Look . . . Sharp!

Jackson, Joe. Look Sharp! Hollywood, Calif: A & M Records, 1979. Sound recording.

Sharp: A Memoir. William Morrow & Co, 2012. Print.

My friend David Fitzpatrick's amazing memoir is making the Sunday papers!
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And Joe Jackson is on tour!
joejackson.com

I won an iPod!

Reluctantly, I stayed home from work on Wednesday and Thursday because of a stomach flu (which has promptly turned into a head cold).

ANYWAY, my workmates just informed me that I won an iPod at Thursday's TLC wrap-up party! (TLC, The Learning Challenge, is our library's Web 2.0 staff development project.) Woo Hoo!

I am very grateful for the TLC program, not just because of the iPod or the Joe Jackson CD that I won. If it weren't for TLC, I wouldn't have started this blog which has become my new pastime. Through blogging, I've met some wonderful people online like Miss New Orleans and Alkelda the Gleeful.

The Library 2.0 project has made me love my job and appreciate my coworkers even more. It has also enhanced my friendship with sister Shermanettes, Thursday and Imogene. When we're not busy weeding, ordering new materials, performing literature-based puppet shows, writing scripts, presenting story time programs, making lesson plans, moving furniture, writing publicity, singing, cleaning closets, compiling bibliographies,learning new dance steps, defending the First Amendment, planning events, teaching research skills, serving on committees, recommending books, attending meetings, teaching early literacy classes, giving tours, and working at the reference desk, we have great fun throwing sheep at each other on Facebook.

Another World

Ever since winning the TLC Week 7 Prize, I've been on a Joe Jackson kick. I used to like to type along to the rhythmic song, Another World, while pulling all-nighters in college. (Sometimes I miss the feel of a real typewriter. The noise was so satisfying.) For more information about Joe Jackson, visit his official site, joejackson.com. The site also includes some provocative information about smoking.

Speaking of "other worlds," last night I tried to enter into the virtual land of Second Life, but failed miserably. My alter ego, Avatar Roxxy Svenska, kept getting lost. (We're a lot alike.) She just wandered around Orientation Island, bumping into things and making a fool of herself. And to make matters worse, my computer kept freezing up. I'm hoping that my coworkers will be able to point me in the right direction during this afternoon's Second Life training lab.

Joe Jackson

Hey TLC Team!
Thank you so much for the Amazon gift certificate. I just used it to buy this wonderful Joe Jackson CD. (One of my few regrets in life is that I gave away my entire vinyl collection when I became a flight attendant.)