leetle' mouse [belkin] is working like a charm...i<3 it!)
Getting the hang of the next G portable modem stick thingy (technical term that), don't like the way the phone co. rip your remaining money off you at the end of the month if you are a leetle late recharging grrr!
On a personal note I am grateful for:
1. Supportive family
2. Supportive Team
3. as Cptn Pickard says, "tea hot, earl grey" (& others)
4. opportunities to increase my knowledge
5. husband teaching son to drive!
All for now Kalgrl!
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